260 x 200 mm. A three-quarters front view of the single-storey stone building, built in the Gothic style with a central fleche. The school is situated on the South-East corner of Grote Street and Morphett Street, and was built in 1874. With school children standing outside the gate.

190 x 140 mm. A view of the building from the junction of Macquarie Street and Bridge Street. Another building designed by James Barnet (in 1878), it is an imposing structure with statues in recesses at the corner, and was originally the Colonial Secretary's Office.

275 x 220 mm. A view of the beach, with eroded rock formations in the foreground. Three men are some distance along the beach, one of them sitting on Pulpit Rock, an eroded top-heavy structure some 15 feet high.

200 x 150 mm. Showing ripe, harvested pumpkins under a rough thatched barn.

245 x 195 mm. A scene on the Murray River near Echuca, with the punt ferry in the foreground with men, carts and horses on board. In the background a small pontoon bridge crosses the river.

203 x 151 mm. A riverside scene, with a pole-ferry on the near bank. On the horizon can be seen two cabins - a completed building with a bark roof and another cabin still being built.

350 x 274 mm. A view showing the herd in a large field.

205 x 150 mm. Showing yearling in field.

275 x 220 mm. A general view of the settlement with cabins in the background, surrounded by ploughed land. The water tank can be seen in the background on the right, with the piping coming from it towards the camera. The extent of pipe-laying ends in foreground, where evidence of excavation can be seen. With the River Murray in the background.

Landscape format. In front is seen the rock with a buoy on it marking the spot where the Himalaya was wrecked.

188 x 144 mm. A view of the quartz crushing machines, with the watersluices in the foreground which separate the crushed rock from the gold. The photograph is in fact taken in Bendigo by N.J. Caire and also occurs in Y3087/C5.

152 x 108 mm. A view showing quartz outcrops on a granitic hillside in Yandanooka District. Photograph by E.S. Simpson. Negative No. 11.

A view showing a tall quartzite outcrop (shaped like a tall termites' nest) among scrubland at Mount Hunt. Photograph W.D. Campbell. Negative No. 54.

232 x 183 mm. Information given states '(New superstructure on old piers), 3 spans 75 feet each, 2 spans 60 feet, total length 345 feet'. A view showing the bridge beyond a curve in the river, with figures in front of the bridge which is a wooden superstructure on wooden supports.

235 x 185 mm. A view of the street showing numerous pony traps and a stage coach on the right. This end of the street shows the tram lines, with a horse-drawn tram at the crown of the hill. Queen Street was the first thoroughfare in Brisbane to have tramways; the work was started in January 1885 and opened for general on traffic 12th August.

235 x 185 mm. A view down the hill along Queen Street, showing various shops (including a ‘Lithographers and bookbinders’ on the left) and with various kinds of horse carts and traps on the road including what were known as ‘Molly Maguires’, small two wheeled traps, with the seat set axle-wise.

A collection of lantern slides of Australia (plus one duplicate). 5-10 are marked 'Commonwealth of Australia' and have serial numbers. 12-22 are marked 'Department of Agriculture and Stock, Brisbane'. The slides' captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.

204 x 148 mm. A view of the business centre of Melbourne, with offices along the street and a factory in the distance. With a row of horse cabs in the centre of the street awaiting customers.

184 x 129 mm. A view looking along the wharf showing steam and sailing ships moored in the harbour. The wharf itself is a busy scene, with workers either posing for the camera or operating a crane on the jetty.

183 x 129 mm. A view of a different section of the wharf showing the end of a jetty in the foreground, with steam and sailing ships moored in the harbour beyond.