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Fair Play Committee Ephemera

  • FVF185
  • File
  • 1980-1982

Information leaflets created and circulated by the Fair Play Committee.

Fair Play Committee

Papers and photographs relating to Moongalba and Moolgunpin

  • F3696
  • File
  • 1901-1975

Handwritten histories written by Paul Tripcony and photographs relating to Moongalba and the people who lived there. Mostly undated; date range of Paul Tripcony's life has been used.

Item 1: History of the Aboriginal peoples "who inhabited Moreton Island (Moolgunpin)", 2 pages, 15 x 20 cm, undated. Written in pencil with envelope attached; on the envelope, written in blue biro is 'History of Moongalba Papers'. Undated.

Item 2: Envelope, 10 x 23 cm; with handwritten pencil notes - on the front 'Jebellum and Coonoongar'; on the reverse 'Flaked stone implements and Goondoo aboriginal magic stone'. Undated.

Item 3: 'Moongalba : birth place of a Great Chief'. Handwritten, in blue biro, 9 leaves (8 with handwritten numbers). Undated. This is an account of the history of Moongalba and it's inhabitants with hand drawn map on the reverse of page one showing the forteen locations from North Hill to Capembah or Big Hill:

  1. Mook-kin or Charles Moreton ;
  2. Gurriwirribah and Maudie ;
  3. John Lifou and his wife Dungo-lee-bah [sic. Aggie Dung-lee-bah] ;
  4. Nungelly ;
  5. Eendelly or Mary Compiegne ;
  6. Jack Nufong and wife Maggie ;
  7. George Finnock and wife Kindarra ;
  8. Sydney Rollands ;
  9. Peter Graham ;
  10. Rose Martin or Nuningha ;
  11. Moongalba School ;
  12. Teachers Residence ;
  13. Moongalba Cemetry ;
  14. Sam Rollands and wife Miboo.
    Detailed accounts of: what was grown, what was caught and eaten from the ocean which includes the skills of Sam Rollands in netting dugong; information about Nook-kin including his request to be transferred to Barambah (Cherbourg); the sort of artifacts collected by Paul Tripcony ; letter sticks ; tribal ceremonies ; and the arts of net making and basket making. People mentioned include: Nu-ah-ju (Billy Cassin), Willie McKenzie, Nungellie (sister to Eendellie), Grannie Finnock (Kindarra), Rose Martin (Nuningha), Granny Sydney Rollands.

Item 4: 'Australian Aboriginal Legend of the Lightnings Playground on Moreton Island (Moolgumpin). Handwritten in pencil; 4 leaves, 25 cm.

Item 5: 'Australian Aboriginal Legend of the Lightnings Playground on Moreton Island'. Handwritten in pencil, 5 pages, 25 cm.

Item 6: 'Grannies Moongalba History'. Handwritten, in pencil. List of fourteen 'grannies'.

Item 7: Handwritten, in pencil, account of Koureyabba or whispering sands. 1 leaf, 28 cm ; on the back of a Golden Circle juice label. Attached to this are two slips of paper with handwritten notes.

Item 8: Newspaper cutting of article 'Popular native personality : Sam Rollands, of Muyora, Dead : Dugong fishing expert' by Tom Welsby, extracted from The Telegraph, 28 Feb 1936. 1 leaf ; 25 cm

Item 9: Photograph, black and white, 20.5 x 13.5 cm, undated, of Paul Tripcony, aged about 22, inscribed to 'Dear Vince with best wishes from Paul'. In brown presentation folder, 30 x 19.5 cm, with name of photographer on front cover: Sidney Riley, Queen Street Brisbane.

Item 10: Photograph, black and white, 13 x 8 cm, undated, of Sydney Rollands. Written in blue biro on reverse: "Paul Tripcony's Grandmother - Sydney Rollands, mother of Sam Rollands last of the Dugong hunters of Stradbroke Island. Sydney, daughter of Nughie tribe - last of the full bloods born on Moreton Islands (no record of birth)".

Item 11: Photograph, black and white, 10 x 8 cm, undated, of Sydney Rollands. Written in blue biro on reverse: "Sydney Rollands - last full blood aborigine born on Moreton Island - mother of Sam Rollands last of Dugong hunters on Stradbroke Island".

Item 12: Photograph, black and white, 9 x 16 cm, of 'Early Amity'. Beneath photograph, on right-hand side, handwritten in pencil is: Ruddle- Foster Studio Valley Brisbane -copy. In light brown presentation folder, 19 x 23 cm.

Item 13: Photograph, black and white, 9 x 16 cm. Handwritten in pen below photograph: 'Fernandez Gonzales and family. Gonzales on left with walking stick. Dugon fillets in foreground'. Beneath photograph, handwritten in pencil is: Ruddle- Foster Studio Valley Brisbane -copy. In light brown presentation folder, 19 x 23 cm.

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.

Tripcony, Paul, 1901-1975

People for Nuclear Disarmament Ephemera

  • FVF307
  • File
  • 1983-1994

Includes materials such as flyers, brochures, letters and petitions from the Queensland branch of People for Nuclear Disarmament. Includes some materials from the national and Victorian branches.

People for Nuclear Disarmament (Queensland Branch)

Notes for a Ph.D. thesis.

  • F407
  • File
  • 1970

Research material and notes for a Ph.D. thesis, An analysis of Brisbane society in the 1890's by Ronald Lynton Lawson. The thesis was submitted to the History Department of the University of Queensland in 1970. The thesis analyses the society of Brisbane in 1891 and 1901. In 1967 Lawson used a structured interview technique, with a 112 questions on many aspects of life, surveying people who were children or adolescents in the city of Brisbane in 1891 and 1901. Over a period of three months Lawson interview 75 people aged 79 years and over. Questions included: when did parents arrive in Australia; the sort of dwellings they lived in; if they had servants; family roles; employment; newspapers read; diet; where was the grocery shopping done; vehicles; education; religion. This file includes the questionnaires, notes and photographs.

Lawson, Ronald Lynton

John Jardine reports

  • F381
  • File
  • 1864

Reports 1864 from John Jardine, Police Magistrate at Somerset, Queensland to the Colonial Secretary, Brisbane. Contents: 6 Sep on formation of the new settlement, enclosing copies of letters; 31 December with return of issues and sale of rations. People and organisations in report and correspondence includes : J.J. Hanan, Lt. Pascoe, D.M. Simmex and the Queensland Colonial Secretary's Office.

Jardine, John, 1807-1874

Photographs of buildings

Photographs of buildings planned by Roman Pavlyshyn and buildings with whose planning he was associated. Includes: Aschaffenburg, Germany, 1947 to 1948; Karl Langer's architectural and town planning office, 1948 to 1951; Commonwealth Department of Works, Queensland branch, 1951 to 1958; Queensland Public Works Department, 1958 to 1964 and 1966 to 1969; and Beck and Pavlyshyn, 1964 to 1966.

Residential work for members of the Ukrainian Community

Architectural plans for residential work for members of the Ukrainian Community.
Oversize folder 14:
Job Number Description
7.2.6 Residential work.
7.2.6.2 Ditto [Mr. and Mrs. T. Haczak and Mrs. A. Belligor?], sketch plan, tracing and coloured print, 1/4"-1'0, 73 x 49 cm.
7.2.6.3 Ditto, [Mr. and Mrs. T. Haczak and Mrs. A. Belligor], working drawings, 1/8"; 1'0, tracing and two blueprints as approved by the Brisbane City Council, May 1952, 73 x 56 cm
7.2.6.4 Residence for Mr and Mrs!. Pataky, St. Lucia, working drawing, 76 x 37 cm.
7.2.6.5 Residence for Mr and Mrs S. Struk, Annerley, working drawing, 70 x 40cm.
7.2.6.6 Residence for Mr and Mrs L. Bilyk, Waratah Ave., Melbourne, sketch plan, 58 x 39 cm.
7.2.6.7 Residence for Mr Donald Taylor, Samford, sketch plan, 53 x 40 cm.
7.2.6.8 Residence for Mrs Tilley, sketch plan, Unley Park SA, 54 x 47 cm.
7.2.6.9 Residence for Mr and Mrs. Z. Salij, sketch plan, Knoxville, USA.
7.2.6.10 Residence for Mr and Mrs M. Kucyk, sketch plan, tracing, coloured print, perspective view, 53 x 60 cm. sheet size.
7.2.6.11 Residence for Mr and Mrs D. Dixon, Wynnum, alterations, working drawing, 72 x 46 cm.
7.2.6.12 Flats for Mr and Mrs P. Kulczycky, East Brisbane, working drawing, 75 x 53 cm.
7.2.6.13 Residence for Mr and Mrs M. Sendzik, Holland Park, working drawing, 58x 44 cm.
7.2.6.14 Residence for Mr. Kitzman, Mt. Gravatt, working drawing, 73 x 45 cm.
7.2.6.15 Residence for Mr. and Mrs. M. Dombrowsky, Surfers Paradise, sketch plan, 42x48 cm.
7.2.6.16 Alterations and additions to residence of Mr. and Mrs R. Pavlyshyn, eight sheets, March 1985.
7.2.6.17 Details of dining and dressing tables, 57 x 53 and 40 x 29 cm.

Oversize Folder 15
Job Number Description
7.2.7 Memorials. Three sheets of selected design examples:
7.2.7.1 For: Tekla Pawlyszyn, Cemetery in Aschaffenburg, Germany, Anna Antonyshyn and Dmytro Lenehovsky, Mt Gravatt Cemetery, Brisbane.
7.2.7.2 For: Roman Fedewytsch, Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, and Rev. Fr. Konstantyn Tymochko, Mt. Gravatt Cemetery.
7.2.7.3 For: W. Hryhorchuk, Rev. Fr. S. Myhal and Alexander and Anna Sucharsky, Mt. Gravatt Cemetery.
7.2.7.4 For Wasyl Holojad, Dutton Park Cemetery. Two sheets.
7.2.7.5 For Theodore Tulika, Mount Gravatt Cemetery.
7.2.7.6 For Teodor Greszczuk, Mount Gravatt Cemetery.
7.2.7.7 For Dr Sergey Gorsky, Mount Gravatt Cemetery.

Miscellaneous, unnumbered plans

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