Essays, lectures and discussion papers written for the Australasian Home Reading Union and for the Royal Society of Queensland. Also includes Byram's prize-winning poem of 1883 'Beethoven', the original typescript of his translation of Aeschylus' 'Prometheus Bound', correspondence related to this translation, and summaries of Byram's career by F. W. Robinson and others.

Diaries, newspaper clippings 1892-1934, official and private correspondence, photographs, records, Prizewinners' list from Ipswich Grammar School, financial papers, invitations and programmes; inter-departmental memoranda from period as Under-Secretary for Home Affairs and Protector of Aborigines; manager and inspector list from Bank of New South Wales, mining and share prospectuses, reports and circulars; notes on Queensland and Australian history.
Bulk of papers 1880-1938.

Press clippings, typescript articles, photographs, maps, correspondence, awards, citations, testimonials. The collection of papers, photographs and maps describes the construction of the Bulldog-Wau Road in New Guinea in 1943.

Bound typescript draft of book.

Papers of Captain W. (William) O. (Oaklands) Mellor. (15 Brigade, AIF, Light Horse, Australian Instructional Corps) Service Number 50665. Diaries, photographic albums, letters, telegrams, postcards, newspaper clippings, war magazines & newsletter, identity card, programme, brochures, airplane ticket, etc. Most of the material relates to his experiences during World War I in France.

Newspaper clippings (photocopied) relating to death of mountaineer Fred From in the 1984 Australian-New Zealand ascent of Mt. Everest.

Accompanied by prospectus and order form for the published drawings.
Also, selection from : Catalogue and notes on the William Westall drawings and paintings of the Australian coast, 1801-1803 (typescript , duplicated 5 p.) dealing with parts of that catalogue that have reference to Queensland.
Includes biographical notes on Westall.
William Westall was a draughtsman and artist who accompanied Flinders on his expedition to discover the coast of New Holland and New South Wales (1801-1803).

One act.

Architectural plans of residential and commercial buildings. Also includes bills of quantities, client files, specification files, job files, miscellaneous papers of A.B. Wilson and R.M. Wilson, and card index of plans by plan numbers, job numbers, and client names. Includes several plans by Alfred Banks.
Also includes rare poster "Victoria Skating Rink, Sandgate". Includes plan of 'University site, St. Lucia. Proposed design', by R.W.J. Hawken, 1929.
Professor Hawken and Alexander Wilson were members of a committee established in 1921 to determine a site for the University of Queensland.