The construction of Stage 3 commenced in July 1967 and was completed July 1968. The drawings in this file comprise one undetermined drawing, some by James Birrell and Partners that do not have a job number and drawings by various contractors. Drawings:
[Item 1] Intersection of St. Lucia Raod and Mill Road with students car park; line drawing on tracing paper; unidentified; undated (previously numbered UQFL117 A15).
[Item 2] Drawing/sheet no. 1223/2 Hot & cold water flushometer piping arrg; Title block has James Birrell & Partners and P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawing on paper; Aug 1967 (previously numbered UQFL117 A15).
[Item 3] Drawing/sheet no. 1222/2 Electrical services - power; Title block has James Birrell & Partners and P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawing on paper; Aug 1967 (previously numbered UQFL117 A15).
[Item 4] Drawing/sheet no. 1222/1-1222/4 Electrical services; set of four plans stapled together, on back of last page there is a handwritten pencil note 'Set 10'; Title block has P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawings on paper; Aug 1967 (previously treated asfour separate items with descriptive numbers A15.139-A15.142).
[Item 5] Drawing/sheet no. BA-18780 Window type 'A'; Title block has Chubb's Australian Co. Ltd; ink line drawing on paper; 5 Oct 1967 (no prior numbers).
[Item 6] Drawing/sheet no. BA-18781 Window type 'B'; Title block has Chubb's Australian Co. Ltd; ink line drawing on paper; 6 Oct 1967 (no prior numbers).
[Item 7] Drawing/sheet no. BA-18782 Window type 'C'; Title block has Chubb's Australian Co. Ltd; ink line drawing on paper; 12 Oct 1967 (no prior numbers).
[Item 8] Drawing/sheet no. 1222/6 Laundry equipment & power requirements; title block has James Birrell & Partners and P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawing on paper; 13 Feb 1968; (no prior numbers).
[Item 9] Drawing/sheet no. 1222/6 Laundry equipment & power requirements; title block has James Birrell & Partners and P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawing on paper; 13 Feb 1968; (no prior numbers).
[Item 10] Drawing/sheet no. 1222/5 Laundry equipment & electrical services; title block has James Birrell & Partners and P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawing on paper; 13 Feb 1968; (no prior numbers).
[Item 11] Drawing/sheet no. 1103/3 Proposed method of sound attenuating existing cold rm. condenser set; title block has James P.R. Scott & Associates; ink line drawing on paper; 14 Feb 1968; (no prior numbers).
[Item 12] Drawing/sheet no. D-869/CA Proposed stay arm to windows; title block has Chubb's Australian Co. Ltd; ink line drawing on paper; 29 Sep 1969 (previously numbered UQFL117 A15).
[Item 13] Drawing/sheet no. D-869/CA Proposed stay arm to windows; photocopy; title block has Chubb's Australian Co. Ltd; ink line drawing on paper; 29 Sep 1969 (previously numbered UQFL117 A15).
[Item 14] Desk to Main Office at Union College St. III; title block has James Birrell & Partners; undated (previously numbered UQFL117 A15).
[Item 15] Amendments to Union College St. III; title block has James Birrell & Partners; undated (previously numbered A15.158).
[Item 16] Ground and Typical floor plans for Union College Stage 3; James Birrell & Partners; undated (previously numbered A15.106).
[Item 17] Detail of No. 3 ironing boards to be fitted at Union College Stage 3; James Birrell & Partners (Brisbane, Townsville, Port Moresby); undated (previously numbered A15.160).
[Item 18] Sketch plan for typical bedroom floor plan and part plan, Union College Stage three; James Birrell & Partners (Brisbane, Port Moresby); Sep 1969 (previously numbered A15.108).
[Item 19] Sketch plan for section, Union College Stage three; James Birrell & Partners (Brisbane, Port Moresby); Sep 1969 (previously numbered A15.109).
[Item 20] Sketch plan Schematics for basement and first floors, Union College Stage three; James Birrell & Partners (Brisbane, Port Moresby); Sep 1969 (previously numbered A15.107).
[Item 21] Job no. B1/12 'Amendments to kitchen at Union College extensions'; James Birrell & Partners (Valley); 10 Sep 1966; (previously numbered A15.144).
[Item 22] 'Warden's residence dressing table for master bedroom : working drawing'; James Birrell & Partners (Valley); undated; (previously numbered A15.145).
[Item 23] 'Concrete slabs to ground floor at Union College St. 3, St. Lucia'; James Birrell & Partners (Valley); undated; (previously numbered A15.146).
[Item 24] Union College Stage 3, St. Lucia; James Birrell & Partners (Valley, Port Moresby); undated; (previously numbered A15.147).
[Item 25] Union College Stage 3, St. Lucia;no title block; undated; (previously numbered A15.148).
[Item 26] Union College Stage 3, St. Lucia;no title block; undated; (previously numbered A15.149).
[Item 27] Union College Stage 3, St. Lucia;no title block; undated; (previously numbered A15.150).
[Item 28] Elevations;no title block; undated; (previously numbered A15.151).

The construction of Stage 4 commenced in Dec 1969 and was completed June 1972. This file has the working drawings for Job no. B66. From the title block creator is James Birrell & Partners (Architects and Town Planners). The drawings are:
[Item 1] 'Site plan', Job/sheet number B66/1, ink line drawing on paper (photocopy), dated Jul 1967 (previously numbered A15.167).
[Item 2] 'Floor plans & roof plan', Job/sheet number B66/3, ink line drawing on tracing paper, 10 Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.168).
[Item 3] 'Foundations and drainage plan', Job/sheet number B66/4, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.169).
[Item 4] 'Elevations : north west, north east', Job/sheet number B66/5, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.170).
[Item 5] 'Elevations : south west, southh east', Job/sheet number B66/6, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.171).
[Item 6] 'Site works', Job/sheet number B66/7, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.172).
[Item 7] 'Typical section through stairwell', Job/sheet number B66/8, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.173).
[Item 8] 'Various details', Job/sheet number B66/9, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.174).
[Item 9] 'Drainage layout', Job/sheet number B66/10, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.175).
[Item 10] 'Windows', Job/sheet number B66/11, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.176).
[Item 11] 'Door details', Job/sheet number B66/12, ink line drawing on paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.177).
[Item 12] 'Details : squash court, shop, kitchen, chalkboard, ducts', Job/sheet number B66/13, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.178).
[Item 13] 'Details : bathroom, toilets', Job/sheet number B66/14, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.179).
[Item 14] 'Bedroom details', Job/sheet number B66/15, ink line drawing on paper (photocopy), Oct 1969 (previously numbered A15.180).
[Item 15] 'Brickwork', Job/sheet number B66/16, ink line drawing on paper (photocopy), Oct 1969? (previously numbered A15.181).
[Item 16] 'Site drainage', Job number B66, ink line drawing on tracing paper, Sep 1970 (previously numbered A15.182).
[Item 17] 'Squash court', Job number B66, ink line drawing on tracing paper, 7 Sep 1970 (previously numbered A15.183).
[Item 18] 'Cupboard details to bed-sitters', Job/sheet number B66/16, ink line drawing on tracing paper, 13 Sep 1970 (previously numbered A15.184).

1 volume (24 pages) with 23 plans; Mar 1967 on two of the plans; sequentially numbered 1-29 (missing 17 and 21-24); Architect - James Birrell and Partners; Consulting Structural Engineer - Antony Tod and Partners; Drawing index and general notes on sheet no. 1; previously held together with metal paper binders. Three additional plans not bound in the set for sheet no.s 15 - 17, dated Apr 1967.

Incoming and outgoing correspondence, notes, lists related to business activities of the firm James Birrell and Associates.

Unbuilt works by James Birrell:
[File 1] Queensland Art Gallery: drawings for Queensland Gallery of Modern Art; undated; 6 plans, 4 board drawings, 2 sketches.
[File 2] Museum of Victoria, Carlton: architectural design competition; undated; 8 plans.
[Item 3] Unidentified building, east and north elevation, undated.
[File 4] Parliament House, Canberra: undated; 16 plans.
[File 5] Parliament House, Darwin: undated; 8 plans.
[File 6] Koki Market Development scheme: undated; 16 plans, 1 aerial photograph in folder.
[Item 7] Original concept for M.S.C. chamber forecourt; undated; 1 plan.
[Item 8] Perspective from Edward St., Brisbane, of proposed building for Development Underwriters Pty Ltd: undated; 1 sketch.
[File 9] Master Plan Kingston Foreshore Development, Canberra, competition of ideas: undated; 4 sketches.
[Item 10] Proposed Commercial Centre, Waigaini, Papua New Guinea: undated; 1 sketch.
[Item 11] Proposed Coral Sea Hotel for steamships Trading Co. at Champion Parade, Port Moresby: 1969; 1 sketch.
[Item 12] Ten cluster patio houses for Centaurie Pty Limited at Drane Street, Clayfield, QLD.: 1970; undated; 1 sketch.
[Item 13] Proposed office building, Boundary St., Spring Hill, Brisbane: 1968 ; 1 plan.
[Item 14] Perspective Kyamba Court Units, Bundilla Lakes, Mooloolaba for Alfred Grant Pty Ltd.: 1972, 1 sketch plan on transparency.
[File 15] Notional scheme Siar Island Resort Hotel: 1972 ; 2 sketches.
[File 16] Proposed residence at Boulder Valley Farm, Upper Brookfield, Brisbane for Neil and Merle Thornton: 1973 ; 2 plans.
[File 17] Proposed Local Government Association building, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: 1975 ; 3 plans.
[Item 18] Papua New Guinea National Computer Centre at Waigani. Perspective from east: 1975 ; 1 sketch.
[Item 19] PNG Banking Corporation. Arawa Branch: 1977 ; 1 sketch.
[Item 20] Proposed branch at Kimbe for Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation: 1977 ; 1 plan.
[File] 21] PNG Parliament House competition: 1978 ; 6 plans.
[File] 22] Sunshine Coast C.O.T.A. Technology complex: 1978 ; 12 plans.

Additional architectural drawings for various stages of Union College:
[Items 1-4] Job no. D14/F1 to D14/F4; Aug, Oct, Nov 1972; D14/F3 has previous number A15.99 which is a duplicate number).
[Item 5] Signboard detail.
[Items 6-8] B22A/1 to B22A/3; (previously numbered A15.152-154).
[Items 9-11] 'Proposed demountable clothes line for Union College (previously numbered A15.155-157).
[Item 12] 'Union College - New benches'; (previously numbered A15.159).
Item 13] 'Amendment to bathroom in vice wardens flat at Union College'; (previously numbered A15.161).
[Items 14-15] 'Garages for Union College', 2 May 1969, (previously numbered A15.162-163).
Item 16] 'Site and floor plan', 14 Nov 1973, (no prior numbering).
[Item 17] Drawing no. 3475-1 'Union College - squash courts', Aug 1970, (no prior numbering).
[Item 18] 'Proposed flats in lieu of existing bedrooms at Union College, James Birrell (Teneriffe), 18 Oct 1974, (no prior numbering).

The Agriculture and Entomology Building was built in three stages. This file comprises drawings for Stage 1 and some have the Job no. B7. Almost all are ink line drawings on tracing paper. Drawings are:
[Item 1] 'B7 Details of services hanger, Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage 1', Job no. B7, undated (no prior number);
[Item 2] 'B7 Detailed plan controlled environment cabinet rooms : Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage 1', Job no. B7, Jun 1969 (previously numbered A16.95);
[Item 3] 'Landscaping plan : Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage One', undated (previously numbered A16.97);
[Item 4] Piping details, pencil line drawing on tracing paper, undated (previously numbered A16.82);
[Item 5] Roofing details, undated (previously numbered A16.84);
[Item 6] 'Equipment cover, Cooling tower fence, undated (previously numbered A16.85);
[Item 7] 'Details of services hanger below mezzanine floor : Agriculture and Entomology Building', undated (previously numbered A16.86);
[Item 8] 'Hanger detail below mezzanine floor : Agriculture and Entomology Building', undated (previously numbered A16.87); and
[Item 9] Deatils for sun on North, South East and East Walls, pencil line drawing on tracing paper, undated (previously numbered A16.88).

The construction of Stage 4 commenced in December 1969 and was completed June 1972. Drawings in this file are by contractors which may also be working in collaboration with James Birrell & Partners:

[Item 1] 6 plans for Union College stage four, stapled together; one plan is only 30cm ; ink line drawing on paper; title block has James Birrell & Partners and P.R. Scott & Associates; dated Nov 1969; (previously numbered A15.198-202, with inital page unnumbered).
[Item 2] 'Elevations and details of steel windows for Union College Stage 4', ink line drawing on paper; title block has J. Connolly (Qld) as creator, drawing number 3473, March 1970 (no prior number).
[Item 3] 'Details of steel windows for the Union College Stage 4', ink line drawing on paper; title block has J. Connolly (Qld) as creator, drawing number 3474, March 1970 (no prior number).
[Item 4] 'Games room air cond', ink line drawing on paper; no title block, no drawing number, undated (no prior number).
[Items 5-7] 'Schematic sketch plans', ink line drawing on paper; no title block, no drawing numbers, undated (previously numbered A15.164-166)

The Agriculture and Entomology Building was built in three stages. This file comprises four drawings for Stage 2 three of which have the job number of B7.A. There are three working drawings, which are ink line drawings on tracing paper, from the title block the client is The University of Queensland, St. Lucia for the Co-ordinator General of Public Works, dated 6 Sep 1969; with a running sequential drawing number from 1 to 3; architect is James Birrell and Partners; and are 75 x 101 cm. Working drawings are:

[Item 1] 'Plans', Job/drawing no. B7.A/W1 (previously numbered A16.36);
[Item 2] 'Elevations', Job/drawing no. B7.A/W2 (previously numbered A16.39);
[Item 3] Sections, Elevations, Details, Job/drawing no. B7.A/W3 (previously numbered A16.42).

There is one additional drawing for Stage Two: [Item 4] Plan of Roof and Elevation View, ink line drawing on tracing paper, no formal title block, title is Agriculture and Entonomogy Stage Two, James Birrell and Partners are the architects, 75 x 86 cm, undated (previously numbered A16.83).

While working as University Architect for the University of Queensland, the Co-Ordinator General of the Department of Public Works asked Birrell to design the campus plan for the The University College of Townsville. The College, to be an extension college of University of Queensland, was opened in February 1961. Birrell designed several of its early buildings between 1964 and 1970. The plans in this subseries are from after Birrell resigned as University of Queensland Architect. There are plans for Stages 1 and 2 of the Humanities building, including some plans by contractors or plans designed collaboratively. Stage 1 has 7 drawings. Stage 2 has 1 volume (21 drawings) and 59 architectural drawings.