Photocopies of letters from the Bell family, 1880 to 1907 [provided by Anita O’Connor, descendant of Sarah Bell (nee Alexander) and son, John Alexander Bell]

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 Unpublished.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.

Letter, handwritten, dated 1907 Sept 3, Brisbane, to Mr. Sampson. Chelmsford’s letter congratulates Sampson on a concert, 1 leaf, 21 cm. Accompanying handwritten letter, 1 leaf, 18cm pasted onto 23 cm leaf, by [T.G.?] Newton requesting a photograph of Sampson for his excellency (Chelmsford) to take with him when he leaves Queensland, dated May 10

Four letters (two handwritten and two typescript). Correspondents include John Bostock, Joshua P. Bell and someone (signature indecipherable) from Dalgety and Company, regarding the recommendation of Colin Basil Peter Bell for the job of manager at Ayrshire Downs.

Copies of outgoing correspondence from Marmaduke Alexander Thomas Bell (Duke),
• To his Uncle Marmaduke, 23 May 1896
• To his Uncle Marmaduke, 23 May 1896 (duplicate)
• To his Uncle Marmaduke, 28 Aug 1896
• To his Uncle Marmaduke, 10 Sept 1896
• To his brother in law Percy Kelly, 9 Jul 1899
• To his mother Frances Georgina Bell (nee Armstrong), 16 Oct 1905

Programmes, menus and fixture cards relating to Rugby Union tours in New South Wales and New Zealand in which Fred Nicholson played for Queensland and Australia.

Letters received by Sarah Carlin (nee Brooke) by friends, family and her husband Frederick Benjamin Carlin.

Three letters, dated 1 Jun 1888, 12 Nov 1897, 22 May 1900 to George Sampson, personal.

Handwritten notes of the recollections of James Fernival about Jimbour, Henry Dennis, Warabah, and various properties on the Darling Downs, 8 leaves, undated. Attached to handwritten notes is a newspaper cutting from The Queenslander, 7 Jan 1899, of a letter to the editor, ‘Jimbour History’ by Charles Dun, dated 27 Dec. Typescript copy of the handwritten notes of the 'Recollections of James Fernival' with handwritten note on first page ‘circ. 1908-9 in the possession of the late Hon. J.T. Bell’ , 6 leaves.

Fernival's recollections include: Henry Dennis, Thomas Bell, Jimbour Station, Ludwig Leichhardt, Joe King, Joshua Peter Bell, the various stations in the Darling Downs area and who owned them, Charles Coxen, Warraba ("W.H. Warraba", died in 1893), Bungaree, Billy Crow, George Goggs, and others.