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Kath Watson Poems

  • F2261
  • File
  • 1931-1983

Thirteen exercise books of poetry written by Kath Watson. Date range on inside covers. Books arranged chronologically. All entries are handwritten; some have handwritten comments by Kath Thomas. Inserted in book 5 is a handwritten note (1 leaf) by Kath from a later time period (undated). Removed from book 13 are 4 typescript leaves.

Thomas, Kath, 1911-1994

Letter and poem by Garry Lyle

  • F2265
  • File
  • 1941

Typescript letter by Garry Lyle, signed, to Kath Watson, dated 17 June 1941, from Balcombe Camp, Victoria. It includes: concerns publication of a book, Kath's decision to contribute to the volume, asks if she knows Clem Jones or his father, and background notes to accompanying poem, Into the dusk The poem is one leaf, typescript signed, carbon copy, with a handwritten note under the poem.

Lyle, Garry, 1918-1984

Reminiscences

  • F2479
  • File
  • 1927

This file is comprised six items. There are three typescripts: 'My first ten years - some memories of party life' which is about participation in Communist Party activities in the 1940s (7 leaves, typescript, with handwritten emendations); 'Val', which is about Val Fraser (colleague in the Communist Party) (4 leaves, typescript, with handwritten emendations); and four typescript leaves recalling her early childhood years at Wynnum and Lindum with a handwritten note on the first page 'written a good few years back'. All are undated. There are two newspapers cuttings of Kath Watson in Somerville House Sports Teams from 1925 and 1927; and an 'Where is it book?' (Ancol notebook) listing women to include in the 1978 Woman and Labor papers, undated but possibly from 1978.

Thomas, Kath, 1911-1994

Mary B. Ewan Scrapbooks

  • F3089
  • File
  • 1901-1924

Newspaper cuttings, mainly of poems by Will Ogilvie and articles about him gathered by Mary B. Ewan; also holograph signed poems by Will Ogilvie. Pasted into a scrapbook. Handwritten on first page 'Mary B. Ewan. January 29th 1901. Scrapbook'. Most cuttings are undated; those dated range from 1901 to 1924.

Ewan, Mary B.

Jean R Williams Papers

  • F3205
  • File
  • [19--]

Typescript of article "Pearl Gatherers of the Torrens [sic] Strait Islands" which is a short account by Jean Williams of the development of the Pearling Industry from 1863 in North Queensland. Includes list of vessels which were used in the period 1860-1870s, giving their description, type and Master's name. Accompanied by three sepia toned photographs of soliders, Torres Strait Islanders on Moa Island, and two Papua New Guinean women from the Omati River.

Williams, Jean R., 1925-

Scrapbooks, 1915-1917

  • F3713
  • File
  • 1915-1917.

2 volumes of newspaper cuttings, mostly from the Courier-Mail, about Queensland Premier T.J. Ryan pasted onto pages. One volume contains cuttings dated 1915 - 1916, the other dated 1917. Some handwritten notes and annotations on inside covers of one volume.

Nutter Buzacott Papers

  • F3761
  • File
  • 1979

Seven letters to Ted Dunn responding to his request for information about Nutter Buzacott, or Buz. Correspondents are: Grahame King, Alan Marshall, Jim Wright, Murray Young, William Constable, and Noel Counihan. All letters were written in October 1979. One sheet of foolscap paper with photocopies of newspaper cuttings from the late 1930s and early 1940s about Nutter Buzacott. Two CDs of oral history interviews with his wife Winnie Buzacott. Catalogue from The Redcliffe Art Content Thirteenth Annual Exhibition, 20th August to 13th September 1969. Photocopy of the covers [designed by Buzacott?] of The big crush : what everyone should know about the CSR sugar monopoly and Who own Queensland by Pete Thomas.

Dunn, Ted

Merle Thornton Papers

  • F3774
  • File
  • ca. 1965-2007.

Recordings by Merle Thornton for external University of Queensland Government students taking her subject 'Introduction to Women's Studies in Politics'. Two recordings of interview (duration 32:12 and 32:56) of visiting British feminist Juliet Mitchell. Topics dealt with include: various aspects of the oppression of women, the division of labour and role of women in society, class, Capitalism and the quest for gender equality, sexuality's role in character formation, Freudian and post-Freudian positions on feminism. Accompanied by a pamphlet 'Why should women be able to drink in bars', and bibliography.

Thornton, Merle, 1930-

First grade scoreboards and statistics, 1912-2012

  • F3794
  • File
  • 1912-2012.

Scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings, scorecards and other statistical information relating to the University of Queensland Cricket Club. William Edward Pender (WEP) Harris and his brother, John Harris had compiled records from the Club's beginning in 1912 to 1940. After the Club's records were inadvertently thrown out, John Biggs worked to restore the records for 1912 to 1940 but continued to collate them as a century project.

Biggs, John

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