The identity of the photographer responsible for the glass negatives in this collection is unknown. They were part of a collection owned by A. J. Weston, proprietor of the Kiama Independent. Also in the collection were negatives taken by R. M. Seldon on Lord Howe Island. Photograph collection predominantly concerned with Illawarra area education buildings, incomplete. Photographs (copies), manuscript journal containing description of each photograph, some negatives (101 to 124).

The identity of the photographer responsible for the glass negatives in this collection is unknown. They were part of a collection owned by A. J. Weston, proprietor of the Kiama Independent. Also in the collection were negatives taken by R. M. Seldon on Lord Howe Island. The collection consists primarily of glass plate negatives of the Samoan Islands.