Files that I collected during my research from NAA and other sources along with photographs are lodged with the ACT Heritage Library. I documented the material in each box. Several of the information files I still have (all others at the ACT Heritage Library). Examples follow:

Box 9

Folder 1

*A414/1 21/2 17.3.1923 FCAC to Hon Minister for Works & Railways re proposed cottages additions at the Power House, Brickyards, Blandfordia et. Also lists the types of cottages and cost

* A62/65/1 25/538 Architects who won the 2nd & 3rd competition - cottage design used for Blandfordia cottages in 1923.

*A6269/1 E1/29/1706 Monolyte concrete cottages built at Blandfordia.

* A361/1 DSG24/153 4.2.1924 footbridge at Acton crossing

* A361/1 DSG23/1332 Camp at Uriarra Road

*CP464/2/1 A 24/2316 1.2.1922 Preliminary work on Mess Rooms for men at Cotter.

*CT86/1/1 457 Cotter River pumping station - re the first cottage erected there.

* A361/1 DSG18/839 Brig gen Spencer Browne camp Commandant Molonglo Concentration Camp - agree to had over military ... 18.3.1918

*A361/1 DSG17/515 26.7.1917 asked for the Canberra Hospital to me made into a district hospital.

* A361/1 DSG17/2246 Maternity names with dates of admission and discharged: Ellen Bates 26.2.1917 - 11.3.1917 she gave birth to a daughter Catherine J - father Edwin; Julia Doherty 27.2.1917-22.3.1917; Janet Kennedy 24.4.1917-6.5.1917 gave birth to son James - father James; Edith C Boag 11.6.1917-23.6.1917 gave birth to a son Robert - father Thomas; Edith Bourke 8.8.1917-19.8.1917 gave birth to daughter Edith - father Edward; May Lawton 18.8.1917-27.8.1917 - gave birth to a daughter Una - father Albert; Catherine Grey 24.8.1917-10.9.1917 (births recorded in BDM in Queanbeyan - Grey not looked up and could not find Doherty. BDM for Canberra until the early 1930s were recorded in Queanbeyan.)

* A1/1 26/15659 7.9.1923 Engineers’ Mess to be known at Eastlake Quarters.

*CP698/1 Bundle 1/10/14 Amusement Hall Russell Hill - toilets

Series of typed notes on files:

* A2351/1 Box 1 Lands & Survey Branch Annual Report 1913. On 22nd August 1913 the new Administrative Offices were ready and occupied. Lists the people employed and the Territory’s boundary as The survey and marking of the boundary between the Federal Territory Lands and those of the state of NSW was started by surveyor PPL Sheaffe at a trigonomical station of Mount Coree, a prominent point on the range forming the western watershed of the Cotter River having an altitude of 4,657 feet; from Coree a straight line was run to trigonometrical station One Tree which has an elevation of 2,836 feet; on this line the lowest point is at the crossing of the Murrumbidgee River 1380 feet above sea level... during the year ending June 30 1913 25 miles of the territorial boundaries have been surveyed and marked, and in connection therein 109 miles of the boundaries of the old measurements have been redefined.

* CP876/1/1 Bundle 4 To do with fair renting in the 1940s particularly with the sharing of houses e.g Mrs HJ Brackenreg of 59 Dominion Circuit offered to sub let her house.

* A361/1 DSG23/1473 23rd May, 1923 - survey of the road later known as Wentworth Avenue surveyed.

10.2.1922 List of men working for the surveyors’ branch - included W Mayo, H Oldfield, M Horan, T Ryan, T Beaver, S Southwell, E Ryan, E Bourke, CJ Curley, W Riley, J Hollingworth, J Flint, F Blundell, J Phillips, Mrs Phillips (cook), JC Cotterill, AC Thurbon, R Vest, A Marsh, C O’Rourke, P Jolly, W Traynor, R Norman, F Maxwell, R Shannon, WG Preston, W Maloney, Miss E Southwell, Miss E Ware, Miss E Shumack

* A361/1 DSG21/294 23/3/1921 refers to Lands & Survey Branch where the men were working.

* A361/1 DSG23/1044 Permanent Staff List of Officers of the Lands & Survey Branch 23.3.1923

* A361/1 DSG23/2354 Minnie Weston took up duty 15.10.1917 and worked for Goodwin etc. Also has list of people working at Yarralumla House _ miss Southwell - three pounds per week etc.

* A361/1 DSG16/613 16.12.1916 survey staff engaged in the Territory.

*A361/1 DSG17/2543 Arsenal Survey at Tuggranong 16/11/1917 and other related files for 1916.

* A361/ DSG19/699 Creek near the Power House called Jerrabomberra Creek. Diversion was cancelled 19/12/1916 because the curves designed were too round.

* A202/1 14/3189 18.8.1914 Minster for Home Affairs The branch entrusted with the responsibilities of Afforestation has been organised and had rendered valuable services in the experimental work at the Acton Nursery which is now being replaced by the establishment at Acton where all trees and plants etc for the purpose of beautifying the City and reafforesting the Territory will be propagate and where valuable and practical work will be conducted...

*A411/1 Box 1 Fourth Meeting of FCAC This is an interesting document to read in full. It also mentions the Canberra Co-operative Society which commenced in August 1916 - This document continues with a number of meetings including the sixth held in June 1920.

* A277/1 Box 1 Molonglo Internment Camp Disposal Committee. - 1920 Includes various proposals for use of buildings including the butcher’s and baker’s shops. Also suggested that some of the buildings be moved for use as schools at Duntroon and Narrabundah.

* Copied stories from Canberra Community News 1926 by Gleaner (Harold Lasseter) and 1927 re a trip to the Cotter for the children of Russell Hill. Also stories about camps etc by Lasseter

* CT October 28, 1926 Red Hill, superior residential suburb. South Ainslie 80 cottages building.

* A6266/1 G27/280 The ANA Journal 11th December, 1926 to JH Butters from The Editor. Refers to the Friendly Societies in the FCT and lists all.

* Old Lennox House - history written in the 1990s.

Handwritten documents

* CT September 25, 1929 - Canberra’s first court in the new court house Acton Mr Justice Pike

*CT September 21, 1929 Inspection of semi-detached house designed by the Commission - at Reid. Cost 1030 pounds each.

Handwritten -

*CP698/9/1 Bundle 1/10/16 Westridge - EP Corey to Honeysett (SSA) re site chosen for children’s playground - at that time several huts sitting on the area - need to be moved and details re putting down the Westridge Cricket pitch - concrete -

* Note Mrs Florence Lovelock lived 58 Novar Street since 1951 - she moved from the Causeway. Each house on the lower side of Novar Street was a brickyards house and some in Mueller Street and Hutchins Street.

* CP464/2 Bundle 8 A42/2352 To Mr Rollands from a neighbour - complaint Mrs Lindo and letter from Bland - caretaker re Mrs Lindo etc.

* 16.8.1927 Memo for Chief Architect 16.8.1927 - Will you please develop a scheme in conjunction with accountant for the disposal of the concrete houses at Blandfordia on the following lines: 1 Min payment deposit 50 pounds etc

* A6265/1 25/1627 22.5.1925 Permission requested for have Saturday 6th off work without pay to enable married men to travel home for the long weekend and spend time with families.

*A269/1 E1/28/1155 10.8.1927 documents in relation to Alfred Dolan’s claim against the commonwealth for breach of agreement re the Westridge Mess.

*CP698/9 Bundle 6/48 March, 1928 Philharmonic society - list of members in chorus and orchestra.

* 4/5/1926 Secretary ABL heard that the sewer camp at Eastlake was to be removed. The Eastlake Camp (not necessarily sewer and not Engineers Mess - near the Causeway Camp - had its mess burnt down 30.6.1927. At that time there were 156 men using the mess.

* Notes jotted down at the time of a conversation with Tom Robertson of Oaks Estate. He died in 1999 aged 90 odd. He worked with his father as an apprentice and then fully qualified plumber. He worked on Westlake Cottages, Parliament House, Institute of Anatomy and Mt Stromlo buildings etc.

*A62661/ G23/464 call sign for list of foremen and gangers 16/6/1925

*A6270/1 E2/28/1293 Nigh Soil collection list 1/7/1928-31/9/1928 - included Howie’s cottages which had 1 - C Patrick, 2 G Ross, 3 L Dinnerville, 6 J McCann, 10 R Sheehan, 12 J Temples, 13 A Freeman. Documents such as this indicate where camps were still set up etc.

* A292/1 C661 Duntroon - Duntroon septic systems and possible pollution (1928)

*192/1 FCL19/1004 24.7.1919 Cottage at Duntroon camp to be vacated - T Ryan lived in the stone cottage now left (22.7.1919). etc

*A6270/1 E2/29/1363 23.5.1929 Subject Molonglo Reservoir referred to as satisfactory. Filled from a side pipe from the Queanbeyan main.

*A199/1 21/189 2.2.1921 5,000 pounds approved towards cost of new city road - no man need to be put off - at that time 70 labourers and 30 horse & dray men employed.

*A199/1 21/189 12.2.1921 Civic Tenements referred to as hutments. - Discussion about where the place these ex-Molonglo buildings.

*A202/1 13/227 15.4.1913 site for service reservoir on Camp Hill in Narrabundah Paddock and workmen’s camp and access road.

* A294/1 515/243 letters re having to put off architects (Great Depression) and a list of their names.

*CP464/2/1 Bundle 2/2040/233964 June 1922 Memo to electrician re lighting supply to Molonglo Camp. Letter from C Ivery (teacher & hon sec of Molonglo Progress Association) 1st May, 1922 stating that electric current not yet connected to camp - an earlier letter dated 1.3.1922 Mr Ivey requested that the installation of the electric light be hurried up Although the fire brigade has been formed the carrying of naked light from place to place, and the possibility of curtains catching alight in draughts constitutes a source of danger which would be rectified as soon as possible.

CP464/2/1 2/2040/233964 23rd July, 1923 caretaker Bland had a complaint from Mrs J Lynch that the Naylor boys had made a hole between the walls of their two cottages.

*CP464/2/1 Bundle 2/23/3964 Canberra electric meters (1923?) brickworks, Acton, RM College, Queanbeyan.

* A6269/1 E1/25/318 John Howie & Sons Lts 10.6.1925 wanted to erect two conveniences in their new yards at Eastlake. A list of rentals at the contractors blocks/yards near the railway station at Eastlake also included.

*CP464/4/1 Bundle 2/C1244 men owing money at brickyards 20.5.1924

*A192/1 DCL 21/1429 30.11.1921 Letter refers to the then new brick cottages built at Power House, Brickyards and Civic - far too expensive for working class men and need to use cheaper housing - Molonglo Internment Camp etc.

*A192/1 FCL 19/1203 Mt Majura reafforestation 26.2.1919 and 16.1.1919

*A192.1 FCL 20/755 16.2.1920 re conveyance of children to Narrabundah School from Bulga Creek via Brickyards etc - tenders.

A414/1 22/1 Brief Statement of Works Under Constitution at the present time - financial year 1922-1923. Hostel (Parliamentary) Department labour used to floor level and tenders called in by 2.12.1923 etc. - including refurbishment of Molonglo and construction of Telopea Park School. Also lists roads - Adelaide Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue north and south of the river, Capital Circuit (State Circle), Acton to Civic Centre - roads formed and gravelled 14 foot wide etc.

Box 9, Folder 2

* Number of overhead sheets - Westlake cottages , list of camps, CCNews - Gorman House, Riverbourne Camp, Rolland’s Westlake cottages, Acton Peninsula 1912/13, Workmen’s Camp Sites & Sanitation, Cartoon.

* Federal Capital Pioneer February 1925 - Federal Territory Tennis Association.

*CP698/23 E1/29/1706 photocopy of photograph of Monolyte Concrete cottages already constructed. Part of their application for 100 cottages at Blandfordia (Griffith). They built only 25.

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 Printing Staff Quarters inspection made by R Smith on 19.7.1926. Following is a very full report on the Printers Quarters built by Mason of Queanbeyan. This report goes for several pages

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 Letter dated 6th October, 1925 from Secretary FCC to Mr W H Mason, Queanbeyan - Commission accepted his tender for the Printers Quarters - 21,552 pounds and the work had to be completed within 20 weeks from date of acceptance.

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 20th August, 1926 To Rolland from JS Murdoch re cottages for printing staff. Murdoch had the drawings carried out and made a number of suggestions.

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 9th July, 1925 letter to Director General of Works Melbourne from Daley re the Printers Quarters.

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 Plan drawn of the site selected to build the Printers Quarters. 3rd July, 1925

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 Extract from a letter to Mr CS Daley from Mr JS Murdoch, Melbourne dated 2.7.`1925 I have been thinking about the barracks for the printing staff and wired you to send if possible some particulars of the most suitable site available. Being dubious about the barrack form of accommodation I got hold of Mullett, who thinks as I do - that the open dormitory or cubicle accommodation would not appeal to the staff, who presumably would mostly be composed of an old-fashioned domestic type of person, who, always living at home would not relish and expedition that might entail his living in a way distinctly removed from that he has been accustomed to. It this idea is sound, I believe as satisfactory form for the accommodation to take would be a series of very cheap timber semi-detached cottages of five rooms each. Thus giving each person a room - ten to a semi-detached... The buildings when completed were of brick and there was a central dining area.

A6270/1 E52/28/2446 10th June, 1925 Printers Quarters - 85 male & 15 female.

*A414/1 25 8th April 1924 - Minister authorised another twelve cottages at Westlake bringing the total up to 52. Earlier letter dated 8th November, 1923 authorised the first twenty cottages at Westlake plus other related letters/documents to workmen’s accommodation.

* a number of notes taken about the 1920s

* A199/1 FC25/198 FCC notes of a conference held 16th July, 1925 with representatives of Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners - Mr F Okeley of Westlake, Australian Plumbers & Gasfitters Employees Union - AE Dorrall, Federated Bricklayers Association of Australia - F Irons of Westlake, Operative Painters & Decorators Union of Australia - J Kirk, Operative Plasterers Federation of Australia - H Walker. Matters discussed included permanent housing for workmen and costs and practice of transporting workmen from the Canberra Railway Station to work sites to continue? Another letter dated 25th July, 1925 stated that houses for workmen would be built on the north side of the river (Corroboree Park area - weatherboards - also at the brickyards) Another letter stated that if the men claimed 1/- a day zone allowance the FCC would not continue with the plan to build.

* A6266/1 G25/827 List of Industrial organisations of men employed in Canberra 15/7/1925

* A199/1 FC25/198 30th January, 1925 CS Daley to Acting General of Works Melbourne re the building of JB Youngs store plus houses and a bowser. A map sowing the various section numbers etc for Kingston shop area also enclosed. It also shows where the old Uriarra Road went through the Kingston area.

*A3032/1 PC329 part of a speech given by Mr Dunbar Molonglo Internment Camp - A Notable Wartime Achievement...but at the time is occurred represented an important undertaking associated with the Great War of 1914-18, and was also, a constructional feat probably without parallel in Australia for the speed and efficiency of its design, organization and accomplishment. British government early in 1918 requested Australia to build an internment camp to accommodate several thousand enemy nationals. The late Colonel Percy Owen, himself a soldier was not the man to hesitate over a wartime request because it presented arduous difficulties..that within nine and half weeks about 250 acres of vacant land between Canberra and Queanbeyan was converted into a township with provision for 560 families and a large number of single persons, the group of houses and other buildings being properly equipped and furnished, and served with water, sewerage and electricity [something that the men and women who came to build the city could not get!]. Incidental building and works included large stores for the baggage of the internees, bakers and butchers shops, fire station, firestation, public school, teacher’s residence, hospital and assembly hall, as well as many structures for the housing and general purposes of the military unitl, such as a look out tower, guard house, barracks, stables, commandant’s residence and a special railway loop with station and goods sheds.

Site for camp - hill about 110 ft above the Molonglo River and sloping land which admitted of placing the look-out tower upon a high position - military buildings slightly lower and tenement buildins set out like a fan - ring of flood lighting around the whole settlement...

*A192/1 FCL22/513 Letter from Stanley Morris Captain to District Surveyor 22.5.1918 taking over the Molonglo hospital from that date.

*A202/1 14/3830 22.10.1914 From Administrator to Commandant RMC Temporary hospital has only 8 beds and is primarily for the purpose of the employees of Dept of Home Affairs. Doesn’t intent to take in others.. Another letter dated 2nd July, 1914 stated that Canberra Hospital has been opened and two patients - Mrs Brennan convalescing from diphtheria and Mr Harrington suffering from a broken leg. The first person to received treatment was Mr Aryton, who had an abrasion of the heel..

*A199/1 FC21/186 Memo to Hon Minister for Home Affairs from Walter Burley Griffin 21.9.1920 - Budget. Has a list of resumption of works which were suspended July, 1917.

*A199/1 FC21/186 Not proposed to move any more Molonglo buildings. Materials left after buildings demolished used for the construction of the cottages now being erected at Civic Centre and Power House from transferred buildings. Gives rates for rooms for single and married.

*A6272/1 E21 14.2.1931 Westlake Sewer re offensive odours ...it was found that the cover of one of the manholes near the vent had been taken off and boys had dropped a number of stones down into the sewer. This had been cleared away, a heavier cover has been substituted and the place kept under surveillance for three months.

*A6272/1 27/1201 Letter to Mr Daley from WH Weston of Molonglo Settlement 27.6.1927 he was angry that he had been on a housing list for ten months and he was aware of another man - motor driver who had just been allocated a cottage at the Gap (Westlake) with only a three month waiting period - answer - motor drivers had different rules.

*A6273 127/1201 27.4.1927 Letter from C Astley Camps & Tenements Clerk to Industrial Officer - re the Lette family - on 26.6.1926 a Causeway cottage was allotted to Gordon Lette on the understanding that the mother was to keep house for the three brothers. It also noted that a number of Molonglo tenements were being demolished and the next fourteen cottages at Causeway ? were earmarked for people whose Molonglo places were being demolished. This would link with separation of Molonglo barracks into single houses in 1927.

*CT86/1/1/130 Memo to Architect re contractors camps. The contractors were supplied with land near working sites however need to move men from this time (?) into established camps at Red Hill, Capitol Hill, Causeway, White City, Molonglo etc.

CT 186/1 206 Memo to Executive Architect from Assistant Architect A Nish I beg to report having inspected the Friendly Society Hall Kingston. The main portion of the building was originally erected for the engineers mess at Kingston approx five years ago [c1923] and re-erected...additional kitchen and room.

* CT86/1 206 Memo - record of interview between architect and SS officer 9.11.1927 re halls - 2 should be immediately constructed - one at Eastlake opposite Young’s Store - on corner and Ainslie Hall -

* A2487/ 19/5208 Molonglo Defence Camp details - the project was planned and organised in period of nine and half weeks. Total No of Men Employed 1202 etc

* A788/1 FC14/264 Letter dated 26/10/1911 from Lalor, Captain AAMC Medical Officer RMC - inspection of the Home & Territories Camp on hill - things far from satisfactory. Need for improvements to sanitary requirements and need for a special hospital tent for these patients. The hospital at RMC reserved for cadets.

Notes on various files - hand written

* A2479/1 17904 Confidential report re the Arsenal 16.5.1917 to Miller...Successive steps taken up to the present time in connection with the arsenal are set out in the paper presented to Parliament on 14.5.1917...a strong reason for the selection of the Federal Territory as a site of the Arsenal was that the commonwealth would have ready, unfettered and entire control of all matters pertaining to its operation... continues with files on use of Tuggeranong Homestead.

* mud map of section 58 Westridge and the people allocated the houses 5.9.1928.

*A361/1 DSG24/47 Letter dated 5.5.1922 Power House Mess from Herbert Daniels Mess Caterer No 1 Labourers Camp requesting a cottage nearby. He had one at Civic but had to leave home at 5 am to get to work in time and did not leave until after 7 - 7.30 in the evening.

* permanent housing in FCT with early list of people occupying permanent cottages

* 1912 list of lessees of Duntroon Estate with the rentals paid and areas of land with description of buildings on the land eg T Kinlyside had a 4 roomed house and 2rmd kitchen, brick walls iron & shingle roof and floored (Briar Farm).

* A202/1 13/4538 List of Duntroon tenants 26.8.1912

* Plan for 1921/22 brickwork’s cottages section 64.

* 192/1 23/480 To Works Supervisor Power House via Queanbeyan from the District Surveyor 24.1.1917 - position of 4 graves in Canberra Cemetery which Mr Griffin requires tested (for planting of trees?)

Box 9 Folder 4

* Angelus 2nd June, 1929 Canberra Employment - policy which discriminated against men living in Queanbeyan

* CP464/4/1 C24/1052 Inventory of Crushing Plant at Mugga Quarry 31.3.1924. This is a detailed list covering seven pages. As well as machinery etc the tenement buildings from Molonglo had all fittings and furnishings included.

* A363/1 DSL21/703 RMC Duntroon Feb 16, 1916 to Commissioner Land & Survey In reference to the house known as De Smet’s Boarding House at Duntroon - led to believe it will be vacant on 26th March I wish to put in an application for tenancy of same. I am employed as Chief Cood at Cadets’ Mess Royal Military College...D Woodstone. Map is also included of De Smet’s cottage.

* CT86/1/1 26 Box 1752 Details of the cottages erected by Bruce Eden & Griffiths in Reid (1926) This file also has a list of people who applied for these cottages and Okely & Parks

* A880/1 TL67 Pt 2 4.12.1945 to 3.6.1946

4.12.1946 camp taken over by Peter Verell Edwards. Took over from Lawrence Berry. Has details of takeovers.

Other references include mention of Kangaroo Cafe at Acton 11th February, 1911. F Edwards took possession 25.11.1913. Another letter dated 20.3.1914 stated that the Mess was being moved from Acton to the Power House.

In 1914 Stanley O’Grady took over the Power House mess from 17.7.1914.

Letter from G McKissock re the unsatisfactory position of cooking at the Power House and later the cook, O’Grady removed and replaced by J Iles of Melbourne. This file also contains a list of the names of Power House men not satisfied with O’Grady.

File also contains reference to cooks at Brickyards 1915

* QA newspaper - list number of workmen in Canberra - 4.11.1922. John Butters taken up residence at No 1 Hostel (Hotel Canberra) which will be the official headquarters of FCC until offices and Canberra House (built 1913) ready and renovated in that order (Jan 8, 1925); FCC add for tenders for construction of 60 cottages at Causeway Feb 13, 1925; Molonglo Camp - 90 single men to join camp gang of men presently engaged in planting cedars near Yass Rd - over 25,000 April 7th 1925.

* Civil Construction Corp (WW2 organisation) disbanded in 1945.

* FCL21/1161 August 1921 Minister for Works & Railways disputes that his department was responsible for housing of workmen.

* 20.7.1921 Commonwealth surveyor general refers to canvas shacks inhabited by workmen.

* Bullock paddock camp was to be put in the McDonald’s of Uriarra’s bull paddock

8.8.1925 south section of Canberra sewered for about 60 houses (sewer completed in 1927)

A6270/1 E2/25/268 Contracts by day labour 11.2.127 - excavations for site of CSIRO building

*A414/1 12/3 19.7.1923 Parliamentary Committee - printed report includes Hostel No 1 built to floor level by day labour and then contract let to John Howie to build it. Rolland gives consideration for better houses for workmen to attract them here.

At present three classes of accommodation for workmen - Single mess accommodation either huts or hutments, married quarters huts or hutments (Molonglo), brick cottages. This resulted in the Rolland cottage built first at Westlake, then Acton and a year later in 1925 at Causeway. Rolland also mentioned that in 1916 they erected at Duntroon wooden cottages with all the necessary conveniences - four rooms and verandahs back and front for 450 pounds. Still not painted - costs extra 30 pounds.

*CP464/2/1 Bundle 2040 23/3965 approved expenditure 30.6.1923 included connection of Engineers’ Mess with sewerage system, Civic Centre workmen’s camp 1500 pounds etc This file includes information on brickworks cottages eg Lot 12 Section 64 (Dillon’s cottage) required strappings of ceiling - still in place in this cottage.

*CT86/1 212 Printers Quarters had additions to recreational room commenced 17.9.1929 and completed 19.2.1930

*CT86/1/1 206 replacement of glass in the skylight in the Friendly Society Hall. - 8.7.1929 and reconditioning of the Acton Hall etc. A number of reports about the hall in this file - 15.5.1929 should any work be done on the hall because road construction in the area was to commence soon and the hall would need to be moved. Also a number of files about the Friendly Society Hall at Kingston.

*CP464/5/1 22/670 List of men who received accommodation at the Brickworks Power House 16.3.1922

A6270/1 E2/28/2986 17.1.1927 list of traders who had permits to have shops in camps - C O’Keefe No 4 General Store, A Campbell White City, J Arbuckle No 1 - general store and hairdresser, G Gauge Molonglo - hawkers also visited the camps on pay Days. Mr J Downey also had a hairdressing business at White City Camp.

*A361/1 DSG 21/641 23.8.1918 refers to map used during construction of RMC and related files to demolition of old mess house at that time used as accommodation.

*CP464/3/ Bundle 1 B968 Letters re the removal of No 1 Labourers Camp from Eastlake to Westlake 7.5.1924 and later letters re the conditions in the camp.

*Various papers on house development in the main areas on the north (Ainslie) and southern side of river.

* M1491 Scriverner’s papers and refers to many things of importance eg water supply required for several hundred men employed upon roads, outlying engineering works and buildings under construction at Duntroon. There water pumped from soakage wells near the River and pumped to temporary service reservoirs. Population of territory in 1913 was 2240. This file also mentioned the temporary storage yard in Queanbeyan (now covered by Royal Hotel). The rail between Canberra and Queanbeyan was used from 1914.

*CP664 (should be 464 I think)/1 Bundle 1/59 Westridge commenced new subdivision 25.2.1925 - Section 58 and Section 63 with list of people allocated the houses.

*A414/1 12/3 Parliamentary Committee report printed 19.7.1923 lists departments transferred prior to the opening of Parliament House.

* A192/1 FCL22/ 1549 Survey of Commonwealth Bridge to Acton

*A202/1 13/3156 Letters from Scrivener re the Acton area (1913). 10.7.1913 Scrivener writes I regard tree planting as seriously as building for it is frequently easier and occasions less heartburning to remove a building than to interfere with a tree. 31.7.1913 he states What is the ultimate intention regarding Acton? I have understood that the peninsula will be created when the Molonglo River dam is erected will become a part through which a fine avenue will give access to the hospital, university etc. The present Administrative Offices are likely to be serviceable for 25 years with little cost for repairs....

*A6272/1 E180 1.7. 1923 Canberra Unemployment Relief Committee recommended the completion of planting of the Federal Highway.

*A6266/1 G1925/ 362 21.6.1925 bonus to workmen who worked on protecting the Commonwealth Avenue embankment during the big flood.

And another letter dated 23.8.1922 to Mr Brackenreg asking that action be taken to remove fencing on the western side - front of proposed Hostel (Canberra) & erect a temporary fence to prevent Kaye’s cattle from straying.

*A361/1 DSG24/1535 map of reservoir at Russell Hill You will be good enough to arrange to mark the street corners along the main from Ainslie Avenue to Reservoir Hill...

*A361/1 DSG24/ 432 Works Branch asked to plough the center way of Commonwealth Avenue in readiness for planting 31/8/1922.

A1/1 17/8081 re the road from Acton to the Uriarra Road (1917)

* A414/1 47 23.11.1922 plans for Commonwealth Bridge

* A414/1 76 naming of Canberra Avenues and roads 25.11.122

* A 292 T1 C18996 Tree planting by the ANA in Pialligo (Limestone Avenue) 1926

*A1/1 23256 Electricity charges and money owed by men of the Bachelors Quarters - prior to 1916 - list of men and the amounts included. Most were in the AIF and the charges were not made until after they had left.

* A355/1 Box 1 Dept of Works & Railways general instructions - no details other than this file contains eg analysis of general types of forms used.

* A186/1 6154 Photograph of view of trees and streets of Banna Avenue Griffith - reference only to this photograph in this file.

*A880/ TL67 Part 3, Part 1 - Capitol Hill Camp. These files refer to the history of the camp post 1930 through into the 1940s post World War 2 and include information about the pensioners who lived in the camp during the depression and war years. Also letter about the Brickyards camp and Duntroon Pensioners Camp. These files have now been returned to ACT Administration and are very informative about the temporary camps in the years between 1929 and 1950.

*A1/1 22/7034 22.4.1922 mentions men who had hours increased and wages reduced. Also has an article in the Herald 20.4.1922 re the Diggers dissatisfaction with wages at Canberra. The Argus 21/4/1922 has a report of a strike at Canberra. Part of the relevant quote is A message from Queanbeyan tonight states that the sewer and roads workmen are on strike, although the brickyards and power houses are working there is a likelihood of cessation at any moment, it is reported that 50 men who have just arrived will not work. A meeting of the builders’ laborers union who are employed at Canberra will be held at Sydney tomorrow, to decide what action shall be taken on the proposal to reduce wages and lengthen working hours...about 250 men affected.

*CP464/3/1 Bundle 1/B968 Vacating of No 1 Mess - carried out on 13th May, 1924. Also has other related documents to this move and a list of men where employed and ganger/foreman in charge

* A295/1 1081 reference to a plan of Capitol Hill Camp.

*Cp698/9/1 Bundle 7/56/5 Letter dated 3.12.1927 to Honeysett from Jack Calcott Hon Sec of Capitol Hill Cricket Club relating to the state of the cubicle put at their disposal. The one built by the club was burnt down.

*A1/1 25/22401 Reference to the document which is the estimates for expenditure for 1925/1926.

*A361/1 DSG19/627 27.3.1917 Letter to District Surveyor from G Kemp secretary of the Children’s Day Committee requesting permission to hold Peace Celebration Sports in the paddock in front of the residences at the Brickyards and permission to use the Brickyards Mess room to heat water etc.

* A1/1 24/10638 Costs related to various building needs in the territory 28.4.1924 including the Police Cells at Molonglo

*A2951 930 16.3.1943 costs to erection of Melbourne Buildings

*CP464/5/1 3.3.1922 letter from Caretaker Bland at Molonglo

* CP464/4/1 Bundle 3/22/34 5/1/1922 Arsenal Camp closed lists of men in occupation

* A364/1 DSG21/63 Sheaffe requested removal of workmen’s camp at Power House.

*Notes e.g. First Narrabundah School was in Long Gully Lane and the second opposite the Forrest Fire Station - known as Cross Roads School.

*A1/1 1922/8848 6.12.1921 three brick cottages ready opposite the Power House. Mr Snaddon allocated one. Of the six remaining 3 nearly ready etc.

*A192/1 FCL21/1630 12.10.1921 request for cottage for nursery foreman.

* A6270/ 1 campsite No 45 Duntroon occupied by De Smet etc 20.4.1921 Letter to surveyor general requesting a school at Molonglo - signed by AE Wright, WC Boyd, J Millan, J Haslam, J Byfield, S Corely, J O’Malley. The school opened 6.2.1922 with Mr Ivey head teacher.

*A6266/1 G27/4505 5.5.1925 Eastlake Tenements Progress Association meeting re children’s playground. Also a letter Red Hill 23.4.1925 re workmen’s buildings. Other files also on buildings including 25.10.1917 W O Russell’s lists of buildings in the FCT A361/1 DSG17/2008

*A6273/1 L30/49 Rates of pay for cleaners, labourers etc

* Files on Acton including quarters for Foreman Ryan whose son died in 1919 following snake bite in his bed. The cottage was an old one which was condemned.

*A270/1 Quarries in the Annual Report year ended 30.6.1929

*A414 Minutes of FCC Meeting 1924-30 - various files on buildings in temporary camps and settlements

* A414/1 31 reference to construction of workmen’s timber cottages - area between Ainslie Avenue and Canberra Avenue set aside (Corroboree Park) 23.6.1924. Also refers to the erection of cottages at Westlake and Acton. One extract with interview with Minister for Works and Railways, Mr Stewart at 10.30 am Wednesday 29th August 1923 at Yarrolaumla House, De Burgh, Ross, Col Owen and Goodwin present... subject workmen’s cottages to bring better class of workmen to Canberra....The minister also referred to the cottages erected by Howie Brothers and asked who was responsible for housing workmen on a contract job - the government or the contractor. Col Owen replied that it was the Contractor’s responsibility to provide the accommodation but he though that it was the Commonwealth’s responsibility to proved a certain number of houses near the job. The Contractor did not know how much work was to be done, but the Government did knbow its progress and it could deal with this matter in a satisfactory manner...etc etc

*CP698/9 Bundle 3 25.7.1927 letter to Butters from Honeysett re the Ainslie Social Service Club. Also a letter from the ladies of the club re a ball to be held in the Hotel Kurrajong. This file continues with a number of SSA issues including books for the library and minutes of Cricket Club Associations.

* AA1968/269/1 Box 1 - reference to punishment book Tuggranong School c 1898 -

Box 9, Folder 5

Articles photocopies form The Federal Capital Pioneer between 1926 and 1927 including eg. The planting of the rowan tree from Scotland in Canberra. It is likely that the rowans planted at Westlake (Howies etc) were planted at this time (1926). Canberra How it Developed, Canberra’s First Bowling Club, Canberra at a Glance with photograph of the Narrabundah School, The Making of a City - the growth of JB Young Ltd, Early Canberra Lieut. JJ Moore etc.

Box 9, Folder 6

Photocopies from The Angelus including articles from 1923 - Dance at Westridge, Around the Parish, work by Frank Clowry - Miss Eileen Byrne daughter of Mr & Mrs Martin Byrne entered the novitiate of Good Samaritan Sisters (July 1928), Klensendorlffe’s farm cottage lived in by Mr Kaye, Queen Carnival with photographs of the girls - including Elsie Johnson Duntroon, Eileen Tiernan, Doris Mahomed Forrest, Betty De Smet Causeway, Gwen Ryan northern suburbs, Mona Perinoni Barton Kingston), Obituaries including Edmund J Morrison. This file also contains photocopies from The Federal Capital Pioneer.

Box 8, Folder 1

*Draft Chapter Six and related documents/notes

Box 8, Folder 2

* Draft Chapter Kingston & permanent suburbs.

* Advertisements Queanbeyan Age (1925)

* Outline Canberra housing Gugler

* The Beginnings of Canberra & the Workmen’s Homes

* Draft Chapter on Westridge Brickyards, Nursery & Forestry School and housing at Westridge

* Canberra Permanent Housing by Peter Freeman - used for a walk around

* Notes A6266/1 G28/4578 Lady Hopetoun Club 29.11.1928 - housing for girls in between classes of white & blue collar and the lower classes.

* A6270/1 E2/28/2986 White City Camp

* A6266/1 G25/827 4.8.1924 United Operative Bricklayers Trade Soc from Irons (of Westlake) Sec re conditions & other similar letters

* CT Artilcle 1925-1927 listing tenders for cottages Causeway, people’s voice in Civic Affairs - all to do with Causeway and other lists of documents to do with Molonglo, Westlake etc/

Box 8 Folder 3

* 1928 Electoral Roll for Westlake and a number of other years - 1929, 1941 etc List of articles from Canberra Community News on Westlake - used in book.

* 1913 Census FCT (Archives A206/1 Vol 9)

* Draft for Chapter on Lists of Camps

* Part of draft on Chapter on Acton

* A361/1 DSG24/990 Afforestation Branch 22.5.1924 list of men applying for cottages in The Gap

Box 8, Folder 4

* handwritten notes on various aspects of Canberra life. Also notes on families such as Corkhills at Riverview, westridge. Notes taken from an interview with Jack Jenkins who came to canberra in 1925 and died in 1998 or 1999. Handwritten notes on Olive Menzies nee Dawson. She lived next door to us at Westlake. (NB Olive thought she was born in 1913 - records show it was a year earlier.) Also Obituary of Gladys Waight nee Limburg who came to Canberra in 1925.

* Notes for Chapter on Westridge/Brickyards.

Box 8, Folder 5

* Notes on Power House

*Articles from Federal Capital Pioneer - 1926 Progress at Canberra & 1925 Progress in Sport and Westlake News.

* Cartoons CCN - one about a young lady and choice of dress and the other Burns Club.

*Draft for Chapter list of camps

* Notes on city bus service

* CP464/4/1 Bundle 2/ C1244 list of men owing money at Engineers Mess, Civic Centre, Molonglo and general Electricity (1922?)

* CP6898/9 Bundle 2/12/6 Page 2 of a Lette wirtten by a member of GUOOF Westlake re a benefit held.

* A361/1 DSG24/123 4th March, 1924 Letter to Mr Goodwin from Austin Chapman re Mr W Hammond, Chief Clerk at Sewerage works - he wanted better accommodation for the family because wife not well - lived in a weatherboard cottage and wanted one of the new brick ones.

CP698/9 Bundle 2/2/12/18 Letter from LHB Lasseter to Honeysett suggesting that a Trade School should be established in Canberra.

* CP464/2/1 A24/728 26.2.1924 Application for caterer at Tradesmen’s Mess, Molonglo. Patrick Cummins, Building Trades Mess.

* A6266 G26/3099 White City Camp 16.9.1926 Letter to Butters from the White City Racing Club wanted permission to conduct four race meetings per year on the Acton Race Course - and reply on letter head paper - Canberra Social Service Association 11th October 1926 - gave the OK.

*CT Thursday February 3,1 1927 Domestic Help/ Solving Canberra’s Problem/ Commission’s Plans Laid, First Batch of Girls Arrive.

* Notes on documents relating to the Bachelors Quarters

* A1 34/4662 21st May, 1929 To Chief Engineer from Butters re Camps and Messes. Wanted to close Capitol Hill (didn’t happen) etc

* A192/1 FCL20/1776 20th August, 1918 list of officials living in the weatherboard cottages at Acton.

* A361/1 DSG23/700 Letter from Fred Walker at Bachelors Quarters to Goodwin 13th March, 1923 In consequence of filthy state and general disorder in which I continually find the Pantry - between Dining Room and Kitchen - nearly every morning and cluminating in what must have been a perfect orgy last night I find it will be necessary for me every night after cleaning to lock the Pantry Door...

* Part of typed notes on Acton.

A6269/1 E1/28/2480 26th October, 1928 To the Secretary from Timekeeper Cadden re Francis of Acton. 28.9.28 he cleared out from work and left his wife and family. At that time there was no social service for people and the Returned Soldiers supported her for as long as possible and finally she moved to NSW where there was a pension system in place.

* Significant dates and events in the history of Canberra 1909-1929

* A192/1 FCL23/39 Letter dated 11/10/1922 re Bachelors Quarters & Residency (Canberra House)from WO Russell. Re accommodating vbisiting officers - shortage of accommodation and suggestion that 6 tents be erected in front of the Bachelors Quarters. This was preceded by a letter re additional quarters to be added to the Bachelors Quarters - 27th June, 1921.

* Included in the above file is a list of rooms at the Quarters.

A149/1 Box 1 Annual Report Lands & Survey Department 1913

* Staff Boarding Houses 9th September, 1916 board costs etc

* 15th August, 1916 Letter written and signed by Walter Burley Griffin re the duplication of services at the official quarters and Bachelors Quarters at Acton re services of cook etc -suggest combining and that he was working on plans for a temperance hotel - solve the problem.

*Draft for book - Forgotten Characters and Places of Early Canberra

*CP464/4/1 Bundle 2 C1244 20th May, 1924 from Crease - Collector of Public Moneys to the Accountant. Re outstanding rents - follows with a list of each man owing, his place of residence and names.

* Ccn April 11, 1926 page on Canberra Cycling Club and Canberra Diggers on Map - Returned Soldiers & Sailors Imperial League with reports from each of the sub branches. Camp Notes by Gleaner ( Lasseter).

Box 8, Folder 5

* Photocopy of a photograph of Mervyn Haines taken outside the Westlake Hall 1940s - in background is Bell’s corner (39 Westlake). The pines between 39 and 38 are still in situ.

* Photocopy of Jack Jenkins and friends at the Tradesmen’s Camp (Westlake) 1925/26

* The Workmen of Canberra and Where they Lived.

* Notes with call signs for Acton, Printers Quarters, Eastlake General, Brickyards etc

Box 8, Folder 6

* CP464/5/1 Bundle 3/22/402 Letter from C Ivey Molonglo Progress Association re borrowing of a Paino.

* A361/1 DSG24/47 22nd November, 1923 Memo to Commonwealth Surveyor General from Works Director re accommodation for men at Power House Cottages - list of names included.

* Plan of Section 64 Westridge, cottage plans and the names of people given the tenancy of the cottages

* AA1/1 21/23256 Bachelors Quarters mess 14.2.1916 to 30.6.1916 with lists of names and where they were at this time.

* Poster advertising Builders of Canberra...

A62661/1 G27/2045 22nd March, 1927 Lists of numbers of cottages, Cubicles, tents etc in Canberra

* AA1/1 21/23256 List of men at Bachelors Quarters who owed money - 20th March, 1919. Most were on active service.

* 1928 Electoral Roll Tharwa & Places Via Tharwa.

* List of documents and outline relating to Molonglo

* Federal Capital Pioneer cuttings - eg June 1925 Pioneer Prize Poem - 1925 Canberra Maligned, Tennis, Children’s Playgrounds...

*CT86/1/1 404 20th April 1928 letter re brick cottages Section 64 Yarralumla. Lists problems in cottages.

*CT 14.12.1928 St Gabriel’s Speech Day, Bowls

* CT 17.10.1928 Protest Meeting at Queanbeyan Against Employment Policy, The Elections, City Band Albert Hall Concert, Mothercraft Proposed at Russell Hill

CT 25.10.1928 Russell Hill dispenses with Christmas Tree.

CT 29.10.1928 Fatal Gun Accident, Kingston Man shot in the stomach...Clifford Tylden Ellison - accident happened at Kambah.

* CT February 29, 1928 Building News - heating plant at Solar Observatory; Cottage Design, FCC Service men eligible without exam. Drawing side elevation of Assembly Hall (Albert Hall).

*CT December 6, 1928 Commission’s Destiny.

* CT July 23, 1928 Forestry School second Annual Dance. Readers Views - Price of Milk, School Sports, Gorman House Girls Entertain Mrs Clarence Gorman

Box 8, Folder 7

* Plan of Rolland’s Cottage erected at Westlake, Acton and Causeway - latter used horizontal wood to cover walls instead of vertical

List of footnotes for early chapters of Builders

* Draft for Builders - lists of camps and Chapter Two details about housing types plus related diagrams etc

Box 8, Folder 8

* Drafts for chapters including lists of documents for particular chapters.

Box 7, Folder 1

* CT October 28, 1926 Social Service Year’s Splendid Recort...

* CT December 31, 1926 Social Service/ Year of Achievement/ Manifold Activities and other related articles 1927

*CT Friday December 31, 1926 The Growth of Canberra/ Development During 1926/ City and Suburbs Assume Definite Shape and other related articles in 1927 including the naming of Canberra Streets etc.

* A361/1 DSG23/780 Afforestation Branch 11th July, 1922 supply of vegetables to the Bachelors Quarters - singed Weston

* A361/1 DSG23/780 11th October, 1922 Bachelors Quarters - tents in front of quarters.

* A361/1 DSG23/780 Bachelors Quarters 5th march, 1923 Problems with the Manager and the Committee at the quarters and Fred Walker’s answer.

* A192/1 DCL 17/120 Four page typewritten Conditions of Lease of the quarters which also gave costs etc including for picnic baskets.

* A6265/1 25/727 Bachelors Quarters 14th April 1925 - letter from Butters with such information etc as 1 The house standard should be given a through shaking up and informed that the rooms must be kept in better order. I myself noticed cobwebs of considerable extent and age in one of the rooms.

*AA1/1 21/23256 Electricity at the Bachelors Quarters 1916.

* A361/1 DSG23/776 1924 letter from Medical man Henry Stoker to Commonwealth Surveyor General re the Wallace house on the flat at Acton (self built) I have inspected Mr Wallace House on the flat and gave necessary instructions re disinfecting of room from which the sick child was removed...The house was an old time structure which needs to be replaced. I noticed that there were several houses served by two double water closets which in the case of Mr Wallace house is at a distance of over 100 yards. The distance is such, as at night and with children, to make more than probable that these WC’s are not always used...

* A361/1 DSG23/700 Bachelors Quarters 3/8/1922 - re illegal wiring for jugs etc. Must stop.

Box 7, Folder 2

* A414/1 44 Home & Territories Dept to Sec Works & Railways Dept Melbourne re Housing of Officers at Canberra signed J G McLaren 6th June, 1923.

* CP698/9/1 46/15 List of entertainments held in the Causeway Hall between 13th February 1926 and 24th July 1926, map of Causeway District of Social Service Association including nearby Eastlake (including tenements) and Molonglo. Letter from Mark Heselden, Ancient Order of Foresters (lived 9 Acton Cottages) re use of Causeway Hall for meetings and 3rd March, 1926 letter to Honeysett from Canberra Fire Brigade Recreation Club re use of the Causeway Hall for eg clean boxing displays...Letter signed by Percy Douglas, Fire Brigade Chief.

* Letter dated 21st January, 1918 from Chief Surveyor Goodwin to Lands & Survey Branch Melbourne re cottages 1,3,5,9 Acton and teants.

* A414/1 19 Amusement Hall Russell Hill 8th July 1927 from Honeysett to Butters re lavatory accommodation at the hall.

*

A6270/1 E2/27/2613 1927 Sanitation Report

* Herald Friday evening Arpil 16, 1926 The Trek to Canberra How the Public Servant Will Get There by the Wife of one of them & Arpil 1926 Canberra Beauty, simple ideas with flowers. Mrs Lane-Poole’s Survey.

* CP698/9 Bundle 2/12/5 Letter from Lasseter to Honeysett re road making in FCT

*A361/1 DSG 23/700 Bachelors Quarters Canberra Prices etc 10.5.1918

* Draft Chapter on Bachelors Quarters etc

* Draft copy of Annueal Report Lands & Survey Department 1913

* List of Canberrans to contact

* List of major camps sites within the city limits.

* 1913 Census

* Cartoons from CCN

* Draft of Chapter Nine - permanent suburbs

* Photocopies of photographs - King O’Malley hitting in peg and two photographs of early surveyors.

Box 7, Folder 3

* 1928 Electoral Roll section on Canberra - notes on Molonglo Tenements, applicants for Blandfordia cottages etc.

* Typed notes on Bachelors Quarters, Westlake etc - also in other files

Box 7, Folder 3

* A6266/1 G26/805 Plan 20/1/1926 Site for National Museum. Also on map of area is the old road into White City Camp and the site of their tennis court.

* CT86/1 Bundle 3/443 Memo for architect from Chief Commissioner 16th August 1927 re the sale of the concrete cottages built at Blandfordia - one is in Hayes Cres, Griffith. The min deposit was to be 50 pounds.

* A414/1 21/2 17th March, 1923 re cottages near Power House, Brickworks & Blandfordia - additional cottages and types in each.

*A292/1 CF016 Queanbeyan Canberra Railway Power House to Civic Centre 1920-1921, 1922-1923. Plus costs re the completion of the line. Map of part of the area.

*A192/1 FCL22/1082 Plan of school teacher’s residence at Molonglo.

* notes on Acton - Canberra House and remodelling for Butters as at 1/1/11925 - costs included the septic tank and drainage and dog kennal (4 pounds 3/9d). Plus other general notes.

* handwritten notes RMC Duntroon A461/1 C337/1/7 ATT - report on Jervis Bay - when opened etc

* Pictorial History - photograph in Canberra Times of the early camp at Acton.

* Detailed modern map of Duntroon

*A6266/1 G30/417 List of employees at Canberra living at Queanbeyan - linesmen etc - 1929 and continues with a full list of those employed and where they lived.

* handwritten notes - electricity 3.4.1922 and names of people and amounts

*A361/1 DSG17/2580 List of galvanised iron sheets removed from Yarralumla Woolshed - can be reused 8.11.1917

*A1/1 17/18583 20.12.1917 - lists the dates in 1916 and 1917 when Mr Walter Burley Griffin stayed in Yarralumla House.

*A/1 34/4662 29.7.1929 Parkes Barracks - men’s Mess sent to Causeway. Size of Mess 16 ft x 31 ft etc. Most of buildings 16ft x. At the present time there were 43 cubicles on site. Plus other related files to Parkes Barracks and the men’s annoyance at being moved.

* CP698/9/1 Revenue CCN

*CP698/9/1 12/5 Box 2 1925 A Cummins at No 1 Mess -captain of No 1 Cricket Team

* Oct 4 1929 - Jeremiah Dillon died at a private hospital at Newtown - survived by his wife. He was termed the father of the game in Canberra National Football.

* CT February 17th, 1927 Stealing at Red Hill Camp and Camp Stabbing at No 1 Labourers Camp, Westlake.

Box 7, Folder 5

* Outline of accommodation at Acton between 1910 and 1929

* List of footnote numbers for Chapter Two

* A192/1 FCC17/1261 re land before ACT and a statement that the land was not covered by forests of any market value. 1920

* Letter to Honeysett from Sorensen Hon Sec Welfare Council 7 Causeway 17.9.1926 hoping that materials ready for the working bee on October 9th to build the Children’s playground.

* Notes including one where O’Neill AWU stated that if it were fair to erect 100 houses for 100 men, it was equally fair that 1,000 cottages should be provided for 1,000 me. The Chairman [Mr Butters] said that, in other words, Mr O’Neill desired to shut his eyes to the main object for the appointment of all workmen at Canberra. Mr O’Neill said that his point of view was that he was addressing the men who had the show in his own hands...

* General notes with call numbers on camps

* a6266/1 G27/2045 18.5.1927 review of points raised at interview with three senators, Needham, Charlton & Scullin. Re accommodation in camps.

* Minutes of Meeting of Council of Canberra Social Service Association held at “Acton House” (Social Service Building) on Tuesday 8th May, 1929. This meeting in effect was the death nell of the Association. Butters refused any more funds.

* A431/1 48/693 Letter dated 11th November 1926 st of representatives for Social Service Association and place they represented.

*CP698/9/1 Bundle 1/10/8 20th May, 1926 Memo to First Commissioner with list of officers elected to Eastlake Social Service Association and other associated documents.

* List of people at Section 26 Barton

* Survey of School Site Duntroon

* CT86/1/1/ Bundle 3/406 Estimates for 1927-1928

* Draft for camps

Box 7, Folder 6

* Map shewing roads from Melbourne Avenue SW Kurrajong to Federal Avenue Station Place.. Proposed route of suggested Water Main

* A6266/1 G27/4241 Map showing proposed site for the Court House and Police Station No 1. It is on the opposite side to where it is today and on Garden Circuit. There is a second site near Manuka Circle.

* A192/1 FCL22/1534 Bachelors Quarters 22.12.1917 refers to the reduced numbers at the Quarters (the war had taken many boarders). Nine bedrooms in use etc and too many staff - also notes prices paid per day eg Cook 9/- per day, Steward 7/- per day.

* A1/1 23/15040 15th June, 1923 bachelors quarters - complaint by boarders re Mr Walker, manager. This letter by WO Russell notes that nine did not sign the petition. He also noted that Mr Walker is certainly disliked by those whose behaviour is not of the best and who unfortunately seem to have a forceful influence at mess meetings.

* A361/1 DSG25/145 Letter to Secretary Home & Territories Dept from Commonwealth Surveyor General 14th June, 1924 Manager of Bachelors Quarters - Mr W H Hicks was about to start work and his wife worked as Matron. His salary was six pounds per week including a cottage. An earlier letter dated 14th June, 1923 mentioned that the Bachelors Quarters increased to the extent that a Manager was necessary.

* A361/1 DSG25/145 Letter of application from PJ Breen for the position of Manager of Bachelors Quarters 30th April, 1923.

* A361/1 DSG23/774 Letter to Mr Wallace at Acton dated 9th April, 1924 telling him that the medical officer had condemned his dwelling and it was necessary for him to rebuild or move into a government cottage when it became available. He moved into one of the workmen’s cottages at Acton.

* A361/1 DSG23/776 Tenancy agreement Charles May dated 14/6/1919/

* A1/1 24/24712 Letter from Goodwin to Secretary Home & Territories Dept 3 May, 1924 re the cottage built for the Manager of the Bachelors Quarters (No 12 Acton Cottages - known to the locals as The Big House because it was larger than the others). Breen wanted the house as part of his package but it was resisted by the authorities. He never lived in it.

*A/192 FCL20/12 26.11.1918 Messrs A Davis, James Stewart, H Thorning, EA Bland and F Dorman occupied camp sites rent free. The premises were condemned that is why no rent paid. F Dunshea was on site and paid rent. The letter states that all had to pay rent after 1st December, 1918.

*CP698/9 B7/56/10 Constitution of the Acton Tennis Club

*CP698/9 B7/56/10 Letter to Honeysett from F Dorman 21.11.1927 re decision by residents of the weatherboard cottages at Acton re use of Acton Tennis Courts - children denied use - residents annoyed.

*CP698/9 B7/56/10 Acton Park Tennis Club 13.9.1927 to Secretary Acton Branch SSA from J H Sanders re the control of the discussed tennis court.

*CP698/9 B7/56/8 10 July, 1926 To SS Officer from Daley re the dressing sheds erected under the auspices of the Outdoor Recreation Committee by the Canberra Swimming Club last season - without anchorage - need to fixed because of floods.

*CP698/9 B7/56/8 Re the Bathing Sheds Acton Swimming Pool 16th April, 1926 refers to left over timber - could be used at Northbourne etc.

* A192/1 FCL 21/1891 12.2.1920 re Acton School - Mr Caldwell, teacher arrived on 9th February and on the following day opened the school with eight pupils. Furniture removed from Cotter School and stored in Power House inspected - may be used.

* 192/1 FCL 21/1891 9th March, 1922 to Secretary Prime Ministers Dept Melb from Secretary re the School at Acton. Mentions that it was the intension to built a new school near the Narrabundah School (Cross Roads). This new school was built - Telopea Park - opened in Sept 1923. Letter states that Acton School therefore not necessary.

*A192/ FCC21/1891 Acton School - letter to Surveyor General Melbourne from Sheaffe 23.9.1921 - this three page letter sets out the concerns of the parents in Acton - The Officers whose children have been attending this School [Acton] are stationed at Canberra in their official capacity and therefore have not the freedom of the average citizen as regards their place of residence, consequently it is maintained that they are entitled to prior consideration to the average citizen... several of the children had been going for their Qualifying Examination..

*A192/ FCC21/1891 9th September, 1921 letter from Miss Fitzgerald teacher of Provisional School at Acton - she couldn’t continue in the position because of the unsuitability of the accommodation at the Bachelors Quarters - she was the only female. There are a number of letters relating to this subject and the fact that Mr Caldwell was moved because he was needed at more difficult situations - half time schools etc.

* A361/1 DSG/1969 16th May, 1923 Recreation Hall at Acton galvanised iron - need to move it because of road work. It was used as an infants school for some time.

*A361/1 DSG21/209 Furniture selected from the Power House for the Acton School 19/2/1920

A361/ DSG/23/1695 26th June, 1923 picture show at Molonglo Camp, Westridge and Acton - interviewed Mr Freebody Proprietor of Picture Show at Queanbeyan re pitcutres. How to go about it - generator - or portable lamp plus other letters in realtion to this type of entertainment - one letter states that the total adult population at Monlonglo was 200 and 170 at Brickworks.

* A361/1 DSG25/145 Illness of Mr Hicks, Manager of Bachelors Quarters. He had cancer and at time of writing the letter (Mr Rain, Staff Supervisor) he had only days to live. Hicks was concerned about his sick leave money for his wife and Rain organized it and made sure that Hicks did not know how seriously ill he was and made sure that he had no worries - 21st August, 1924. Another letter from a Mr Gould a year later - position of manager?

* A192/ 1 FCL 16/1232 Arsenal Camp and map showing the area at Tuggeranong

* Letter to Commandant RMC Duntroon from JN Rogers for the Secretary 22nd February, 1955 re the tenancies Camp Hill. Fortnightly tenancies were granted from 1933. This letter from Duntroon Archives.

* Plan of the official quarters (Bachelors) at Acton

Box 7, Folder 7

* Notes

* Trust News with article on Forgotten Canberra Ann Gugler.

* Map showing the site of the proposed Arsenal Factory, Tuggranong

* Early map of FCT showing city area and various bridle tracks etc and various maps used in Builders.

* Odds & Ends notes with call

* CDHS newsletter August/September 1993

* Some people Associated with Duntroon - Robert Campbell, Charles Campbell, George & Marianne Campbell, General Bridges etc Col Bridges was a descendent of Charles Throsby Smith one of the first Europeans to enter the Limestone Plains.

* Maps showing land recommended to be set aside for the Arsenal at Tuggranong, Reservoir near Duntroon

* Photocopy of the children at Duntroon School in 1927 - from D’Arcy McInness. The names of each child and the teacher, Mr Jones written on page. A copy of this photograph is in the section on photographs.

* Braddon Conservation plan showing the 1921/22 cottages and those built in 1923 - courtesy of Peter Freeman.

Box 7, Folder 8

* Odds & Ends - Acton including names of people who applied for one of the ten Acton workmen’s cottages

* CP698/9/1 Bundle 1/10/8 Eastlake Social Service letter 20th May, 1926 list of office holders etc plus copies of other documents.