Robert Logan Jack papers

Clipping taken from an unidentified newspaper, Vol. IV No. 645. The clipping includes reports on a sculling race for 500 pounds on the Parramatta River and a land sale at Acacia Vale, where Robert Logan Jack owned land.

Newspaper articles on geology, archaeology, volcanology, Scotland and the activities of various learned societies, including the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Newspaper clippings kept by Robert Logan Jack within a copy of the Missionary Magazine. Topics covered include literature, mining, geology, medicine and history. 

Newspaper articles on geology, prospecting and mining, mainly in relation to Australia. The clippings are glued onto the pages of a book, The Fountain of Arethusa, by Robert Eyres Landor, published in 1848.

This item contains several articles taken from newspapers written by James Dick and Robert Logan Jack. Sources include The Northern Herald, Evening News and The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer.  

Newspaper clippings pasted into a copy of The London Medical Record, Volume X, kept by Robert Logan Jack. The newspaper articles cover topics such as mining, geologists' reports and prospecting expeditions. Many of the clippings cover Jack's expeditions. A significant number of the articles are written by James Dick.

Articles from various newspapers about Robert Logan Jack and the exploration of Cape York Peninsula and adjacent islands. Includes a series of nine articles based on a paper entitled 'The Exploration of Cape York Peninsula, 1606-1915', published by Robert Logan Jack in Part V, Volume III of the Journal and Proceedings of the Australian Historical Society.

Two pencil sketches, one of "a robber", a man holding a hammer and the other "police stopping two men from fighting". The sketches appear to have been done by a child and were found in Black's map of Scotland.

Pencil sketch depicting two men in a boat on a lake.

A sketchbook of geological drawings made in pencil by Robert Logan Jack on his first Queensland voyage.

1. Landscape ink drawing of the view from the plateau of the Coast Range between Ravenswood Road and Cunningham Waterholes on Charters Towers Road.
2. Pencil drawing of the view from the western side of Charters Towers Road.

Two landscape drawings in pen and ink with particular geological features named. An annotation identifies one of the scenes as the hills between Double Barrel and Landsdown Hotel.

"Fredericks Peak, Star, Charters Towers II".
Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland as the Geological Surveyor for northern Queensland, detailing the landscape and geology of areas visited in late October through to the beginning of December 1877.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland as the Geological Surveyor for northern Queensland, detailing the landscape and geology of areas visited from December 1877 to January 1878. Includes a list of foreign geologists and notes on the Charters Towers gold field, extracted from the Warden's Returns.

Notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his travels in North Queensland, including notes on and an appraisal of the topography and geology of the Bowen River region. Includes transcripts of letters from Alex Macarthur, detailing prospecting activities along the Bowen River. 

Notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland detailing the topography and geology of areas visited, including Bowen, Roma Peak, Normandy and Mareugo.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland detailing the geology of areas visited.

Geological, topographical and botanical observations by Robert Logan Jack, recorded during Jack's first Cape York Peninsula trip in late September through to early October 1879.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland as the Government Geologist, detailing the landscape and geology of areas visited from November 1879 to April 1880. Includes descriptions of encounters with Aboriginal people during his expedition.

Notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around New Calendonia, Ipswich, Darling Downs, Toowoomba and Clifton between the 13th of May and 19th of October 1880, detailing the topography and geology of areas visited.

"Star to Herberton (with Wiederkeln)".
Notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around north Queensland in July 1881, detailing the topography and geology of areas visited.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels in western Queensland from August to October 1881, detailing the geology and topology of areas visited.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around western Queensland from November 1881 to January 1882, detailing the geology and topology of areas visited. Includes a draft report on the geological features of part of the district to be traversed by the proposed transcontinental railway.

Topographical and geological field notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to Ravenswood, Queensland, between April and August 1882.

Mining and geological field notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to Etheridge and Croydon in Queensland, between late October through to and including December 1886.

Notes made by Robert Logan Jack on his vists to areas including Mount Morgan and Sellheim, between late October 1888 through to March 1889.

Topographical and geological field notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his travels to the Queensland districts of Taranganba, Mount Elliott, Gilberton and Etheridge, between late March and the middle of November 1889.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels in the Etheridge and Croydon areas of Queensland, detailing the geology and topology of areas visited, between November and December 1889.

Notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his travels to Brisbane, New Zealand, Broken Hill, Townsville, Hughenden and Moondilla in late 1890 and early 1891.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's visit to Broken Hill in March 1891, detailing the topography and geology of the area.

"Moondilla".
Notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to Moondilla Goldfield and the Warwick district in September 1891.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland as Government Geologist, detailing the landscape and geology of areas visited from October to December 1891.

Notes made by Robert Logan Jack on his trip to Mount Morgan, from 14 December 1891 to 23 July 1892.

Mining and geological field notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to mines at Hillgrove and other New South Wales districts, between January and February 1894.

Field notes on artesian water supplies in Queensland, recorded by Robert Logan Jack during field trips in May 1894 and July 1896.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Queensland from July 1894 to January 1895, detailing the geology and topology of areas visited.

Geological notes taken by Robert Logan Jack while at the Palmer Conglomerate, Cooktown Coal, Mount Madden, Anglo-Saxon and Brisbane. The notes date from August 1895 to December 1895.

Note: The note book includes sketches by Jack depicting Aboriginal drawings that he had observed.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's visits to Mount Tamborine, Brisbane, Bunya Ranges and Palmer regions of Queensland in late December 1895 to early September 1896, detailing the topography and geology of the area.

Notes on artesian water supplies, recorded between early July and through August 1896, by Andrew Maitland, Geological Survey Officer, during a field expedition to western Queensland.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels as the Government Geologist around Queensland from May 1898 to January 1899, detailing the geology of areas visited. Also includes visits to Sydney Harbour and Adelaide.

Notes made by Robert Logan Jack on his voyage from Brisbane to London and during his stay in Great Britain, between late December 1898 to September 1899.

Notes made by Robert Logan Jack during his travels to London, Shanghai and Korea. These notes date from 8 September 1899 to 21 of June 1900.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels in China from November 1899 to April 1900, detailing the geology and mining operations of the areas visited.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels in Szechuan, China, in 1900, detailing the geology and topology of areas visited.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels in China, detailing the geology and mining operations of the areas visited.  The notes were made from 11 September 1900 to 17 March 1901.

Travel and geological notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his travels through Norway, Transylvania, the United Kingdom, Croatia and Romania from late July 1902 to late February 1904.

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels around Western Australia from June to October 1904, detailing the geology and topology of areas visited.

Travel and geological notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to the Cloncurry district between May and July 1907.

Travel and geological notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to the Cloncurry district, between July and August 1907.

Travel and geological notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to the north Queensland districts of Ortona, Percy River, Gilbert River, Woolgar and Richmond, between September and Octorber 1907.

Notes, appointments, reports, etc., recorded by Robert Logan Jack in a note book during travels in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia in 1908. Includes notes and floor plans for moving to Sydney. 

Field notes from Robert Logan Jack's visit to Buraga in July 1908, detailing the topography and geology of the area.

"Hodgkinson"
Brief field notes from Robert Logan Jack's travels in Queensland between January and March 1910.

Notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his expedition in New South Wales, during late July 1911.

Details of personal expenses, itemised by Robert Logan Jack during 1871 and 1872.

Ledger of Robert Logan Jack's expenses, recorded from the 31st of December 1878 to 29th of  April 1921.

This item consists of a money order, an invoice, a list of names and a partial letter written by Robert Logan Jack.  These items date from the 1880s.

Correspondence regarding the financial dealings of Robert Logan Jack.

Details of the financial dealings between Robert Logan Jack and his uncle, William Jack.

Share transactions of Robert Logan Jack from 1894 to 1921, personally recorded by Jack in note form.

Receipts and invoices received by Robert Logan Jack, dated between 29 March 1912 to 14 February 1921.

Receipts and telegrams sent to Robert Logan Jack concerning his financial dealings. Also includes a reader's ticket to the Mitchell Library, six copies of a printed letter expressing Jack's intention to commence business as a consulting geologist and mining engineer and a letter to Jack from J. Rhodes regarding measuring equipment.

Receipts concerning the business dealings of Robert Logan Jack in Scotland. Also included are several statements between Jack, and Gilmour and Christie Solicitors. 

Receipts and invoices concerning the finances of Robert Logan Jack. Included are invoices from Miss Kirkpatrick for the typing of documents and letters.

Correspondence concerning the financial interests of Robert Logan Jack and documents regarding his estate.

Details of Robert Logan Jack's account with the Union Bank of Australia, datef from16 August 1893 to 3 July 1897.

Details of Robert Logan Jack's personal accounts, for 1906.

Deposits into and withdrawals from Robert Logan Jack's personal account with The Bank of North Queensland, recorded in a bankbook issued by the bank's Sydney branch.

Details of transactions and balances recorded for the years 1898 and 1899 against Robert Logan Jack's account with the Brisbane branch of The Union Bank of Australia.

Moneys received and paid through Robert Logan Jack's petty cash account, recorded by Jack during 1903.

Directors' report and accounts for Great Cobar Limited, a mining company. Also includes a notice of second ordinary general meeting to be held at Riverplate House, Finsbury Circus, London on 1 July 1909.

New South Wales and Federal income tax returns for Robert Logan Jack, from 27 March 1914 to 8 February 1921.

Income tax return for Robert Logan Jack, for the period 1 July 1920 to 30 June 1921.

Medical prescriptions and bills of account from doctors and pharmacists to Robert Logan Jack. 

Receipts for food and accommodation received by Robert Logan Jack during his and his step-daughter Jessie Love's stay at the Grand Hotel, Melbourne and Hotel Esplanade, St. Kilda, in March 1917.

Memorandum of agreement between Thomas Allen Gulliver and Robert Logan Jack regarding the purchase of property owned by Gulliver in the county of Elphinstone and parish of Coonambelah.

Telegrams, correspondence and bank statements relating to Robert Logan Jack's business dealings. Includes correspondence concerning monies bequeathed to Robert Lockhart Jack in 1924 from the estate of Jack's uncle, Professor William Jack with the solicitors Mitchells, Johnson and Co.

Agreement for William Pritchard Morgan to engage Robert Logan Jack to explore mining sites in China and Korea.

Letter and draft power of attorney authority written by solicitor Frank L Cox for Robert Logan Jack in relation to property transaction at Wolfram. Also includes handwritten content of a cable sent by Robert Logan Jack regarding Wolfram. 

Contract between Chen Chung Fu and Robert Logan Jack regarding the transport of Jack and his party on a boat through provinces in China. Also includes a permit for the carriage of the party's baggage.

Agreement between Robert Logan Jack and W. J. and E. T. Duggan to lease a part of the former's land near Townsville to the latter two persons. 

Details of the transfer of a piece of land in Cloncurry from Robert Logan Jack and John Sanderson Lyster to Isabel Miller, recorded in June 1914.

Handwritten copy of the last will and testament of James Simpson Love, dated 29 July 1919.

Agreement to transfer land in Cloncurry belonging to John Sanderson Lyster and Robert Logan Jack. Includes newspaper clipping in small envelope addressed to Mrs Jack c/o John Macpherson.

Letters sent and received between Robert Logan Jack's extended family and acquaintences, including a telegram and subsequent letters advising him of his mother Margaret's death.

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Collection of letters received from and sent by Robert Logan Jack, between the 29 May 1867 to 21 March 1922.

Letters written during 1876 by Robert Logan Jack to his parents, sister and grandfather, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1877 by Robert Logan Jack to his father and other family members.

Letterbook containing copies of correspondence detailing family news, financial dealings, geological reports and land title information as recorded by Robert Logan Jack. The physical item which is very fragile, is in much part illegible. 

Letters written during 1880 by Robert Logan Jack, his wife and step-daughter to his parents and sister, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1881 by Robert Logan Jack to his parents and sister, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels. Includes a letter from Hugh Lockland on the 24 February 1881.

Letters written during 1882 by Robert Logan Jack and his stepdaughter Ellie Love to Jack's father, mother, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about Jack's activities and travels.

Letters written during 1883 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1884 by Robert Logan Jack and his stepdaughter Ellie Love to Jack's father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about Jack's activities and travels.

Letters written during 1885 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1886 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels. Includes letters written to family by Jack's stepdaughter, Ellie Love.

Letters written during 1887 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1888 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1889 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels. Includes two letters from the Thuringowa Divisional Board.

Letters written during 1890 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and Aunt Maggie, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1891 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1892 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels. Includes a letter by H. F. MacPherson.

Letters written during 1893 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1894 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels. Includes a letter from the Royal Society of New South Wales informing Jack that had been awarded the Clarke Memorial Medal.

Letters written during 1895 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1896 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written during 1897 by Robert Logan Jack to his father, sister and other family members, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters, many of them written to Robert Logan Jack, by William and Adolphus Jack between 14th of March 1912 and 13th of September 1927.

Letters written during December 1912 by Robert Logan Jack to his brother William, conveying family news and details of his health. Includes one letter written by Jacks's wife Janet to William, a new year greeting card from Helen MacPherson and from J. J. Stevenson in New York.

Letters written during 1913 by Robert Logan Jack, mainly to his brother William, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels.

Letters written by Robert Logan Jack in 1914, mostly to his brother William and uncle William, conveying family news and information about his activities and travels. Includes a letter written by Jack to the University of Otago on 14 June 1914, declining an invitation to a British Association meeting.

Letters written by Robert Logan Jack to his brother William, conveying family news and information about his visit to Adelaide in 1915. Includes some letters concerning Jack's business interests. 

Collection of correspondence sent from and received by Robert Logan Jack. Includes newspaper clippings and some ephemera.  

Letters and testimonials supporting Robert Logan Jack's application for the position of Geological Surveyor for Northern Queensland.  

Letters, official notices and telegrams written by Robert Logan Jack and the Queensland Government, concerning the terms of Jack's appointment in 1876 as Geological Surveyor for Northern Queensland, and his resignation from his employment with the Queensland Government in 1899.  

Collection of letters relating to gold mining in Victoria. Included are goldfield plans.

Letters written by James S. Love, share and stock broker, mining and financial agent to Robert Logan Jack.

Letter from Agent General for Queensland, Horace Tozer, to Robert Logan Jack, concerning a recommendation that Jack be rewarded by the Queen for his services to Queensland.

Letter from Frank L. Cox to Robert Logan Jack regarding Jack's business interests.

Collection of letters relating to the business of the Aloomba Pastoral and Agricultural Company Limited. 

Letter, dated 3rd of March 1913, from Queensland Surveyor General, Allan Spowers, to Robert Logan Jack, responding to a request for a copy of a map of North Queensland districts provided by Jack to the Lands Department in 1881. A copy of the map is included.

Collection of letters regarding land in Townsville owned by Robert Logan Jack and the sale of a lot of land belonging to Dr W. R. Jack and Professor A. A. Jack. These items date from between the 13th of April 1914 through to and including the 4th of January 1926.

Letters sent from and received by Robert Logan Jack. Included is correspondence with a Mr. Withers, a receipt from the Townsville Town Council and several income tax forms. 

Corresondence, during 1916, between Professor Heeres, from Leide in The Netherlands, and Robert Logan Jack, commenting on Jack's writings on the exploration of Cape York. Includes a letter from Jack's real estate agent and a letter from J. J. Stevenson in New York.

Information on shares, taxation returns, business transactions and estate disbursements, conveyed to Robert Logan Jack by his solicitor R.J. Yeomans of Fitzhardinge Son & Yeomans, Sydney.

Letter from Henry Stevens to R. Lockhart Jack regarding some early Spanish manuscripts acquired by Stevens' company that relate to some of Robert Logan Jack's work.

Acacia Vale and Covent Gardens maps, Queensland

Large, political map of Korea showing provinces and cities. The language/scripts of the item is in Chinese.

Kennedy Parish maps.

Convent Gardens and Acacia Vale estate map, dated 1884.

Cadastral map of land belonging to R.L. Jack, F. Cruckshank, J. Collins, H.F. Love and A. McKenzie.  The map dates to December 1884.

Covent Garden Estate map, dated the 16th of December 1884.

South Townsville Estate map, dated the 18th of December 1884.

Physical and geological maps of China and a map of Seoul, Korea. These items are dated from the 1890s through to 1906.

Abbotsford parish maps.

One political map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and four topographical maps of parts of the region, dating from the 1890s.

Cadastral map, dated the 27th of September 1892.

Map of Korea, dated 1894.

Physical and political maps of China, prepared for the China Inland Mission dated 1898. One includes Robert Logan Jack's notes.

Two published topographic maps, one of North East China, the other of Schantung Province in China, and one published geological map of Schantung Province showing rock and mineral types.  The language of the item is German. 

This material has been reproduced in the following publications:  Accompanies Richthofen's book, Schantung und Seine Eingangspforte Kiautschou.

Survey maps of Yong Ho Pang Mine and environs, China, including a map of a proposed light railway between the mine and the Wu Chun River. The maps are dated to the 6th and 7th of December 1899.

Sketch map Pen Hsien to Tung Ling Tse, dated 1900.

Cooktown Parish map, dated 1908.

Convent Garden map, ca. 1913.

Goldfields in the vicinity of Charters Towers, produced by the Geological Survey Office, Department of Mines, Brisbane and dated 1911.

Tracing of a sketch map showing details of the Hodgkinson and Palmer River Goldfields, North Queensland. The original map was produced in June 1876 by Dalrymple, Hann and Palmerville.

Details crushings of Leonora Main Reefs Ltd. Contains less than one page of information.

Selections of verse copied into a small notebook. Includes segments of Alfred Lord Tennyson's Maud and The Charge of the Light Brigade.

Notes and sketches made by Robert Logan Jack on his travels. The notebook has the word "Switzerland" written on the front, but it appears that Jack visited several countries while making these notes.

Notes taken by Robert Logan Jack at a lecture delivered by Sir Wyville Thompson in March 1877.

Details of collection of specimens exhibited in Melbourne, 1880.

Chemical formulas and notes on chemical elements, compounds and reactions, recorded by Robert Logan Jack in 1881 and 1882.

Details crushings of Palmer gold fields up to October 1887.

Details crushings of Palmer gold fields from 1876 to 1898.

Segment of an account by Robert Logan Jack of his travels in China.

Notes made on visits to Brisbane, Sydney, Lawson, Townsville, Mount Oxide, Donaldson and Cloncurry, between mid October 1907 through to and including the 20th of January 1908.

Notes made by Robert Logan Jack during his travels to Barren Jack and Good Hope, during early July 1908.

Geological sketches and notes, made in 1910.

Travel details, moneys paid and notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack in relation to his trip to north Queensland in 1911.

Notes on evidence, meetings and other matters recorded by Robert Logan Jack in his role as Commissioner to the Western Australian Royal Commission into miners' phthisis held in 1911. Includes clippings of newspaper articles about the Inquiry.

Various notes and figures. Includes information about a site at Lake Macquarie. Written on the first page of the notebook is: "R. Logan Jack, 58 Hunter Street, Sydney".

Travel notes recorded by Robert Logan Jack during his visit to New Zealand in late 1913 and early 1914.

Lists of books, definitions of geological terminology, travel notes and time lines of historical events recorded by Robert Logan Jack from 1914 to 1916.

Notes made by Robert Logan Jack on visit from Sydney to Adelaide in 1915. Included are scales of gold maps and various mining operations.

Chinese provincial government proclamations, contracts, plans, passports, letters and accounts pertaining to Robert Logan Jack's work as a geologist in Szechuan, China, in 1900.  The items are in Chinese and English.

Passport in Chinese characters, red paper

Passport in Chinese characters, with envelope and translation: "We have received a despatch from the British Minister stating that 3 foreigners were going up to examine the minwa od rhw Szechuan Mining Syndicate and requested a passport, and also aked that all the Officers along the Yangtze should protect them wherever they came. On the 26th of the 9th Moon of the 25th Year of Kwang Su a despactch was received from the British Minister ... stating that the number of men and names of the Prichard and Morgan Co, were written distinctly on this passport and that all the officers of the ports where they come on the production of this passport are enjoined to protect them and let them proceed. Signed: The Tao Tai (Customs) of Shanghai. Mr Logan Jack is the man going up to  Szechuan to examine mines."

Lists of expenses incurred by Robert Logan Jack relating to a trip to China in August-October 1900 to inspect mines, travelling up the Yangtze River.

Excursion to Chun Chan Shan. Handwritten account of a journey to inspect mines by J F Morris with Robert Lockhart Jack in 1900

Trip to Chun Chan Shan. Handwritten account of a journey to inspect mines by Robert Lockhart Jack with J F Morris, in 1900.