South East Queensland Climbing Project archive

This item contains a home movie filmed by Michael Meadows showing climbing on 'Glennies Pulpit' ('The Pulpit') at Mount Alford on Queensland's Scenic Rim in 1968.

This item contains a home movie filmed by Michael Meadows showing climbing on Mount Beewah in 1968.

This item contains a home movie filmed by Greg Sheard showing climbing on Mount Beewah in 1968.

This item contains a photograph album compiled by Ken Rogers with snakeskin-look covers and includes photographs of:

• street views of Bangalow, George Street in Brisbane's central business district, Byron Bay, Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Rockhampton and Yeppoon.
• jetties at Bribie Island, Byron Bay, Redland Bay and Victoria Point.
• Cash's Crossing.
• various ships including the steamship 'Otter' off Redcliffe, the 'Mibbin', the 'Booyong', the AUSN 'Mutada' and boats at Deepwater Bend.
• shipwrecks of the 'Wollongbah' at Byron bay and the 'Dicky' at Caloundra.
• views of Wellington Point.
• beaches at Coolangatta, Coolum, Currumbin, Hervey Bay (Pialba Beach), Yamba and Yeppoon.
• lighthouses at Bribie Island and Byron Bay.
• views of rivers including the Brisbane River in flood, the Burnett River (Bundaberg), the Clarence River in flood (Maclean), the Mary River, the Richmond River (Lismore) as well as views of the Enoggera Reservoir.
• bridges including the Burnett River Bridge at Bundaberg, the bridge over the Wilsons River, Lismore and a lift span bridge over the Maroochy River.
• views of Mount Crosby, Mount Maroon, Mount Morgan, Nimbin (including Nimbin Rocks), Uki and surrounds and Upper Cedar Creek Falls.
• the 'Queens of Colonies' tree, Caloundra.
• the 'Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd.' small propeller plane and hanger.

Some of the photographs were taken during tours by bike or foot in Northern N.S.W. and during a walk along Bribie Beach.

There are also a number of photographs of rock climbing in the Glass House Mountains (eg. Mount Tibrogargan) and camping at Flinders Rock. These trips involved Ken Rogers and his friends and include views of the Glass House Mountains.

This item contains a photograph album compiled by Ken Rogers with snakeskin-look covers.

It mostly contains photographs of rock climbing at West Peak on Mount Barney, in the Glass House Mountains (eg. Mount Tibrogargan, Mount Coorowrin (Crookneck)) and at Mount Lindsay.

There are also photographs of walking tours, the first from Maryvale through Spicers Gap to Mount Edwards and the second from Murwillumbah through Nimbin Rocks to Kyogle.

The rock climbing trips and walking tours involved Ken Rogers and his friends. They include views of the Glass House Mountains.

This item contains photographs collected by Bert Salmon.

The photographs are unnamed and undated, but may contain images of:

• Somerset Dam
• cruise ships on the Brisbane River.
• the Stinson plane wreck and Stockyard Creek track both in Lamington National Park.

This item contains photographs of Bert Salmon climbing at 'Boar's Jaw' in the Blue Mountains.

The photographs were collected by Bert Salmon.

This item contains photographs collected by Robert J. Waring of:

• rock climbing at Mount Tibrogargan in the Glasshouse Mountains, mostly on the 'Funnel' and 'Mast' of the mountain.
• rock climbing at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, and Emu Creek.
• a photograph of a raised wooden hut at Emu creek.

It is not known who took most of the photographs, however Geoff Broadbent, Jon Stephenson, Bob W, Ron Mandsley and R.J. Waring have been attributed to some.

The photographs are mostly black and white.

This item contains a variety of material compiled by Raoul Mellish:

• photographs of rock climbing at Mount Barney, Mount Beewah, Mount Coorowrin (nicknamed Crookneck), Mount Warning and Flinders Peak.
• photographs of views of Mount Barney, Mount Beewah, Mount Coorowrin, Mount Ernest, Mount Lindsay, Mount Maroon, Mount May, Mount Tibrogargan and Flinders Peak.
• photograph of Raoul Mellish practicing shotput in his senior year at school, 1946?
• newspaper clippings, photographs and a cartoon (by John Garnsey) about Raoul Mellish and other members of the Toowong rowing team.
• newspaper clippings about a night time climb by Raoul Mellish and Reg. Ballard of Mount Coorowrin, Mount Beewah and Mount Tibrogargan all in the one night.
• sketches by Raoul Mellish of the Old University Hut at Mount Barney.
• photographs of the New University Hut at Mount Barney.
• extract from Dr. F.W. Whitehouse's letter of 1949 about rock types at Mount Barney and Mount Lindsay.
• sketch by Raoul Mellish of the Morning Star over Beewah.
• circular emblem used for celebrations of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.'s 50th anniversary. 
• material about a commemorative plaque set on Mount Barney by the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club.
• material about a training day run by the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club at Ivory's Rocks, near Flinders Peak.
• newspaper articles on climbing accidents in Mount Barney and at the Glasshouse Mountains.
• photographs at Mount Buffalo, Victoria and Mount Kosiosko, New south Wales, both in winter.
• sticker bearing the emblem of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club.
• newspaper clippings about Bernard O'Reilly's discovery of the Stinson (plane) in 1934.
• photographs of Raoul Mellish's fiancée Patricia Mary Hetherington.
• watercolour titled 'River born home' of the bend of the Brisbane River at Yeronga by Raoul Mellish.
• clipping and photograph about Raoul Mellish's resignation as vice-president of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club in 1961.

This item contains original Gestetner waxed paper imprints of information sheets for rock climbing training courses run by the Brisbane Climbing Club, 1950-1951.

This item contains a photocopy of a 1 page letter addressed 'Confidential. To all members of The Brisbane Climbing Club'.

The letter accuses unnamed members of the club as being communists and at the same time asks for their resignation from the club. It was written on 21 September 1950.

The letter is from 9 members of the The Brisbane Climbing Club, the signatures of these members are at the bottom of the letter.

This item contains climbing guides created by the Brisbane Rockclimbing Club that describe climbing:

• on The Story Bridge.
• at Kangaroo Point cliffs.
• in Bowen Terrace.
• on Mount Tibrogargan, Mount Beewah, Mount Coorowrin (nicknamed Crookneck) of the Glasshouse Mountains.
• on Mount Greville, in the Moogerah Peaks National Park.
• in Fassifern Valley, in the Scenic Rim.
• in Emu Creek.
• on Mount Barney.
• on Mount Lindsay.
• Mount Marron, 12 km west of Rathdowney.
• in Binna Burra.

Included are examples of how the grading system was converted, route notes and maps.

This item contains a material badge with the text "BRC" and a picture of a gorilla-like figure climbing.

This item contains a logbook predominately about trips up Mount Barney including names of individuals and organisations who made the ascent and their experiences.

The details have been added by a large number of people.

This item contains a small booklet titled 'Guide to rockclimbs in the Glasshouse Mountains'. The booklet contains maps.

The creator is unknown, as is the date the guide was written.

This item contains a rockclimber's guide to crack rock climbing at the Whitinbah wafers, a rock feature made of well weathered rhyolite (rock) in the Numinbga Valley.

The guide contains:

• a description of the rock formation.
• directions to the site, as well as a rough map.
• a map with climbing routes numbered and described in detail in the accompanying key. Each climbing route is named after a sweet treat, be it a cake, biscuit or lolly.

The guide was written by Rhys Davies and Trevor Gynther.

This item contains a range of ephemera associated with climbing and climbing equipment:

• small climbing catalogues and brochures showing the evolution of climbing gear.
• an article by Nora Dimes published in The Queenslander Annual, 1935.
• an old school 'opinion piece' on bolting routes v's traditional climbing where you take all your gear and place it as you climb (Description supplied with collection).

Some of the material is photocopied.