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File contains political ephemera such as handbills, flyers and leaflets.
The Acc12.033 instalment comprises notes, photographs, letters, programmes, invitations, contribution lists (many containing handwritten notes), as well as item descriptions which were removed from the Library's pamphlet and printed ephemera collection documenting the Australian labour movement from the 1890s to the 1960s (2 folders).
Collection of ephemera donated by Frederick John Riley (political activist and trade unioner leader). Includes a wide variety of materials including correspondence, electioneering material, political propaganda, party events etc. Material has been arranged into 10 pamphlet boxes with broad sub-headings. Vols. 1-4 (Propaganda) ; Vol. 5-6 (Political party events,including meetings, protests, etc.) ; Vol. 7 (election material) ; Vol. 8 (Australian industries) ; Vol. 9 (community and union protest rallies and meetings) ; Vol 10 (miscellaneous- including correspondence, united nations events, meetings etc., legal and economic, union operations). The material is in the format of correspondence, booklets, handouts, etc.
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This burgundy, leather-bound volume has gilt tooling, stamped border decorations, and a brass clasp with a key. The spine of the volume is stamped in gold with "Album." Contained inside the volume's gilt-edged leaves is the commonplace book kept by John Riley Marsh. On the endpaper verso is Marsh's signature and a stamp displaying his crest of a horse head atop a crown with Marsh's name below. It appears that the volume was written in 1829. The book consists of poems and songs with sentimental themes of love, chivalry, and remembrances. Some items have attributions followed by the date. Examples of items in the volume include "Stars" by Frederick Muller, "Meet me at sunset" by Alaric A. Watts, "Praise of love" by Ariosto, and "Tyrants and slaves" by William Kennedy. There is a song entitled "To the new year 1829" and an epigram by J. P. Meagher. Laid in the volume is a photograph of a cruise ship with passengers disembarking on shore. The handwritten poems and songs comprise the first twenty leaves of the volume; the remainder is blank. The watermark "John Hall 1828," appears throughout the volume.
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Biographical information on Frederick John Thies Jr.