Brisbane Shakespeare Society Miscellaneous Papers
- F1460
- File
- 1923-1951.
Programmes, syllabi, correspondence, and circulars. Includes letter to J.J. Stable appointing him President of the Society (1923 Aug 4).
Brisbane Shakespeare Society
Brisbane Shakespeare Society Miscellaneous Papers
Programmes, syllabi, correspondence, and circulars. Includes letter to J.J. Stable appointing him President of the Society (1923 Aug 4).
Brisbane Shakespeare Society
Letters from Emily Coungeau to Edith Mary England
Two handwritten letters with the address of Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, dated 1 Dec 1927 and 4 Feb 1928 to Edith Mary England, literary and personal. Letter of 1927 contains some biographical details.
Coungeau, E. (Emily), 1860-1936
Collection of leaflets published throughout the life of the New Housewives' Association
Includes two issues of its publication The New Housewife, nos. 1, 6 (1949).
New Housewives' Association
Conditional pardon and doll's chest of drawers
Conditional pardon for Thomas Clarke, signed by Governor Gipps and registered on August 8, 1843 and a set of doll's drawers made by Clarke.
Clarke, Thomas
Letters to Frank Gordon McKean who left Elgen, Scotland in 1862 for Queensland. Includes examples of cross writing. Accompanying handwritten notes, on three leaves, by John Sutherlandlist the letters. Correspondence includes:
• Letter of introduction give to Frank from Alexander Munro to his brother Douglas Munro, a resident of Queensland;
• Anne Gordon of Elgen, his aunt;
• F. S. McKean, father of Frank;
• letters from Alexander Raff;
• Robert Mitchell;
• a letter from James Cook, Invercargill N.A. to Mrs McKean, which was forwarded to Frank;
• Charles B. Barff;
• letters from John R. Barff;
• portion of a letter from his mother;
• letter from John Fenwick forwarding mail from Mrs McKean (on the reverse is a circular issued by John Fenwish & Co, Brisbane 5 December 1864)
There are envelopes, partial and whole, most of which are addressed to Frank Gordon.
McKean, Frank Gordon
Press clippings about Thomas Clarke, bushranger
Includes engraved newspaper illustrations 1865 and 1867.