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Letter from Clifton A. Mott, former Editor of "Border Morning Mail" to Mrs Merrylees regarding leadership of late husband in campaign for a Riverina University and letter from Dr. W. H. Wilkinson to Mrs Merrylees regarding winding up of Riverine University League.

Pages copied from the 'Murray Bridge Catalogue' re. the New State debate and photocopy of the statement issued by Mr JD Potts of the Murray Bridge Council re. New State proposals for Murray Valley.

This plan depicts an area of land labelled as Bullingbong Plain (an estimated area of 17943 acres) and includes the location of the house paddocks, the house, stable yard and stables. Also marked are Government Mark Trees, "Irvine's Claim", Bullenbong Creek, and Blind Creek.
The full title of this framed plan is: "Plan of the Run called Bullinbong. Murrumbidgee District. Occupied by Mr. Alexander Davidson." The plan is signed by WM McCulloch, surveyor, February 1st, 1856.

Board of Management minutes, annual reports and financial statements, publications, proceedings of the NSW Southern Regional Legacy Conference, State Conference of NSW and Annual Conference of Legacy Clubs of Australia, agenda papers, a photograph and 35mm and 16mm films.

Minute books and visitor's book.

Minutes, correspondence, membership lists, treasurer's papers, newsletters, LAA councils and conference papers.

Constituents and general correspondence files.

Subject and correspondence files.

Research files from work on the history of the Chinese in the Riverina ("Tracking the Dragon").

Branch correspondence, minutes, reports and cash book (and short history of Branch); Riverina Group minutes, reports and publications (inc. history of Group; CWA of NSW publications (inc. Directories and history) and financial reports.

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.

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."