Letters written by James Macdonald to his parents Alexander Rose Macdonald and Nancy Macdonald between 3 January 1915 and 29 May 1917 while on active duty as a member of the Australian Imperial Force during World War I.

Material relating to Ian Macdonald's education at Brisbane Grammar School and the Royal Australian Naval College, including school reports, examination papers, class notes,

Cards from William Fryer
• Will Fryer to Elizabeth S Fryer, seven cards, 1915 to 1916
• Will Fryer to his mother, five cards, 1915 to 1916
• Will Fryer to Kitty (Brown), one card [circa 1916]
• Will Fryer to Walter, one card [nd.]
• Will Fryer to Richard, one card [nd.]
• Will Fryer, Field Service Post Card to Mr CG Fryer, Springsure, 25 May 1916
• Post card of Bishop’s Knoll Red Cross Hospital, Bristol
• Hammock tag issued to Will Fryer, Weymouth, 28 Apr 1917

Lion Architectural ornament ca. 1911 (1 photograph); Winged victory 1912 (2 photographs Mayo standing next to sculpture); Hercules ca. 1913 (1 photograph); Study for life ca. 1912 (2 photographs); The castaway ca. 1913 (4 photographs); Little God pan ca. 1913 (2 photographs); Sketch group wresting ca. 1914 (1 photograph); Girl and crab ca. 1914-15 (1 photograph); Manson Bailey 1914-1915 ) (2 photographs); Baby head 1917 (2 photographs); Father Breen Memorial 1917 (3 photographs, one has a fold mark).

Correspondence, medal two maps of France and a newspaper cutting relating to presentation to Jim Macdonald prior to leaving for the front.

Two photograph albums containing 167 photographs. Includes photographs of Luxor, Cairo, Australian military hospitals in Egypt, Anzac beach, Australian military hospitals and personnel on Lemnos Island off Gallipoli, and Queenslanders who served in No. 3, Australian General Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps. James-Wallace and nurses of the 3AGH were photographed by Private Albert William Savage, from whom it is said James-Wallace purchased 116 photographs. Handwritten captions with each photograph. Second album labelled: 'Lemnos Photos.'

Letters and Cards from William and John Fryer
• H.M.A.T. Warilda, Will and John Fryer to Liz, 7 Oct 1915
• Will and John Fryer, ‘Greetings From Egypt’, Christmas card to Liz, [December 1915]
• Will and John Fryer, ‘Greetings From Egypt’ Christmas card, to Mother, [December 1915]
• Will and Jack Fryer, ‘Greetings From Egypt’ Christmas card to Dick, [December 1915]
• Will and John Fryer, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, to their mother, 15 Jan 1916
• Will and John Fryer, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, to their mother, 18 Jan 1916
• Birthday card, ‘Love to Dick from Will and Jack’
• Christmas card, from ‘Will and Jack to Dad’
• Farewell card, ‘Farewell to My Dear Father’ from Will and Jack
• New Year card, ‘To My Dear Mother’, from Will and Jack

Diary is handwritten in Ottoman Turkish script. Includes lists of German words with Turkish equivalents. Accompanied by information about the provenance and contents of the diary (9 leaves).

Original University of Queensland degree certificate awarded to Walde Gerard Fisher for a Bachelor of Arts with first class honours in the School of Classics, 10 May 1916; and ten original dance card program cards relating to dances Walde Fisher attended between June 1913 and October 1914. Most include handwritten recordings of dance partners by Walde Fisher, and some have coloured pencils attached with coloured cotton yarn.

The dance cards are all small booklets made of lightweight card with the schedule of dances printed on inside the booklet on the left-hand side. On the right-hand side of the booklet there is a space to write, with the pencil provided, the name of dance partner for each dance. Occasionally the dance cards are a double-sided card rather than a booklet. There are four spare pencils with yarn, three cards with no pencil attached and one incomplete card.

Select inscribed or annotated publications catalogued separately.

Handwritten letters to family from Frederick (Fred) William Scott Martin during his war service in World War One. The letters in this file begin while Martin was in training in Australia and cover his service at Gallipoli and his transfer to the United Kingdom after falling ill.