In 1936 the Presbyterian Church of Queensland commissioned Norman F Nelson to visit four Aboriginal mission stations administered by the Church in North Queensland (Mornington Island, Aurukun, Weipa and Mapoon) in order to make an inspection and evaluation of work and properties. He also visited Thursday Island. He was accompanied by J T Robinson. An exhibition organised by Norman F Nelson of the photographs taken on the trip was held at City Hall, Brisbane in 1937. This collection is comprised of two photograph albums. There are 1029 photographs (black and white, 6 x 6 cm) split over two parts (or albums). The original album with its captioning was retained (in Box 1); the photograph captions were transposed exactly into the new albums, and these captions are used as the titles for each photographs. Throughout the albums are typescript reports of trips to mission stations, original sketch plans of each mission drawn by J T Robinson and Norman F Nelson, which are found in Series B. Norman Francis Nelson was the main person to photograph the people and mission facilities.

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Journal articles authored by Caroline Kelly, AP Elkin, SF Nadel, AR Radcliffe Brown and others, as well as a trifold brochure from the Housing Commission of New South Wales containing an interview with Margaret Mead.

Some of the articles include:
'Tribes on Cherburg [Cherbourg] Settlement, Queensland' by Caroline Kelly, reprinted from Oceania, 1935;
'Former numbers and distribution of the Australian Aborigines' by AR Radcliffe brown, reprinted from The official yearbook of the Commonwealth of Australia, 1930;
'Some aspects of culture content in eastern Australia' by Caroline Kelly, reprinted from Oceania, 1945 [2 copies];
'The reaction of white groups in country towns of New South Wales to Aborigines' by Caroline Kelly, reprinted from Social horizons, 1943;
'The typological approach to culture : chance and rationality in culture' by SF Nadel, reprinted from Character and personality, 1937;
'Native languages and the field worker in Australia' by AP Elkin, reprinted from The American anthropologist, 1941; Social science research in Australia: history and functions of the Committee on Research in the Social Sciences, Australian National Research Council, 1945;
'AIE bulletin no. 3' bulletin letter by Margaret Mead, Lorengau, Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, 1953.

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Typed correspondence and reports relating to Caroline Kelly’s anthropological survey. Includes two copies of a paper titled 'Report of anthropological survey undertaken at Burnt Bridge August/September 1937', accompanied by two copies of a letter to Adolphus Peter Elkin. Also includes other correspondence between Kelly, Elkin and the AP Board (Aboriginal Protection Board).

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This file consists of one school exercise book of newspaper cuttings featuring Kath Walker and a folder one folder of newspaper cuttings, many undated, on various subjects related to Aboriginal civil and human rights. Articles about her political statements with miscellaneous articles about other Aboriginal people, and about the poor living conditions, education and welfare of Aboriginal people throughout Australia. Some articles on other Aboriginal activists.