This collection consists of the diaries of William Albert Amiet from 1903 to 1959, scrapbooks of collected newspaper articles by Amiet, incoming correspondence and other works.

Typescript poem 'The victory : Murwillumbah ... Sept 15th 1907-8'. Unpublished. Most likely written by George Essex Evans. Found in the book A new star atlas for the library, school, and the observatory in twelve circular maps by Richard A. Proctor. The book was donated by the family of George Essex Evans. The poem is accompanied by newspaper cuttings from the period 1922-1929, mostly relating to astronomy that were also inserted into Proctor's book.

Seven bound volumes containing copies of essays published in the Mackay Daily Mercury. Topics cover many fields but the predominant interests are literature and astronomy. One volume contains an index to the essays.