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

Consist of George and Mary Meredith's family correspondence, correspondence with their children, children's schooling, friends and neighbours, household and servants, and George Meredith's business and magistracy correspondence

George Cotton - Superintendent of Police Glamorgan, 1870. Draft petition concerning a witness in case of R. v Baynon, the witness being a servant of the warden of Longford, from G. Cotton who was appointed Superintendent of Police in the Municipality of Glamorgan in 1864. Also copy of character of George Cotton by John Mitchell: a good detective and unsurpassed as bushman (16
Dec. 1870). Also letter from Mrs Webb to Mrs Cotton (21.10.1973) about George Cotton of George's River (Pyengana) and notes by Mrs Cotton.

George Douglas Marshall (married Beatrice Terry)

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.

Two volumes of meteorological observations made by Dr. Story at Kelvedon, Great Swanport and letter from patient M.A. Wilson, of Swansea.

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

Collection consists of a diary and memoranda book, typed copies of the diary and some correspondence.

Letter dated 17th June 1829 from George Meredith Jnr from Red banks asking for supplies, including spirit, spades, bags,
Windsor soap, quills, knife and fork, tobacco, iron for chains- Mr King's smith a chain maker.

Letter from George Meredith to his daughter Fanny dated 24 Dec. 1853 - As "Miss Meredith" considered to be the mistress of the house and so expected to be at home when visitors were received; Miss Grant's marriage; Mrs John expecting to be confined in January; Mrs Charles avoids Cambria. Endorsed with note from E. Dyer about key and pencilled verse.

List of subscriptions dated 1824 for a piece of plate to be presented to Mr Taylor of Macquarie River for his conduct in resisting an attack upon his house by convicts from Macquarie Harbour. The subscriptions are noted in "dollars" (from $1 - $4). 43 names or signatures of settlers are entered.

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.

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

Collection consists of correspondence received by G.W. Walker and some miscellaneous notes.

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)

Execution of the estate of George Wilson JP (1882-1896) of Hobart, who died on 29 April 1882, aged 81, including: executors' accounts, inventory of estate receipts, bank books, mine share certificates, papers relating to property rent, insurance and repairs, receipts for rates and taxes, correspondence with solicitors and others, receipts from Mrs S. George Edwards of San Francisco for legacy payments, correspondence with P.J. Wilson of Melbourne relating to A.McGregor giving up the trusteeship.

Miscellaneous material, including correspondence, relating to the children of Frances & Anna Maria Cotton

Green and black cover, embossed in gold 'George's Gems 1967' - (Extracts from George's philosophy), 3 pages on General Philosophy, The Student Body, India and the British, Society in General, George's Class 1967; plus page of student autographs

German translations of short stories

Notes in aid of a history of the early days of Tasmania by R. W. Giblin, made c.1923
Including copies of records of Van Diemen' s Land 1803 - 1818

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

Letter from Joseph Milligan, from London, to Thomas Giblin, dated 19 Jan. 1861 Refers to jewellery, Fingal gold, exhibitions, etc. also a letter from M.A. Giblin to Sir James Agnew enclosing the above letter. 25 April (1901)

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 management committee records, admissions register and accounts of the Girls Industrial School Hobart, also 2 photographs.

Notebook recording small sums apparently given to individual girls and held by the School for personal expenses or spending money: e.g. 'from mother', 'from Aunt', 'prize money', 'ribbon 4d', 'church 3d', 'Christmas 1s.'

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

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)

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

Glass plates – Boxed glass plates & celluloid – most unnamed, box of unexposed plates. Glass plates of the West Coast – some named

Glass plates & photographic prints of Tasmanian scenes & landscapes

Papers relating to a small piece of property in Glenorchy (O'Brien's Bridge), part of which was brought from George Hull by James Aitkin in 1848 and settled on his daughter, Mrs. Hugh Munro Hull (died 1852), then to Hugh Munro Hull (died 1882) for life, remainder to her children, and another piece adjoining, given by George Hull to Hugh Munro Hull for life then to Hugh Synnot Hull. Including:
• 115. Rough sketch of land for sale or leased, no date.
• 116. Letter from M. Aitkin to L. Hull on securing the land to his nephews (Herbert and Hugh), 1854.
• 117. Copy of lease for 10 years to Charles Hewer, 1855.
• 120. Advertisement of sale of life interest, no date.
• 123, 124. Powers of attorney from Herbert Hull (Hugh Synnot's elder brother in New Zealand).
• 126-129, 131. Case for legal opinion and notes, 1881.
• 130, 139, 142-44, 148, 152, 154, 159, 160, 165, 168, 169. Letter from Hugh to his father about promissory notes, 1881; letters from Herbert Hull from New Zealand 1882-85 about the disposal of the property but including general news about his job at Clifden Station, which was, however up for sale, and his later post as sheep, cattle and rabbit inspector and registrar of brands at Balclutha, Otago, his wife 'Harty' who he married in 1892, the loss of their first child at birth and their boy, with some references to other members of the family.
• 150. Letter from John Oswell refusing to give ten feet of his ground for a road as he would be put to the expense of a new fence, no date.
• 161. Memorandum of transfer of title to share in common of property for sale or leased, no date (not apparently the same property).
• Also photocopy of Lands Department plan of the Glenorchy property.
• 171-172. Letters from solicitors, Elliston and Featherstone, and estate agents and other members of the family, solicitors' accounts.

Advertisement and specifications for tenders for supply of iron pipes for the Glenorchy water supply, 1892

One double sided folio leaf , containing glosses and extracts on legal matters from the Codex lustinianus. The sheets were pasted inside the covers of C. Plinius Secundus, 'Diuinum opus cui titulus historia mundi,' J. Froenius, Basle 1525. The book was formerly owned by Rev. F.R. Nixon who deposited it in the Diocesan Library in Hobart whence it passed at an unknown date to the Library of Christ College.

Collection consists of a paperback manuscript quarto volume and handwitten notes for talks

Gold digging license and notes on gold digging for the colony of Victoria

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

Copy of the journal Good Speech (April-June 1937) containing an article by Sansom titled 'Speech Rhythm'.

Photograph thought to be the town of Gormanston c1885-90

Sketch by Roy Cox

Photograph taken by George Musgrave Parker

Portrait photograph of Government House, Hobart, Tasmania. The photographer was Henry Hall Baily who had studios in Elizabeth and Liverpool Streets, Hobart from 1865 until 1918

Photographs of Government House, Botanical Gardens, dated c1879-1882. Photographed by Anson Brothers & Baily