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Working drawings for Union College Stage 2

The construction of Stage II commenced in May 1965 and was presumably completed before the start of first term in 1966. There are 11 drawings in this file.

There are nine working drawings that form a set, all drawings are ink line drawings on tracing paper and all but one have the date of March 1966 and are drawn by B. Goodsir. These nine drawings are:
[Item 1] 'Facilities block : floor and roof plans', sheet no. 2 (previously numbered A15.87);
[Item 2] 'Facilities block : elevations sections and window details', sheet no. 3 (previously numbered A15.88);
[Item 3] 'Fireplace and flue details', sheet no. 5 (previously numbered A15.89);
[Item 4] Warden's residence : plans, elevations and sections', sheet no. 6 (previously numbered A15.90);
[Item 5] Warden's residence : sections', sheet no. 7 (previously numbered A15.91);
[Item 6] Warden's residence : cupboard details ; Facilities block ; female change room', sheet no. 8 (previously numbered A15.92);
[Item 7] Warden's residence door details', sheet no. 9 (previously numbered A15.93);
[Item 8] Warden's residence: windows ; Existing dormitory block : stair glazing', sheet no. 10 (previously numbered A15.94); and
[Item 9] 'Details of driveway and carpark', sheet no. 11, dated 20 April 1966 (previously numbered A15.95).

Two additional drawings:
[Item 10] 1 drawing titled 'Union College Stage 2 : Boundary wall and paths', no job number, no date (previously numbered A15.86);
[Item 11] 1 drawing with University of Queensland title block that has J.P. Birrell as University Architect, that relates to Stage 2 construction titled 'View of Warden's residence from Upland Road', no job number, no date (previously numbered A15.85)

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Drawings from contractors for Union College Stage 2

The construction of Stage 1 commenced on 26 June 1964 and was completed in May 1965. This file comprises plans from contractors: [Items 1-2] Job no. 1171 Union College Extentions by P.R. Scott & Associates (Consulting Mechanical & Electrical Engineers), job/drawing number 1171/1 (previously numbered A15.104) and 1171/2 (previously numbered A15.105).

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Preliminary drawings by James Birrell and Partners

This file has the initial drawings by James Birrell and Partners for the Agriculture and Entomology Building.

[Items 1-20] Twenty drawings for the proposed new Agriculture and Entomology Building, ink line drawings on tracing paper, various sizes, some undated, others dated Aug to Sep 1966 (previously numbered A16.14-34).

[Items 21-26] Sketch plans for the Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building, ink line drawings on tracing paper, dated Oct 1966, 76 x 103 cm (previously numbered A16.90-94, and one unnumbered).

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Drawings by other contractors for The Agriculture and Entomology Building

The Agriculture and Entomology Building was built in three stages. Contractors often designed their plans in consultation with James Birrell & Parnters and both names may appear on their plans. The most significant contractor in this file is P.R. Scott & Associates: all drawings by P.R. Scott & Associates are ink line drawing on paper; date from 1966 to 1969; only five drawings have the previous numbering system (A16.113-117); Items 1-28, consisting of a total of 57 plans (31 are in two volumes) for P.R. Scott & Associates.

Additional plans: [Items 29-31] Dowsett Procuts (Australia) Pty Ltd (previously numbered A16.110-112); [item 32] Wunderlick Ltd; [Item 33] Unidentified creator (no prior number); and [Item 34] Cover sheet with James Birrell & Partners, Antony Tod & Partners, P.R. Scott & Associates and Herbert A. Mitchell and Son in lower left side corner (no prior number).

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Job no. T4 Second Dormitory Block

1 set of 12 working drawings by James Birrell and Partners (Townsville) for the Second Dormitory Block, Job no. T4; dated Oct 1966; sequentially numbered 1 to 12. Three additional drawings included in this file by James Birrell and Partners with no job numbers, dated Feb, Mar and Apr 1967.

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University College of Townsville : Library

12 architectural drawings for the University College of Townsville Library . 9 drawings are ink line drawings on tracing paper; sequentially numbered 1-9; dated 22 Jul 1966; title of job is University College of Townsville : Library; James Birrell and Partners (Architects and Town Planners, Brisbane and Townsville); some with Stage One and some with Stage Two. There are 3 additional plans, ink line drawings on paper for numbers 4-6.

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Job no. A37 J.D. Story Administration Building Stage 2

Three plans by James Birrell and Partners for Job no. A37 J.D. Story Administration Building Stage 2: [Item 1] Music library, ink line drawing on tracing paper, drawing number 100, May 1966 (previously numbered A10.205); [Item 2] File storage units for fifth floor, ink line drawing on tracing paper, drawing number 102, Jun 1966 (previously numbered A10.206); and [Item 3] Set out for proposed notice tag for aluminum windows J.D. Story Building, ink line drawing on tracing paper, no drawing number, 1 Mar 1967 (previously numbered A10.224).

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University College of Townsville Library - Stage 1

6 architectural drawings for the University College of Townsville Library - Stage 1; ink line drawings on tracing paper; dated 22 June 1966; title block has client as the University of Queensland and James Birrell as University Architect; above title block is the title of the job and James Birrell and Partners (Architects and Town Planners, Fortitude Valley).

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