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Diary of the Don Store, 6 June 1886 - 31 October 1886. In February 1886 Wells was appointed manager of the Don branch store of the Don Trading Company by John Henry, the owner, and about 1888 he took over the store, which became William Wells & Co

Diary of the Don Store, 31 October 1886 - 9 February 1887. In February 1886 Wells was appointed manager of the Don branch store of the Don Trading Company by John Henry, the owner, and about 1888 he took over the store, which became William Wells & Co

Letters written by various members of the Wells family

Letters written by William Wells to Father dated 25 September 1885, 8 January 1888 Hobart: Mather family, job prospects, Thomas Lidbetter there - reminds them of Martin Lidbetter, children and new "young Tasmanian" Martin (1885); Don: birth of Hugh (1888).

Copy of The Journal of William R Wade, missionary, New Zealand, 1834-1839. Presented by his son Thomas N Wade to Leonard Wade and his wife Dora I Wade, Brighton, July 1917.

Journal commences 18th June 1834 at the beginning of a voyage to New South Wales and on to the Bay of Islands New Zealand. Continues unbroken to September 1836. Resumes with Journey to the Waikato, Rotorua etc. January to April 1838, Visit to the Reinga &c. March to April 1839. Final entry (one page) April 25, 1871

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.

Correspondence and press cuttings relating to the celebration of John Henry O'Neil's 25 years service as secretary of Trades Hall Council, June 1952, notes for speech including history of Trades Union and control of working hours and Wages Board Acts.

Correspondence with the Australian National University.

Correspondence relating to official appointment as Associate Commissioner of the H.E.C., and a commemorative album presented on retirement.

Official appointment as Associate Commissioner of the H.E.C., 1954, and correspondence relating to his retirement (1970), staff discount on H.E.C. charges, brief notes on the history of the H.E.C.

Copies of letters to clients, signed by Stephen Sheehy and Thomas Sheehy. Index of names at front.

Journals or business diaries dated 1865 to 1896, recording consultations given to visitors, action taken etc. The diary for 1865 is a manuscript folio, the others in "Letts" printed diaries.

1. October-November 1865
2. 1866
3. 1867
4. 1868
5. 1869 (incomplete)
6. 1872
7. 1873
8. 1888-90
9. 1892-96

Including suits for debt or payment of wages, offences against the diseases of animals acts, etc. Papers arranged in alphabetical order.

1. Michael Austin Cleary, newspaper proprietor, Launceston, v. John Swan, sheriff, and James Harris: seizure of furniture and goods for debt 1877-78 (papers include Punch folio vol.1 no.1 17 April 1878)
2. Alexander Clerke, civil engineer, Launceston, v. David Powell, Launceston 1874 debt.
3. Henry S. Gleadow & John Martin v. D. Powell, licensed victualler, Prospect 1894 debt.
4. Thomas Haley v. James McMahon 1879, suit for payment of wages against T. Haley manager of Glenora Tin Mining Co.
5. William Harrison of Bagdad v. Joshua John Hayes of Bagdad 1875, diseased sheep.
6. Margaret Morris v. Charles Davis 1877.
7. Josiah Powell, Ernest Lethbridge, Lloyd Chambers v. James Baker 1894.
8. William Ritchie, Frederick Fysh v. David Powell 1894.
9. Eleanor Sculthorpe v. Samuel Dove 1875.
10. Sarah Tierney v. Henry Davies 1872.
11. Union Bank of Australia v. David Powell 1894.
12. John Webb v. William Taylor 1877.
13. Alfred Winter v. John & Margaret Bomford 1886.

John Gason & others v. Robert Jones: special case in re will of Thomas Brown of Oatlands, farmer.

Applications under various Acts dated 1872-1894 arranged in alphabetical order of applicant.

1. Simon Arnett & William Mason 1894, application under Real Property Act and caveat of Robert Whiteway.
2. Michael Francis Daly & Edward Maher 1884, application under Real Property Act.
3. Thomas Fitzgerald 1887, application for a certification of title.
4. P.O. Fysh & William Ferguson 1890, application for certificate of title.
5. Bridget Harrington 1892, application as proprietor under the Real Property Act.
6. Ann Hobden 1878, application for certificate of title: land at Cambridge.
7. Abraham Houlton Kennedy 1883, application for certificate of title.
8. James Thomas Roberts & Edward Maher 1880, application for certificate of title.
9. Frederick Benjamin Williams 1898, application for land.
10. Charles Peter Woods to Ellen Hefferan 1886, application to be registered proprietor of a mortgage.

Manila folder headed 'Poetry'
• A response from Wesley Vale Area School to Sansom's request for poems studied at the school in E, D and C classes 4/12/62.
• Letters from Longmans Green and Co, Oxford UP, Australasian Publishing Co. Thomas Nelson and Arnold advising the despatch of poetry anthologies to Sansom.
• List of poetry anthologies suitable for schools compiled by Sansom.

Manila Folder headed 'Clive - writings and letters answered in scribbled handwriting'.
• Typed script of 'Nightmare Abbey' prepared by Sansom and based on Peacock's novel for an ABC broadcast 'Journeys into Bookland'.
• 'This Damned Hypocrisy', a handwritten nine-page essay written in response to the public furore about the proposed marriage of Mrs Simpson and King Edward.
• 'Last pages for "Fenley Green"', written in 1932 as part of a short story or novel.
• "'Macbeth" Retold by Dr. Fox'. Clive Sansomhaexcell's 'spoof' on Shakespeare's play.
• Typed copies of Sansom's poems: 'Saved (A Bride and Groom to the Rescue)', 'Our Party', 'Brenda Hean: Memorial Service, Scots Church, September 26th 1972', 'This little one ... '. Handwritten poems: 'Oxford, 1938', 'The Ballad of Midnight', 'Inscription for an Old Tomb', 'A Winter Entertainment' (written in a Christmas Card).
• Two personal documents (typewritten), one outlining Sansom's career as a lecturer and writer and listing referees, the other providing a case history of Sansom 's health problems prepared for Dr Greenward in 1972.
• Letters to and from Sansom: to Jim [?] providing a summary of Sansom 'straining, teaching and writing career,
• David Higham about the inclusion of his poem 'Ladybird' in an anthology,
• The Countryman about the inclusion of one of Sansom's poems in a publication,
• Patricia Wrightson seeking permission to include Sansom's 'The Intruder' in a collection of short stories and poetry for children and Sansom' s reply.
• A collection of material headed 'For Diary 1939' that includes notification that Sansom had passed examinations conducted by St John Ambulance Brigade, Southgate Division,
• handwritten copies of Sansom's poems 'August Holiday', 'The Old Road, Condicote' (three copies) and 'After the Raid',
• typed copies of 'Words Under Grass' and 'In the Midst of Death is Life ... '
• Six articles associated with rhythm in speech: two handwritten notes and a handwritten summary of material drawn from a work by F.E. Halliday, a photocopied page from a text by Robert Speight and two typewritten pages, one an extract from Samuel Selden' s The Stage in Action and the other a series of brief quotations.
• A brochure on the Spicelands Training Centre (Society of Friends).
• A photograph of a lady and a pig with the caption 'The attack repulsed'.
• A typed list of the Patrons of the Speech Fellowship.
• A collection of material relating to Clive Sansom's autobiography that includes handwritten drafts, photocopies of sections from books, reminder notes and Sansom's autobiographical article 'My Job, Poet, etc' that appeared in The friend (August 32, 1973).

Eleven photographs of Sansom taken at stages of his life from 1932 to the 1970s. Several photographs are of Sansom at home (Mt Stuart), one is taken on board a P&O liner and at least one is a passport photograph.

Ruth Sansom's thoughts on homosexuality. This mentions Jonathon Field and Paul Scott, and discusses changing attitudes to homosexuality in later years.

Testimonials dated May-June 1906 and March 1917 from Messrs. Patterson, Laing & Bruce of Melbourne: Tapping was employed as manager of their Hobart counting house which was shortly to be closed (1906); testimonial from N.E. Lewis: Tapping had entered the employ of R. Lewis & Sons in 1889 at the age of 16, Lewis & Sons transferring to Patterson, Laing & Bruce in 1889. Also note of "organisation work".

Membership of Australian Institute of Secretaries and Federal Institute of Accountants dated 1917

Photograph of the the Huon, Channel, and Peninsula Company's river steamer SS Breone taken at Margate ND

Miscellaneous items relating to Pryor Tapping.

Christmas card ND [1919?] "To Pryor from E.K."

Photographs c1919

35. Boy & girl (teenage) sitting on fence (3 prints and glass negative)
36. Girl sitting on fence (and glass negative)
37. Boy sitting on fence by river
38. Boy sitting between two ladies (mother and sister?)
39. Boy and girl standing together (negative only)

Nine undated T.S.A.R.S.A. subscription receipt books.

Miscellaneous programmes and printed material mainly relating to Returned Soldiers' activities dated c1915 -1956

Collection of photographs dated 1899 to 1953

1. Photograph album of scenes and people taken in South Africa during the Boer War including soldiers on board ship, scenery and settlers, c1899-1902 (also copy prints of 9 photos in album (ticked in album).
2. Scenes of South Africa reprinted from Natal Mercury, no date c1902-1910.
3. First Imperial Bushmen (mounted) in Hobart, c1899-1902.
   4-5. Soldiers on board ship, wearing forage caps or helmuts, no date.
4. Boer War veterans by War Memorial, Hobart, c1948-1952.
   7-8. Boer War veterans by train on way to reunion, 31 May 1952.
5. Reunion group, Hillwood, 8 March 1953.
6. Opening R.S.L. Smithton, no date.

Theatre Programmes dated 1950 - 1968, mainly Theatre Royal, Hobart, also concerts and exhibitions.

Collection consists of xeroxed minutes of committees and council

Letters and notes on Library news and membership list of the Library Association of Australia : Tasmanian Branch. Dated 1967

Letters and notes relating to Library Opinion the journal of the Library Association of Australia : Tasmanian Branch. Dated 1970

Collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of letters addressed to various newspapers by R. Westland Marston. They cover various subjects such as charities, the Church, education, road trusts, also farm and native reports from Lower Piper. 1877-78. Letters are from Alvechurch, Worcestershire, U.K., or the Granmar School Alvechurch.
Newspaper correspondence dated 1877-8, 1880, some under the pseudonym 'Scholasticus' or 'Schoolmaster'.
The 1880 ones are addressed from Lower Piper, Tasmania.
Enclosed: 'In Memoriam Service: Our late Beloved Queen' Devonport Town Hall, 2 Feb. 1901. and ANZAC commemoration service, Pitt Street Congregational Church, Sydney, 22 April 1923.

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

Collection consists of press cuttings, pamphlets, labels etc. relating to the history of the firm of Holyman up to c1943, including pictures of ships and aircraft, air timetables, Australian National Airways leaflet. Enclosed: "The Holyman Story", duplicated typescript ; "Holyman's White Star Line" by Ian Cooper, including list of ships; xerox copy from The Log 1963; xerox copies of articles on Holyman's by J. M. Millar (1979) and - Charles Ramsay. William Holyman & Sons, Shipowners, aerial services and insurance agents.

Copies of original diaries covering George W Walker's missionary journey in Australia from 1831-1838.

Notes of opinions on alcohol (notebook), petitions to Legislative Council, copy of pledge, list of subscribers, correspondence

File consists of a collection of personal mementos

Unidentified daguerreotype in a plain leather and velvet case of a woman, seated, wearing bonnet with white ribbons and flowers, holding parasol, background of classical pillars, head lightly coloured.

Collection of carte-de-visite some subjects named. Verso with photographers details

Stereoscopic views (i.e. pairs of photographs, 2 & half ins. X 3 ins. Taken with twin lenses about 6 ins. apart and mounted to be viewed through a "stereoscope" to give a three dimensional effect). Most were made for general sale by S Clifford, Hobart Town (some also have the stamp of T Williamson, Chemist, or d'Emden, who presumably sold them). One is endorsed ms "M Allport 1862" (Queechy), a well-known amateur photographer, and a few are on plain, unprofessional mounts, one of these being initialed in pencil "J M W".

Photograph of the exterior of the Union Chapel, Bathurst Street, Hobart . Now "The Playhouse"

Photograph of bush scenes round Mt Wellington, Fern Tree and Cascade

Photograph of the new Waterworks, Hobart showing water channel through bush.

Photograph taken at Port Esperance, southern Tasmania (faded).

Photograph of Launceston, Cataract Gorge, with railed walkway, glossy print numbered 35 and stamped D'Emden

Photograph of taken around Cascades, Mount Wellington, Fern Tree Bower.

Photograph of Sarah Island, convict settlement. Photographed "from a watercolour in the possession of James B Walker, made by a prisoner at the settlement and given to George Washington Walker on his visit
there in the year 1832" (endorsed ms by? J B Walker)

Photograph of Ada Walker (nee Giblin, Mrs Ridley Walker) undated. Head and shoulders, elderly lady, spectacles, black gown.

Note of names on a photo of Royal Tennis Club 1896 but photo not found.

Photograph of George Washington Walker's drapery shop at 65 Liverpool St., Hobart. The shop also housed the Savings Bank

Various photographs of Elizabeth Street, Hobart, looking north and south, taken c1879, 1881 by photographers Anson Bros. and Winter

Photograph of Launceston, Cataract Bridge, Tamar River. Photographers : WA Cawston, Anson Bros.

Photographs of Mt Wellington, Huon Road, Fern Tree Bower, Waterworks. Taken c1870-1882 by photographers Anson Bros., Baily and Albert Sargeant Photographers

Undated photographs of Port Arthur, Eaglehawk Neck, Cape Pillar Fluted Cape and Bruny Island. Photographed by Anson Bros., Baily & Beattie .