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.

Address: Church Street, Camperdown. Entries mainly record passing of legislation, legal decisions, in Queensland and Victoria as well as New South Wales. Some references to New Zealand.

Letters received by Frederick Benjamin Carlin, primarily from his family in England.

Personal papers belonging to Nancy Armitage along with a badge.

Research material relating histories of the Duckett White, the Macdonald, the Nicholson and the Morisset families.

Letters written by Frederick Benjamin Carlin from Port Lincoln, South Australia, primarily to family members in England.

Material relating to the Macdonald family of 'Hillview', Greenslopes, including correspondence, notes, photographs and ephemeral material.

Inscibed by Frances ‘Fanny’ Eliza Kingsley (nee Grenfell, 1814 – 1891), the editor, to her (and the author's) youngest son. "Grenville Arthur Kingsley. In Memory of the best of Father’s, from his loving Mother. Byfleet, December 1876." Further inscribed to Fanny Collins from Rose Kingsley in remembrance of her darling brother Grenville Arthur Kingsley". This was probably Fannie Martin Collins (9 Jun 1887 – 24 Feb 1944), a daughter of Robert Collins, Grenville Kingsley’s friend. Fannie later married De Burgh Bannatyne Bentinck Persse (1881 –1947). Fannie was 10 years old at the time of Grenville Kingsley’s death.
Kingsley family armorial bookplates on inside upper boards.
Extra-illustrated with 22 photographs, 10 printed illustrations, 2 dried flowers and 1 drawing.

Volume 1:

1. House with a young man reading on front lawn (verso of half title)
2. Portrait of Charles Kingsley (verso of title page)
3. Oval portrait with initials F.E.K., i.e. Frances ‘Fanny’ Eliza Kingsley (dedication page)
4. River (p. 1)
5. Printed illustration of St Luke’s Chelsea (p. 15)
6. Big house (p. 41)
7. Dining room (p. 63)
8. Dried flower (p. 64)
9. ‘Bramshill House’ (full-page, verso of plate between pp. 74 / 75)
10. Printed Illustration (p.115
11. Printed Illustration (p. 116)
12. House (p. 193)
13. Portrait of Charles Kingsley (p. 232)
14. Photograph of an portrait of Fanny Kingsley painted in 1850 (p. 232)
15. ‘Cottages built in Eversley by John Martineau 1887 In Memory of his beloved “Master”’ (on single sheet of paper between pp. 308/309)
16. Church interior (p.358 – loose)
17. Church (verso of plate between pp. 358 / 359)
18. Full-length portrait of Charles Kingsley (p. 401)
19. Printed Illustration of ‘Ogwen Lake’ (p. 461)
20. Original drawing of two fish going for bait with three lines of text (p. 462)

Volume 2:

21. Printed Illustration (p. 45)
22. Printed Illustration (p. 123)
23. Newspaper cutting (p. 153)
24. Printed steel-engraved portrait (verso of plate between pp. 284 / 285)
25. Printed Illustration (p. 290)
26. Dried flower (p. 294)
27. Churchyard with people looking at head-stones (p. 343)
28. Stone wall and tower (p. 343)
29. ‘The Porch. Eversley Church and path from Rectory’ (p. 376)
30. Chester Cathedral (p. 377)
31. Chester Cathedral – side view (p. 377)
32. Printed steel-engraved portrait (verso of plate between p. 402)
33. Portrait of young lady (p. 403)
34. Printed Illustration (p. 479)
35. Charles Kingsley’s grave (p. 480)

This series contains material such as theatre programs, concert notes, invitations and ephemeral items relating to Australian theatres.

Certificate naming Elizabeth Watson and and signed by Lord President of the Council, Granville, awarding the Schoolmistresses Certificate of the First Division, Third Degree of Merit. The certificate has been annotated with subsequent five years inspection reports. Sealed and stamped on rear "This certificate is raised, pursuant to the Minute of 20th August 1853 Section XI, to the 1st Division of the 2nd Degree of Merit. 11 April 1861 By Order of the Committee of Council on Education [signed Ralph Lingen]".