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Note on location of mills

Letter from Vivien W. Rawlinson undated. Most of the letter concerns Dobbie's work on the appeal by the Van Diemen's land Company to the Privy Council. Rawlinson had nothing but praise for Dobbie's efforts, and suggested should the government's case fail, Dobbie ought to resign his post and commence private practice. The remainder of the letter deals with arranging to play golf, and dinner at Rawlinson's club the following Wednesday.

Photograph of William Thomas Napier Champ, first premier of Tasmania

Specifications for various vessels : "Stanley" for Richard Leggett of Stanley 1906; "Rooganah" a ketch for H. Jones & Co. and Captain Heather (carvel built, length 85 ft. beam 25', bird figure head, completed 1909) December 1907; "Alcairo", auxiliary oil ketch for George Dunn Bennett of Geeveston 1910-1911.

1 book awarded to D. Barclay titled 'The Merrie Days of England' by Edward McDermott, London, 1859. Commercial prize December 1861 - 'Mr Simeon Lord's prize'

Newspaper cutting published in 1904 of an account of the role of the 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles in the Boer War, by J.H. Patterson, originally written as a letter. Also press cutting on the Boer War and menu of Annual Reunion Dinner of 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles (with signatures).

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

Various newspaper clippings including congratulatory messages etc.

Photograph of Mt. Bagana volcano from Torokina, Bougainville - RNZAF photo

General correspondence file - letters inward and outward dated (a) 1937-1940 (b) 1940-1951

Religious education: a Quaker's view - "Independence" May 1987

Insurance policy on Smiths property "Westwood", River Forth, with Mutual Fire Insurance Company (parchment paper) dated 14 December 1876.
Insuring furniture and household goods, chemicals and library contained in a detached building erected of wood and shingles situated at Westwood, Forth River and occupied by the insured. Insured 200 pounds for goods and chattels and 100 pounds for the library. In 1853 Smith took up one square mile (2.6 km²) of forested land at Westwood between the Forth River and Leven River, making this his headquarters for exploring and prospecting.

Practical work notes and notebooks

Two articles written by by A.L. Meston on Jorgen Jorgensen.

Black and white photograph of a view of the street in Scottsdale from Grenda's

Schedule for University of Tasmania, 1947. Physics Ill, includes handwritten diary. Physics Ill paper and questions.

Apart from photographs taken in the l 970s, these eleven photographs show the Sansoms in England, on journeys to Ceylon
(1950) and the Middle East and in London during the War years. One is a passport photograph of both husband and wife.

Letter from Francis Cotton written to Joesph Cotton dated 29 June 1868, while visiting South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales

Address c.1857 from members of the Church of England resident in Kingston to Francis Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania, concerning their pastor, Rev. E. Freeman. Call upon Your Lordship to exercise the authority vested in you as Bishop of the Diocese, to remove the Rev. E. Freeman from this parish, and to nominate as his successor some discreet and faithful minister of God's Word, whose friendly counsels may advise them in the time of health and prosperity, and whose prayers and affectionate sympathies may console, comfort, and support them in the hour of adversity, sorrow, anguish, and of death.
Signed by Robert Williams and 21 others.

Elementary Paraxial Optics by F.D. Cruickshank ND (duplicated)

"Death of Henry Hellyer" 1832. Colonial Secretary.

"Archives" - Folder containing:
• "University of Tasmania. History Department.
• Brief General Survey of Tasmanian Historical Material in Mitchell Library, Sydney.
Typescript;
• Launceston Public Library. "List of Books in the Library on the Early History of Australia and Tasmania, Almanacs, and Tasmanian Newspaper ... Files." 1942. Duplicated.
• Hartwell, R.M. "Early Tasmanian Records and Problems, University of Sydney, 1947. 4p.
• "Tasmanian Newspaper Files in the Chief Secretary's Department, Hobart". Duplicated.
• "Shelf list of Early Tasmanian Newspapers in the State Library, Hobart, Tasmania". 6p. Typescript.

Tasmanian Parliamentary Papers relating to harbours in the North-West. 1881-1904.

Slides taken by Greg Dickenson of Tall Ships in Hobart in 1988, Tasmanian maritime craft , Tasmanian railway stations, Tasmanian scenes and buildings

Typescript drafts of the publication "The Life and Times of Sir Richard Dry", O.B.M., Hobart

Alice Daisy Baker's research notes for "The Life and Times of Sir Richard Dry", mainly arranged by subject but including copied extracts from general works.

Manuscript and typescript of an historical novel titled "The Box of Paints", largely relating to Sir Richard Dry, by Alice D Baker

Manuscript and typescript of an historical novel titled "Tapestry" by Alice D Baker

Typescript of a novel titled "Papermakers Ltd." by Alice D Baker

Typescript of a novel titled "The Fortunate Land" by Alice D Baker

Annual reports of the Hobart Chamber of Commerce for the period 1910 to 1919. Includes names of officers, list of members (including trade and names officers), report of committee, summary of production, commerce and trade.
• 3. - 1910-1911
• 4. - 1911-1912
• 5. - 1913-1914
• 6. - 1914-1915
• 7. - 1916
• 8. - 1917
• 9. - 1918
• 10. - 1919

Correspondence from James Bonwick, Victoria dated 1847, 1849 to1858 regarding general, spiritual, land from Henry Bilton, state of his accounts, Adelaide ( 1850), school, Victoria: gold digging and effect on school (March 1852), Gold Digger's Magazine, debts, Boroondar Boarding School (1855), book on the Black War of V.D.L. (1856, W7/24)

Discharge papers etc. dated 1832. Certificates that Robert Smith [ie. Richard Stickney] served on board the "Parmela" transport
No.8 as clerk from 4 April 1831 to May 1832 and kept the accounts correctly, signed by John Sanders Lt. R.N. (2 copies) and another signed by Philip Jones Master; discharge of Robert Smith ship's steward "Damigar Castle" Novovember 1832; receipt for £6 . 6s for a silver watch.

Certificates of regular attendance at lectures and dissections: in anatomy from William Mackenzie assistant to Dr. Monroe, Edinburgh, Patrick Blaikie, Aberdeen; in anatomy and surgery from John Barclay, Edinburgh; in surgery from John W. Turner; in military surgery from David Maclagan M.D. ; attendance to Edinburgh Infirmary. Dated March to November 1823

Correspondence for the years 1825-1830. Including letters from Thomas Scott about purchase of rum from Capt. Dixon of the "Skelton" (13 April 1825); H. Ross (arbitration 1827); M. Robertson (sheep 1828); W. Burn (sheep and supply of doors, chairs, etc. 1828-1830); reference for E.F. Bromley RN.

Letters written by George Andrew Gatenby to his brother Herbert, dated May 1865 and December1868 from The High School, Hobart and U.K.

Manuscript notes or transcript of H. Duff's lectures on Roman law, Oxford University.

Chippendale, G. M.
Check List of Central AustralianPlants.
Reprint from Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol 82 1959.
Inscribed ‘With regards George Chippendale’ , and ‘Received on July 27th1959’ by Olive Pink.

Letters to R.J. Morris from relatives and friends dated 1902, 1905-1909. Casual letters from friends, aunts, cousins, etc., including Allan Marshall: church meeting (27 November 1902), Harry Sidwell, Charles Walch, E.C. Fuller, Howard Gandy: stationery business London - does work for Tas. Govt. Office - enclosed: photo of Gandy & Gandy store (27 January 1909; 18 November 1909), Morris L. Wright, A.E. Seabrook: mission school for blind girls Foochan.

Notes on R.C. Smith's career by Mrs. M.L. Smith.

Articles on wages systems and the English suggestion for the establishment of National Guilds as explained by S.G. Hobson.

Memorial of case, dated 3 June 1896, in Supreme Court in Equity between F.J. Pike and J.W. Robinson, plaintiffs, and A. McGregor, Margaret his wife and the Union Bank, defendants, over property in Battery Point etc.

Bundle of cuttings, notices etc., collected by William Henty and mounted on papers, including: shipping advertisements - "Fairlie" to include Sir John Franklin, Governer with his lady and suite (1836), Worthing [U.K.] regatta (1831), exhibition of whale skeleton London (ND.), Guildford Royal Grammar School prospectus (NO.), opening of Mechanics Institute Hobart (1842), "Chambers Information for the People No. 14 'Emigration to V.D.L.' ", South Australian colonisation, Launceston Horticultural Society notices W. Henty secretary (1838-9), miscellaneous cuttings on horticulture, sheep management, immigration, female immigration (1836), insurance.

Photograph of the flags of Verdun c1918. Verdun was the site of a major battle, the longest-lasting of the First World War

Draft (in alphabetic book), typescript.

Letter from Miss Gertrude Hayns to Mr. Lawrence John Hayns and Mrs. M.M. Hayns

Photograph of N.W. Peak - Balbi, November 1945. Johnson photo.

File contains 3 letters (written in large capital letters) to his grandfather "Grandy" (Mr T. Jamieson). (See transcript supplied by George Wilson's daughter)

Woods' Australian diary for 1922, maroon.
Inscription inside cover: Margaret S. Thorp, Derwent Haven, Berriedale, Tasmania or 20 Russell Street, Melbourne.

Correspondence from Alexander Cairnduff, from Maria Island dated 5 December 1846 regarding the operation of the probation system

Bank deposit slips from the Derwent Bank.

Three photographs of friends:

• Edward Gott 1913 Inscribed "to Mr. &Mrs. W. E. Fuller, in remembrance, Edward Gott, Hobart, 1913" (framed)
• Elderly man, head and shoulders.
• Young woman - "To Frances & Bill with love, Stella, July 1931".

Includes photographs of John Wilson and family (including wife Dinah, daughter Brightie (Mrs. W.T. Harris), John Wilson with a keel; son Walter Wilson's family (Elsie, Ruby, Frank, Clifton, Tasman), Walter in dinghy, Sydney Wilson. Also boats: Utieka III (materials cost 662, wages 978), Laleeta, Alcairo 1911, Jean Nichols being built and sailing 1923-4, Marina, Eva Leeta, ketch Stanley 1910, Lialeeta 1913 (John Wilson's last boat), Rooganah (100 tons 3 masted 1909), Good Intent built 1877, Leeta May 1919, Good Templar part built on slips 1874, Derwent Hunter 1946, Lenna, Sir John Franklin on slips 1943 and built (taken over by Government for service in New Guinea and sunk on reef), Alice M. 1904, Doris 1906, SS Dover on slips 1908, Mistrall III, Huon Chief repaired.
Also news cuttings about boats, including Huon Chief (Derwent Hunter), the Yard, obituaries of John Wilson, Walter Wilson etc. and sympathy cards; poems by several members of family; copy of specifications for oil engined boat for Jones & Co. 1907. (35 mm negative film taken for University Library 1967)

Secretary's Correspondence received January to December 1915. Tasmanian Workers' Political League. Denison Division, No.1 Branch. R. Cosgrove Secretary and later President.
Also includes Daylight Saving Bill

Letter from D. Gordon and Joseph Gordon to brother, London dated 8 December 1805. Received letter from Jersey - reflected on dangers encountered, relatives - Aunt Jane, Brother Fortune's family, Fanny, Peggy Lakeland "a fine blooming girl", horses, family and servants, no hams available but could get legs of mutton and a few pieces of beef.