A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around nswSydney, Katoomba, road to Gundagai New South Wales and Canberra Australian Capital Territory.

References to photographs taken include:

• aerial photographs ex Narrabeen 12 January 1929
  
  
• Jenolan caves, wallaby, doe and joey in pouch, 9 flash light photographs inside caves 18 January 1929
  
  
• University of nswSydney from the roof of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, operating theatres 22 January 1929
  
  
• yachts on nswSydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge under construction with telephoto lens 2 February 1929
  
  
• children drinking milk with straws, weighing children 13 February 1929
  
  
• panorama nswSydney Harbour Bridge, Avenue of Palms, ducks and swans on pond, Grace Bros car laundry 20 February 1929
  
  
• panorama of Hotel Canberra gardens 21 February 1929
  
  
• Canberra 22 February 1929
  
  
• Canberra panorama from top of Secretariat Building 25 February 1929
  
  
• Puffing Billy at Burrinjack dam, moon light pictures of the mountains 27 February 1929
  
  

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

• nswSydney, 'The Patsy' at the Criterion theatre, Mr. Bailey, Harrington, metallurgical analysis, Mercantile Marine Office, Archie Giles, Wallinburina, Dr Purdie, SS Malabar, Elliotts, Ghenolaine, Miss Cressey 4 January 1929
  
  
• Cronulla, Mr B McCutcheon Jr and Jack Lee, SS Malabar, steam sterilizer, Capt Green 5 January 1929
  
  
• Australian Aboriginal report, Manly, Curl Curl, Mollie, 6 January 1929
  
  
• Dr Medcalf Chief Quarantine Officer, SS Malabar not subject to Australian Navigation Act, London, Singapore, Capt Green, Burnham's personal effects, Public Trustee, Java panoramas, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Town, Adelaide, vicMelbourne, Suva, San Franscisco, Jenolan caves, elastobands, Anthony Hordens, Australian Aboriginal report, electric advertising signs, 7 January 1929
  
  
• eversharp pencil, talking on the phone 8 January 1929
  
  
• travel schedule, 'Mr Pim passes by' at Theatre Royal, Dion Boucicault, Irene van Brugh 9 January 1929
  
  
• Mr Rolfe, Duncans', BPs, Public Trustee, C&D Shipping, Harrington, Deatons, Passport Office, Jenolan caves, Harrington 500 negatives to be printed, telephoto lens, Kodak 10 January 1929
  
  
• Bulli, Mrs Deaton and Stella, Deaton, Elsie Spear, Jessie Duncan, St. Peters, Tom Ugleys Punt, Stanwell Park, Sourabaya 11 January 1929
  
  
• Manly, Colloroy, Narrabeen, Palm Bech, Barrenjoey Head, Broken Bay, Hawkesbury River, Pittwater, Church Point, Pirce Arrow car, Mrs Deaton, Mrs Butler, Miss Duncan, Miss Sinclair, Mollie, WD Walker, aeroplane ride at Narrabeen 12 January 1929
  
  
• Bondi tram ride, La Perouse, Capt. Cook, Mrs Duncan, shark attack Bondi, volunteer Life Saving Service, Taute Addie, Bob and Jean (Actor), Chorkie, 'Desert Song', Bunnerong Power House, Silas Maling and Co 13 January 1929
  
  
• Taronga Zoo, Mr Rolfe 14 January 1929, Grace Bros, Mrs Gault, Mrs Sandlear 15 January 1929
  
  
• National Roads and Motorists Association (NRMA), Commonwealth Bank, Harrington, Bob Duncan, Len Deaton, Arne Borg, Shanghai, Jenolan 16 January 1929
  
  
• Katoomba, Jenolan charabanc (coach), Carrington Hotel, Govatt's leap, Gregory Blacksland, Chas Wentworth, Lt W aLawson, Lachlan Macquarie, bush fires, Orient cave, Naracoorte, Margaret River 17 January 1929
  
  
• Guide Bradley, Cox River Australian Aboriginal language, McKeogh, Chas Walan, Binoomea Caves, bush fires, Mr Wiburg, Mr Bradley 18 January 1929
  
  
• Jenolan, nswSydney, Mr Bradley, bush fires 19 January 1929
  
  
• estimate 8000 photographs taken todate, Mollie, 20 January 1929
  
  
• John Flynn, Mrs Sandlear, Mrs Gault, Australian Inland Mission (AIM), Aerial Medical Service (AMS), Farmer's roof garden, Joe Verco (AA 504), x-ray, refrigerator, pathology and bacterology laboratory, Alice Springs, publish Australian Aboriginal report in special edition of Inlander, Royal Society of SA, Canberra, Len Deaton, Regent 'talking pictures', Benito Mussolini 21 January 1929
  
  
• Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH), AMS 22 January 1929
  
  
• sort photographs 23 January 1929
  
  
• sort photographs, Mollie, 24 January 1929
  
  
• Wentworth Café, Mr Conacher (Vesty's Manager), Mr Flynn, Canberra, Mr Abbott, Australian Aboriginal report, Nock & Kirby's, Mr. Bailey, Harrington, Mr Kay, Burnham's affairs, Becker, rubies, Raheem 25 January 1929
  
  
• news clipping nswSydney Morning Herald headed 'More rain coastal falls Queensland benefits' dated 22 January 1929
  
  
• selected negatives for postcards, formed 6 panoramas including one of Wilpena Pound (a set of 10 used) 26 January 1929
  
  
• finished manuscript describing 50 photographs in WD Walker Australian Aboriginal report 27 January 1929
  
  
• Mr Conacher, Canberra, 50 copies of report @ 4/- per page, nswSydney Weaving Co, Harrington workshop at Anandale 28 January 1929
  
  
• Harrington, Mrs Platten 29 January 1929
  
  
• Aunty Nell and Uncle Jim, SS Taiping, Yongala 31 January 1929
  
  
• Syd Smith and Leon Gellert editors Art in Australia and Australia Beautiful, Mr Conacher, Jim Wiley, SS Taiping, nswSydney Morning Herald, nswSydney Mail relating to printing Australian Aboriginal report, Mr Kay, Burnham, Dr Hughes 1 February 1929
  
  
• Mr WR Charlton, nswSydney Mail, Art in Australia, Mr Ure Smith sold 100 photographs at 1 pound each, nswnswSydney Harbour Bridge under construction, discussion regarding engineering feat, cost and social disruption, discussion regarding making own opportunity and size it firmly 'I shall not be medocre, I'll be either something worthwhile or nothing at all!' Mr Deaton, Len Deaton, nswSydney Mail, Art in Australia, Aerial Medical Service, drought, cinephone at the Lyceum theatre 2 February 1929
  
  
• Spit Bridge, Mr Deaton 3 February 1929
  
  
• Kodak, telephoto lens, Harrington 4 February 1929
  
  
• Kodak, telephoto lens, Harrington, Mr Tanner (dentist), Mollie, 5 January 1929
  
  
• Sea Devil, Mollie, Felix von Luckner 6 February 1929
  
  
• Ure Smith, Art in Australia, Australia Beautiful, nswSydney Mail, 45 photographs @ 1 pound each, Mr Bailey 7 February 1929
  
  
• Grace Bros, Oodnadatta, Len Deaton, Kodak 8 February 1929
  
  
• Mr Van der Belden, Mr Maning, optoscope (Kodak lantern slide projector), Mollie, Lowell Thomas, Sea Devil, cinephone 9 February 1929
  
  
• Bennelong Point, panorama with telephoto lens, Len Deaton, NRMA 10 February 1929
  
  
• Sir Joseph Verco (AA 504), Mr Roach, Children's Hour, Java, Australian Aboriginal report possible thesis for MD 11 February 1929
  
  
• Kodak, telephoto lens, Mr Van der Belden, Sir Joseph Verco (AA 504), John Flynn, Aerial Medical Service 12 February 1929
  
  
• Blackfriars, Montessori, ,Miss Simpson, Miss Stevens, Mr Conacher, Mr Allen, Mr Durack, Wyndham, Harrington, John Flynn 13 February 1929
  
  
• .Burns Philps, Mr Kay, Miss Burnham 16 February 1929
  
  
• Kodak, Mr Van der Balden, Mollie, 18 February 1929
  
  
• Kodak, London, Justophot, NRMA, Canberra, Mr Satterley, Bert Tomas, Mr Deaton 19 February 1929
  
  
• Mrs Deaton, Len Deaton, Grace Bros, Mrs Deaton took cinefilm of WD Walker leaving nswnswSydney, Dr Hughes, Camden, vineyards 20 February 1929
  
  
• Picton, Bargo, Mittagong, Bowral, Moss Vale, Goulburn, Tooths Brewery, Sir Neville Howse, Canberra 21 February 1929
  
  
• Mr Abbott 22 February 1929
  
  
• Mr Abbott 23 February 1929
  
  
• tour Canberra hospital, Hilda Abbott, John Shumack, Eliza Southwell, Mrs Sarah Webb 24 February 1929
  
  
• the Bungalow, Australian Aboriginal report, Mr Abbott, Aerial Medical Service, Mollie, Mrs Bruce, Lady Glasgow, nswSydney Morning Herald, vicMelbourne Argus, vicMelbourne Sun Herald, Mr Jackson 25 February 1929
  
  
• Yass, Mr Abbott, the Bungalow, Jay Creek, Broadhurst Bros, Goodhope, Wilson, Bowning, Mr Frazer 27 February 1929
  
  
• Miss Nicholson, 28 February 1929