Drafts, poetry and handwritten notes for verse novella 'Second-hand attack dog', originally titled ‘First things first’.

Manuscript book of seventeen illuminated and illustrated poems by Australian authors. Father Leo Hayes commissioned the book of his favourite Australian poems from artist Ella Lilian Pedersen. Hayes wanted it done in the manner of the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages. Each of the 17 poems chosen by Father Hayes has been written in calligraphy with accompanying illustrations depicting the location or subject of each poem. Pedersen crafted a tooled leather binding with ornamentation in pewter studded with semi-precious stones, including opals and agates, collected by Father Hayes when he was parish priest in Crows Nest. The original cover was damaged, and the central panel was replaced in the early 2000s by book restorer Anne Clonnan with one remaining gemstone.

Poems: The first comers there / Margaret Curran. -- Carnarvon deep gorges / Bertha Butler. -- Love in a cottage / Daniel Henry Deniehy. -- The frog pool / James Devaney. -- Toowoomba dark purple / George Essex Evans. -- Where the pelican builds / Mary Hannay Foott. -- The Waradgery tribe / Mary Gilmore. -- Taralga / Mary Gilmore. -- When winter comes to Queensland / Alice Gore-Jones. -- My country / Dorothea Mackellar. -- Colour / Dorothea Mackellar. -- The gentle water bird (for Mary Gilmore) / John Shaw Neilson. -- Old salt / Lydia M. D. O'Neil. -- The way of it / D. L. Waraker. -- In September Queensland Bush / D. L. Waraker. -- Rain magic / Frances Dunn. -- Waratah and wattle / Henry Lawson.

Typescript paper delivered by Judith Wright at the Australian Literature Seminar, University of New England Extension Dept. Summer School, Jan 1965.

Mainly cards and letters from Gwen Harwood to Father Alan Farrell. Includes some letters from Father Farrell to Gwen Harwood, and some cards from Gwen Harwood to other correspondents.

Leather bound journal 13 x 21 cm, containing handwritten notes, poems, newspaper clippings. Binding broken. Newspaper clippings: Australian Ode Competition 1913 -- Aladdin's Pastepot -- Remember the Waiter -- The Queen's Jubilee -- To Wolsley all authored by 'CROMWELL'; The Peace Soceity -- Imprisoned in his chimney -- Quelled by a bike various clippings from the Sunday Times 1899, many authored by 'Uncle Billy', 'UB' and 'The Goat'; Psychic Pianist -- Poor Humanity -- National Song Competition. Poems: The Twins -- The Danube -- The Lady Pharisee -- Sydney Harbour and the meeting of the waters -- Welcome Earl Beauchamp (Sydney 24/4/1899 GW) -- The Capitalist -- Coronation of King Edward VII (June 29 1892) -- Home rule for Old Ireland (12 June 1902) -- The Water and Sewerage Board -- Pity me -- The Nun and the Cardinal -- Ode to Australia (25/8/1913) -- Congenial souls (illustrated) -- On the revision of the New Testament -- Love -- Oh the happy days of childhood -- To give you a glimpse of a heavenly kiss. Songs: Patriotic song -- A young Cockadoodle . . . Old Brown. Plays: Ali Cogia or The Fraudulent trustee by GWR -- King Harold a play in three acts by GWR [1881] -- Out of the ranks. Manuscripts: Our tricycle ride to Harwick [Sept 27th 1890] -- The Burglary in Arcadia -- [indescipherable by Tidy-fol-lol] -- Marion -- Never more -- Duet -- The Farmer's wife and the geese -- The MP and his voter -- Lie-water and the Chinaman -- The Prior of Cosmo -- Jack and the mermaid -- An amusing episode. Music: Patriotic song.

9 short verses handwritten by various authors.
Includes typed version.
Accompanied by 2 negatives.

Bound volume of poems from newpapers.

Typescript poems.
Accompanied by information re publication of poems.
Titles: Laughter in the catacombs -- Still life -- Exercise in rationalisation -- Brussels -- Equipoise for an Iris -- Canto for a grey cat -- Sunshine and shower -- Quiessence -- Non Quid Pro Quo.