Party: Borland, H. and J. Currie
Summary
Items: two boxes Shelf Location: 4L.
BOX1
Letters, Mrs Hugh Borland to Mrs Dorothy Jones, Tully, regarding history of Cardwell region and local place names, one folder.
Correspondence, papers, newspaper extracts, mainly relating to Atherton Shire Council, ca. July 1925-August 1941, one folder.
Typescript, 'Just Plain Folks', by Hugh Borland, pp.89, one folder.
Cutting book, newspaper extracts of published chapters 1-12, and photographs of 'The Land of a Thousand Hills, A Story of the Walsh and Tinaroo Mineral Fields', by Hugh A. Borland, one work book.
Cutting book, newspaper extracts and handwritten notes of text of 'Little Ships and Lonely Seas', a maritime story of north Queensland by Hugh A. Borland, one work book.
Cutting book, including:
1. Newspaper extracts from Cairns Post of historical series, 'March of the Years 1848-1948 Kennedy Centenary Review'; additional handwritten notes and newspaper extracts.
2. 'Items of North Queensland Historical Register' a number of historical articles by Hugh A. Borland published in the Cairns Post.
3. 'Frontier Advance to 1879. Northern History for Northerners', a series of eight chapters extracted from the Cairns Post.
4. 'Northern Saga. 75th Cairns Anniversary, reviewing the years before 1876'. One section only extracted from the Cairns Post.
5. 'A School's Story' [Mareeba State School]. Four sections on Mareeba history, written to coincide with the town's 75th anniversary, extracted from Cairns Post. one exercise book.
Cutting book, extracts from Cairns Post; 'Palmer Days and Afterwards (1873-1926)', reminiscences told by Robert McArdle and recorded by Hugh A. Borland, chapters 1-14, one work book.
Cutting book, extracts from Cairns Post: 'Pathways of Yesterday, Book I'. A series of historical articles on Cairns and hinterland, printed 29 June 1938-5 July 1939, also includes handwritten notes, one work book, very frail.
Cutting book, extracts from Cairns Post: 'Pathways of Yesterday, Book II'. A series of historical articles, printed July 1939-April 1940, one work book.
Cutting book, extracts from Cairns Post from April 1951, on north Queensland mining history entitled 'Stars of Gold'. Including articles on:
Starr River, Mt Wyatt, Cloncurry, Cape River, Ravenswood, Gilbert River (1860s).
Etheridge, Marengo Creek, Normanby, Broughton, Charters Towers, Palmer, Hodgkinson, Coen, Mulgrave (1870s).
Woolgar, Croydon, Normanby, Russell (1880s).
Starcke, Batavia, Rocky River, Mareeba, Clohesy, Horn Island, Possession Island, Jordan, Hamilton (1890s).
Tate, Philp (Alice River), Potallah Creek, Balcooma, Lucky Creek, Oaks, Horse Creek, Hayes Creek, Mt Emu, Mt Joyce, Mt Peter, Cooktown, Blue Mountain, Lolworth, Claudie River (Iron Range), Bartle Frere, Kelsey Creek (from 1900).
One work book.
Publications by Hugh A. Borland:
From Wilderness to Wealth, Featuring the Storied History of the District of Cairns, Cairns Post print, 1940, includes additional handwritten notes and sketch maps by .author, pp.96.
One Hundred Years, North Queensland Events and Dates. Leichhardt Centenary Souvenir, compiled by Hugh A. Borland, The Worker newspaper, Brisbane, n.d., includes additional handwritten notes and map by author, soft bound booklet, pp.15.
Roadway of Many Memories 1876-1951, Cairns District Jubilee Souvenir, compiled by Hugh A. Borland, Worker newspaper print, Brisbane, n.d.[1950], includes handwritten notes by author, illustrated, soft bound booklet, pp.35.
The Heart of Cairns and Other Pre-War Sketches, Cairns Post print, n.d., illustrated, includes newspaper extracts pasted in, soft bound, pp.19.
Box 2: Miscellaneous Items
Newspaper extracts, serial article: 'March of the Years', photocopied, pp.23, one bundle.
Cutting book, J.F. Currie; contains correspondence, newspaper extracts, emphasis on north Queensland local government matters, June 1929-May 1939, four photographs:
1. Atherton town view, ca.1915
2. Atherton ambulance building and staff, 1909, 1912
3. Blanket Day for Atherton Aborigines, May 1910
J.F. Currie was chairman of the Tinaroo Shire Council.
Cutting book, 13 newspaper extracts from Cairns Post, of historical articles entitled "More Pathways of Yesterday", one work book.
Cutting book, 20 newspaper articles entitled "North to Torres. Story of a life journey through the years from 1865 to World War No.l", by Hugh A. Borland. Includes author's handwritten notes, one work book.
Cutting book, newspaper extracts chapters 15-21 of historical serial: 'Palmer Days and Afterwards (1873-1926)'. Includes author's hand-written notes, one work book.
Cutting book, 38 newspaper extracts from Cairns Post, of historical articles entitled "Peninsula Pages", printed 1 May 1940-17 October 1940, one work book.
Cutting book, entitled 'Peninsula Pages, Book 2', contains 12 newspaper extracts from Cairns Post. Also 10 extracts entitled 'More Pathways of Yesterday' from Cairns Post, 24 October 1940-23 April 1941, one work book.
Publication: Mareeba Meeting Place of Waters 1893-1946. Compiled to July 1946, by Hugh A. Borland, The Worker newspaper print, Brisbane, n.d., illustrated, map, soft bound booklet, pp.30. DELAMOTHE.