Claude Fraser collection

This item contains personal papers collected by Claude and Marjorie Fraser including:

• extracted birth certificates for Claude Archibald Fraser, born 21 August 1899, Gympie.
• Claude Fraser's 'The Queensland Government Savings Bank' cloth covered bank book opened in 1910 when a school boy, containing transaction records from 1910-May 1921.
• papers associated with the wedding of Marjorie Gladys Leitch to Claude Fraser on 4 February 1925 at the Windsor Road Baptist Church, Brisbane.
• last will and testament of Claude Fraser, 1949.
• official document from Prime Minister Robert Menzies requesting his courtesies in Claude Fraser's overseas travel outside the Commonwealth, 1953.
• newspaper clipping of Claude Fraser playing golf.
• invitation to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of Claude and Marjorie Fraser, 1975.
• letter from F. Slater containing family history information (on the Fraser side), 1987.
• papers associated with the death of Claude Fraser, Auchenflower, 8 June 1988.
• photocopy of a clipping of a march on 29 August 1992, Brisbane, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Battle for Milne Bay. The march included a band, colours, escort and ageing members of the 61st Battalion.
• transcript of a meeting with Don Fraser, son of Claude Fraser, on 23 January 2017. The transcript was written by G. Benjamin.
• photocopy of a history titled 'Claude Fraser life/army' by Patricia Fraser Mc Nab.
• biographical notes titled 'Claude Archibald Fraser : 'The father of self service food retailing in Australia' written by Jane Castle, 2022.

This item contains personal photographs collected by Claude and Marjorie Fraser including:

• studio portrait of Claude Fraser as a boy, photograph by Lynn, East Street, Rockhampton.
• portrait of Claude Fraser as a young man and group photographs of Claude Fraser with his friends on Suttons Beach, 1919.
• Claude Fraser with his wife Marjorie Fraser; studio portraits of Claude and Marjorie Fraser with their baby, photographs by Poulson, Brisbane; Claude boating with his child.
• group photograph of Claude Fraser and others at a 'Casuality Clearing Station'. 
• Claude Fraser and others playing golf.
• Claude Fraser on trips in Stockholm, Sweden, 1954; Honolulu, Hawaii.
• studio portraits of Claude Fraser when older, photographs by The Green Studio, Brisbane; photographs of Claude Fraser and/or his wife Marjorie including one of the two of them in dressed in formal wear (top hat).

This item contains 3 passports, one belonging to Claude Fraser, two to his wife Marjorie Fraser. The two passports belonging to Marjorie Fraser are joined together.

This item contains Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (RSSILA) membership badges.

This item contains an embroidered Returned Sailors', Soldiers' and Airmens' Imperial League of Australia embroidered shield shaped patch / badge. It contains a crown at the top and a blue circle around 3 figures (a sailor, a soldier and an airman) with a red 'ribbon' beneath. The badge is white, blue, red and yellow.

This item contains a home movie filmed mostly by Claude Fraser:

• Claude Fraser, his wife, Marjorie, and others, at their beachfront Broadbeach home ‘Romali’ (an acronym for their first three children: Robin, Mary, Lilias). 
• unknown ship.
• shop building under construction. 
• fire damage to shopfront and interior of the Nundah Brisbane Cash and Carry store. The shopfront contains a sign reading 'BCC now situated at No 22 Station Road just around the corner'. The shopfront of Groves Pty Ltd, the adjoining shop on the right, is also fire damaged. The Nundah Drapery Company adjoins the Nundah Brisbane Cash and Carry on the left. There is also footage of damage to the interior of the store. (The Nundah Cash and Carry Store was damaged by fire on the15 December 1956 with a new store opening on 24 October 1957)
• whaling station and workers processing whales.

This item contains a home movie filmed mostly by Claude Fraser:

• aerial view of Heron and other islands.
• sea plane resting on the ocean.
• jetty and boats in a harbour on the mainland.
• speed boat loaded with passengers racing across the ocean.
• boatload of people inspecting the wreck of the HMCS Protector, off Heron Island.
• beach, buildings and men in their bathers enjoying a drink, Heron Island.
• boy riding a sea turtle, woman handling smaller sea turtles.
• sea life including rays and fish, some or all from a boat.
• boatload of people fishing, catching many fish, including footage of Claude Fraser with a fish he caught.
• fish and an eel in an aquarium.
• the ocean; sea life including fish, coral and a sea turtle; Heron Island; buildings, beaches etc. on Heron Island. Some of the footage was taken from a boat.
• people on a beach watching the sunset over the water.

This item contains a home movie filmed mostly by Claude Fraser:

• openings etc. of various Brisbane Cash and Carry stores:
  • crowds and the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray outside the Toowoomba store on opening day, 1950s.
  • construction of a Brisbane Cash and Carry store.
  • crowds outside a Brisbane Cash and Carry store.
  • crowds inside and outside the Brisbane Cash and Carry store in the Chermside Drive In Shopping Centre for opening day, 31 May 1957, as well as footage of shoppers in other areas of the centre.
  • crowds and the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray outside a different Chermside store on opening day, 25 August 1955, as well as footage of shoppers inside shopping.
  • long line of customers waiting to enter a Brisbane Cash and Carry store.
  • crowds outside the Brisbane Cash and Carry Valley Store (Warner Street) on opening day.
  • crowds outside and inside a Brisbane Cash and Carry store on opening day as well as footage of Brisbane Cash and Carry 'girls in blue' serving customers.
  • opening day at the Lutwyche Brisbane Cash and Carry store on 25 November 1954 with footage of: crowds outside, the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray; the band playing outside the shop; crowds inside shopping.
  • opening day at the Morningside Brisbane Cash and Carry store on 26 September 1957 with footage of: crowds outside, the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray; crowds inside shopping.
  • opening day at the Nundah Brisbane Cash and Carry store with footage of: a long line of customers waiting to enter the store; the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray.
  • opening day at the Chermside Brisbane Cash and Carry store and another. Footage at Chermside includes the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray and crowds outside.
  • opening of the Moorooka Brisbane Cash and Carry store 4 October 1956 with footage of the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray and crowds outside.
• footage of a large group of adults and children by a small river in a rural setting, featuring Claude Fraser.
• Brisbane Cash and Carry store with expansion specials with footage of: customers entering and shopping in the store as well as general footage of the street.
• footage of a small group of businessmen, including Claude Fraser, some accompanied by ladies.
• Brisbane Cash and Carry male assistant unloading customers groceries onto the counter to be put through the check out by a Brisbane Cash and Carry 'girl in blue'.  
• Claude and Marjorie in Europe and the United Kingdom. Footage includes snow lined roads and buildings; Fraser family members Claude and wife Marjorie, sometimes accompanied by their children Donald, Mary and Lilias, including Claude and Marjorie enjoying a snowball fight; scenes at Buckingham palace including crowds waving to members of the royal family and royal guards marching and riding horses; a cruise on the River Thames. This footage may have occurred on different trips to the region.
• footage of the Fraser family members including Claude, wife Marjorie and children Lilias and Mary.

This item contains a home movie filmed by Claude Fraser:

• Marjorie Fraser and daughter Mary walking along a tree lined path.
• Mary Fraser boarding and on board the Mooltan Belfast (Ship) in Brisbane, final destination the United Kingdom, late 1950s.
• Sisters Lilias and Mary Fraser in Sydney: walking through a garden together, on board the Mooltan Belfast (Ship), late 1950s.

This item contains a home movie filmed mostly by Claude Fraser:

• footage of Claude Fraser, wife Marjorie, son Donald, and others swimming, exploring waters off the Gold Coast, with views of waterside buildings including the Southport Pier theatre (1932-1969) and natural scenery, and picnicking in the bush.
• opening day at a Brisbane Cash and Carry store with footage of crowds outside, the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray, shoppers inside and Brisbane Cash and Carry 'girls in blue' and male staff assisting customers at the check outs.
• footage of Marjorie Fraser, son Donald, and others boating and swimming in waters off the Gold Coast, picnicking in the bush. (same, but shorter amount, of footage as above)
• opening day at a Brisbane Cash and Carry store including footage of crowds outside, the Brisbane Cash and Carry ute with a band in the tray, shoppers inside and Brisbane Cash and Carry 'girls in blue' and male staff assisting customers at the check outs. (same footage as above)
• Marjorie Fraser with daughter Lilias and granddaughter Claudia Castle as a baby.
• footage of Claude and Marjorie Fraser and others on a ship; views from the ship including a large waterfall and mountains (some snowcapped); and fishermen on the boat hauling inspecting, processing and storing their catch.
• footage of Marjorie Fraser collecting flowers with her son Donald at their home in Bardon, Brisbane.
• brief footage of people on a boat then of various scenes (people, a ball game, band, crowds) in a foreign country.
• graduation ceremony of students, including Claude and Gladys Fraser's son Donald Fraser, possibly in Hawaii.
• footage of coastal scenes in Hawaii (beach, surf, people enjoying beach and surf and surfing).

This item contains a home movie filmed by Claude Fraser:

• Marjorie and son Donald Fraser at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy.
• Marjorie and son Donald Fraser with goats.
• First National Stores Supermarket carpark.
• Marjorie  and son Donald Fraser feeding pigeons at Trafalgar Square.
• Marjorie and son Donald Fraser at a large graveyard.

This item contains a home movie filmed by Donald Fraser, Claude Fraser's youngest son, in the early 1970s:

• Marjorie Fraser and grandchildren patting a dog, with husband Claude Fraser sitting on a chair.
• Marjorie Fraser and other family members including husband Claude Fraser, daughter Lilias and grandchildren at a celebration/s for Marjorie Fraser's birthday/s (further footage below). 
• Claude and Marjorie Fraser enjoying time with grandchildren and other family members and posing for a group shot by a car.
• Claude and Marjorie Fraser with others, mainly adults, at a large celebration.
• Marjorie Fraser with family including husband Claude Fraser, daughter Lilias and grandchildren at a celebration for Gladys Fraser's birthday (further footage from above).

This item contains war service papers collected by Claude Fraser:

• photocopies of documents relating to Claude Fraser's World War I service. They include enlistment documents and documents recording his service details. The material was copied from records at the Australian Archives National Office World War I Personnel Records Service.
• correspondence between the army and Claude Fraser regarding medals for Claude Fraser's service during World War 1.

This item consists of a diary written by Claude Fraser documenting his service during the First World War. 

Initially assigned to the 6th General Service Reinforcements Queensland, Claude Fraser age 18, left Sydney in September and was appointed sergeant for the 'voyage only'. On arrival in England he was assigned to the 9th Infantry Battalion just days before armistice was declared. Claude who had never seen frontline service, volunteered for the Graves Registration Detachment, the Australian section of the Imperial War Graves unit, working in France, searching battlefields for the fallen.

The unit consisted of 1,100 men tasked with locating, identifying and reburying Australian war dead on the Western Front. Over 46,048 Australian servicemen lost their lives fighting on the Western Front and less than half had their locations had been recorded. 

The total number of soldiers exhumed and re-buried by the Australian Graves Unit in 1919 was 5469.

This item contains postcards collected by Claude Fraser:

• the majority of post cards are used to varying degrees. Some contain long correspondence, others brief comments about the subject depicted.
• the majority contain photographs of places Claude Fraser visited during his time abroad in World War 1 including South Africa; Fovant, England; Newcastle, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Southampton, England; Gibraltar; Charleroi, Brussels; Villers Bretonneux, France; and Brighton, England.
• there are also photographs of World War 1 troops, camps and ships including:
  • informal photographs of comrades.
  • formal and informal group photographs of troops.
  • a photograph of buildings occupied by New Zealanders at Sling Camp, England, with one of the buildings sporting a large kiwi on its roof.
  • a photograph of a large crowd of troops captioned 'London's welcome to Mr. H.G. Hawker & Com. Grieve, 'Aussies' to the fore' by the Daily Sketch.
  • a photograph of the troop ship Claude Fraser arrived home in, in Port Denison.
  • a portrait of soldier L. Clark.
• there are also miscellaneous postcards on other subjects.
• many are undated.
• many are written by Claude Fraser, however, many are unauthored or written by others.
• some photographs are photographic postcards, others mass produced.

This item contains photographs collected by Claude Fraser:

• small group photo of Claude Fraser and others at a rifle range.
• photographs of soldiers aboard the troop ships including the  H.M.A.S. 'Bakara', Indian Ocean.
• photographs of troops in a desolate field.
• photographs of No. 4 tent and its occupants.
• photographs of soldiers moving bodies, digging graves and of graves.
• photograph of the table on which peace was signed, Versailles, Paris.
• photograph of a herald proclaiming peace in London.
• photograph of soldiers in a parade. 

Most of the photographs are undated; the photographer of many is likely to be Claude Fraser.

This item contains Claude Fraser's British War Medal attached to a ribbon.

• the medal has a figure of St. George trampling the shield of the Central Powers and a skull and cross bones, the emblems of death. Above this is a rising sun, marking victory. The back contains an effigy of King George V. Along the edges is inscribed '53198, A-SGT. C.A. Fraser 9-BN. A.I.F'.
• the ribbon has a wide central orange stripe with narrow bands of white, black and blue on each side, towards each edge. 

The medal was instituted by King George V in 1919 to mark the end of World War 1 and to record service given.

Information taken from: Australian Government Defence website, viewed viewed 20 April 2023, and the item itself.

This item contains a ribbon bar that incorporates 3 designs:

• left edge design associated with the Victory Medal. The design has central bands of red, then yellow, green, blue and violet outwards towards the left hand side and yellow and green outwards towards the right hand side.
• central design associated with the British War Medal (see Item 17).
• right edge design associated with the 1914-1915 Star. The design contains bands of blue, white and red, from left to right.

The Victory Medal was authorised in 1919 to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Powers. Each of the Allied nations issued a ‘Victory Medal’ to their own nationals. Each nation used the standard ribbon but used different designs on the medal to reflect national identity and custom.

The 1914–15 Star was authorised in 1918 and was awarded for service in specified theatres of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.

Information taken from: Australian Defence Force website, viewed viewed 20 April 2023, and the item itself.

This item contains mainly photographs of soldiers training in the Brisbane area, 1939-1942? Some or all of the soldiers were members of the Queensland Cameron Highlanders, the 61st Battalion.

The Queensland Cameron Highlanders were a militia unit of Scottish descent with Scottish-style uniforms including kilts and Glengarry caps with their own band. Their Scottish garb was replaced by regular service gear when they were called up and joined the rest of the 7th Brigade in 1940.

• all photographs bar one were taken by the Ranald Simmonds Studio, corner of Queen and Albert Streets, Brisbane. The remaining photograph was taken by 'The Telegraph' Feature Services Brisbane.
• photographs include those of:
  • group portraits Queensland Cameron Highlanders in formal dress.
  • the Queensland Cameron Highlanders' bagpipe band.
  • photographs of soldiers in formation, some in standard dress, some wearing Glengarry caps.
  • photographs of soldiers operating a machine gun.
• the photographs are undated.

Also included in this item is a photograph in a mat frame of soldiers in the jungle. One of the soldiers is mounted on a horse and the soldier pointing the staff is an officer. The photographer and date is unknown, though the date is likely to be between early December 1941-1945.

The photographs were collected by Claude Fraser.

This item contains a driving license issued by the Australian Military Forces license No. 104008. The license was issued when Claude Fraser held the rank of Major (temporary).

This item contains a certificate documenting Claude Fraser becoming an active citizen of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth on 8 October, 1942. This is now known as the Australian Army Reserve.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the West End and Moorooka Cash and Carry stores:

• West End No 4 opened 26.10.50
  • photographs of the interior of the shop full of shoppers.
  • photographer unknown.
• Moorooka No 28 opened 4.10.56
  • photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front; photograph of the decorated shop front at night; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.

The item also contains a collection of loose photographs, possibly for the opening of the Cairns store, 4 December 1958.

• photographs of the interior of a grocery store shelves full and decorated ready for opening; photograph of a man giving a speech.
• photographer John H. Pesch Studio, Studio of Modern Photography, 80 Shields Street, Cairns.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the Stones Corner and Mackay Cash and Carry stores:

• [relocated] Stones Corner No 6 opened 16.10.53
  • photographs of the empty shop interior with shelves full ready for shoppers; photograph of the interior of the shop decorated and full of shoppers.
  • photographers: F. Hince, 15 Hunter Street, Greenslopes; and Camera Craft, 14 Queen Street, Brisbane.
• Mackay No 32 opened 7.11.57
  • photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some showing decorations.
  • photographer John Willemse, 49 Juliet Street, Mackay, North Queensland.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the Lutwyche, Mackay and Morningside Cash and Carry stores:

• Lutwyche No 23 opened 23.11.54
  • photographs of the decorated shop front; photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front; photographs of the empty interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some showing decorations.
  • photographer mainly H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane; photographer of one photograph unknown.
• Mackay No 32 opened 7.11.57
  • photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some showing decorations; photograph showing the 'girls in blue' at their checkouts ready and waiting for customers.
  • photographer unknown.
• Morningside No 31 opened 26.9.57
  • photographs of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front; photograph of the decorated shop front at night; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some showing decorations.
  • photographer mainly H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio).

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the Chermside and Southport Cash and Carry stores:

• Chermside No 25 opened 25.8.55
  • photograph of the decorated shop front; photographs of shoppers crowding the shop front, some showing decorations, some showing a ute out front with a band in the tray sporting the sign 'Follow the band to the new B.C.C. super food market Chermside opening today 9 a.m'; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some showing decorations.
  • photographer mainly H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane; photographer of one photograph unknown.
• Southport No 8 opened, undated.
  • photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers; customers being served at checkouts by 'girls in blue' with men assisting; the interior of the shop filled with customers.
  • photographic postcard of a ute decorated like a float in a parade with signs reading 'BCC Grocery', 'Shop with the girls in blue', 'Southport welcomes you' .
  • photographers Camera Craft, 14 Queen Street, Brisbane; and unknown.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the Chermside and Southport Cash and Carry stores:

• Oxley No 26 opened 1.12.55
  • photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front; photograph of the decorated shop front at night; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.
• Toowong No 21 opened 19.8.54
  • photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.
• Annerley No 19 opened 26.2.53
  • photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.
• Rockhampton East Street No 17 opened 15.5.52
  • photographs of the interior of the shop with refridgerators full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer William C. Roff, commercial photographer, Rockhampton.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the Ipswich and Nundah Cash and Carry stores:

• Ipswich No 7 opened 24.11.55
  • photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front with a ute out front with a band in the tray sporting the sign 'Follow the band to the new B.C.C. super food market Ipswich opening today 9 a.m'; photographs of the shop front at night, one showing decorations; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some showing decorations.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.
• Nundah (relocated) No 16 opened 24.10.57
  • photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front with a ute out front with a band in the tray; photographs of shoppers in a crowded line outside the shop front; photographs of the 'girls in blue', 1 assisting a customer, 3 holding products; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers; man painting "BCC" on a small exterior sign; photograph of the decorated shop front at night.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the openings of the Mt. Gravatt, Valley (relocation opening) and Wynnum Cash and Carry stores:

• Mt. Gravatt No 29 opened 10.11.56
  • photograph of the decorated shop front at night; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.
• [relocated] Valley No 3 19.6.53 [opening]
  • photographs of the decorated shop front; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers.
  • photographer H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane.
• Wynnum No 10 opened, undated.
  • photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers; photographs of the 'girls in blue' at their checkouts ready and waiting for customers.
  • photographer L & D Keen, commercial photographers, City Mutual Building, 809 Queen St., Brisbane.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the opening of the Toowoomba Cash and Carry store:

• [relocated] Toowoomba No 9 opened 28.2.57
  • photograph of the shopfront; photograph of shoppers crowding the decorated shop front with a ute out front with a band in the tray sporting the sign 'Follow the band to the new B.C.C. super food market Toowoomba opening today 9.15 a.m'; photographs of the decorated shop front at night; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers, some with decorations.
  •  photographers H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane; unknown.

This item contains a photograph album containing photographs associated with the [Chermside] Drive In Shopping Centre: 

• photographs associated with the Brisbane Cash and Carry [Chermside] Drive in No 30 opened 31.5.57
  • photographs of customers being served at checkouts by 'girls in blue', one with men assisting; photographs of the interior of the shop with shelves full ready for shoppers; photographs of shoppers crowding the shop front; 2 photographs of a mother shopping with her child; photograph of a Cash and Carry staff member loading groceries into the boot of a customer's car at the Brisbane Cash and Carry (BCC) car order pick up point; Cash and Carry staff member loading a conveyor belt; Cash and Carry carpark;  photographs of exterior views of the building; photographs of customers shopping.
• photographs documenting the opening day of the Allan & Stark Drive-In Shopping Centre, 30 May 1957 including: photographs of customers shopping in different areas, including women standing and seated in a Matthews shoe store; photographs of the carparks; aerial photograph of the shopping centre and carpark; photograph of the shopping centre at night.

The album also contains two photographs that include 'Woolworth's' in the signage and would have been taken after Woolworths acquired the Brisbane Cash and Carry business in 1958, possibly around 1958-1960?. The location of these is unknown.

Photographers of the album photographs include Fred Carew (Photos) Pty. Ltd., 23 Duncan St. Chambers, The Valley, Brisbane; H.B. Green & Co (The Green Studio), Brisbane; Campbell Advertising; unknown.

This item contains loose photographs and a photocopy associated with Brisbane Cash and Carry:

• photographs of Claude Fraser and/or his wife at business functions, 1951-1959.
• photograph of staff at the Bundaberg (1938) and Rockhampton (undated) Brisbane Cash and Carry Bundaberg branches.
• photographs of the insides and outsides of Brisbane Cash and Carry stores.
• photocopy of a ute carrying Heinz products for Brisbane Cash and Carry.
• photograph of possibly the first Brisbane Cash and Carry reunion, 1977.

The photographs are undated. The photographs were taken by a variety of photographers, some unknown. 

This item contains a simple daily breakdown of cash flow (payments etc.) and banking totals in the Signal Cash Store, The Valley, from 28 February 1921-August 30, 1921.

Title on first page: Daily Cash Acct Signal Cash Store February 28th 1921.

This item contains a simple daily breakdown of cash flow (payments etc.) in the Signal Cash Store, The Valley, from June 23 1921 - Wed 19 Oct 1921.

This item contains:

• records of daily cash totals including cash register (till) reconciling for the Brisbane Cash and Carry stores in The Valley and Queen Street, Petrie Bight, 1-14 February 1925, and for another unknown shop.
• records of money banked at the Bank of Australasia for the Brisbane Cash and Carry stores in The Valley and Queen Street, Petrie Bight, 5-16 February 1925.

This item contains a Bank of New South Wales Eagle Street Branch account book showing transactions September 1935-1950, with the bulk of transactions 1935-1942.

This item contains weekly details of the costs of individual products sold at Brisbane Cash and Carry 1933-1935. Most of the products listed are advertised. From the 18 June 1934, details of these is provided across City retail, Toowoomba, South Port and Ipswich stores.

This item contains a black ring bound binder containing mainly tables of sales details for the various Brisbane Cash and Carry stores, 1950-1960?. Details include sales, gross profit, expenses and net profit of each store during various time frames 1950-1960?. Also recorded are opening dates of each store.

There are also other tables, some containing figures from earlier years for comparison:

• wage amounts 1941-1959.
• the amount of sales/square foot of retail area in the various Brisbane Cash and Carry stores, 1958.
• the variation of prices for the weekly family order 1941; 1951-1959.
• sales margins for the different Brisbane Cash and Carry stores 1955-1960.
• sales and customer totals 1958, 1959.
• amount of space allocated to different uses within a store.

This item contains a black ring bound binder containing tables of:

• weekly sales details for the various Brisbane Cash and Carry stores, 1960, with a 1959 comparison.
• sales comparisons for the various Brisbane Cash and Carry stores, over many time periods within 1959 and 1960, once each of the years 1952-1958.
• wage comparisons 1955-1960.
• customers average 1956-1960.
• stocks comparisons and margins over a number of time periods during 1959 and 1960, and once each for the years 1954-1958.
• comparison of low profit lines purchased from 30 April - 26 May 1956.
• approximate costs of supervisors cars and trucks 1955/1956.
• brief sale comparison of Brisbane Cash and Carry stores 1954-1955 over the 4 week period 24th Sep to 22 Oct.
• progressive margins 1954/1955.

This item contains a large book containing a range of financial records for Brisbane Cash and Carry 1946, 1958. The book also contains information used for comparisons back to 1928.

Included is a document 'Company set up' dated 11 February 1952.

This item contains a large book containing a range of financial records for Brisbane Cash and Carry 1957-1959. The book also contains information used for comparisons back to 1953.

This item contains two partnership agreements between Brisbane Cash and Carry partners Claude Archibald Fraser and William James Park, one dated 1935, the other 1940.

Both agreements were prepared by Morris, Fletcher & Cross, Solicitors, 142 Adelaide Street, Brisbane.

This item contains a price list of products sold at Brisbane Cash and Carry stores, issued from 25 February 1941.

This item contains a legal document titled 'Memorandum and articles of association of B.C.C. Stores Holding Company Ltd.', dated 30 April 1952.

The document was prepared by Morris, Fletcher & Cross, Solicitors, 142 Adelaide Street, Brisbane.

This item contains two documents titled 'Directors' Report and Accounts of B.C.C. Stores Holding Company Ltd.', one dated 7 October 1955, the other 12 October 1956 (2 copies, 1 annotated).

The 'Address by the chairman to the Sixth Annual General Meeting of B.C.C. Stores Holding Company Ltd' held on 26th October, 1956 is enclosed within the document dated 12 October 1956.

This item contains a staff guide for Brisbane Cash and Carry.

This item contains 3 sets of business cards for Claude A. Fraser contained within 2 boxes:

• business cards for 'Claude A. Fraser, Founder and Chairman, B.C.C. Stores Pty. Ltd. Brisbane Australia" and "Claude A. Fraser, 151 Simpsons Road, Bardon, Brisbane 36,5928" in a red 'The Forest Series, Ivory Visiting Cards' box.
• business cards for 'Claude A. Fraser, Chairman & Managing Director, B.C.C. Stores Pty. Ltd., B.C.C. Stores Holding Coy. Ltd., Queensland' in a blue 'Jackson & O'Sullivan Pty. Ltd., 304-306 Queen Street, Brisbane' box.

The business cards were collected by Claude Fraser. The boxes are only partly filled.

This item contains miscellaneous papers collected by Claude Fraser:

• two notes of appreciation to Claude Fraser's wife, Marjorie Fraser, one from the directors of 1934, one from the directors of 1935. The notes were originally accompanied by a gift.
• Brisbane Cash and Carry dividend statements for Gladys R. Fraser (Marjorie Fraser, Claude Fraser's wife) and daughters Lilias E. Fraser and Mary M. Fraser for December 1948, 1949 and 1950.
• details of Brisbane Cash and Carry share purchases by Gladys R. Fraser (Marjorie Fraser, Claude Fraser's wife) and daughters Lilias E. Fraser and Mary M. Fraser , 1949.
• Brisbane Cash and Carry dividend statements for Claude Fraser Esq. and daughters Lilias E. Fraser and Mary M. Fraser for June 1951.
• first annual report of B.C.C. [Brisbane Cash and Carry] Stores Holding Company Ltd., 1951.
• Brisbane Cash and Carry final dividends for Gladys R. Fraser (Marjorie Fraser, Claude Fraser's wife), 1952-1954.
• report to shareholders for half year ender 31st December 1954.
• blank invitation from Claude Fraser and Theo Kelly to celebrate the inaugural association of  B.C.C. Stores Holding Company Ltd. with Woolworths Limited, June 1958.
• letter from Claude Fraser about him not being able to attend a Brisbane Cash and Carry reunion, undated.
• photocopied sheets listing the Brisbane Cash and Carry store code numbers and store names used in some of the records in Series 6, 1940s-1950s?

This item contains newspaper clippings and photocopies of clippings associated with Brisbane Cash and Carry. Included is a short poem about the Brisbane Cash and Carry 'girls in blue' (check out girls), dated 1999.

The clippings were collected by Claude Fraser.