Original folder entitled 'Chapter 6 - The North Family and Saranna' (now discarded) containing photograph, correspondence, and notes relating to the name Fairnie Law by John Steele.

Original folder entitled 'Chapter 7 - Descendents of Frank Nicholson and Saranna (North)' (now discarded) containing photographs, notes, family trees, correspondence, order of service and press cuttings.

Original folder entitled 'Nicholson family history - photos' (now discarded) containing photographs and negatives used in the publication 19th Century Pioneer: Frank Villeneuve Nicholson Family in Australia. Correspondence relating to the house known as Trafalgar is included.

Personal papers of Nancy Armitage, including a pedigree of the Armitage Family, 3 pieces of outgoing correspondence addressed to James Macdonald, 2 letters addressed to Nancy, newspaper cuttings relating to Ian Macdonald, and various handwritten notes comprised of extracts from published works and recipes.

21 photographs of various sizes that do not fit into standard albums. The majority are formal portraits of Ian Macdonald.

Original folder entitled 'Chapter 9 - The Morisset Family' (now discarded). Correspondence, notes, photographs, 2 compact discs containing photographs, 1 compact disc labelled 'James Thomas Morisset with contact prints and draft of Chapter 9.

Original folder entitled 'Chapter 8 - Frederick Charles North and Daisy and Descendents' (now discarded) containing correspondence, notes and souvenir programme for April 1927 Bushman's Carnival, held at Beaudesert, along with draft of Chapter 8

Original folder entitled 'Chapter 1 - Nicholsons' (now discarded) containing correspondence, genealogical notes, family trees, drafts and photographs.

Items, generally ephemeral in nature, collected by Alistair Macdonald. File includes school report, driver's licence, Brisbane Grammar School Magazine June 1918, Australia's home of health booklet, ration books, identity card, British Armed Forces Special Voucher for 3d, 'Order of the Longest Hop', bus timetable, YMCA membership card, menus, membership cards, short form birth certificate and plan of drainage for 'Hillview'.

112 letters addressed to Alistair Macdonald from various correspondents.