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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.

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.

Subject and correspondence files.

Photographs of Junee Public School girls dressed as fairies, a dust-storm at Junee and of the Methodist Church at Junee.

Letter from Department of Civil Aviation relating to formation of NSW Aerial Agricultural Operators' Association, aircraft log book and job record books.

Copy of a photograph of the free punt in Wagga Wagga.

Selected prints from glass plate negatives created by the Government Printing Office, Sydney. Images include Walla Walla Station, Goombargoona Station, Round Hill Station, Kinross Station, Walbundry Station, Wagga Experiment Farm, Wagga Show, and "Allonby" at Forest Hill.

Copies of railway photographs, photocopy of page of notes entitled "The Rock to Westby Railway" and an audio tape of F. Blackwell in the cab of a steam locomotive.

Letter to George Blakemore, Principal Wagga Wagga Teachers' College regarding portrait of Mary Gilmore painted by Eric Saunders.

Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.

May Gilmore thanks the principal and, through him, the 1956-7 session of students and the town's inhabitants, for dedicating to her a set of gates, to be located at the College's main entrance at College Street. Includes reflections of early 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.

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 letter to George Blakemore.

A short note (probably accompanying document RW114-3E), her formal thank you to be read at the official dedication ceremony. Apart from mentioning Phoebe Price, she leaves him to choose who will do the reading and asks only that she be sent either the original or a typed true copy for inclusion in her papers at the Mitchell Library, SLNSW.

Original hand-script notes.

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

Original hand-script letter to George Blakemore.

Re: items for 'the museum' to be delivered by Mrs Catts. These include a photograph of Norman Hargreaves in 1915 and the cover of a gas mask belonging to Keith Douglas Young. Both are from old Wagga families.

See also Box 3: RW114-21.

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.

Transcript letter from George Blakemore.

He informs Mary that the College's proposed history is underway. He expresses his interest in the Dobell portrait of Mary and inquires whether it would be possible for it to be displayed in Wagga as it journeys to the capital cities for exhibition. The portrait was commissioned in 1955 by the Australiasian Book Society of Melbourne on the occasion of Mary Gilmore's ninetieth birthday.

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.

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.

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.

Original hand-script letter and annotated envelope to George Blakemore.
Original hand-script letter-card to Mary Gilmore from Minnie Bennett (Mrs Bernard Jones).

Mary's explanatory letter accompanies the envelope on which is information relating to a small utilities bag belonging to Norman Cullen Hargreaves; and, a letter card from a member of an old Wagga family, Minnie Bennett. There are to be added to her collection.

She suggests that Wagga should get the Melbourne publication, 'Overland' for which she has recently written an article relating to the District.

Possibly Mary's last latter to the Principal who died in 1958.

See also Box 3: RW114-21.

'Meanjin 2, 1959' and envelope to the College Library.

The journal contains Mary's appreciation (among others) of the work of Nettie and Vance Palmer, who had died on 15 July. The cover is inscribed and dated by Mary Gilmore.

'Overland 5, 1955'

The issue, inscribed to George Blakemore, contains several references to Mary Gilmore.

'Art Gallery Quarterly 3, 1961'.

Journal of the Art Gallery of NSW. It includes a 'with compliments' slip from the Director. Among the commentaries concerning 1960 acquisitions is that of the Dobell portrait, which Mary Gilmore has donated to the Gallery.

'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.

Photograph by unknown photographer.

Portrait of George Blakemore in academic gown at his desk. Originally in envelope marked 'Librarian's file.'

Original hand-script letter to Mr Hogan.

A letter thanking the principal of North Wagga School for his information on Parkan Pregan Lagoon. It includes reminiscences about her time spent as assistant of the school. Mary Gilmore also exhorts Mr. Hogan to establish a collection of her books in the school library and to compile a scrapbook of his school as a possible preliminary to later forming a School Historical Society.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Phoebe Price*.

Sent on the death of her mother, Lizzie McGaulley, with whom Mary Gilmore went to school, the letter contains reminiscences of their youth together in the Wagga District.

*Phoebe was co-Principal of the Little Theatre School of Arts in MacLeay Street, Wagga for many years.

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 hand-script letter to Phoebe Price.

Written during a period of convalescence after a major operation, Mary Gilmore thanks Phoebe for her proposal of naming a City of Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod prize in her honour and suggests that it could perhaps be shared with her mother, Lizzie.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Phoebe Price.

Mary Gilmore regrets that she cannot travel to Wagga to present the Wagga Wagga Eisteddfod prize and mentions she will also be unable to attend the official dedication of the Dame Mary Gilmore Memorial Gates because of her ill-health. She is conserving her strength in order to finish her current book in time for publication.

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.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Phoebe Price.

In reply to a letter and enclosure from Phoebe, Mary Gilmore asks that she collect the aboriginal bust to be included in her memorabilia collection.

See also Box 2: RW114-19.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Mr Price.

Mary Gilmore is sorry to hear of Phoebe Price's illness.

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.

Newspaper clipping.

Recounts important events in Mary Gilmore's life and refers to the reception to be held in Sydney for her ninetieth birthday. It is arranged by the fellowship of Australian Writers and the Australiasian Book Society.

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.

Xerox copy of hand-script letter from Shirley Himman, Illabo Public Primary School Teacher.

The teacher requests Mary Gilmore's recollections about her term of teaching at Illabo (formerly Billabong).

Xerox copy of hand-script letter to Shirley Hillam.

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

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.

Newspaper clipping titled, "Dame Mary Gilmore: Teacher, Reformer and Poet".

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.