Oceania (continent)
Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:
Rami of Sthenurus occidentalis, 1909-01
151 x 107 mm. A studio photograph showing the jawbone of a type of kangaroo, found in Mamoth Cae, Magaret River District. Photograph by W.W. Simpson. Negative No. 468.
Ranana (London) Wanganui River, 1884 - 1885
196 x 136 mm. A view of the small settlement of Ranana, or London, looking down from the hillside. An assembly house stands in a central position with an open space in front of it, while around this are grouped the inhabitants’ houses.
Randwick Asylum, 1870 - 1879
282 x 213 mm. General view looking across to the east front of the Randwick Asylum facing onto Avoca Street. The hospital, originally known as the Catherine Hayes Hospital and now named the Prince of Wales Hospital, was designed by Edmund Blacket in the mid-1860s. The large block at the left was a later addition.
Rangitoto, from Mt. Victoria Signal Station, North Shore, showing in foreground, crater of extinct volcano, 1897
209 x 148 mm. Captioned. A view looking across the Rangitoto Channel towards the extinct volcanic island of Rangitoto. In the foreground on the North Shore, a small hill marks the location of another extinct volcano with houses and gardens beyond. Photograph by Beattie and Sanderson, Auckland. (Protected 23.11.97).
Rankin Bridge, Macquarie River, Bathurst, 1885
275 x 226 mm. Information given states '2 spans of 90 ft each, 2 of 65 ft and [blank] approach spans, total length 665 ft'. A slightly blurred print showing the bridge from a point away from the river. The wooden bridge crosses two tributaries of the river, with approach spans joining the two sections of the bridge.
Ratu Timothy (son of Thakombau), 2006
200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.
Razorback Mount, Oakabella, Northampton area, 1903-05-15
152 x 107 mm. A view looking across level scrubland towards the sharply pointed Razorback Mount. Photograph by E.S. Simpson. Negative No. 22.
RCI Post-War Settlement Mission, 1915 - 1916
Archives relating to a mission to South Africa, Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada undertaken by Sir Henry Rider Haggard on behalf of the RCI to investigate possibilities of post WWI settlement of ex-servicemen. Haggard's report was published as 'The After-War Settlement & Employment of Ex-Service Men in the Overseas Dominions' in 1916.
R.E. Barracks, Vangandathe, 2006
200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.
R.E. officers' house, 2006
200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.
R.E. offices, Levuka, 2006
200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.
Reading the Berlin Treaty for the King, 1899
Shows Malietoa Laupepa seated among his aides, with armed soldiers standing behind. A figure at the left reads the treaty. The 1889 treaty brought Malietoa back to the throne, which he had occupied on and off since 1868. He returned from exile in the Cameroons, where he had been since 1887, and Mata'afa was exiled in turn. No print, but for another photograph of the king see Y309C/32.
Reading the Proclamation, 1884
285 x 230 mm. Village scene taken at Argyle Bay, 20 November
Ready to split the nut, Savusavu, 1963
Slide numbers 1 and 2 are Ektachromes with frames made in England, 3-7 are Kodachromes processed in Australia.
Reception on arrival, 1899
175 x 140 mm. A view looking down on Samoan boats and canoes drawn up alongside a steamer in Pago-Pago harbour (Tutuila Island). Copyright registered 28 Aug. 1899.
Recreational travel in New Zealand, 1976 - 1979
This file contains correspondence, notes, brochures, receipts, lists, and itineraries relating to the Smedley’s holidays in New Zealand (circa 100 sheets).
Rectory, with gates of Church and school house, 1885
195 x 145 mm. Photograph shows the wooden school house at the left, the rectory in the centre and the edge of the church at the right.
Red Flowering Gum, Perth [coloured], 1900 - 1950
A collection of lantern slides of Australia (plus one duplicate). 5-10 are marked 'Commonwealth of Australia' and have serial numbers. 12-22 are marked 'Department of Agriculture and Stock, Brisbane'. The slides' captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.
Redfern, Banks Street, 1870 - 1879
277 x 197 mm. View looking west along Banks Street towards Abercrombie Street, with domestic residences of varied character lining the road. The University of Sydney buildings are visible on the skyline in the distance.
Redfern Railway Station, 1870 - 1879
280 x 213 mm. View of the Redfern Railway Terminal, with the 1870 Sydney Inter-Colonial Exhibition buildings (demolished in 1954) in the background.
Redfern Station, Sydney, 1860 - 1869
225 x 163 mm. A photograph showing the exterior of the building, with a row of horse cabs at the right of the picture. This photograph was taken before 1870. In Y3086P/2, a photograph taken from a similar viewpoint, the 1870 Exhibition Building is prominent in the background. In this picture building work has not yet started.
Redfern Terminus, Sydney, 1887
340 x 262 mm. General view probably taken from a bridge, showing the lines running into platforms.
Redfern Terminus, Sydney, 1887
340 x 262 mm. View from outside with the exhibition buildings in the background. Some blurring of horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground.
Rees Valley, Head of Lake Wakatipu, 1885
193 x 141 mm. A view looking along the valley floor, along which a small river meanders with mountain ranges in the distance.
Registrar's Room, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900
210 x 153 mm. A view of the office, with desk and chairs in the foreground, and various paintings on the walls.