One handwritten diary describing Jacob Frederick Scheef's voyage from Australia to Germany and back to Australia, from May to September 1885. Plus letters written by Jacob Frederick Scheef to his wife during the time of his trip back to Germany, May to August 1885. One notebook showing purchases of goods. Copies of his will and his wife, Christina Scheef. Ephemera from Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamers. Also included is one New South Wales miner's right dated 1863.