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Found in 629 Collections and/or Records:

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Weather bulletin on S. Australia, 1945-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/1193
Scope and Contents

'Weather Development and Research Bulletin (Southern Australian Region)', Number 3, produced by the Royal Australian Air Force, including photographs on the construction of an anemograph. There is also a set of four maps of Australia by Taylor, Hunt and Quayle entitled 'Climate and Weather of Australia'.

Dates: 1945-11
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of Roderick Redman
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William M. Dawes' correspondence during the establishment of an observatory at Port Jackson, New South Wales, 1786 - 1792

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 238-308
Scope and Contents Twenty six letters sent by William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, covering his initial preparations for departure, his passage via Rio de Janeiro, the establishment of the observatory at Port Jackson, his work there, and his eventual return on HMS Gorgon six years later. The letters include detailed accounts of setting up the observatory in Sydney where he hoped to observe a comet, and of the difficulties encountered there (particularly shortages of supplies and Dawes' own disagreements with...
Dates: 1786 - 1792
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives / Papers of the Board of Longitude / Observations and correspondence
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"World Tour" letters from Maurice and Adeline Hankey to their children, 1934-09-09 - 1934-10-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AHKY 1/1/50
Scope and Contents

Subjects covered include: South Africa; the journey from Pretoria to Cape Town; Maurice's official programme; Adeline's South African relations; arrival in Australia; a stay "in the bush"; observations on rivalries between Australian states; and train journeys. Some letters are carbon copies.

Dates: 1934-09-09 - 1934-10-29
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Adeline, Lady Hankey / Family Correspondence / Original letters
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"World Tour" letters from Maurice and Adeline Hankey to their children, 1934-10-30 - 1934-12-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/AHKY 1/1/51
Scope and Contents

Subjects covered include: official engagements in Australia; Maurice's official duties; visits to Brisbane and Sydney; Maurice's recommendations on Australian defences; New Zealand and Tahiti. Some letters are carbon copies.

Dates: 1934-10-30 - 1934-12-13
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Adeline, Lady Hankey / Family Correspondence / Original letters

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