Guide to the Papers of Chris Woodland
MS Acc18.091; MS Acc22.170
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: November 2024
Collection Summary
- Title
- Papers of Chris Woodland
- Date Range
- 1954-2013
- Collection Number
- MS Acc18.091; MS Acc22.170
- Extent
- .93 metres (3 MS boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 folder)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Content Description
This collection comprises volumes of poetry, note and recipe books, correspondence to and from Chris Woodland and music. Also various archived and miscellaneous material from the Wild Colonial Days Society (WCDS). There are issues of some WCDS N.S.W. branch journals (August 1967 - August 1968) and the 'Fossiker' March - August 1968). Papers include correspondence (bound), an address book, questionnaire and membership forms, the society's revised constitution, a members re-enactment report and note books with the handwritten meeting minutes. Newspaper clippings (some photocopied), photographs and ephemera highlight the society's activities, centenary events and historical re-enactments of The Capture of the Clarke Brothers, The Cobb and Co. run, The Shooting of Johnny Gilbert, The Bargo Bush murder, the Ben Hall gang and the shooting of Constable Nelson. The are numerous tickets and programmes to balls, dances and concerts with flyers, a felt banner and a typed film scripts with one titled 'HMS The Branch of justice'.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Chris Woodland, National Library of Australia, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Finding Aid Source(s)
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Collection Retrieval Advice
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Item Descriptions
Class MS Acc.18.091. Consignment received 2018, 1954-2000
This consignement comprises volumes of poetry, note and recipe books, correspondence to and from Chris Woodland and some miscellaneous papers and music. It includes a catalogue of films made by John Meredith and a small number of photographs.
Class MS Acc22.170. Consignment received 2022, 1960s-2013 (bulk 1960s-1974)
This consignment comprises various archived and miscellaneous material from the Wild Colonial Days Society (WCDS). There are issues of some WCDS N.S.W. branch journals (August 1967 - August 1968) and the 'Fossiker' March - August 1968). Papers include correspondence (bound), an address book, questionnaire and membership forms, the society's revised constitution, a members re-enactment report and note books with the handwritten meeting minutes. Newspaper clippings (some photocopied), photographs and ephemera highlight the society's activities, centenary events and historical re-enactments of The Capture of the Clarke Brothers, the Ben Hall gang and the shooting of Constable Neslon, The Cobb and Co. run, The Shooting of Johnny Gilbert, The Bargo Bush murder. The are numerous tickets and programmes to balls, dances and concerts with flyers, a felt banner and a typed film scripts with one titled 'HMS The Branch of justice'.
Wild Colonial Days Society (WCDS)- Items 1, 1963 - 1974 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Magazine and newspaper clippings, ephemera including tickets, flyers from events and activities of the WCDS; correspondence; revised constitution.
Wild Colonial Days Society (WCDS)- Items 2, 1963 - 1971 (bulk), 2013 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Questionnaires, typed short film scripts and re-enactment report to members, newspaper clippings ephemera including cards, tickets from the society's events; typed notes and photocopy of historical images of St Marks Collegiate School cadet corps; Australasian pioneer pageant ball souvenir programme; Canterbury Bankstown Cine Club film production notes for with typed account of the making of incomplete film HMS The Branch of justice.
Wild Colonial Days Society (WCDS)- Items 3, 1964 - 1965 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Typed issues of society's bulletin, newsletter and member's report.
Wild Colonial Days Society (WCDS)- Meetings, 11 April 1964 - 1 March 1965 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Typed and handwritten minutes of the society meetings (signed by Bill Moore, Honourable Secretary) held in Narwee, Randwick, Bankstown, Liverpool and other locations.
Goulburn - Clarke, 1967 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Programme and newspaper articles (some copied) relating to the WCDS's historical re- enactment of the Capture of the Clarke Brothers.
Collector, 2 February 1965 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Newspaper articles (some copied) relating to the WCDS's historical re- enactment of the Ben Hall gang and the shooting of Constable Nelson.
Bathurst - Cobb & Co (File 7) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Material relating to the Cobb && Co Centenary celebrations includes a magazine article from Everybody's, charity ball tickets, Royal Flying doctor service fabric souvenir of the Cobb && Co Coach run, black and white photographs and negative.
Black and white photograph of Cobb & Co parade, August 1963 (Item 7.1) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Women in historical costume sitting on bonnet of Holden sedan in street.
Black and white photograph of Cobb & Co celebrations, August 1963 (Item 7.2) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Men in historical costume walking in street parade with sign - Wild Colonial Days Research Society.
Black and white negative of Cobb & Co parade, August 1963 (Item 7.3) - Binder MS Cold Store 263
Men in historical costume walking in Bathurst street parade with sign - Wild Colonial Days Research Society. (1 frame)
Black and white negative strip of Cobb & Co Canowindra, August 1963 (Items 7.4- 7.6) - Binder MS Cold Store 263
Men in historical costume in street (3 frames).
Picton, October 1966 (File 9) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Newspaper articles relating to the WCDS's historical re- enactment of the Bargo Bush murder.
Canowindra (File 10) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Newspaper articles relating to the WCDS's parade and historical re- enactment of Ben Hall's gang capturing Canowindra; includes Poster; black and white photographs with annotated photocopies.
Black and white photographs (x9), 12 October 1963 (Items 10.1 - 10.9) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Photographs of the Wild colonial days research society - members in costume walking through streets with some on horseback.
Nerrigundah, April 1966 (File 11) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Newspaper articles, brochure relating to the WCDS's historical re- enactment of the shooting of Constable Miles O'Grady.
Minutes of the Wild Colonial Days Society - 1, 16 April 1963 - 14 October 1965 (File 12) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Bound notebook with handwritten minutes of general meetings; includes page with aims and objectives.
Minutes of the Wild Colonial Days Society - 2, 21 October 1965 - 30 September 1968 (File 13) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Bound notebook with handwritten minutes of general meetings; includes page with aims and objectives.
Minutes of the Wild Colonial Days Society - 3, 9 October 1968 - 20 July 1972 (File 14) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Bound notebook with handwritten minutes of general meetings; includes page with aims and objectives.
Wild Colonial Days Research Society addresses, n.d. (File 15) - Box 1 (MS Acc22.170)
Handwritten addresses in address book.
Wild Colonial Days Research Society membership, c. 1960s (File 16) - Box 2 (MS Acc22.170)
Stubs from completed forms.
Journal issues, 1966 - 1968 (File 17) - Box 2 (MS Acc22.170)
Journal of the Wild Colonial days Society N.S.W. branch (August 1967 - August 1968); The Fossicker (March - August 1968); also copy of re-enactment booklets.
Riven expanding letter-file, 1970 - 1973 (File 20) - Box 2 (MS Acc22.170)
Contained correspondence - now in File 21.
Correspondence, 1970 - 1973 (File 21) - Box 2 (MS Acc22.170)
Contents from File 20 includes correspondence, black and white photographs.
Photographs, 1970 - 1973 (Items 21.1 - 21.2) - Box 2 (MS Acc22.170)
Black and white photograph of landscape (x1); black and white photograph of 3 men in costume at outdoor gathering.
Correspondence, 18 May 1964 - 12 December 1966 (File 22) - Folio-Box 3 (MS Acc22.170)
Loose letters bound.