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'Hotel Canberra' written in pencil on back

'To dear Bertha with love from Arch' written on back

Inscribed on front of mount:
"Pulled at Wagga Wagga March 28th 1892. Lake Albert Farmers Tug of War Team."
"J Angel (Captain), W Hennessy (10 stones, 4 pounds), C Annison (11 stones, 8 pounds), H Holden (11 stones, 4 pounds), J Monk (11 stones), H Angel (12 stones, 6 pounds), J Brooker (11 stones), J Wild (11 stones, 8 pounds)."
"Was defeated after 5 1/4 hours pull, by the Irish Team averaging 14 stones."
"The longest pull on record."

Note attached to reverse side:
"From Bill Bullivant, Cowra, per PJ Walsh 162 Lake Albert Road, Wagga. [Bullivant] step son of Chris Annison and son in law of Chris Angel."

On the reverse side is inscribed: "Photo taken at Wagga Wagga Race Course. Mr Brunskill may be in photo." [this has been written with a modern red pen].

One man in the photograph is wearing horse riding clothes.

Amateur film of a church service and ceremony at a small country church (possibly Presbyterian?). FIlm reel is inscribed with "Church Mr Brown from ? News" and "c/o Rev R.E. Williamson Presbytery of Wagga Wagga".

Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.

Re: a tentative inscription for the Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Gates and her wish that the Gurwood Senior School be remembered in it. There is the possibility that Mary may not attend the official dedication ceremony because of her continuing bouts of illness and/or because her birthday party has been organised by the Australiasian Book Society around the raising of funds for the now Chair of Australia Literature. As informed by Alan Marshall, and very probably as much for her communist leanings as for her talent, she is now recognized by the chief literature societies of Moscow and Peking among others.

Sydney Morning Herald clipping.

Re: the opening of the Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Gates. Designed by the College's lecturer in Art, Lionel Gailer, they capture, according to Blakemore, the spirit of 'Jiemba', the evening star, the aboriginal name bestowed on Mary as a child.

Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.

Mary suggests he write to the President of the NSW ? Art Gallery Board of Trustees, Bertrand James Waterhouse, for details of exhibition arrangements about the Dobell portrait which has engendered a lot of controversy and which she plans to give to the nation. She brings up the matter of sending someone to collect 'a pottery aboriginal head', to be added to her collection at the college.

See also Box 2: RW114-19.

Daily Telegraph clipping.

Mary replies to letters about the Dobell portrait; includes two illustrations: one a photograph of Mary, posing as she did for Dobell; the other is of the portrait.

Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.

Mary comments about the magazine 'Baringa'*, the College's new literary magazine, and enthuses about some of the contributors. Mention of the aboriginal bust, given to her by a man from Alice Springs who told her he had carried it over half of central Australia.

See also Box 2: RW114-19.
*for 'Baringa', see RW2143-165,166,167,168.

Original hand-script letter to the Secretary of the First Masonic Lodge, Wagga.
Typescript copy.

The gift of a moleskin purse-around the edge of which Mary sewed a fringe, all that was left of her father's Masonic regalia - was offered to George Blakemore for inclusion in Mary's collection at the College.

See also Box 3: RW114-20.

'Selearte 53, 1961'.

Bi-monthly Italian cultural publication with selective international information on architecture, sculpture, painting, graphic arts, visual arts and design. It includes an article of the art of Anthony Van Dyck who may have influenced Dobell's vision of Mary Gilmore (see details of hands, p. 18). The journal, in Italian with summaries in French, Spanish, English and German, is inscribed by Mary Gilmore.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Phoebe Price.

Mary Gilmore regrets that she cannot visit and suggests that someone might write to the Trustee of the Australiasian Book Society if Wagga wishes for the Dobell portrait to be exhibited there.

Newpaper clipping, photocopy.

Brief article regarding Mary Gilmore's estate after her death, December 1962.

Transcript copy of letter to Mr Newling, Sydney Lyceum Club.

This letter contains a full description of the Eric Saunders / Kate Beard portrait of Mary Gilmore and gives the reason why it was re-framed as an oval. She was a founder of the club.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Shirley Hillam.

Mary Gilmore's response to a request for information about her life.

Original page from Downside Public School Admission register.

The Register lists Mary Gilmore, under her maiden name Mary Cameron, as a student of Downside Public School. See Admission No. 13.

See also Box 1: RW114-27.

Typescript letter to Mr Muir from GA Truskett, Headmaster of Wamoon Primary School.

Regarding the donation of an Admission Register from Downside School to the Wagga Teachers' College Library. Mary Gilmore is listed on the Admission Register under her maiden name Mary Cameron.

See also OO: RW114-26.