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Papers belonging to Henry Pickering mostly relating to No. 111 No Surrender Loyal Orange Lodge, Wagga Wagga, including By-Laws, a subscription card (for the No. 15 King William 3rd Loyal Orange Lodge, Newtown), lecturer certification for Lodge No. 134 (Forbes) and No. 111 (Wagga)), a flyer advertising 12-13 July 1891 celebrations in Wagga Wagga, and a publication sheet entitled "Some Reasons for the Need of the Orange Institution".

Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.

Mary Gilmore regrets that she cannot attend the official dedication ceremony and proposes that a friend, Dorothy Catts, widow of the late J.H. Catts MHR, represent her. She wishes to give the College, among other things, an aboriginal axe-head from Queensland and shingles from the beach at Puerta Gallegos in South Patagonia. She encloses a small donation of £2.20 to go towards the purchase of a book to chronicle events, people, autographs, etc. - the start of a continuous history for the next hundred years of the college.*

See also Box 3: RW114/22; RW114/23; RW111/24; RW114/25.

• For Chronicle, see SA1.

Original hand-script notes.

Mary's return thanks for the Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Gates at the Teachers' College (enclosed with RW114-3D).

Typescript letter from George Blakemore.

The principal arranges for Laurie Orchard, Music lecturer, to collect the aboriginal bust. More news of the progress of the College history.

See also Box 2: RW114-19.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Phoebe Price.

Mary Gilmore expresses her concern over being misrepresented in the Wagga press. The incident relates to a reception at which she had allegedly made an anti-royalist statement. Mary Gilmore relates to Phoebe her perception of the events and asks her to correct any future misrepresentations.

Xerox copy of typescript address with appended hand-script notes to James Halloran and his wife.

Written for the occasion of their Golden Wedding at 'Fernleigh', their home. In the appended note, Mary asks that the document be properly taken typed, given to the editor of the 'Daily Advertiser' and copies of the paper be sent to her.

Bears Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society stamp.

Typescript letter from Sheila Tearle to Mrs Armstrong.

Sheila refers to the accompanying Mary Gilmore's 'The Wollundry Lagoon', a poem in her 1932 anthology 'Under the Wilgas'. She also comments on a number of poems in 'The Tilted Cart', Mary's third anthology, published in 1925.

Sheila Tearle was for many years a leading light of the Australian Catholic Historical Society, located in Sydney.

Typescript copy of the article 'The Filmore' by K. J. Swan, President of the Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society. It appeared in the 'Daily Advertiser' on Thursday, 16 December 1962.

Refers to Mary Gilmore's association with the early history of the District and her connection with George Blakemore and the College. Reference is also made to her collection of memorabilia and to the Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Gates.

See also Box 3: RW114-22, RW114-23, RW114-24, RW114-25.

Typescript list of Mary Gilmore's "Reliques" on display in glass case at the Wagga Wagga Teachers' College Library. In 1994 it was noted that some items not in the custody of Charles Sturt University.

See also Box 2: RW114-19; and Box 3: RW114-20, RW114-21, RW114-22, RW114-23, RW114-24, RW114-25.