Every plate in the book. Each is shown here at page width; open one to see the full-resolution scan.
Foreword · page 7 of the PDF
Details of the early settlements - the local area
The Road(s) to Bundaberg · page 34 of the PDF
Details of the early settlement and other features
The Road(s) to Bundaberg · page 35 of the PDF
Alexander Walker
The Very Early Planters and Pioneers · page 39 of the PDF
Adams Hotel – shortly after construction
The Establishment of a New Town · page 47 of the PDF
Adams Hotel – shortly before being renamed the Metropolitan Hotel
Bourbong Street – in the mid 1870’s, looking west
The Establishment of a New Town · page 48 of the PDF
Early Bourbong Street – with the Buss Emporium on right
The Establishment of a New Town · page 51 of the PDF
Bourbong Street – looking east past the Metropolitan Hotel
The Establishment of a New Town · page 55 of the PDF
Walter Adams
The Establishment of a New Town · page 56 of the PDF
Mary Adams
Current cultivation at The Pocket near Maryborough – Mary River in the background
Walter Adams · page 58 of the PDF
The Location of Sommerville Plantation and Its Neighbours
Walter Adams · page 60 of the PDF
John, Mary Ann Bertheau and family
Walter Adams · page 62 of the PDF
George and Lillie Adams
A Gathering - Probably at Sommerville Circa 1890 (Two photographs)
Walter Adams · page 64 of the PDF
And the Same Land in 2004 (Two photographs)
Walter Adams · page 65 of the PDF
Church of England House of Worship on Moa Island – Torres Strait
Significant Mills · page 69 of the PDF
Church of England Mission – the Moa Island Church
A Walk Through the Woongarra · page 97 of the PDF
George Adams
A New Life in an Old Land · page 100 of the PDF
Sarah Adams
A New Life in an Old Land · page 101 of the PDF
The Greatheads
A New Life in an Old Land · page 104 of the PDF
The Troublesome Kolan Land
A New Life in an Old Land · page 108 of the PDF
The Symons Land
The South Bundaberg Horse Paddock
A New Life in an Old Land · page 109 of the PDF
The Hedges Land near Sandy Hook
A New Life in an Old Land · page 110 of the PDF
The shack on the Hedges land – near Sandy Hook
A New Life in an Old Land · page 112 of the PDF
The Bundaberg town wharf – on the Burnett River
A New Life in an Old Land · page 114 of the PDF
Extract from the Board List of the “Victoria”
A New Life in an Old Land · page 128 of the PDF
A Copy of the Marriage Certificate of Walter and Mary Adams at Gayndah in 1854
A New Life in an Old Land · page 129 of the PDF
Freehold Land Purchases by Walter for Personal Use and Investment
A New Life in an Old Land · page 130 of the PDF
Walter’s “Kolan Land”
A New Life in an Old Land · page 131 of the PDF
Some of Walter’s Letters
A New Life in an Old Land · page 133 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 134 of the PDF
Last Will and Codicil of Walter Adams
A New Life in an Old Land · page 135 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 137 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 138 of the PDF
Last Will of Mary Adams
A New Life in an Old Land · page 139 of the PDF
Extracts from the Family Bible
A New Life in an Old Land · page 140 of the PDF
Drawing of Summerville House at 118 George Street and Layout Plan of Ancillary Structures
A New Life in an Old Land · page 141 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 142 of the PDF
The Queensland Legislative Assembly Circa 1890
A New Life in an Old Land · page 143 of the PDF
The Maryborough Illuminated Address
A New Life in an Old Land · page 144 of the PDF
The Adams Photograph Album Cover
A New Life in an Old Land · page 145 of the PDF
Walter’s Landholdings in the Maryborough and Bundaberg Towns and Districts
A New Life in an Old Land · page 146 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 147 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 148 of the PDF
A New Life in an Old Land · page 149 of the PDF
Location of Sommerville Plantation
A New Life in an Old Land · page 159 of the PDF
The Adams Hotel – following its construction
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 162 of the PDF
Father Constantine Rossolini
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 164 of the PDF
St Mary’s Church of the Holy Rosary – pre 1917
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 165 of the PDF
The Convent – in Bourbong Street
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 171 of the PDF
The Christian Brothers School – Woongarra Street
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 172 of the PDF
The Late Walter Adams M.L.A.
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 175 of the PDF
Walter’s Grave in the Catholic Cemetery
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 180 of the PDF
Location of St Mary’s Church of the Holy Rosary
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 182 of the PDF
The Record of the Church Land Acquisition at Public Auction
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 183 of the PDF
Michael Gahan’s Land Holdings
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 184 of the PDF
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 185 of the PDF
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 186 of the PDF
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 187 of the PDF
Superimposition of the Current Cemetery and School Boundaries on the Gahan Property Boundaries
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 188 of the PDF
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 189 of the PDF
Annotations by Fr. Constantine Rossolini in Two Volumes for Presentation to Walter Adams
A presentation to Maria Adams by Sister M. Christina of the Order of Saint Joseph
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 190 of the PDF
The Establishment of the Catholic Church · page 191 of the PDF
The Gladstone Plate
Walter Adams in Parliament · page 194 of the PDF
The Queensland Legislative Assembly
Walter's First Year Speeches · page 198 of the PDF
Walter's First Year Speeches · page 219 of the PDF
Westminster – the seat of the English Parliament
England · page 231 of the PDF
Enniskillen Castle – near Lough Erne
Ireland · page 241 of the PDF
A section of the defensive wall of (London) Derry
Ireland · page 240 of the PDF
Looking across the Boyne River valley towards Tara from the Hill of Slane
Ireland · page 244 of the PDF
Powerscourt Castle The Landed Gentry – On Land Granted to Richard Wingfield and Occupied by His Descendants From 1609 to 1959
Ireland · page 247 of the PDF
A derelict cottage on Connemara’s west coast
Ireland · page 253 of the PDF
A land sparcely populated - with a modern tree plantation in the highlands
Scotland · page 256 of the PDF
Dunvegan Castle – on the Isle of Skye
Scotland · page 257 of the PDF
Steam power - the reconstruction of a Mississippi Steam Boat
The United States of America · page 261 of the PDF
A Pacific Ocean outrigger canoe
Oceania · page 264 of the PDF
Sugarcane growing at Rakiraki – Fiji
Oceania · page 267 of the PDF
Overview of an outrigger’s deck – Fiji
Oceania · page 269 of the PDF
Oceania · page 273 of the PDF
Oceania · page 274 of the PDF
George (seated) and his brother James
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 279 of the PDF
George and his wife Cecilia (Lillie)
The Metropoliton Hotel – Bourbong Street
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 282 of the PDF
Walter Thomas and Emily’s wedding reception – at the McGrath homestead
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 283 of the PDF
Walter, Emily and Family
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 284 of the PDF
The Cordial Works
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 285 of the PDF
Walter’s Lawnhill delivery
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 286 of the PDF
George Adams behind the bar of Bundaberg’s “The Met”
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 287 of the PDF
Last Will of George Manus Adams
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 288 of the PDF
An Heir, a Tragedy and a Resolute Lady · page 289 of the PDF
Matilda Jane
Workers of Wood, Soil and Stone · page 291 of the PDF
Lot 669 – Parish of Electra
Workers of Wood, Soil and Stone · page 292 of the PDF
The Riedy Family
A Riedy Family Portrait
Workers of Wood, Soil and Stone · page 293 of the PDF
Leon Taeffe
Workers of Wood, Soil and Stone · page 296 of the PDF
Thomas Riedy’s Land Holdings in the Bundaberg District
Workers of Wood, Soil and Stone · page 297 of the PDF
Mary Ann Bertheau Nee Adams
A French Connection · page 299 of the PDF
A Family portrait
A French Connection · page 300 of the PDF
Maria Emelienne Bertheau
A French Connection · page 301 of the PDF
Above : Mary Ann and Adeline Muriel Left : Maria Emelienne – Myra
Bertheau’s Major Land Holdings in the Childers District
A French Connection · page 304 of the PDF
James Adams
A Wild Colonial Boy · page 305 of the PDF
James Walter and Catherine Beatrice (Kate) Adams
A Wild Colonial Boy · page 307 of the PDF
Kate and Ernest Oswin
A Wild Colonial Boy · page 308 of the PDF
Sarah Margaret Buckley Nee Adams
The Challenge of a Cultured Lady · page 309 of the PDF
Sidney Easton Percy
The Challenge of a Cultured Lady · page 310 of the PDF
Marie Bernadette Webb
The Challenge of a Cultured Lady · page 312 of the PDF
Tom Webb
A Buckley Family portrait – circa 1915
The Challenge of a Cultured Lady · page 313 of the PDF
Irene, Elsie and Walter Buckley
The Challenge of a Cultured Lady · page 314 of the PDF
NEWNHAM - at 116 George Street, Bundaberg Where family and domestic affairs were managed in her later life by Maria (Rix or Aunty Sis) following the death of Mary Adams
The Homemaker · page 316 of the PDF
Maria and Ellen Adams
The Homemaker · page 315 of the PDF
Richard Walter (Watty) Adams
A Family Arrangement · page 319 of the PDF
Ellen Elizabeth Adams
A Family Arrangement · page 318 of the PDF
Peggy – (M. H.) Connor
A Family Arrangement · page 321 of the PDF
An Adams Family portrait
A Family Arrangement · page 320 of the PDF
Ellen and Richard Walter’s wedding reception – at Henry Adams premises in Singleton N.S.W.
A Family Arrangement · page 322 of the PDF
