This carbon copy typescript recounts the story of Gaiarbau as told to Lindsay Winterbotham. In it Gaiarbau describes the form of tribal government, details of daily life, community, and relations with others outside of the community. This copy has many handwritten emendations. Illustrations consist of black and white photographs. Preface written by Norman B. Tindale. Index of contents is available at the end of the volume. Contents, as edited: Chapter I. The tribes and their areas, -- Chapter II. The Jinibara. -- Chapter III. Jinibara Tribal Goverment. [The Bora , and] Tribal Council [and Gundir]. -- Chapter IV. Daily Life. -- Chapter V. Community life. -- Chapter VI. Story Telling. -- Chapter VII. Conduct of fights and weapons used. -- Chapter VIII. Intertribal activities. Walkabout. -- Chapter IX. Pygmies (Dinderis).

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Manuscripts, correspondence, minutes, newspaper cuttings, ephemera, and photocopies from published items relating to Queensland Indigenous politics, campaigns and organisations. There is material about the Aboriginal and Islander Independent Community School in Brisbane; One People of Australia League; and accounts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders events and activities around the 1982 Commonwealth Games and Musgrave Park in the 1980s.

The collection comprises two bound scrapbooks of records collected by Mary Montgomerie Bennett when compiling the history of her father, Sir Robert Christison; correspondence; and glass plate negatives. The bound volumes include: newspaper cuttings, extracts of newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, photographs, reprints of articles, and typescripts written by or relating to Sir Robert Christison and the Dalleburra people who lived on the same land. Most of the material covers the period 1870 to 1910. The correspondence is that received by Mrs Bennet regarding her book Christison of Lammermoor. There are notes compiled by Mrs Bennett that accompany the 21 glass plate negatives created by Mary Christison, Mary Bennett mother. The slides are of Lammermoor Homestead and a portrait of Robert Christison, most taken by Mary Christison between the years 1896 to 1910; and of individuals in the Dalleburra Tribe, Mitchell District in North Queensland, 1870 to 1900, taken by Mary Christison.

Typescript short stories with ms emendations. Accompanied by covering letter 1954 Dec 2 to Miss Beatrice Davis, Angus & Robertson Ltd. Apparently unpublished. Comprises: 'Van Dieman's land' / Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke; 'The diggings in 1855' / Waif Wander; 'Art and artitfice' / J. P. (Jack Philip) McKinney; 'The Main Road' / Roy Bridges; 'The early Victorian' J. H. M. (John Henry Macartney) Abbott; 'Mulligan Taubada' / Osmar White; 'The King of Luggertown' / Vance Palmer; 'Collecting the evidence' / Gavin Casey; 'Reunion' / Margaret Fane; 'Reunion'/ Hilary Joseph Frances Lofting; 'We'll all go to the sea' / Frances J. Moon; 'Why did they look at Mr Smith?' / J. B. Warren; 'Safe horizon' / Jon Cleary.

Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings on psychology, educational research, the University of Queensland, Thursday Island, and Anzac Day.

In 1936 the Presbyterian Church of Queensland commissioned Norman F Nelson to visit four Aboriginal mission stations administered by the Church in North Queensland (Mornington Island, Aurukun, Weipa and Mapoon) in order to make an inspection and evaluation of work and properties. He also visited Thursday Island. He was accompanied by J T Robinson. An exhibition organised by Norman F Nelson of the photographs taken on the trip was held at City Hall, Brisbane in 1937. This collection is comprised of two photograph albums. There are 1029 photographs (black and white, 6 x 6 cm) split over two parts (or albums). The original album with its captioning was retained (in Box 1); the photograph captions were transposed exactly into the new albums, and these captions are used as the titles for each photographs. Throughout the albums are typescript reports of trips to mission stations, original sketch plans of each mission drawn by J T Robinson and Norman F Nelson, which are found in Series B. Norman Francis Nelson was the main person to photograph the people and mission facilities.

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Documents and photographs collected by Roy James Walden.

Folder 1
Seventy six (76) typescript and handwritten items including receipts, letters, lease documents, invoices, telegram and cards concerning Roy James Walden and the various pastoral properties he leased in the Burke district. These properties include: Adina Holdings and Calshot Holdings.

Parcel 1
Eighty five (85) photographs, several are reprints, of Escott station, Walden family, Burketown area as well as some photographs taken on an overseas trip:

1. Frank Walden, 2yrs 3 months, undated, black and white; real photo postcard which has been attached to glass (probably framed at some point).
2. Frank Walden, ca. 1910, Marless Station, Burketown.
3. Ellen Regan (later Mrs Frank Walden) of Golden Gate, Croyden District, ca. 1910. Inscription: “To dear Jane from Nell”
4. Nickolson River Escott Station, Burketown. Black and white, early 1900s, includes an Aboriginal Australian spear fishing from the side of the river, captioning in white print on front of photograph
5. Salt-getting. Escott Station, Burketown. Black and white, early 1900s, includes Aboriginal Australians, captioning in white print on front of photograph.
6. Escott Station, Burketown. Black and white, early 1900s, captioning in white print on front of photograph, on verso handwritten in pencil 'McIntyre (original owner) on horse.
7. Real photo postcard; black and white; handwritten on verso 'Croyden : Queen Carnival won by Miss Regan Her father, Jerry Regan, holding horse' 'Photograph has children in horse cart with horse WWI era'.
8. Real photo postcard; black and white; handwritten on verso 'Croyden Carnival Queen competition, WWI era'.
9. Reprint black and white photograph; handwritten on verso 'Right Robert John Walden, eldest son of Robert Walden, who migrated from England, landing at Rockhampton and then travelling overland to Burketown. Robert Walden (Snr) purchased a bullock team in Rockhampton to make this journey'. Image has three adult men and seated on the ground is an Aboriginal Australian child. Undated. [Robert Walden was the uncle of Roy Walden].
10. Unidentified group, undated, partial photograph. [10a to 10b].
11. J. Morgan, Uncle of Frank Walden, Wales, undated.
12. Death announcement, Robert Walden, 1910.
13. Real photo postcard with mother and child; black and white, undated; handwritten on verso 'To Dear Nell with love from Liple and self. Liples is just 7 months xxxxxx'.
14. Grandmother, Frank and Harold Walden, undated; with handwritten annotation on verso.
15. Real photo postcard with image of a family group of seven adults, black and white, undated.
16. Real photo postcard with an image of Mr and Mrs Duke Simpson and four children, black and white, undated. Handwritten on verso ' To Dear Nell and Frank. With fond love from the Simpson family.
17. Real photo postcard with image of Kathleen, black and white, 15/8/18. Handwritten on verso 'To Mrs Walden with love from Kathleen 15/8/18'.
18. Reprint of original photograph, black and white, undated. Handwritten on verso 'Robert Waldon 28.4.1822 - 9.5.1902 and Martha Bailey 5.7.1829 - 23.6.1902 with children excluding John Walden, who died prior to the photo'.
19. Real photo postcard with image of Quetta Memorial Cathedral, Thursday Island, black and white, undated.
20. Reprint of a photograph of the grave of Robert and Annie Walden, Burketown, undated.
21. Reprint of a photograph, black and white, undated. Handwritten on verso 'Grave of Robert and Annie Walden, Burketown'.
22. Reprint of a photograph, black and white, undated. Handwritten on verso 'N.T. Humbolt River Area, N.T. - not Waldens'.
23. Horses at Burketown, August, black and white, 1945.
24. Camooweal Mail truck, Billy Snorkins, black and white, undated.
25. Three men at Burketown, black and white, ca. 1955. Handwritten on verso 'Burketown, ca. 1955 [indecipherable] (centre and left) & Jack (Bright) Chambers (on right)
26. Store Truck, black and white, undated. Handwritten on verso 'last store truck Synnott, Murray & Scholes owned - newly built wharf at time - post [indecipherable]'.
27. Yarrum Station, owned by Murray’s, black and white, undated.
28. Unnamed group, 9 men, black and white, undated.
29. Roy Branding horse, Frank Walden (senior) holding rope, black and white, ca. 1943-1944.
30. Nardoo Homestead, black and white, undated.
31. Unnamed male in truck, black and white, undated.
32. After a cyclone, black and white, undated.
33. Drover’s wife and Mr Walden, Augustus downs Station, early 1960s, black and white.
34. One male at water’s edge, black and white, undated.
35. Group of men with horses, black and white, undated.
36. Two Australian Aboriginal men and one white male on horseback, black and white, undated.
37. Unnamed group, black and white, undated.
38. Escott – Adina getting logs for yards, black and white, undated.
39. Burketown Cricket team taken at Lorraine Station, black and white, 1930. Accompanied by copy of newspaper cutting showing Roy Walden's father (front row left). Includes Frank Walden, Marless Station and Jack Schollar, “Punjab” station
40. Killing yard at Escott, black and white, undated.
41. Calshot, black and white, undated.
42. Escott, black and white, undated.
43. Reprint of photograph with unnamed man of camel, black and white, undated.
44. Frank Walden on horseback, black and white, undated.
45. Frank Walden (Senior) at salt pans behind hospital and cemetery early 1930s – boring for water?, black and white, undated.
46. Horse and dog, black and white, undated.
47. Ellen's Uncle [?] Regan, brother of Jerry Regan, black and white, undated.
48. Jerry Walden, father of Ellen Walden (wife of Frank Walden), black and white, undated.
49. Two men branding horses, black and white, undated.
50. Escott, black and white, 1960s.
51. Two men with cattle, Adina, black and white, 1960s.
52. Major Walden and Frank Walden, Adina, black and white, ca. 1964.
53. Reprint of photograph of three unidentified males, enlarged photo, black and white, undated.
54. Reprint of photograph of branding horses, black and white, undated. [54a to 54d].
55. Roy James Walden on ‘Numerella’, Escott, black and white, 1961.
56. Herbert Walden (back to camera), Roy Walden branding cattle, Escott, black and white, 1963.
57. Farm workers on truck, black and white, undated.
58. 1 male (R. J. Walden?), black and white, undated.
59. Australian Aboriginal couple with white female, near Escott, Nicholson River, c. 1950. (Reprint).
60. ‘Old’ School at Burketown, black and white, 1900s. (Reprint).
61. Old Doyle house in Burketown, colour, undated.
62. Post Office, Burketown, colour, 1976.
63. Light aircraft, colour, undated.
64. Light aircraft, colour, undated.
65. Inscription of gravestone, colour, undated.
66. Gravestone of Roy James Walden, colour, undated.
67. Gravestone of Roy James Walden, colour, undated.
68. Gravestone of Roy James Walden, colour, undated.
69. Truck, colour, undated.
70. Burketown Races, colour, Aug 1981.
71. Horses, colour, undated.
72. Start of the Roy James Memorial Race, Burketown, colour, Jul 1981.
73. Colour scenic photos, colour, undated. [73a to 73f].
74. Colour scenes of Prague, colour, 1983. [74a to 74b].
75. Interior of private home, Czechoslovakia, Mr. Jiri Novotny, black and white, 1983.

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Electroplated trophy made by Philip Ashberry and Sons of Sheffield, England. The trophy was donated by Beale and Company, an Australian piano manufacturer for the 1913 Brisbane Eisteddfod Provincial Choir competition.

Two Elizabethan land deeds, with translations and explanatory notes. Both deeds, one written in English and the other in Latin, relate to the terms and conditions of land rental between between Charles Wingfield, Richard Wingfield, Antony Wingfield, Henry Wingfield and Simon Byddull in the town of Lichfield, Staffordshire. The seals of Charles, Richard, Antony and Henry Wingfield are still attached to the English version. The Latin version only the seals of Charles and Henry remain.

Photographs of storm damage and fallen trees at The University of Queensland St Lucia campus. On 27 November 2014 Brisbane experienced an extreme storm event which significantly damaged the central business district and many inner suburbs, including St Lucia. Angela Hannan, a librarian at the University of Queensland Library, took photographs of the campus the day after the event.