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Press cuttings collected by Robert Mackenzie Johnston, including some of his correspondence to the press. Undated.

Extensive collection of material including:
• A brown manila folder containing letters relating to the Sansoms' marriage in 1937.
• Miscellaneous letters 1937 -1940.
• Two unpublished poems by Sansom, one written in 1936, and 'On a
• Deserted Shore' written later in Tasmania.
• An undated letter from Sansom to his wife Ruth written later in life.
• Sansom's Will written on 27/7/36.
• The Sansom marriage certificate and congratulatory letters from friends. Separate statements by Sansom and Ruth Sansom on the topic of poetic impetus.
• A typed poem by Sansom with the words 'See St Swithin' added by Ruth Sansom.
• Copy of In the Midst of Death.
• Several letters marked 'Before marriage' in a brown envelope.
• A clear plastic folder of what appear to be Ruth Sansom's writings: 'Three Songs' and other verses, together with letters from Ruth Sansom to her husband including some clipped together and headed by Sansom 'Beautiful Letters, don't lose them love'.

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.

Collection of poems celebrating St. Bernadette, the discovery of the Darling River and the loss of the aircraft "Miss Hobart"

Unnamed and undated folder of loose typescript poems with list at front

Collection of manuscripts, typescripts and published poems, not indexed in B1/2(7). Not all complete.

Collection of press cuttings, mainly relating to Tasmanian history

Copies of published stories sent to A.B.C. as suggestions for children's sessions by Alice D Baker

Collection consists of Protestant hymns printed for special services in Hobart churches, chiefly Wesley Church and Brisbane Street Congregational Church.

Folder headed 'Collection of Sketches and Extracts' that includes Sansom's note 'Return to England' and references to his 'The Abominable Trade', 'These Happy Breeds' and 'Francis of Assis'i. The folder contains some writing by Robert Gittings, other passages about 'Home', and several jokes for acting and pieces used for speaking.

Collections of journals containing Sansom's poems, articles, and plays. The poems include 'Nightmare', 'Dr Donne's Unwritten Sonnet', 'Tasmanian Scene', 'The Churchyard', 'Gypsy', 'Orchard', and 'Assisi'. Articles include 'The First Teacher: the Life and Religion of Akhenaten, 'My Job, Poet, etc', and 'We the Murderers'. There is also a copy ofSansom's short play for children titled 'At the Zoo' which includes some verse.

Plain/Clear plastic envelope marked 'Collector's Items' containing a list titled 'Clive Sansom Letters Index'. This is an incomplete alphabetical list of people with whom Sansom corresponded during his life.

Material relating to the collectors of specimens - (a) Letters, 1938-1940. (b) Record of equipment used and returned.

Four newspapers, Colonnial Times and the Tasmanian published by John Campbell Macdougall, Collins St., Hobart.
• 23 June 1846
• 20 Sept 1854
• 24 Dec 1855
• 4 Jan 1856

Lantern Slides – 4 up children’s coloured magic lantern slide sets & theatre advertising slide

One pamphlet entitled "Comments on the Perth Labor Conference" Nov. 1918 by Senator J. Earle,on amendments of Defence Act. Extracts from Mercury

Letter to Andrew Inglis Clark from the Commercial Bank of Tasmania Ltd, 24 Jan 1898, regarding Clark's release from a guarantee to W.J. Williams at the request of Sir E. Braddon.

Miscellaneous Committee Papers (c1910-1945) containing a draft of amended rules and a proposal for teaching cookery; a letter of resignation from Assistant Matron Spotswood in 1910 because 'I do not feel equal to the duties'; a letter to the Matron from Ada Hume about the health of a girl employed by her; an offer of damaged goods from an ironmonger; letters about the estate of Miss CA Fry (1921 and 1946): a list of girls in 1941; a notice of the meeting to confirm the transfer of the School to the Salvation Army in February 1944; inventories (1939 and 1945); and a newspaper cutting about the transfer of the School (1 February 1945).

Fifteen scripts of ABC 'Communication' radio broadcasts for schools, written by Sansom, sometimes with Ruth Sansom's assistance. Sansom recorded most of these with the assistance of his colleagues from the Speech Education Centre.

Articles on the cost of road maintenance, local government and community services (typescript articles)

Letter to Mrs Sharp, Kangaroo Valley, in regards to compensation claim and Government Committee.

Material concerning Olive Pink includes :
• Letter 11.5.63 to Lindsay from Olive Pink at Home Hut, Native Flora Reserve, Alice Springs
• Christmas card 3.1 .66 to Lindsay from Olive Pink
• Article 'She of the Never-Never' in HQ, November/December 1966
• Article 'Miss Pink's garden' in Australian Garden History, Vol 10 No 3, November/December 1998
• Newspaper article 'Tribute to desert trailblazer' in The Age, Saturday 26th May, 2018
• Newspaper article 'Where they rest in peace' in The Senior, undated
• Pamphlet: Olive Pink: Arid Zone Botanic Garden, undated
• Genealogy (3 pages). Olive Pink believed she and Lindsay were 3rd cousins

Concert programme, Middle Temple Hall, 16 May 1912, including words of traditional songs.

Conference of Australian Music Teachers - 12th January, 1992

Circular letter from the Bishop giving notice of confirmation on 18 May 1844, advising that the 'most proper age for confirmation' was sixteen and that careful teaching was necessary in preparation. Plus xerox copy of similar notice 1846.

Letters relating to Sansom's application for registration as a conscientious objector for service with the armed forces in the Second World War (see his application to the Tribunal in 3.26 above). These include formal notice of the hearing of Sansom's application to be registered as a conscientious objector, copy of a reference from the President of the London Speech Fellowship and Institute to accompany Sansom's application, and letters of advice about his application from Eric Savage and Edgar D. Dunstan. Documents from the Ministry of Labour and National Service advising Sansom that the Tribunal 'was satisfied ... that there was a genuine conscientious objection to combatant military service; but it was not satisfied as to non-combatant service' and that Sansom must therefore undertake full­time 'ARP or AFS work'. Letters including those to and from the City of Birmingham, the Air Raid Precautions Headquarters, the Guildhall Portsmouth, the City and County of Bristol, and the London County Council about the possibility of such employment. Copies of letters from Sansom to the Ministry of Labour indicating that he was seeking admission to the Spicelands Training Centre.

Articles and reports on the anti-conscription campaign.

Circular letter from David Jenkin of the London Friends Local
Conscription Committee offering advice and assistance to prospective conscientious objectors (30/4/40). Sansom's letter to Edgar Dunstan about a draft statement to the War Tribunal. Letters from Edgar Dunstan (8/6/40 and 12/6/40) suggesting appropriate work both the Sansoms could offer to undertake in lieu of active service. Sansom's letter of26/6/40 proposing to establish a house and property in Kent as a centre for conscientious objectors. A further letter to Capper Johnson containing a similar proposal applying to Bunce Court, Otterden (1/7/40) and Johnson's reply (17/7/40).

Preservation of England (1930-32), Lake Pedder (1967), stone buildings (1968-69), Lenah Valley sawmill (1970-78), Mount Stuart Community study (1977).

Conservation, Clive Sansom patron of Tasmanian Wilderness Society (1980), newscuttings, circulars, letters, tribute to Clive Sansom (1981).

Contributions to Australian Dictionary of Biography made by Oats on Quakers: (a) Joseph Francis Mather, (b) Samuel Clemes, (c) Ernest Unwin

Convent at Colebrook (Jerusalem) 1895-1898. Correspondence with Rev. John Feehan of Oatlands concerning the school and convent (Sisters of Charity) at Colebrook, including architect's and contractor's bills and tenders for building a cottage at Brandy Bottom.

Copy of Sansom's 'Convergence on Bethlehem'- a Christmas program for Radio in 21 scenes, and poems' with explanatory notes.

Christmas poems and play commissioned by the A.B.C. 1970: manuscript, typescript, correspondence, broadcast script, notes, etc.

Samuel Burchill was tried at Cork in 1848, convicted for 7 years for stealing rope, arrived in Tasmania in 1851 with his brother
by 'Blenhelm", conditional pardon 1854, free by servitude 1855, R.C.

A narrative of the sufferings of certain of the ten convicts who piratically seized the brig Frederick at Macquarie Harbour in Van Diernen's Land , as related by one of the said convicts whilst lying under sentence of death for this offence in the Gaol at Hobart Town. Ms. note: 'written by James Porter a convict who arrived by the 'Asia' in Nov. 1827'.

Collection consists of papers relating to the convict ship, Waterloo, and includes a copy of a detachment order, notes on the life of Thomas Grove and an extract relating to the last voyage of the Waterloo

Sketch by Victor Ernest Cobb (1876-1945). See more at http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cobb-victor-ernest-5698

Brown manila folder headed 'Copies'. This contains:
• Reviews of Francis of Assisi by Martin Flanagan, Fred J. Nicholson and Norman Talbot.
• A tribute to Sansom by Dr Richard Jones (Tasmanian Wilderness Society).
• A letter from Dr Bob Brown inviting Sansom to be Patron of the Tasmanian Wilderness Society (18/5/80) and a newspaper article announcing this.
• A press release from the Wilderness Society on the death of Sansom (30/5/81). A copy of Lina Wake's entry for Forty Friends.
• A poem in tribute to Sansom by Gerda Shelton.
• Some additional biographical information.

Copies made of books -
• "Degraves Centenary - Cascade Brewery 1824 - 1924" by Cecil Allport (unbound);
• J. Moore Robinson,"Tasmanians Government Houses I 1923 (typed copy;)
• David Burn, Vindication of Van Diemen's Land, London1840 (photocopy),
• Mundy, Our Antipodes (chapters xx,xxl, (xerox copy from Mitchell Library) - Govt. House (1850), prisons etc, Mona Vale

Xerox copies of articles, reports etc. by James Erskine Calder (1808-1882) surveyor, from Tasmania State Archives, Mitchell Library, Latrobe Library, including correspondence Government reports, articles in newspapers . Also copies of Calder's obituary notices.

NOTE: Mr. Davie also made handwritten copies of all Calder's writings, in the course of his study but these have not been retained.

Copies of dispatches etc. of the Van Diemen's Land Company

Copies of letters from Clive Sansom to:
• A.G. Prys-Jones of Aberystwyth Press (3/9/49)
• The News Chronicle about speech education (27/9/48) and supporting the building of a replica of the Globe Theatre (25/1/49)
• The Spectator about poetry (2/9/49)
• The Times Literary Supplement about the Arts Council's support for poetry (22/1/49), choral speaking (26/3/29), Gerard Manly Hopkins (20/5/49), and the broadcasting of poetry (1/12/50)
• The Observer about the publishing of poetry (7 /8/4?)
• John O' London's Weekly about the use of the word 'pretty' (21/1/49)
• The Listener about Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral (31/3/49)
• The Friend about the concept of vocation in work (28/5/48) and the meaning of Divine Guidance (22/10/48)
• The Sunday Times about book publishing (7/11/48)
• Muriel Spark about adjudicating and an article on T.S. Eliot (21/2/48)
• Mr Foules about a verse-speaking syllabus (5/3/49)
• Ruth Sansom on personal matters (at least five letters undated and apparently written before the Sansoms married)
• To unidentified correspondents about changing patterns in pronunciation, Quakerism, and Murder in the Cathedral (all undated)

A dark blue album compiled by Sansom containing copies of poems by writers such as Margaret Willey, Walter de la Mare, Rosemary Dobson, A.SJ. Tessimond and C. Day Lewis.

Typescript copies of University theses

Copy of a verse play titled "Culbin Sands" by Gordon Bottomley. This appears to be the director's copy. Sansom may have directed or acted in the play.

Copy of memorial inscription, All Saints Church.

Copy of Minutes of Council of the Van Diemen's Land Company

Copy of notes on Benjamin Lane

Miscellaneous papers including programmes, souvenir booklets, relating to Sir Robert and Dame Gertrude Cosgrove's visit to the Coronation of Elizabeth II, and visits to England, Ireland, and Canada.

Scrapbook of invitation cards relating to Sir Robert and Dame Gertrude Cosgroves visit to the Coronation of Elizabeth II, and visits to England, Ireland, and Canada.

File consists of material relating to Smith’s Coronation Medal:
• Letter of congratulations from Henry Bland,
• letter from Department of Labour and Social Service, Melbourne, enclosing medal,
• medal in box, and certificate of award.

Letter detailing the costs of screwing and tapping bolts and nuts

tender to Harcourt and Bundarick for constructing cylinders

Correspondence and miscellaneous personal papers

5 folders of assorted papers

File contains 10 items:
Marriage celebrant certificate, dated 4 March 1974
Information for civil marriage celebrants from Attorney-General's Department
Marriage Regulations (Amendment)
Marriage Counselling and Pre-Marital Education Approved Organizations - brochures from Attorney-General's Department
Letter from Minister for Justice, 5 September 1988, re concern at level of divorce in society
Letter from Association of Civil Marriage Celebrants of Victoria, 3 May 1989
Letter from Anglicare Marriage Education, 22nd April 1991
Undated list of Civil Marriage Celebrants - Tasmania
Consent form
Undated newspaper cutting - article by Martin Flanagan on Wilson's 'new-found vocation as a marriage celebrant'

Correspondence dated 1919 to 1920 regarding; Introductions for Bushy Park Manager to California State Insectary, Messrs Clemens, Horst & Co. concerning hop picking machines, and American Blower Co. (1920); Cadbury Bros: local milk supplies (1920); Upper Derwent Farm & Garden Society - advertisement.

Correspondence dated 1919-1920, relating to the fruit industry, including the Saaz Drying Process, and lemon curing.

Papers relating to W.E. Shoobridge's interest in the development of hydro-electric power and the use of water conserved for H.E.P. for irrigation and in possible schemes for the Upper Derwent and other districts. Correspondence with Government ministers and with H.G. Rashbacher, Consulting Engineer U.S.A. (1913-1924); Samuel Fortier of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (1916-1924); the H.E.P. Commission of Ontario, Canada (1919-1924); the Westinghouse Co.; Electrolytic Zinc Co. (1917); the Aluminium Co. of America (1918); Wardens of Huon, Fingal, etc. (1919), and an introduction for the Bushy Park Manager to the Closer Settlement Board of California for information on irrigation, hydro-electric power and closer settlement (1920).

Public halls (1919); copies of letters to newspapers concerning copies of evidence William Ebenezer Shoobridge. gave before the Public Works Committee (1920); redefinition of municipalities (1920).

Correspondence of T.S.A.R.S.A. relating to Hobart and Northern Branch reunions.

Personal letters and other documents, letterbooks and business correspondence

Letters received, with some drafts, copies or extracts of Clive Sansom's replies from:
Miscellaneous letters 1928-1934
"Babe" (first girlfriend) 1934-1936 (1 folder)
Allan Keeling (antiquarian bookseller and chicken farmer, Kent) 1932-1945 (3 folders)
Marjorie Holben (nee Morse) c1935-1943
Martin Miles (d.1944) and Helen J. Miles c1937-1958. From St. Ninians, Broadstairs, Kent; Oxford, Melbourne and army camps in Wales and England. Lance-Corp. Miles was killed in action in June 1944
Marjorie Gullan and Gertrude Kerby (speech training) c1943-1958.

Miscellaneous correspondence and notes also correspondence relating to Philatelic Societies and stamps

Letters from George Meredith to his wife, Mary, his "confidant", from Hobart: journey from Hobart, stay at Jericho, Dickons & cattle (1822); John's folly, Gregson, Archer, Oyster Bay, law case, land grant, John to receive £100 for Mary, garden, fruit trees, prospects not as good as expected, privations for family, China silk to distribute [to children] according to "good behaviour list", discipline of family (1822-3); business, politics, bushranger Tilley etc. (2 Apr. 1825, Mar., Apr.1833); family: F. Champion requested sanction to pay addresses to daughter Sarah, G.M. asked wife to draft reply from a mother's point of view (28 Apr. 1825); bushrangers (1826); brickmaking (ND 1830s); "Billy Austin affair" (12 Feb. 1832); girls keeping house for George Meredith in town and hope Mrs Meredith would come to town to install them in their new residence (4 Sept 1832), Sarah and Miss Bell bridesmaids (8 Mar. 1833); Mary Meredith's "domestic complaints" but she was head of the house even if 2 of the daughters were married (30 Mar. 1833); Henry and John in town to get trousers, "dear little Fanny's" illness (3 Apr. 1833); garden, Charles to advise on farm in G.M.'s absence; friends and business associates: Dickons, Emmett, Gregson (pledged reformation of his habits, 3 Apr. 1833, got Scotch governess for his children, ND.), Poynter, Boyes; interview with Col. Arthur (ND.); Bryant: wife to Hobart, children to Orphan School (ND.). G.M. from Sydney: Mr Oxley, Major Goulburn (28 Mar. 1823). From Mary M.: the farm, merino flock, fat stock in prime condition (6 Mar. 1823 & ND.); expecting the Misses Hammond, schooner seen, men in custody in George Town, may yet recover the little gun, letter from Governor about grant, tender for stores (ND. ?1825).

Correspondence relating to agriculture.