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Collection consists of miscellaneous glass lantern slides and negatives, to illustrate the history of Photography

Lecture entitled "History of Launceston: fluctuating fortunes in commerce". Prepared for the Adult Education Board, 15th November 1968

Files of typescript and manuscript biographies relating to mining, parliamentarians, miscellaneous bibliographies, broadcast talks and film scripts.

One bunble of miscellaneous historical notes. Including notes on early settlers and land grants, list of land grants, inns in Hobart 1829, 1833, Rokeby Cemetery, notes on Gospels and Church history.

Two page document written by William Henty entitled "Hints & helps on conversation for a social (table) party in Brighton," dated Brighton, Christmas 1874

Leather bound folio ledger book dated 1850-1851. Accounts for tuition, textbooks (sometimes named), stationery and extras, each account headed by the name of the parent noting place of residence and whether a shareholder. At the back of the volume are quarterly abstracts of accounts and accounts of fees for evening classes in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy including a list of names of those attending

Collection consists of reports of council and an annual report.

Letters about plant collecting and specimens sent to Atkinson from Herman Montague Rucher Rupp dated 1925-1946

Collection consists of correcpondene, accounts and photographic images relating to the Tapping family

A collection of poems titled "Heralds of Spring", with an incomplete list of poems at front

Correspondence from William Henty to wife Matilda and Mary dated between August and October 1862.
Letters to his wife, Matilda, and daughter,Mary, on holiday with relatives at Tomago N.S.W., written in the form of a journal describing his last days in office and preparations for leaving the Colony. When Parliament was dissolved after the defeat over the "Ad valorem duty bill", having carried the State Aid Religion Bill, William Henty was able to resign and made his farewell speech on 17 October 1862. He described his preparations for departure: he catalogued his books for sale, sorted and burnt papers, packed up a side saddle for Mary, suggested sending Mary's old school and story books for Ann's children at Tomago, his servant Dinah was to go to Mrs Dobson, his dog Fanny was given to Joseph Archer - with Mrs Archer's permission - but "poor little Fanny looked very forlorn at me when the man took her away cuddled in his arms . . . she lately has come into the Council regularly with me and everybody took notice of her", Banjo the cat to the butcher, who promised to take good care of him, the mare sold for £30 and the carriage for £50 and he gave his picture of the cricketers to Lewis Dobson. Henty was suffering from a bad foot and Dr. Crowther "applied caustic" but might have to take off the toenail using chloroform. Dr. Crowther was operating on Mrs Buckland's eyes for cataract. There are references also to relatives and friends and social life. Henty dined at Government House with Governor and Mrs Gore Brown and the guests played at bouts rimes making verses out of questions and nouns. He also referred to Mrs Gore Brown's "theatricals", her slighting Miss Rose and then dining at "old Gregsons". The Messiah had been played at the Theatre for the Packers. Henty also dined at Archdeacon Davies' to meet Mrs Kermode and old Mrs Archer etc. Willy Garrett said "the girls" were getting on well with the scholars and "the young Cockburns" were going to board there. Bobby Maning had run away to Captain Fenton's and Willy Knight was trying for a Tasmanian Scholarship, but was thought to be "much behind the others". Mrs Crouch
had sent her promised book "The Young Ladies' Instructor". The Barnards had returned on the "Heather Belle". It snowed in Hobart several times that winter and a gale blew down the end of the stable. Henty hoped that young Mary was finding the weather in N.S.W. more agreeable and was pleased to hear she had seen the comet - Mr Abbott had also seen it.
Letter 19 dated 12 Aug. - 3 Sept.. Letter 20 dated 5 Sept.- 23 Sept. Letter 21 dated 23 Sept. to Mary.Letter 22 dated 9 Oct. - 18 Oct. (incomplete)

Correspondence from William Henty to nephew Henry dated 9 June 1843. Pleased with Henry's letter to his father, Henry and his brother's studies improving, plants, boomerang, family, compliments to Mr and Mrs Hawkes.

This diary, dated 3 July 1827 to 29 August 1827 is entitled: 'H. Hellyer's journal of operations in opening a road from Emu Bay towards the Hampshire Hills'. It is written in an octavo notebook, interleaved with blotting paper, bound in light brown leather, marked 'No.7'. A pencil note inside states: 'H.H.'s diary continued from a memo book opening - lengthwise having yellow edges and green covers and marked No (the number has been omitted). At the bottom of the last entry is a note 'Diary continued in a memo book with green covers and yellow edges marked No .. (opening lengthwise)' (the number has been omitted) The diary is illustrated by neat drawings of animals (eg. 'native cat'), plants, trees, scenery and the camp. At the front are tables of 'the quantity of timber etc. upon one quarter of an acre of heavily timbered land in three different parts of the Forest where the soil is unexceptionable'
In his journal Hellyer noted the weather conditions - they were hampered by rain and their camp was very cold and damp, there were rats and Hellyer was troubled by a sore and inflamed face, but there were sunny days when he commented that 'this climate is certainly far superior, it is never so cold and seldom so hot as the Dog days in England'. He described the timber, dogwood interspersed with Forest Trees of stringy bark, blackwood, etc. - one tree was sixty feet in circumference. The clearing work was done mainly with axe and cross cut saw and occasionally a pile of logs too difficult to move was burnt. Hellyer calculated that it could cost as much as £93 in labour to clear 21 acres. The work men mentioned included Richard Frederick, who seems to have acted as second in command, Jones the cook, Harley, McDonald, Wells, Higginson, Isaac, and Mackie. They lived mainly on salt pork, brought from England in the Company's supply ship, and dough boys (flour and water boiled hard). The men would not eat salt mutton even when it was available. Supplies were very short as the expected ship had not arrived and on 14 August Hellyer wrote to Edward Curr the V.D.L. Company manager complaining of the arrangements for supplies for they were reduced to flour only and they could not work on that. On one occasion Hellyer went back in the 'long boat' to Circular Head for supplies and described the coast, a cavern, grass tree hearts which he found tasted like walnuts, and pieces of the wreck of the Dotterel (wrecked in March 1827 off Port Dalrymple) which they found. At Circular Head he obtained stores from Mr White, paint from Mr Watson arid medicines from Dr. McNab. He noted that the sheep had foot rot, that the freemen [of the Company ] had been on strike owing to the lack of supplies and that ten of the Company's servants, including the prisoner White, had drowned since March.

These papers consist of his notes and sketches of orchids also letters, notes and articles received from other orchidologists.

Including: diary 1957, manuscript poetry and prose sketches, exercise book containing journal notes and poems, book of manuscript poems.

Personal papers. photographs and correspondence relating to Helen Power (1870-1957), Tasmanian poet

Papers of Helen Letitia Constance Leake, known as Dolly or occasionally Nellie. Dolly was was the third and youngest daughter of C.H. and C.J. Leake, born 27 June 1874, died 11 December1961.

Commemorative album of photographs of dams and power stations presented to J.H. O'Neil on his retirement from the Hydro-Electric Commission.

Notebooks containing Hebrew grammar and exercises

Notes on "Hospitals and the State" (Napier Burnett, 1919); health and smoke (ventiliation); article for Mercury on "The Public Hospital" (1931).

Photograph of Hayns of Burton-on-Trent. The father of Michael and Brian Haynes. Brought up by the sisters of L.J. Hayns

Collection consists of letters and papers, miscellaneous items and photographs relating to Lawrence John Hayns and Thomas Edgar Burns

Typescript of a work titled "Hastening Inheritance"

Scrap book of press cuttings relating to the O'May and other Derwent ferry services, Tasmanian shipping and history, also pay sheet of Rosny Estate & Ferry Co. Ltd (18-28 June 1925), stuck into an old ledger volume.

Collection consists of 26 page typescript of a report entitled "Proposed resort development: Mount Rufus -Lake St. Clair" dated 1974 and signed by the author, A.J.W Harrison

Seven miscellaneous items relating to Harold Southern.

1. The Third Battalion Magazine, August 1918 –belonging to Olive’s mother, Evaline .F. M. Pink –3rd Battalion Comfort Fund 1915-1918
2. Memorials to Harold and Arthur Southern in Kings Park, Perth, who both died at Gallipoli on 2 May 1915
3. Avenue of Honor Kings Park Perth –Order of Ceremony and Planting 3 August 1919. Southern brothers –nos. 65 and 67 memorials.
4. Northern Territory Newsletter –September 1975–story of Olive Pink and Harold Southern (cover photo) written after her death.
5. Newspaper article 18 . 12 . 1975 ‘The Romance of the Century. The story of Miss Pink and the dead captain she loved for 60 years...’
6. Letter to Olive Pink from Bob Southern 13.11.1964
7. Obituary of Harold Southern’s father Mr. A.W.L. Southern–Scotch College Reporter, May 1921

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Sketch play based on the film "Hans Christian Andersen" (Danny Kaye) for St. Virgil's College, with musical numbers from the film, produced by Melba Kelly: draft script and notes.

Guides include:
• L.S. Bethell, The Story of Port Dalrymple [1957];
• Millbrook Rise 1914 -1918;
• Catalogue of furniture at 'Narryna, Hobart 1957;
• Bligh Museum, Adventure Bay 1956;
• Fenton, Bush Life in Tasmania;
• Dick Wardley, Tasmanian Adventure, 1953;
• Fearn Rowntree, Battery point Sketchbook, [?1953];
• Air raid precautions, 1941;
• Hutchins School prospectus ND c1930s
• Launcestonian, Launceston Church Grammar School Magazine, Centenary Issue 1946;
• St. Michael's Collegiate School, Hobart: blessing and opening Assembly

One file titled "A Guide to St. David's Cathedral, Hobart, 1842-1932" by C.G Williams, Franklin, Huon Times print

Groups, meetings, etc. Photograph 32 - In car with Mrs Cosgrove, "Caruso" group, hospital ladies' group including Mrs M.Cummings (nee Cosgrove), Goodyear tyre display, Melbourne restaurant, Parliament.

Photograph of a group of Navy men on the C.L.S.S. Lady Loch.
Lighthouse Tender, "Lady Loch", ex Gunboat. Built in 1886 by Campbell, Sloss & McCann in Footscray, Melbourne for the Victorian Dept. of Public Works. Iron Steamship of 531 tons. Built for use as a lighthouse tender and serviced lighthouses around the south east coast and Tasmania. Owned by Victorian Ports and Harbours Dept. Register closed in September 1935 when the vessel was converted to a hulk at Brisbane. Official Number: 88946 Length: 182' from: - http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/file/26416

Photograph of group ,including: Robert Cosgrove, Albert Ogilvie, Joseph Aloysius Lyons and William Ebenezer Shoobridge.

Greeting Sir Ronald H. Cross, Governor, and Lady Cross. [? 1951J

1 typescript serial titled "Green Jacket"

"An introduction to the Greek study written in Professor Stuart's class, Marischall College, Aberdeen, George Storey 1816", formerly John Adamson 1812-13. Also elementary Greek Grammar and notes. Also text book: The elements of Greek Grammar for those who have made some progress in the language, third edn., London (1811), exercise in Greek history or translation and religious poems

Collection consists of personal and business correspondence between the brothers John and James Grant and correspondence regarding John Grants death

Taken from above, showing chandeliers, stereoscopic photo, S. Clifford

Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker

Sketch by Roy Cox

Poetry for children (pubished by Methuen 1966): draft, correspondence with Higham Authors' agents, and others 1963-1975.

Collection consists of glass photographic plates in a variety of sizes with most having a contact print made from the plate

Collection of mounted and labelled glass photographic slides used to illustrate lecture - see lecture notes at DX12/5 also accompanying map of Bougainville Island. Jan. 1946 (Rodda)

Receipted account for erecting the Municipal building from J. Hurst, certified by A. Graham, Warden, and Francis Cotton and
James Amos for the Building Committee. Glamorgan Council

Notice of Public meeting to be held Sept. 1875 to consider the Public Works Bills.

Correspondence dated 1865-1869 & 1885-1886 concerning the formation of a rifle club for Glamorgan, including letter about arms supplied to the police, 1865, bye-laws of Glamorgan Rifle Club, 1865 (printed booklet, 2 copies, one marked
Angus A. Amos); request for return of arms, 1869; correspondence, list of names, regulations etc., in connection with the
proposed formation of a rifle club, 1885-6,
(See also P.1/5 for rules c. 1915)

List of persons who have already signed a petition for transportation with cutting of newspaper advertisement.

Act to provide for the sale of a school reserve at Swansea to the Trustees of the Glamorgan War Memorial Committee (E.B. Shaw, W. Arnol, G.M. Parker). (See also P.1/Mp.5 for plan showing school reserve)

Letter dated 25 May 1888 from Lands and Works Office about the destruction of pests

a) Orange/Yellow and white striped hatband and metal badge
Above items contained in the above Kodak photo envelope with annotations:-Miss Clark’s –Girls’ High School” Hobart, Tasmania -Hat badge and band (Olive’s), (private not State School). In old Barracks. Davey St and Barrack St.
b) Photograph of Gym class at Girls’ High School–postcard from Olive’s school friend Ursula Walker to Olive in Perth c. 1910

Collection consists of 2 papers regarding the assignment of insurance from the Australian Mutual Provident Society.

German translations of short stories

Letters written by George Washington Walker to Esther Stickney dated April 1834 and November 1835 regarding : Journal writing, Esther's afflictions, parental discipline, plant specimens, glad to hear her brother had given "proofs of his best feelings being exercised towards his family, Barclay's Apology, Backhouse's health (26 April 1834, also copy "per favour T. Mather"); thank for journal; search for Richard and information about his death, his job with Thomas Steel and lodging with Thomas Soltit and wife who kept the "Jolly Tar" public house. his property; the Meeting House in Sydney (November 1835)

Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, accounts and documents relating to personal life and the Society of Friends

Photocopies of copies made by Peter Chapman of eight letters written by G.T.W. Boyes to his wife, Mary, written from Sydney, 1824 and Hobart, 1826. For other letters see Royal Society Collection RS 25/4.

Series consists of material relating to George Marshall including farm accounts and school book

Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmania, from George E. Crump, U.S.A., 6 April 1891. Crump sent Clark an American flag and a copy of a New York Sunday newspaper.

George Douglas Marshall (married Beatrice Terry)

Six notebooks containing Geometry, "mensuratio", triangulation and navigation

Geography notes made by Le Tall, 1897 documenting travel through France, Belgium, Holland, Germany,Austria, Switzerland and Italy.