UQFL40 Albert Ernest Welsby Collection Size 21 boxes, 1 parcel Contents Newspaper cuttings, 1904 to 1924, form bulk of the collection. Also included : personal diaries relating to Ipswich social life and Welsby's railway duties, 1906 to 1914; notebooks, receipts, brochures, notices, papers relating to Queensland Party, correspondence. Date range 1903 to 1964 Biography Notes Albert Welsby worked on the railways. He was associated with the Ipswich branch of the Workers Educational Association of Queensland and the Civic Reform League. Unrestricted access. This collection contains material formerly catalogued at UQFL477 PIC260 PIC266, PIC308 PIC309, PIC349 355. Item list 1 9 Catalogues and indexes of general interest, press clippings collection. 10 18 Ipswich and Brisbane receipts (shops, membership fees, etc.) ca. 1923/1926; invitations, membership cards, theatre programmes, etc. 19 40 Press clippings, general interest, various subjects, undated. 41 201 Press clippings, various subjects. 1904 to 1924. 202 210 Personal diaries, Ipswich social life and railway duties, 1906 to 1914. 211 220 Pocket note-books, undated. Brisbane Telephone Directory, 1931 & 1942. 221 231 Receipts, general. 1904 to 1940. 223 Methodist Church Plan of appointment (preaching schedule?). Ipswich area. 1903, 1903/ 1904, 1904. 233 Complimentary album presented by P(eninsula) & O(rient) Steamship Navigation Company, 1936, during trip on S. S. Strathnaver Brisbane/ New Zealand/ Brisbane. 234 Assorted brochures: building materials, general household and hardware items. ca. 1920/ 1935. 235 Notices of annual general meetings of Book Collectors Society 1955/ 1964; general items on Australian literature. 236 Queensland Party notices of meetings, campaign literature, etc. ca 1932. 237 Correspondence inwards 1901/ 1927. (Mainly deals with commitments as Sunday School teachers with Methodist Church, Ipswich) ca. 1910. Last updated: 26/07/2017 University of Queensland 1
238 Notes on conducting self-defence in midwife defamation case 1905; texts of assorted sermons/religious talks (Sunday school?) given in Ipswich area. ca. 1910. 239 241 Publishers pamphlets, catalogues and advertising material concerning new books. ca. 1920/1935. 242 247 Correspondence, incoming, 1925 1940. 248 Civic Reform League Programme. [1930] The Civic Reform League was formed in 1930 with the aim of complete reorganization of municipal government in Brisbane. Its policy called for reduction in expenditure and rates, reduction of the number of aldermen and the adoption of a city manager system. 249 Workers Educational Association of Queensland Constitution and rules. / Workers Educational Association of Queensland. [191?] 250 Workers Weekly (Sydney, N. S. W.) The worker correspondent issued by the Workers Weekly, Sydney. [19??] Contains guidance for workers writing correspondence and reports to the Workers Weekly. 251 Workers International Industrial Union. Australian Administration. One great union / The Workers International Industrial Union, Australian Administration, Newtown, New South Wales. [19??] Chart with notes on the structure of the industrial system. This chart accompanied pamphlet by W. E. Trantmann entitled One Great Union, published by the Workers International Industrial Union. 252 New South Wales Prohibition Alliance. Professional and Business Men s Auxiliary What would another 20,000,000 a year added to the purchasing power of the nation, mean to Australia and to you / Professional and Business Men s Auxiliary, the N. S. W. Prohibition Alliance. Printed leaflet. [1920s?] 253 Communist Party of Australia. Central Committee. Fight for post-war progress goes on! / authorised by the Central Committee of the Australian Communist Party. [1944] Leaflet about the defeat of the Aug. 1944 referendum concerning post-war reconstruction and democratic rights (the fourteen powers referendum). 254 News Weekly The fight against Communism in Australia. / News Weekly. [195?] Leaflet issued in Political Information series 2. Leaflet refers to Soviet strategy in Asia and the Pacific and the Australian Communist Party participation in conference in Peking organized by the Pan-Pacific Secretariat of the World Federation of Trade Unions. 255 Brisbane Labour College The truth about the Soviet Union: [invitation to a series of ten lantern lectures by F. W. Paterson on the political, economic, and cultural development of the Soviet Union] / under the auspices of the Brisbane Labour College. [19??] 256 Labor s Challenge to Liquor [1920s?] Printed leaflet. 257 W. A. Alliance (Inc) The right to get drink? issued by the W. A. Alliance (Inc). [19??]. Printed leaflet. Last updated: 26/07/2017 University of Queensland 2
258 W. A. Alliance (Inc) The state in account with the liquor traffic. / [W. A. Alliance (Inc)] [1920s?] Printed leaflet. On back of leaflet is printed a statement by Jas. Mather on business men and the liquor factor. 259 Tucker, A. H. New Guinea veteran s open letter to Menzies / A. H. Tucker; issued by the Australian Communist Party. [194?] Printed leaflet. Text of an open letter to Menzies published in Tribune, the official organ of the Australian Communist Party. 260 Labor Research and Information Bureau (Sydney, N. S. W) Director s annual report for 1929. / J. Ryan, Labor Research and Information Bureau. 1929. Printed leaflet. 261 Toc, H. Why Toc H. / David Boyle. 1925. Printed leaflet refers to the airsm of Toc H, and tour to extend work of Toc H. 262 Wayne, Albert Searle Autoxima: its relation to disease and its rational treatment: a semi-professional monograph written within the comprehension of average reader / by Albert Searle Wayne. 1925. Printed pamphlet. Published by Fremont Natural Products Ltd., Publicity Dept. 33 rd impression, revised edition 1925. An essay on the effects of constipation on the system. Advocates the use of the use of the preparation Colseptic. 263 Clements Tonic Ltd. Something for everyone to read and remember: a useful household book / Clements Tonic Ltd. [19??] Printed pamphlet. Contains testimonials to the benefits of Clements Tonic, as well as household hints. 264 Labour Campaign Committee Labour candidates. / authorized by W. J. Merrett, Hon. Secretary Labour Campaign Committee, Trades Hall, Ipswich. [19??]. Printed leaflet. How to vote card, card, possibly for a trade union election. 265 Queensland Camera Club Printed catalogue. 8 th annual exhibition, including international prints, commencing Tuesday, 4 th July 1933 / the Queensland Camera Club. 1933. Contains also notes on bromide paper, bromoil transfer and chlorobromide paper. 266 National Minority Movement of Australia Constitution 2 p. (2 copies) 267 Photographs Refer to index below for details. 1 Albert E. Welsby - Shelton Bros Studio Ipswich PIC349 2 Albert E. Welsby in uniform PIC354 Last updated: 26/07/2017 University of Queensland 3
3 Lucy Anna Posharisky 26.6.40, Inscribed "To A.E. Welsby with best wishes from Lucy Anna 26/6/40 -Sidney Riley photographer PIC351 4 Lucy Anna Posharisky, inscribed "To Mr A.E. Welsby with kindest regards from Lucy Anna Posharisky PIC350 5 Wedding photograph of Albert George Victor Hall and Lucy Posharisky, inscribed To Mr A.E. Welsby best wishes 15.7.44 PIC352 6 S. S. Allinga PIC355 7 Two unnamed men in Darwin Botanical Gardens PIC309 8 Darwin Circular Reservoir PIC308 9 Albert E. Welsby with woman next to car PIC263 10 Vestey's meat works Darwin (8 photographs) PIC264 11 Interior of a Darwin building possibly 1920s PIC260 12 Scene at Hotel Canberra (postcard) with description of Canberra trip on back PIC261 13 [lliegible] Works, Cannon Hill Brisbane PIC262 14 Main Roads Commission travelling workshop (10 photographs) PIC266 15 16 Studio portraits of young women (3 photographs) -all from F. A. Whitehead studio, Ipswich [stamp on back 5 Sep 1909] Comer store with what appears to be Conway FalTier? Located behind. PIC265 17 Portrait of young man [possibly Welsby?] sepia. 18 Two men with inscription on back of photograph "Screwing bolts Pier 5 Misfa? x 'g 6.10.37 Note. The die should have been slightly loose in the socket so that the men could let the socket pipe wobble a little while turning. [Signature illegible] 11.10.37" Last updated: 26/07/2017 University of Queensland 4
19 [no caption] Truck and what appears to be a loading belt structure. 20 Tractor pulling large circular roller with inscription on back (partly obscured) "...shakata Shire... Tractor drawn... built by Evans Anderson and Phelan early in 1937" 21 Photograph of logs and cutting mechanism? 22 Photograph of large group of people watching and local children swimming in what appears to be hot springs. Photograph by Moore & Thompson Rotorua. PIC353 23 Original photograph envelope (empty) -Harringtons Limited. Box number chart Item Box Item Box 1 6 1 7 18 2 19 40 3 41 44 4 45 69 5 70 91 6 92 109 7 110 133 8 134 139 9 140 154 10 155 170 11 171 176 12 177 185 13 186 189 14 190 193 15 194 196 16 197-201 17 202 207 18 208 220 19 221 241 20 242 267 21 251 Parcel 1 Last updated: 26/07/2017 University of Queensland 5