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30 poems by Christopher Brennan, probably selected and copied by Professor F.W. Robinson.
Brennan, Christopher John, 1870-1932
30 poems by Christopher Brennan, probably selected and copied by Professor F.W. Robinson.
Brennan, Christopher John, 1870-1932
Typescript bush ballad learnt in North West Queensland.
Poem composed of eight, four line stanzas.
Shearing tallies record book for Corinda Station
Contains shearing tallies for 1898-1921.
Accompanied by explanatory notes by John Sutherland.
Sutherland, John
Sundry commercial records.
Accompanied by explanatory notes by John Sutherland.
Includes: Conditions of employment agreement, 1904 -- War time profits tax returns, 1914-1918 -- Memorandum re lease of Exhibition Annexe, dated 1904 -- Balance sheet 1917 -- Companies Act tax returns 1911-1913, 1932, 1933.
Moreheads Ltd.
Letter, 1893 Oct 2 : Salt Water Lake, to J. Hutchinson
Signed holograph with explanatory notes by John Sutherland.
Letter concerns the erection of a boundary fence on Corinda Station, in particular through Lake Gallilee. Corinda Station was owned by Goldsborough Mort and Co., and located about 145 kilometres north of Aramac, Central Queensland.
Mortimer, J.
Letter to George W. Bassett, 1933
Letter 11 July 1933 to George W. Bassett, re: his association with Oscar Wilde, and his autobiography.
Douglas, Alfred Bruce, Lord, 1870-1954
Notebook of vocabulary of Aboriginal dialects [photocopy]
Photocopy of handwritten notebook of vocabulary and phrases in Aboriginal languages, Queensland. Original notebook about 150 leaves, 16cm. Inside front cover of original : "W. Ridley, Minister of the Gospel, 21 February, 1855'.
Ridley, William, 1819-1878
[Report on Torres Strait Islanders]
Typescript report on Torres Strait Islanders and their encounters with Europeans, and health.
Accompanied by Australia's role in the Torres Strait, refers to previous paper by Dr. Noble. (10 l.)
Noble, H. W.
Letters to Frank Gordon McKean who left Elgen, Scotland in 1862 for Queensland. Includes examples of cross writing. Accompanying handwritten notes, on three leaves, by John Sutherlandlist the letters. Correspondence includes:
• Letter of introduction give to Frank from Alexander Munro to his brother Douglas Munro, a resident of Queensland;
• Anne Gordon of Elgen, his aunt;
• F. S. McKean, father of Frank;
• letters from Alexander Raff;
• Robert Mitchell;
• a letter from James Cook, Invercargill N.A. to Mrs McKean, which was forwarded to Frank;
• Charles B. Barff;
• letters from John R. Barff;
• portion of a letter from his mother;
• letter from John Fenwick forwarding mail from Mrs McKean (on the reverse is a circular issued by John Fenwish & Co, Brisbane 5 December 1864)
There are envelopes, partial and whole, most of which are addressed to Frank Gordon.
McKean, Frank Gordon