GS-EV-71 ; Eleven sketches drawn by S T Gill; Gill, Samuel Thomas, 1818-1880; Glass slide of eleven sketches that depicts settlers and a decorative motif. The central image shows a settler conversing with an Aboriginal, dressed in clothes and is in a bushland setting.
There are a row of sketches on the left and right side. Each of the sketches on the left, are of a man dressed in civilian clothes or uniform. Each of the sketches on the right, are either a decorative motif, a man dressed in civilian clothes or of stick figures.
One of many glass slides purchased from retailers or specifically made for illustrated lectures given by Isaac Selby between c. 1930 and c. 1955 to raise money for the Old Pioneers Memorial Fund.
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MS 018459 (Box 011-1); 'Up and Down the Sydney Road : The Romance of the Hume Highway' and letter from the author, 1951; Rea, E. Beresford, 1896-1963; An historical and descriptive account of Australia's early history from the perspective of the thoroughfare of Sydney Road.
References to well known persons, events and landmarks ; these include pioneers' graves, Burke and Wills, Hume and Hovell, massacre at Broken River, the Kelly Gang, Lady Franklin, the 'Pyjama Girl', bushrangers, convicts, capital punishment, murders, John Macarthur and the pioneering sheep industry.
References to townships include Kilmore, Seymour, Glenrowan, the Ovens, Chiltern, Wodonga, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Gundagai, Jugiong, Yass, Mittagong, and Narellan.
Mr Beresford Rea entered the manuscript in the Commonwealth Jubilee Literary Competition, 1951. It was published by Georgian House, 1958.
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MS 022243 (Box 003-4); 'Narrative of a Journey Through Arnhem Land in 1910'; Love, Stuart G.; Please note : these records reflect the creator’s views, and/or those of the period and may contain terms and views which are culturally sensitive and not considered appropriate today. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that these records may contain names and/or images of deceased persons.
Condensed from the unpublished journal of the Expedition.
Includes references to Aboriginal Australians, flying foxes, Paddy Cahill's homestead, geographical discoveries and bloodless battle of Caledon Bay.
The expedition was financed by William Orr (13 February 1843–6 February 1929) who was an Australian politician and mining prospector.
According to the Barrier Miner, Orr was 'one of the pioneers of [the] mining industry'.
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