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Material relating to the Foco Club

  • F3598
  • File
  • 1968-2002.

Foco Membership card, newspaper cuttings (original and photocopies) of articles relating to the Foco Club, opening night circular, 'Foco Lives' poster. Also includes material related to the 1985 Foco event: poster for reunion of Foco Club in February 1985, newspaper cuttings, workbook, and notes related to the 1985 event.

Anderson, Alan

Annie Margaret (Madge) Roe Papers

  • F3858
  • File
  • 1930-1931

Letter, handwritten, on Government House letterhead, from Queensland Governor John Goodwin to Miss Roe, praising her bird booklet (A back-answer), dated 19 Dec 1981; accompanied by card wishing the best for Christmas and the New Year with an etching (of birds) done by Goodwin.

Photocopy of typescript of 'Pharming : stories of life on a Brisbane River dairy farm inthe years 1910 to 1917, by one of the farmers' by Annie Margaret ("Madge") Rose, compiled by Charles Roe (Madge's eldest nephew), 107 leaves, 30 cm.

Four handwritten and colour illustrated manuscripts:

  1. Untitled handwritten and colour illustrated manuscript of a play, with foxing and insect damage; on the last page "The play written, produce, directed, managed, caste & more or less acted by Sarah, Audrey, Blanche (1 & 2), Meg, Buck & Samuel. Prologue by Blanche 1.", 28 pages, 16 x 25 cm, 1936.

  2. Handwritten and colour illustrated manuscript of 'Immortality : a tale from Egypt retold by E.E. Kellett', cover has come away and split on spine, [8] pages, 21 x 14 cm, 1930.

  3. Handwritten and colour illustrated manuscript of 'A song of the old men by Will. Ogilvie', [2] pages, 23 x 18 cm, undated.

  4. Handwritten and colour illustrated manuscript of 'El Dorado : Virginibus Puerisque. Robert Louis Stevenson', 'Roe' is on the last page, 'El Dorado R.L.S.' is on the front cover, [10] pages, 32 x 22 cm, undated.

Roe, Annie Margaret

Relia relating to John D Fryer and the Fryer Family

Realia
Box 3
Item 1: 1914-15 Star (3044 Ptd J.D. Fryer. 9/BN.A.I.F.) with ribbon bar.
Item 2: British War Medal with ribbon bar.
Item 3: Victory Medal with ribbon bar.
Item 4: Service Chevron
Item 5: Memorial Plaque, bronze, 12 cm, for Charles George Fryer.
Items 6-10: Five badges, 3 cm, with lugs on the reverse.
Items 11-15: Five badges, 2 cm, with lugs on reverse.
Item 16: Framed photograph of JS and ES Gilmour, Bundaberg, 1944

Folder 4
Crochet work by Mrs Eliza Fisher in memory of Charles Fryer, with letter from A R Lear, dated 1981, explaining the history of the work.

Fryer Family

Publications and handwritten notebook relating to John D Fryer and the Fryer Family

Publications and handwritten notes in commercially produced notebook.
Box 2:
Item 1: Complete Works of Shakespeare. Presented to JD Fryer by Boys’ Grammar School, Rockhampton as third prize, fifth form, Christmas, 1910. [Poor condition].
Item 2: Souvenir of Cairo and its Environs with 32 environs [insect damage].
Item 3: Lieutenant John D Fryer’s officer training notebook re munitions and weaponry, handwritten, in an Oxford and Cambridge Universities produced notebook.

Box 3:
Item 17 : 52nd Battalion Australian Imperial Force – Regimental history, with form letter at the preface, with handwritten 'Fryer' after 'My dear'; some handwritten corrects; signed by JL Witham, Lieut. -Colonel, Commanding 52nd Battalion, AIF. Includes nominal roll. 11 leaves, 1918.

Fryer Family

John Gould plates

  • F3825
  • File
  • 1830-1888

Plates from John Gould's books, including A Century of Birds from the Himalaya Mountains (13 plates), The Birds of Australia (33 plates), The Mammals of Australia (9 plates) and The Birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands (34 plates).

Gould, John, 1804-1881

John Thomson Lectures by J.J.C. Bradfield

  • F3883
  • File
  • 1918

Three typescripts by J. J. C. Bradfield, presented as part of the John Thomson Memorial Lectures at the University of Queensland in 1918. The first lecture, on the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Scheme, was delivered in two parts on 26 July 1918 and 2 August 1918 respectively. The first part is titled 'Burrinjuck Dam, weirs and regulators, main canals'. The second part is titled 'Water system on the irrigation areas, irrigation settlements and townships; the development of the farming, dairying, and fruit growing industries on the areas, with establishment of factories for the treatment of farm produce'. The second lecture, undated except for the year 1918, is titled 'Principles governing the location and design of the Sydney city (underground) railway'. Three typescripts originally held together with metal fasteners in a bound binder folder. Lectures separated by linen paper inserts and original typed title pages that state the lectures were delivered at 'Brisbane University'.

Bradfield, J. J. C. (John Job Crew), 1867-1943

Kalali at Barambah

Anthropological field notes and reports.

List of full or partial names of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals mentioned in the file:

Conlon Family
Mrs Conlon and sons Percy Conlon, Arthur Conlon, George Conlon, Bill Conlon and daughter Winnie Conlon

Coumbo Family
Annie Coumbo, Venus Coumbo, Jack Coumbo, Jean Coumbo and Bertie Coumbo

Mrs Hopkins (sister of Jack)
Bob Eubbard / Hubbard [spelling uncertain]
Cerra Anderson
Elsie Goodchap (Wife of Wily)
Harry Willis
Jack Anderson
Maudie Bligh (wife of Martin B) and children; Mavis Bligh, Fred Bligh and Percy Bligh
Tommy Conlon
Tommy Norley
Topsy Norley

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource contains mention of Sorry Business. It also 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.

Fraser's Island, Badjela

Anthropological field notes and reports.
1 notebook and 1 typed report.

List of full or partial names of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals mentioned in the file at Barambah:

Bob Simpson (Barambah)
Happy (Namboor)
George Lane (Nambunnu)
Frank Simpson (Nephew to Bob) (Yonguarboomi)
Leddie Brown (Wakanulli)
Kenny Simpson (Turrbumma)
Mrs Ada Beckett (Narrkul)
Isaac Owen (Brother to Mrs Ross)
Willie Owen (Brother to Mrs Ross)

List of full or partial names of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals mentioned in the file at Uranga:

Jack Noble (Gawongowau)
Willy Wandunna [spelling uncertain, may be Wandana]

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource contains mention of Men’s Business, Women’s Business, initiation and infanticide. It also 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.

The right to march

A series of videos which outline the 1977 protest action against the banning of political street marches in Queensland by Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen. The University of Queensland Union was responsible for this filming; Bruce Dickson was one of the filmmakers.

Tape 1: First forum on civil liberties, 6 Sep 1977
Tape 2: QU forum on civil liberties, 6 Sep 1977
Tape 3: QU civil liberties march, 22 Sep 1977
Tape 4: QU street march and King George Square rally, 12 Oct 1977
Tape 5: Anti-uranium rally and street march, 22 Oct 1977
Tape 6: QU civil liberties rally and march, 3 Dec 1977

Dickson, Bruce

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