Henry George Lamond papers

This series consists of manuscripts for short stories and articles intended for publication in journals and newspapers. Subjects include Australian plants and wildlife; the Queensland outback; the Whitsunday Islands; stock and station animals.

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This series contains typescripts of stories and articles written between 1949 and 1968 and published in the journal 'Walkabout'. Subjects include cattle, other stock and station animals, such as horses, sheep, goats and camels; droving; natural history topics; the Cooktown-Laura railway; Mt Isa; the min-min light and the native mounted police.

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This series contains 95 typescript stories and articles, including a collection entitled 'Bushigrams' (11 articles); 'Handling sheep' (44 articles); 'Western whiffs' (9 articles); and 'Whiffs from the west' (11 articles). This writing is of a practical nature, giving advice on the handling of cattle and sheep.

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This series contains typescripts of stories and articles published in 'North Australian Monthly' (113 manuscripts). Subjects include a wide variety of outback and pastoral themes, including the Barkly Tablelands; Warenda and Elderslie stations; the towns of Urandangie, Cooktown and Laura; flora and fauna of the outback and of the Great Barrier Reef; natural phenomena, such as bushfires, rivers, bores, whirlwinds; stock animals and their handling.

[Items OM73-49/663 to OM73-49/773]

This series contains manuscripts of short stories and articles published in 'The Longreach Leader' (94 typescripts). Subjects include Queensland stations and pioneers: Northampton Downs, Evesham, Tocal, Westlands, Bowen Downs, Mt. Cornish, Rodney Downs, Headingly, Corona, Carandotta and Corinda stations; E. R. Edkins, the Buchanans, W. C. Miller and Charles Parsons. Other articles are on topics such as shows, race horses and race meetings, sports matches and droving.

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This series contains typescripts dating from 1944 to 1967. Subjects include problems of water supply, pests, pasture improvements, cattle and sheep breeding and handling, station and stock horses, cattle dogs, branding, fencing etc.

[Items OM73-49/869 to OM73-49/1092]

This series contains aproximately 328 typescript articles which were published in 'Cummins and Campbell's Monthly Magazine'. Subjects include: natural history; pastoral themes; the town of Winton; Maneroo, Corandotta and Warbreccan stations.

[Items OM73-49/1093 to OM73-49/1458]

This series contains several hundred typed articles and short stories, covering subjects such as Elderslie and Walgra stations; Comooweal, Stonehenge, Boulia, Jundah, Laura, Adavale, Longreach and Aramac; the Georgina River, Dent Island, bores and waterholes: the Warra Warra, Booloo-Booloo and Polygammon bores and Mungalo waterhole; the Warenda light; crocodiles, ibis, zebra finches, quail and crows. These articles were published in the 'North Queensland Register'.

[Items OM73-49/1459 to OM73-49/1889]

This series contains manuscripts, short stories and articles published in 'Livestock Bulletin'. Subjects covered include: natural history and practical advice about stock breeding, gelding, branding, herding, pasturing, watering, mustering, etc. Most of the articles are parts of series.

[Items OM73-49/1890 to OM73-49/1950]

This series contains articles published in 'Hoofs and Horns' (46 typescript articles). The main subjects are stock and station animals and their management.

[Items OM73-49/1951 to OM73-49/1976]

This series contains radio talk scripts, play and long feature scripts. Most of the talks were broadcast on ABC Radio in Brisbane on programmes such as 'Countryman's Session', 'News Review', 'Country Hour' and 'Queensland Magazine'. 

[Items OM73-49/1977 to OM73-49/2189]

This series contains a series of articles published in 'North Queensland Register', some possibly published in 'Pastoral Review.' This series also contains some short stories.

[Items OM73-49/2190 to OM73-49/2201]

This series includes letters written by Henry Lamond to his sons while they served abroad during the Seond World War; letters from Arthur Campbell of Glencoe Station; general correspondence with publishers and radio stations regarding the publications of Lamond's stories and the broadcasting of his talks.

Flight Sergeant, Henry James Lamond (1915-1942) first served with 15th Infantry Battalion before being released to join the RAAF in June 1940. In February 1942, he was one of 3 crew aboard Blenheim aircraft IV Z9713, 211 Squadron, engaged in escort duty for a convoy off the east coast of Sumatra, which was intercepted by the enemy and all crew were declared missing, believed killed. Although the family repeatedly asked for confirmation of his death, the authorities were unable to comply until after the end of the war, with the hope that his fate would then be discovered - possibly aided by local people or taken prisoner of war. Representations were made via Senator W J Cooper federal parliamentarian, to the Minister for Air, Arthur Drakeford. Interviews of crew at the time were inconclusive and the search officially abandoned in July 1950.

Lieutenant William MacMillan Lamond (1920-1990) served in New Guinea and Bougainville, with 5th Australian Division Signals Company.

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This series includes notebooks containing brief entries and lists of short stories published in various journals.

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This series includes scripts for radio talks, mainly commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

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This series includes balance sheets and profit and loss accounts of Henry Lamond's financial affairs, covering his properties at Molle Island, Gateshead and Lindum.

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This series includes order forms for Henry Lamond's books 'Tooth and Talon' and 'An Aviary on the Plains'.

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This series includes cuttings of newspaper and magazine reviews of: Etiquette of Battle; Horns and Hooves; Big Red; Towser, Sheep dog; The Manx Star; Brindle Royalist and Dingo, the story of an outlaw. 

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This series includes odd pages from short stories and articles; character references given to Lamond by various employers; lists; invitations and newspaper cuttings.

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This series contains a small folder marked 'Henry Lamond photographs', containing 25 photographs.

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This series contains several publications, one containing an interview with Henry Lamond; and a Manual of Drills for Mounted Troops of Australia (1895).

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This series contains three folders of correspondence entitled 'Wartime letters of Henry G. Lamond to his children in the armed forces 1941-1946 (selected and edited by Nancy Bonnin')

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