Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:
- news clippings the Register News Pictorial dated 27 February 1930 Headline "Forging through a sea of floodwaters in the desert with a precious burden" features photograph of gangers ferrying mail across Nullabor Plain. Headline "Loading mails on to trolleys for transferrence across the flooded track" features photograph of train engine and gangers loading mailbags. Headline "Building up the rails on the damaged East-West railway track" features photograph of gangers repairing washed out railway line, Pilot Heath. Reverse Headline East-West line still dangerous. All bookings suspended. Embankments unsafe. Trains both ways held up. Traffic on Sunday?" Port Augusta, saHughes, saForrest. Headline "Repairs rushed forward" Kalgoorlie, waPerth, Mr Arlett. Headline "Running on Sunday?". Headline "Rail track in air and under lakes. Major Brearley describes forlorn desert scenes" West Australia Airlines. Headline "Train derailed" saDeakin. Headline "Eight tons of letters" saCook. Headline "Guimmen battle in hospital. Three gangsters attack fellow thug in his cot. 40 bullets fired" Chicago, Frank McErlane. Headline "Flower banked room". Headline "Two more wounds". Headline "Lindrum the wizard. Makes 50th four figure beak of tour. 2001 in 70 minutes" ukLondon, Walter Lindrum, Newman, McConarchy. Headline "Solicitor steal fifteen thousand five hundred and sixteen pounds. Blames fast living and slow horses for downfall" Robert McCowan, Mr Justice Macrossan. Headline "Bank loses action for 608 pounds. Paid cheques drawn fraudulently, Negligent says judge" Bennett & Fisher Limited, Mr Justice Richards, George Stevens, Murray Bridge. Headline "Pilot Heath" featuring photograph. Headline "Glorifying the old light horse. Australian 'talkie' to be made soon" nswSydney, Australian Light Horse, The Desert Legion, Cronulla. Headline "Two boys fall 88 feet from cliff top. Escape death" Cape Brett, Auckland, Mr Sinclair. Headline "Church deplores party squabbling. State should come before differences. Best brains needed" Rev. WA Dunn, features photograph. Headline "Tie in vote for office of President-elect" Rev. JG Jenkin, Rev. S Carroll Myers, Rev. JH Allen, Rev. EH Harrison, Rev. F Timberlake, Rev. LG Menadue, Rev. MC Morris, Rev. DG Longbottom, Rev. GB Tucker, Rev. J Firth. Headline "Home mission meeting" Rev. JF Williams, Central Australia Mission. Headline "Wet canteens. Authorities have not yet considered change" MA Shepherd, Major Darley, WF Finlayson. Headline "Nightwatchman goes to sleep again after bomb wrecked hut" Hans Mortensen, Yarra River, Heyington. Headline "Ship on fire limps into port. Outbreak in bunker gaining ground. Hatches blown off" waPerth, Ningehow, Bunbury, Uco. Headline "First seen on Monday" Captain Veale, waLeeuwin. Headline "Same owner's horses first and second in race. Protests against first alleging interference with second" saVictoria Park, EF Lunn, Millicent, Lucky Caste, Bon Star. Headline "Hagen's hands and feet insured for 10,000 pounds" Walter Hagen, features photograph, Kirkwood. Headline "Mails sent to Perth by train" SS Westralia, SS Hanau