Queensland Recruiting Committee Records

Memorandum from Lieutenant-Colonel David John Garland, organising secretary for the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to Mr Macgregor, secretary of the committee. The memo concerns nominations to the General Committee.

Memorandum from Lieutenant-Colonel David John Garland, organising secretary for the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to Mr P. B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee. The memo concerns the nomination of Mr W. P. Devereux to the General Committee.

The memo is written on Queensland Recruiting Committee letterhead.

Generic letter from the Honorary Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee directed at businesses/employers concerning preference being given to returned soldiers for job vacancies and for jobs to be kept open for employees who enlist. Attached to the letter are two newspaper clippings from the Telegraph newspaper concerning job preferences for returned soldiers and sailors.

The letter is written on Queensland Recruiting Committee letterhead which includes a list of office bearers and members of the General Committee.

Letter from Mr F. Wylde Ball, assistant secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to Mr P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee, regarding the appointment of Colonel Thynne as chairman of the committee.

The letter is written on Queensland Recruiting Committee letterhead which includes a list of office bearers and members of the General Committee.

Letter from R.C. Ramsay at Cambooya, Queensland, to Mr P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee, regarding the draft of a letter to be sent to employers requesting the names of men likely to be of service to the war effort either as recruits, munition workers, skilled farmers or voluntary workers. The letter was directed at employers in country areas. The draft letter is attached.

Letter from Arthur H. Whittingham, honorary treasurer of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee, regarding a letter and cheque from the Australian Natives Association.

Written on letterhead from the United Pastoralists' Association.

Telegram from P.M. Moore at Cooroy to Peter Macgregor, secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, concerning an inability to attend a recruiting meeting due to ill health.

Letter from the secretary of the Federal Parliamentary War Committee in Melbourne, C. Gavan Duffy, to the Premier of Queensland, T.J. Ryan, regarding a statement about recruitment. The two page statement is attached.

Letter from John Thomson to Mr A.J. Thynne of the Queensland Recruiting Committee enclosing a donation to fund the publishing of a leaflet 'The Nations Under Orders'.

Confidential letter from Peter Street to Peter Macgregor, secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding claims that Mr F. Wylde Ball, Assistant Secretary of the committee had made disloyal remarks about the war saying that the Germans would win.

The envelope is included.

Memorandum from Peter Macgregor, secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee, to A. J. Thynne, chairman of the committee, regarding the claims of disloyalty against Mr F. Wylde Ball.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball to A.J. Thynne, chairman of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding the claims of disloyalty made against him. He states that he is prepared to resign.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, assistant secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, to R.H. Edkins of Longreach refuting allegations Edkins made that he had been running a lone recruiting campaign at his own expense.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball to A.J. Thynne, chairman of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he has not heard from Mr Edkins.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee, regarding not hearing from Mr Edkins and plans to visit Mackay and Townsville.

Letter from James Tolmie to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding not being able to attend a meeting.

Letter from Thomas Brown to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding not being able to attend a meeting.

Letter from a member of the committee (name is not legible) apologizing for not being able to attend a meeting.

Written on letterhead from the Military Forces of the Commonwealth 1st Military District, Victoria Barracks.

Telegram from J.H. Fairfax of Cambooya to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, apologizing for not being able to attend a meeting.

Letter from Reverend Robert Stewart of the Methodist Church of Australasia requesting that members of the church be included on the recruiting committee.

Written on letterhead of the Methodist Church of Australasia.

Letter from David John Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee to the secretary of the Queensland Turf Club requesting that recruiting addresses be given at race meetings.

Letter from D.A. Gledson, state parliamentarian for Bundamba, to F.C. Macnish, secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee stating that he is unavailable to make a speech.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from Reverend William Smith of the Methodist Church of Australasia to Canon David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee, stating that the church will be holding services for the Empire throughout Queensland on the 31st October 1915.

Written on letterhead of the Methodist Church of Australasia.

Letter from Maurice Baldwin, Secretary of the Queensland Turf Club to David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee, giving permission for the Recruiting Committee to address race meetings at Ascot.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Turf Club.

Letter from parliamentarian, John Payne, to F.C. Mcnish, of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Written on Queensland Legislative Assembly letterhead.

Letter from G.P. Barnes to F.C. Macnish of the Qld Recruiting Committee.

Letter from George Pollock, Labor member for Gregory, to F.C. Macnish of the Qld Recruiting Committee stating that due to ill health he is unable to assist in the recruitment campaign.

Written on Queensland Parliamentary Library letterhead.

Letter from the Reverend Morgan Jones of St. Colomb's Rectory, Clayfield, to Canon Garland of the Qld. Recruiting Committee.

Letter from Alfred Leney, Town Clerk for the City of South Brisbane, to Mr. F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding a list of the clergy of South Brisbane and aldermen (the list is not included) and offering support for enlistment campaigns.

Written on letterhead for the City of South Brisbane.

Letter from Reverend George Ewan of the East Brisbane Presbyterian Church to Canon Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding the use of the Church Hall.

Letter from Isobel Hannah, Private Secretary, on behalf of parliamentarian J.G. Appel, to F.C. Macnish of the Qld Recruiting Committee offering assistance in their campaigns.

Letter from the Reverend Hugh Molesworth of St. Phillip's Church of England, Thompson Estate, to Canon Garland of the Qld. Recruiting Committee declining to assist with their campaign.

Letter from Peter Murphy to Mr. F.C. Macnish of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating he is unable to assist with their campaign due to ill health.

Letter from John Harry Coyne, parliamentary member for the seat of Warrego, to F.C. Macnish of the Qld. Recruiting Committee regarding assistance with their campaign.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Reverend A.G. Weller of the Nundah Baptist Church to Canon Garland of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that the church will comply with the recruitment campaign.

Letter from Reverend W. Bell of the Vulture Street Baptist Church, South Brisbane, to Canon Garland of the Qld. Recruiting Committee.

Letter from Thomas M. Hall, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to F.C. Macnish of the Qld. Recruiting Committee regarding enlistment campaigns in places of amusement.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Council.

Letter from Herbert F. Hardacre, state minister for Public Instruction, to F. Wylde Ball, Secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee regarding his availability to speak at meetings.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Department of Public Instruction.

Letter from Reverend J. Scott Macdonald of the Clayfield Presbyterian Church to the Honorary Secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee in which he discusses reasons why men have not enlisted and promises to provide assistance in the recruitment campaign.

Letter from C.A. Walters on behalf of J. Huxham, Assistant Home Secretary, to F.C. Macnish of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, agreeing to speak at recruitment meetings when his schedule allows.

Written on letterhead from the Home Secretary's Office, Brisbane.

Letter from Alfred J.S. Harris of the Salvation Army, Divisional Headquarters, Brisbane, to the Honorary Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee supporting the objects of the committee and offering assistance with the recruitment campaign.

Written on Salvation Army letterhead.

Letter from David John Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld Recruiting Committee to Reverend Robert Stewart of Bowen Hills, Brisbane.

Letter from David John Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee to the Reverend W. Smith, President of the Methodist Conference, regarding services for the Empire to be held on the 31st October 1915.

Letter from A.C. Evans, Private Secretary, on behalf of J. Adamson, Minister for Railways, to F.C. Macnish of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, agreeing to make a short appeal regarding enlistment at a place of amusement.

Written on letterhead from the Railways Office, Brisbane.

Letter from Charles Ferdinand Marks of Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, to the Qld. Recruiting Committee.

Letter from J. Wride, on behalf of Angus Gibson, sugar planter and politician, regarding his involvement in the recruitment campaign.

Form letter from the Qld. Recruiting Committee concerning a series of meeting to be held in November 1915 to obtain recruits from Brisbane and suburbs. The letter appeals to aldermen and councillors to identify suitable locations for the meetings and to advertise the event. A list of recipients is attached.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee to Edgar Free, member of the Legislative Assembly for South Brisbane, asking that he make speeches in connection with the recruitment drive in Brisbane from the 5th to 13th November 1915. The letter is annotated with the word "refused".

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from Peter A. McLachlan of the Queensland Legislative Assembly to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee stating that he is unable to take part in the forthcoming recruitment drive.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from H.G. McPhail, Queensland Parliamentary member for Windsor, stating that he cannot take part in the forthcoming recruitment campaign.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from A.E. Moore, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he cannot assist in the recruiting campaign in Brisbane as he will be in his own electorate of Aubigny.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from H.C. McMinn, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Bulimba electorate) to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he cannot assist with the campaign in Brisbane as he will not be in the state.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Donald Gunn, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Carnarvon electorate) Goondiwindi, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, stating that he will not be in Brisbane during the November recruiting campaign and therefore is unavailable to make speeches.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Godfrey Morgan, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Murilla electorate) to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, concerning the recruitment campaign in November.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee to Alderman W.R. Warmington, Mayor of Ithaca, Brisbane, regarding the November recruitment campaign in his district and including a list of speakers.

Letter from C.A. Murton, Honorary Secretary of the Queensland War Council, to Colonel A.J. Thynne, Chairman of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, requesting that a progress report of the committee be submitted to each meeting of the War Council.

Letter from H. Stubbins of Muirs Ltd., printers, to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee regarding a suggestion for advertising purposes in connection with recruitment.

Written on letterhead from Muirs Ltd., 354 Queen St., Brisbane.

Initialed memorandum to Mr Macnish and P.B. Macgregor of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding Canon Garland taking action in regard to the recruitment campaign and the involvement of members of parliament.

Letter from Frank A. Cooper, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Bremer Electorate) to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he is not prepared to make speeches at places of amusement.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Andrew Lang Petrie, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Toowong electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he is unable to assist with the recruitment campaign.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Bernard H. Corser, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Burnett electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he is unable to assist with the planned recruitment campaign.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Vernon Winstanley, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Queenton electorate, Morningside) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, stating that he is unable to assist in the recruitment campaign due to his parliamentary duties.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from William Bebbington, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Drayton electorate) to the Secretary, Queensland Recruiting Committee. He states that he cannot assist with the recruitment drive in Brisbane as he is continually battling the people of Brisbane over the seizure of country food. He also states that nearly all the young men of his district have left for the war and that he thinks the country is drifting towards a civil war between city and country.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from I. Bennet, Shire Clerk of Sherwood Shire Council, Brisbane, on behalf of Mr Gosling, Chairman of the Council, to F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee. The letter states that the Corinda School of Arts Hall is available for the November recruitment drive.

Written on letterhead from the Sherwood Shire Council.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, to J.A. Fihelly, Member of the Legislative Assembly (Paddington electorate) regarding speaking at the November recruitment drive.

J.A. Fihelly has annotated the letter to the effect that he not be nominated for recruitment meetings unless he advises that he is available.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, to A. Feez, solicitor, requesting him to speak at the November recruitment meetings.

Letter from John J. Kingsbury, Crown Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at the recruitment campaign meetings in November.

Form letter from the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee appealing for speakers at the recruitment campaign to be held in November.

Letter from Reverend William Smith, President of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Queensland Conference, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that although unable to address any of the recruiting meetings he has appointed Reverend Richard Dunstan as his replacement.

Written on letterhead of the Methodist Church of Australasia Queensland Conference.

Letter from a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (signature illegible) to the Honorary Secretary, Queensland Recruiting Committee. He declines to be a speaker at the forthcoming recruitment drive as he is of an age to enlist himself and feels that older men should be involved in recruiting.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from P.M. Bayley, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Pittsworth electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he cannot assist in the campaign as he is recovering from an accident.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from Reverend Hugh T. Molesworth of St. Phillip's Church of England, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, to the Qld. Recruiting Committee stating that he in unavailable for recruitment meetings.

Letter from George Carter, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Port Curtis electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he unavailable as a speaker for the forthcoming campaign.

Letter from Joseph Gibson, Chairman of the Kedron Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary, of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, complying with a request to hold a recruitment meeting in the Chermside School of Arts.

Written on letterhead of the Kedron Shire Council.

Letter from Reverend A.H. Barlee of the Anglican Church, Bulimba, to Canon Garland of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding more effective methods of recruitment other than sermons in churches.

Letter from the Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane, George Alfred St. Clair, to F.Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Letter from an official (signature illegible) of the Queensland Government Savings Bank to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he is unable to attend recruitment meetings due to the pressure of work.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Government Savings Bank, Brisbane.

Letter from Waverley F. Cameron to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he will be unable to assist with the campaign.

Written on letterhead of Cameron Bros. Auctioneers, Valuators, House, Land, and Estate Agents, Town Hall, Queen St., Brisbane.

Letter from James Tolmie, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Toowoomba electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Assistant Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding assisting at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from D.A.Gledson, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Ipswich electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he will be leaving for the south and asking that they arrange for a replacement speaker for the campaign.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from Peter J. McDermott, Under Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Office, Brisbane, on behalf of the Premier, T.J. Ryan, to the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that the Premier will be absent from Queensland during the special recruiting meetings in Brisbane and so will be unable to assist.

Written on letterhead of the Chief Secretary's Office, Brisbane.

Letter from James Tolmie, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (Toowoomba electorate) to F. Wylde Ball, Assistant Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding assisting at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Henry Payne, Chairman of the Shire of Taringa, to F. Wylde Ball of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding possible locations for recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead from the Shire of Taringa.

Letter from F.W.S. Cumbrae-Stewart, Registrar of the University of Queensland, to the Honorary Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, expressing his willingness to assist with the recruitment campaign.

Written on letterhead of the University of Queensland.

Letter from James Love of the firm Isles, Love & Co., to the Secretary, Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding attendance at recruitment meetings and enclosing a cheque towards the recruitment fund.

Written on letterhead from Isles, Love & Co., Auctioneers, Brisbane.

Letter from L.J. Cowley, General Manager of the British New Guinea Development Co. Ltd., to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, stating that he would be pleased to assist with the recruitment campaign.

Letter from Reverend Robert Stewart of the Methodist Church, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, agreeing to speak at a recruitment meeting.

Written on letterhead from the Methodist Church of Australasia, Queensland Conference.

Form letter from A.E. Hill, Honorary Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, requesting speakers for recruitment meeting to be held in factories and warehouses in Brisbane from the 5th to 16th November.

Letter from the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee to Councillor J. Payne of the Shire of Taringa, regarding the use of the Masonic Hall for recruitment meetings.

Letter from the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee to M. Hayman of the Queensland National Bank acknowledging the donation of a cheque to the fund.

Letter from the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee to Arthur Feez, barrister, thanking him for agreeing to support the recruitment meetings.

Letter from the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to A. H. Whittingham, Treasurer of the committee, regarding a donation from Mr Hayman of the Queensland National Bank.

Memorandum from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, concerning places and halls selected for recruitment meetings.

Letter from E.J. Westaway of the Yeerongpilly Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, advising that the Rocklea Hall has been chosen as a venue for recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead from the Yeerongpilly Shire Council.

Letter from A. Pickering of the Enoggera Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, regarding a venue for recruitment meetings.

Letter from J. Sands, clerk of the Wynnum Town Council, writing on behalf of the Mayor, to F.W. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee. He offers a venue for the recruitment meeting and states that Monday night would be preferable to Saturday.

Written on letterhead from the Town of Wynnum.

Memorandum from Canon David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, advising that the Governor General, Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, will arrive in Brisbane on November 11th and wishes the final rally of the recruitment campaign to be held on the 13th November.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Memorandum from Canon David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the committee, recommending that Captain Victor Drury of Dalby be used as a speaker at the more important recruitment meetings as he is so effective.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from Reverend A.C. Jarvis of the Jireh Baptist Church, Teneriffe, Brisbane, to Canon David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, offering his assistance in the recruitment campaign.

Letter from William G. Buckle, Shire Clerk of the Toombul Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding the use of the shire hall for a recruiting meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Toombul Shire Council.

Letter from Frank Arthur Cooper, parliamentary member for Bremer, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he cannot take part in a recruiting meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Thomas Dunstan, parliamentary representative for Gympie, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he cannot take part in the recruitment effort in Brisbane and suburbs.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Arthur John Carter, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he cannot participate in the recruitment drive.

Letter from Francis Grayson, parliamentary member for Cunningham (Warwick) to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that due to a motor accident he is unable to speak at a recruitment meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Arthur S. Parry, Town Clerk of the Sandgate Town Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that the recruitment meeting in Sandgate will be held in the Moora Park Kiosk Band Stand.

Written on letterhead of the Sandgate Town Council.

Letter from A.E. Bale, Shire Clerk of the Stephens Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that the recruitment meeting will be held in the Walker Memorial Hall, Ipswich Road.

Written on letterhead of the Stephens Shire Council.

Letter from Frederick T. Brentnall, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding his attendance at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead from Eastleigh, Coorparoo.

Letter from the South Brisbane Council City Engineer, J.S. Loutitt, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding locations in South Brisbane for recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead for the City of South Brisbane.

Letter from John Thomson, Shire Clerk of the Coorparoo Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding the use of the shire hall for a recruitment meeting.

Written on Coorparoo Shire Council letterhead.

Letter from Canon David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to Maurice Baldwin of the Queensland Turf Club, regarding recruitment speeches at race meetings.

Letter from William N. Gillies, parliamentary representative for Eacham, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he will not be able to address any recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from T.J. Ryan, Premier of Queensland, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, concerning his inability to assist in the recruitment campaign due to the pressures of his parliamentary work.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from William J. McGill, Town Clerk of the Ithaca Town Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that a recruitment meeting could be held at the Red Hill Pops Picture Pavilion.

Written on letterhead of the Ithaca Town Council.

Letter from Victor Drury, solicitor from Dalby, to Peter B. Macgregor, barrister and secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead for Victor Drury & Hogan, solicitors, Cunningham Street, Dalby.

Letter from Reverend A.C. Jarvis of the Jireh Baptist Church, Teneriffe, Brisbane, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services as a speaker at recruitment meetings.

Letter from Michael J. Kirwan, parliamentary member for Brisbane, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering assistance in the recruitment campaign.

Written on letterhead from the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Frederick T. Brentnall, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead from Eastleigh, Coorparoo.

Letter from Alfred A. Davey, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering assistance at recruitment meetings.

Letter from Charles J. Booker, parliamentary member in the Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding assistance at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from D.A. Gledson, state parliamentarian for Bundamba, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he is unable to speak at a recruitment meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from Henry M. Stevens, parliamentary representative for Rosewood, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he is unable to address recruitment meetings in Brisbane.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from William Forgan Smith, parliamentary representative for Mackay, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he will be unavailable to attend any meetings during the recruitment campaign.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from W. Adams, Private Secretary in the Department of Public Lands, writing on behalf of the Minister, J.M. Hunter, to F. Wylde Ball of the Queensland Recruiting Committee. Adams advises that the minister is unavailable to render assistance at any of the recruitment meetings due to the pressure of work.

Written on letterhead of the Department of Public Lands.

Letter from Thomas William Bouchard, solicitor, to F Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he is unable to attend any of the recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of Bouchard & Holland, Solicitors.

Letter from W.F. Lloyd, parliamentary member for Enoggera, to the Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that due to ill health he is unable to speak at any recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from H.P. Somerset, parliamentary member for Stanley, to the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he is not available to speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee, advising of a meeting to be held.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from Canon David Garland, Organising Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee, regarding Reverend A.G. Weller of Nundah as a recruitment speaker.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from George Phillips Barber, parliamentary representative for Bundaberg, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his assistance with the recruiting campaign.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Victor Drury, solicitor from Dalby, to Thomas Herbert Brown, executive member of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding a visit to Brisbane.

Written on letterhead for the firm Victor Drury & Hogan, Solicitors, of Dalby.

Letter from Victor Drury, solicitor from Dalby, to Thomas Herbert Brown, executive member of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding travel arrangements for a visit to Brisbane.

Written on letterhead for the firm Victor Drury & Hogan, Solicitors, of Dalby.

Letter from A.C. Evans, Private Secretary, on behalf of J. Adamson, Secretary for Railways, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising when he can speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead for the Secretary for Railways Office, Brisbane.

Letter from Reverend Richard Dunstan, Superintendent of the Methodist Church of Australasia, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he will speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Methodist Church of Australasia Queensland Conference.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the committee, regarding speakers at forthcoming recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from T.L. Jones, parliamentary representative for Oxley, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he is unable to speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from Henry Turner, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, advising that he is unable to speak at recruitment meetings as he will be in New South Wales.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Council.

Letter from A.H. Parnell, member of the Queensland Legislative Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding participation in a recruitment meeting.

Letter from Thomas G. Armfield, parliamentary member for Musgrave, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, declining to speak at a recruitment meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from Michael J. Kirwan, parliamentary member for Brisbane, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, agreeing to speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball of the Qld. Recruiting Committee, to J. Sands, Town Clerk of Wynnum, regarding a recruitment meeting at Sandgate.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to J.J. Dempsey, Headmaster of the Junction Park State School, requesting that he speak at recruitment meetings as the committee is short of speakers. The letter includes a list of the 39 meetings including dates and places.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to A.H. Whittingham, treasurer of the committee, regarding a donation from James Love of the firm Isles, Love & Co.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to Charles Campbell of Kelvin Grove State School, requesting that he speak at recruitment meetings as the committee is short of speakers. The letter includes a list of the 39 meetings including dates and places.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to A.S. Parry, Town Clerk of the Sandgate Town Council, regarding a meeting to be held in Moora Park.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to E. Platt-Ruskin of Sydney regarding a quotation for badges.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to James Love, acknowledging receipt of a donation.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to the Headmaster of the Breakfast Creek State School, regarding a recruitment meeting.

Letter from Reverend J.F. McCarthy of St. Brigid's Presbytry, Red Hill, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at a recruitment meeting.

Letter from William Forgan Smith, parliamentary representative for Mackay, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding an alternative speaker for a recruitment meeting he is unable to attend.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from J.J. Dempsey, headmaster of Junction Park State School, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering assistance at the Annerley recruitment meeting.

Letter from Richard F. Stephens, of Stephens' Pictures, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering the Earl's Court picture theatre at New Farm as a venue for recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of Stephens' Pictures.

Letter from A.C. Evans, private secretary, on behalf of J. Adamson, Secretary for Railways and executive member of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, secretary of the recruiting committee, advising that he will not be able to attend a meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Secretary for Railways Office.

Letter from Canon Robert S. Hay of St. Andrew's Anglican Church at South Brisbane to the Queensland Recruiting Committee regarding attendance at meetings.

Letter from Reverend James Duhig, Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding his availability at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Archbishop's House, "Dara", Brisbane.

Letter from J.H. Henzell, Town Clerk of the Windsor Town Council, to the Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding a recruitment meeting to be held at the Imperial Picture Pavilion, Lutwyche.

Written on letterhead of the Windsor Town Council.

Letter from J. Huxham, Assistant Home Secretary, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Home Secretary's Office, Brisbane.

Letter from William H. Cane of Watson Ferguson & Co. Ltd., regarding his availability to speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of Watson, Ferguson & Co. Ltd.

Letter from J.G. Appel, parliamentary member for Albert, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding availability of speak at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Memo from David J. Abercrombie, Manager of the Commercial Banking Co., to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at a recruitment meeting.

Letter from the Reverend James Cosh of the Presbyterian Church, Wooloowin, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland, Military Chaplain's Department.

Letter from W.J. Walters, Honorary Secretary of the Lowood and District Patriotic Committee, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding the patriotic committee's desire to assist in recruitment.

Letter from H.F. Hardacre, parliamentary member for Leichhardt and Secretary for Public Instruction, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, concerning speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Department of Public Instruction.

Letter from James O'Sullivan, parliamentary member for Kennedy, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assisant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from Edmund Jowell, pastoralist from Melbourne, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services for "rough and tumble" recruitment meetings "where there is likely to be opposition".

Written on Edmund Jowett's personal letterhead.

Letter from William H. Neilson, Recruiting Officer of the Calliope Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, concerning recruitment activities in the Gladstone area.

Written on letterhead of the Calliope Shire Council.

Letter from K.C. Campbell of the Kelvin Grove State School, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services as a speaker at recruitment meetings.

Letter from Edward G. Theodore, Minister for Works, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding his inability to attend a recruitment meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Department of Public Works, Brisbane.

Telegram from the Queensland Recruiting Committee to Edmund Jowett of Melbourne, regarding his offer to assist at the recruitment drive in Brisbane.

Letter from F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the committee, regarding the use of the Colosseum Picture Palace in Fortitude Valley for recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Recruiting Committee.

Letter from E.T. Bell, Parliamentary representative for Fassifern, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services as a speaker at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Letter from the Reverend A.L. Brine, Anglican rector of Sherwood, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Telegram from Edmund Jowett in Melbourne to Peter Macgregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services at the forthcoming recruitment campaign.

Letter from G.S. Curtis, member of the Queensland Legislative Council to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding speaking at recruitment meetings.

Written on letterhead of the Queensland Parliamentary Library.

Letter from the Reverend A.L. Brine, Anglican rector of Sherwood, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding a meeting at Taringa.

Undated letter, possibly November 1915, from A. L. Brine, Anglican rector of Sherwood, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services as a speaker at recruitment meetings.

Letter from William H. Neilson, Recruiting Officer of the Calliope Shire Council, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, in regard to a recruitment meeting in Gladstone.

Written on letterhead of the Calliope Shire Council.

Letter from A.C. Evans, on behalf of J. Adamson, Secretary for Railways, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding attendance at a committee meeting.

Written on letterhead of the Secretary for Railways Office.

Letter from J. Symes, Chairman of the A.I.F. 1st Military District Board of Management of Canteens, to A.J. Thynne, Chairman of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, enclosing a report of the committee's first term of office.

A copy of the 6 page report, dated 26 July 1916, is attached.

Letter and reports from the Queensland Recruiting Committee to Colonel Hon. A.J. Thynne, Chairman of the Committee, in regard to a special meeting proposed to discuss a drop in the number of recruits. The letter appears to be incomplete. Attached to the letter are two reports; the Office Weekly Report and Captain Fraser's Weekly Report. Captain C.S. Fraser was the Supervising Enlisting Officer.

The letter mentions the prospect of conscription.

Letter from Donald Mackinnon, Director General of Recruiting, to P. MacGregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering a seat on the State Recruting Committee of Queensland.

The envelope is included and is marked Department of Defence, Melbourne.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, Brisbane, to Donald Mackinnon, Director General of Recruiting, Melbourne, regarding his northern tour in Melbourne. He states that the 'Referendum Campaign is becoming somewhat bitter in this state'.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, Brisbane, to the State Recruiting Committee, reporting about recruiting activities in Queensland. He refers briefly to the conscription referendum. The letter includes a page of recruitment figures for the Australian states.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, Brisbane, to the Mayor of Toowoomba, regarding the anti-conscription campaign and the wishes of the community to form a new recruiting committee.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to the Secretary of the Australian Workers Union in Toowoomba, appealing to anti-conscriptionists to assist the voluntary recruitment effort.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to Lieutenant H. McMartin, Enlisting Officer, Toowoomba, advising him of the letter previously written to the Mayor of Toowoomba (item 182) concerning recruitment.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to the editor of the Toowoomba Chronicle newspaper, regarding a meeting for voluntary recruiting to be held in Toowoomba.

Letter from Captain E.R.B. Pike, State Organising Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the committee, regarding minutes of the last meeting and various correspondence.

Written on letterhead of the State Recruiting Committee. The letterhead includes photographs and illustrations.

Letter from the State Recruiting Committee to members of the committee, reporting on the recruitment committees throughout the state. The recent conscription referendum is mentioned. The report also includes the figures for enlistments for 1917 arranged by electorate in Queensland.

Letter from the Reverend A.L. Brine, of the Church of England, Sherwood, to the Queensland Recruiting Committee offering his assistance. Possibly written in 1915. The letter is annotated that Brine is a good fellow but not a suitable speaker at recruitment meetings.

Letter from Richard Albert Moore, Senior Police Magistrate, to P.B. Macgregor, Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding his inability to attend a recruitment meeting. Probably written in 1915.

Telegram from A.S. Parry, Sandgate Town Clerk, to F. Wylde Ball, Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, regarding a recruitment meeting to be held at the Moora Park bandstand. Probably written in 1915.

Circular from Major A.D. Wynter, Department of Defence, to the Commandant, 1st Military District (Queensland), regarding details of the Federal Recruiting Scheme.

Letter from B.R. Bird to P.B. Macgregor, Honorary Secretary of the Queensland Recruiting Committee, offering his services as Organising Secretary of the committee.

Circular No. 643 from the Australian Department of Defence, Melbourne, to Commandant George L. Lee of the 1st Military District (Queensland) regarding the organization of territorial recruiting areas.

Letter from Colonel T.H. Dodds, Adjutant General in the Department of Defence, to Commandant George L. Lee of the 1st Military District (Queensland) in relation to Circular No. 643. The letter includes a war census showing the distribution, by federal electoral divisions, of total male populations and of those aged between 18 and 45.