Handwritten sheet music scored for voice and piano.

Handwritten sheet music scored for voice and piano.

Leather bound journal 13 x 21 cm, containing handwritten notes, poems, newspaper clippings. Binding broken. Newspaper clippings: Australian Ode Competition 1913 -- Aladdin's Pastepot -- Remember the Waiter -- The Queen's Jubilee -- To Wolsley all authored by 'CROMWELL'; The Peace Soceity -- Imprisoned in his chimney -- Quelled by a bike various clippings from the Sunday Times 1899, many authored by 'Uncle Billy', 'UB' and 'The Goat'; Psychic Pianist -- Poor Humanity -- National Song Competition. Poems: The Twins -- The Danube -- The Lady Pharisee -- Sydney Harbour and the meeting of the waters -- Welcome Earl Beauchamp (Sydney 24/4/1899 GW) -- The Capitalist -- Coronation of King Edward VII (June 29 1892) -- Home rule for Old Ireland (12 June 1902) -- The Water and Sewerage Board -- Pity me -- The Nun and the Cardinal -- Ode to Australia (25/8/1913) -- Congenial souls (illustrated) -- On the revision of the New Testament -- Love -- Oh the happy days of childhood -- To give you a glimpse of a heavenly kiss. Songs: Patriotic song -- A young Cockadoodle . . . Old Brown. Plays: Ali Cogia or The Fraudulent trustee by GWR -- King Harold a play in three acts by GWR [1881] -- Out of the ranks. Manuscripts: Our tricycle ride to Harwick [Sept 27th 1890] -- The Burglary in Arcadia -- [indescipherable by Tidy-fol-lol] -- Marion -- Never more -- Duet -- The Farmer's wife and the geese -- The MP and his voter -- Lie-water and the Chinaman -- The Prior of Cosmo -- Jack and the mermaid -- An amusing episode. Music: Patriotic song.

Handwritten sheet music scored for voice and piano.

Duplicate typescript sheet of lyrics by Bill Jones, two copies, one leaf each, and each with different handwritten corrections and amendments to the chorus. Possibly two different drafts. Dated 27 February 1976 and location noted as Highgate Hill, Brisbane. The subject of the song is the then-Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.

Memoir of John H. Nicholson by Sydney Gynther (3 leaves typescript); handwritten notes (2 leaves); handwritten 'Plan of Zions Hill Nundah' (1 leaf); accompanying letter by Merle Gynther to Fryer Librarian (1 leaf typescript). Also sheet music for songs composed by John H. Nicholson : 'Rouse Australians!', 'Sunrise', 'Our Austral flag', 'Sons of Britannia', 'Patriotic songs'. Includes song card for 'Sons of Britannia'.