Papers. 1913-1939.

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Papers. 1913-1939.

Letter from Banfield to Chisholm, 12 July 1920 in which was enclosed an article by Banfield entitled "The Golden Pair: a study in contrasts" for inclusion in Chisholm's b̀ird paper'; Letter to Chisholm from Bertha Banfield, 19 April 1924 offering him any of her late husband's books that interested him; Letter and plan, from Qld. Dept. of Public Lands re the freehold portions of Dunk Island. 1 July 1926; Review of "Last leaves from Dunk Island" by E.J. Banfield which was collated and edited by Chisholm.

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Banfield, E.J. (Edmund James), 1852-1923

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Edmund James Banfield, author and naturalist, worked as a reporter in North Queensland before settling on Dunk Island in 1897. His diary of nature observations became the basis of subsequent articles and books, including 'The Confessions of a Beachcomber' (1908), 'My Tropic Isle' (1911), 'Tropic Days' (1918), and 'Last Leaves from Dunk Island' (1925). An enthusiastic promoter of Australia and a passionate spokesman for the preservation of North Queensland in its natural state, Banfield died in 1...

Chisholm, Alec H. (Alec Hugh), 1890-

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