Thirty three audiocassettes containing recordings of oral history interviews and sessions from the North Queensland Labour History Conference held in Townsville from 6 to 8 June, 1987. The oral history recordings include interviews with Ronald Ellwood and Harry Tones about their service with the Australian Light Horse in World War One, and interviews with people who were involved with the Communist Party of Australia in North Queensland before and after World War Two.

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Sound recording from 1973 or 1974 by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and others, interviewing Paul Tripcony while he was on a visit to MinJerribah.

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Lantern slides, 35mm slides, negatives, glass plate negatives, and indexes to slides. Also one box of 5 unexposed AGFA-Gevaert brand negatives. Wooden cabinet originally used to house lantern slides retained separately.

A combination of original and published sets of slides. Initially glass lantern slides, later additions were acquired in 35mm slide format with some lantern slides then reformatted. The collection also appears to include some slides obtained from other Departments.

In 1950, the St Lucia campus Parnell Building lecture theatres were designed specifically without windows to facilitate the use of slide projectors.

Unless otherwise noted, all date ranges applied to this collection are approximations based on format and content.

Two hundred and twenty five photographs (mostly black and white photographs), eighteen real photo postcards, and four 35 mm negatives. These photographic images are mostly taken Papua New Guinea, mainly depicting Bulolo gold fields. Many of the photographs have been taken by Wally Doe or feature him (and his wife Billie). Handwritten identifying notes on the back of most photographs; some of these notes are by John Murphy.

Accompanied by one album, 14 x 20 cm, with 23 black and white photographs with a typescript note pasted to the front cover with information about what became of the dredges during the Second World War. These photographs have been attached to the pages using photo corners; it appears some may have been removed or lost at some time.

Verse novel set in a magistrates court, as well as a court referred to as 'higher court', located in Australia. Follows the activities of a barrister, Wiseman Right, a resident of Ravensbourne, Queensland, as he defends a prisoner (among other accused parties) and represents a divorce plaintiff. Bound carbon copy typescript with gilt blind stamp title on front. Some annotations throughout.

Personal papers, correspondence, photographs, notebooks . Manuscripts on history of music in Queensland; church history in Brisbane, with emphasis on church choirs and liturgical music; records of Queensland musical societies. Notes on the teaching of music in Australia. Musical scores and programs. Compositions for piano, choir, violin; including full score for an opera. Memoirs. Associations: Australian Music Examination Board; Musical Association of Queensland; Guild of Australian Composers; Brisbane Musical Union.

Sketches, biographical material, artwork, photographs, and short stories related to Rosemary Opala's nursing career and her career as a writer of popular magazine fiction. There are 48 original artworks, some framed, primarily of plants and 830 x 35mm colour slides.