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This collection comprises a large group of correspondence, both to and from Northcote Deck, mostly relating to his time with the South Seas Evangelical Mission (SSEM). His letters out contain detailed descriptions of his day-to-day life and issues arising in the Solomon Islands at that time. There is also a large group of Northcote Deck's writings including published and typescript versions of many of his articles, mostly intended for publication in Not in Vain, the SSEM journal, copies of his published books and drafts of a book on the Solomon Islands. Other material includes Queensland Kanaka Mission annual reports; issues of Not in Vain; and notebooks and loose pages of notes, most of a religious nature. The subject of the photographic material in the collection is mainly life and people in the Solomon Islands and is in the form of black and white photographs; black and white glass negatives, including family photographs taken by Harold Cazneaux; and coloured glass slides, used by Northcote Deck for presentations in Australia, England and Canada.

Professional papers of Graeme Kelleher relating to the management of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

A collection of ephemera documenting information and response to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia including preventative measures, health information, social distancing, selected charity appeals, impact on community, sporting and arts events, community information and COVID-19 recovery. The collection includes brochures, advertising material, newspaper clippings, newsletters, information sheets, leaflets, masks, charity promotional posters, COVID-19 check-in codes, Australian Government posters and letters, Council information various language, fridge magnets, colour photographs, and badges.

MS 9761 comprises correspondence, cards, family papers, diaries, notebooks, personaldocuments and mementos, papers on Mills' terms as librarian at Charles Sturt University and the University of the South Pacific (USP), papers on conferences and libraries, papers on bibliographic activities, scrap albums, printed material, a sample of Tapa cloth and two videos

Material in the Geography and Travel ephemera collection covers significant information about the geography, history, and tourist activities of places in Australia, its Antarctic and island territories. This includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, cities, towns, buildings and other man-made structures. The collection includes advertising material, pamphlets, price lists, tokens, area and accommodation guides, brochures, postcards, stickers, labels and tickets.

Notebooks c.1772-76 of William Anderson relating to zoological discoveries on Cook's second and third voyages.

The collection contains personal files created by him during his term as South African Ambassador to Australia, from 1988 to 1992. The files include general correspondence with the Australian public and various government departments, correspondence regarding Tothill's official visits and engagements, and an extensive collection of letters from the public commenting on his media interviews, speeches and column 'South African Opinion' in the Weekend Australian. There are also numerous requests for the three compilation volumes of his column, David Tothill's South African Opinion I (1990), South African Opinion II (1991) and South African Opinion III (1992).

This collection documents public watch sites across Perth which screened the FIFA Women's World Cup. The main watch site was the "FIFA Fan Festival" at Forrest Place in the CBD. The HBF stadium was also opened for free public admission to screen the Australia vs England semi-final match.

The collection includes: general and publishers' correspondence; unpublished literary magazines edited and containing contributions by Mathew; typescripts of plays, poems and articles; hand drawn programs and flyers; sketchbooks by Pixie O'Harris; artwork; cuttings books; photographs; and printed material including programs, music, pamphlets and books. Early correspondence describes the Australian literary and theatrical scene from the 1940s until the early 1960s. Major correspondents include William H. Peters, Pixie O'Harris, Russell Cope, Nancy Keesing, Eunice Hanger, Christopher Koch and Tony Hippisley. Other correspondents include Charles and Barbara Blackman, Alec Bolton, Richard Bonynge, Vincent Buckley, David Campbell, Nancy Cato, Clem Christesen, Manning Clark, Tom Dimes, Rosemary Dobson, Geoffrey Dutton, Miles Franklin, James Gidley, Mary Gilmore, Oriel Gray, Myfanwy Horne, Guy Howarth, Don Maynard, Ian Mudie, Hal Porter, Robin Pratt (daughter of Pixie O'Harris), David Rowbotham, Roland Robinson, Eric and Olga Schlunke, Tom Shapcott, Vivian Smith, Douglas Stewart and Patrick White.

Correspondence, biographical notes, cuttings, notes on Malekula and linguistics, and other papers relating to Deacon's fieldwork in the New Hebrides and posthumous publication of Malekula. Correspondents include Camilla Wedgwood, A.C. Haddon and A.R. Radcliffe-Brown.