Letters written by William Knibb Morris to his brother Thomas John Morris dated July 1860-July 1862. Sydney: his "governor" dying, might go to Snowy Mountain diggings, New Zealand War, store closed, Beamis also had store at Gayndah (July, August 1860); Gayndah, Queensland: journey via Maryborough, description of Gayndah, circus, Valentine who had rival store at Fingal absconded, aborigines, corroboree, planted some cotton seeds, thinking of going to Fiji Islands, mother sailed, (September 1860-March 1861); incomplete portion of letter: report from NSW on unsettled state and loss of life [?aborigines], bad news of "Victorian Exploring party" [Burke & Wills] which set out 9 months ago - his opinion that "without the aid of a tribe of friendly Blacks the Continent of Australia will never be explored", exploring in Queensland going on slowly - station after station with runs "more and more into unsettled country" (c June 1861); Sydney: left Gayndah in May and done nothing since except last three weeks in Hobart, NZ diggings not turned out well, Annie been to Port Albert [Vic.], London Exhibition, going to Orange [NSW], Mrs Hedburg died in Hobart , (October, November 1861); Orange: description of journey from Sydney to Orange on coach and district round Orange, recommends Mundy's Our Antipodes, NSW exhibits for London Exhibition included model of Sofala diggings; Orange newspapers with Sydney news, glad stereoscopic slides arrived safely - bought in Sydney - English views, working in Curran's store - not happy, Pizey manager of electric telegraph (December 1861); Forbes, Lachlan, NSW: goldfields, running store for Curran, description of work and Forbes, Mrs Reed's photography gallery in tent - portraits "very fair" (January, February 1862); Gundagai South: working in Gasse & Co. general store, brother James lost youngest child, framed picture of Queen Victoria from illustrated papers sent by Tom - calico mount, ?12000 gold robbery by Garner's gang [Frank Gardiner als Christie als Clarke], telegraph and local newspaper at Tumut (c May-July 1862).