Two hundred and three (203) photographs of Queensland towns from circa 1880s to1890s, and 211 black-and-white 35mm negative derivatives with 13 proof sheets.

Album of twelve sepia photographs of views of North Queensland including Cairns, Herberton, Barron George, Barron Falls, Hambledon and railways in the area. Title handwritten inside album. Album is undated. A handwritten list of captions and supplied item numbers has been inserted prior to the title page. Most photographs appear to be around the construction of the railway to Herberton which began in Cairns in 1886. It finished in Ravenshoe in 1916.

Written on the inside cover the album, presumably by the seller: "In. [Inventory] 5033. Royal Qto. Oblong Purple toned. 10 [shillings]". These type of photographs were often taken by the Queensland Government.

Each photo has caption, supplied information is included in square brackets:

1. Glacier Rock . --
2. [Cairns-Herberton railway] From 28 bridge. --
3. Surprise Creek bridge [Cairns-Herberton railway]. --
4. Cairns end of long tunnel. --
5. The Barron Gorge. --
6. Herberton end of the tunnel. --
7. Near the Barron. --
8. Barron Falls. --
9. Aborigines of Cairns-Herberton district. --
10. Kanaka women working in sugar cane. --
11. Hambledon Sugar Plantation Cairns, general views. --
12. Hoeing weeds in young cane.

Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this manuscript may contain images or names of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased.

Photograph album of Cairns Railway, Barron Falls and Kuranda containing 48 photographs (21 x 16cm) mounted on board in a blue and grey album. The album shows the Cairns Railway Line and the surrounding countryside during its construction. Views include the Barron Gorge, Barron Falls, Kuranda Railway Station, Robb's Monument, and indigenous Australian families living in the area.

129 black and white photographs. These photographs record Mr. Hollingworth's father's visit to Australian Inland Mission sites and Mr. Hollingworth and his father's visit to north Queensland. Places photographed include Alice Springs, Northern Territory towns and
the Innisfail district in Queensland. Captions have been transcribed from back of the photographs; square brackets and a question mark have been used where the transcription may not be correct. Square brackets have been used to include additional information form the processing archivist.