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Oceania (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:

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Ringbarked and unringbarked, Comly, Mingenew, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/46
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. Showing a group of treated and untreated trees. First practised on a large scale in the 1860s, ringmarking [sic] is a technique of killing trees by cutting into the bark to check the flow of sap, and thus making the land free for grass cultivation. The practice has been responsible for the destruction of vast amounts of timber in Australia.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River at foot [of] Crown Range, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089S/40
Scope and Contents

74 x 56mm. A view looking along a small river, with hills on either side.

Dates: 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River close to Suva, Fiji, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7344
Scope and Contents

Landscape format.

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Cora-Linn, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/125
Scope and Contents

218 x 170 mm. A view looking up the river, with cliffs on one side, and wooded banks on the other.

Dates: 1888 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Dumbea near Noumea, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/177
Scope and Contents

188 x 152 mm. A view looking along the river with a man reclining on the bank and a house partially visible behind trees in the background.

Dates: 1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Foa Ourail [sic presumably Bonrail], West Coast, New Caledonia, 1874-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/202
Scope and Contents

200 x 154 mm. A view looking down on a bend in the river with scrubland and hills in the distance. A party armed with spears can be seen standing in the shallow waters of the river fishing, with a village visible on the further bank. See also Plate 178 for a similar view on the River Foa. Photograph by Hughan and dated 10-[18]74.

Dates: 1874-10
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Foa Ourail [sic presumably Bourail] West Coast, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/178
Scope and Contents

199 x 154 mm. A view looking down on this shallow river with scrubland and hills receding into the distance. A group stand beside the river in the foreground.

Dates: 1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Frontage to Gillen, 1892

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082B/4
Scope and Contents

270 x 215 mm. A view from a rise looking down to the tree-lined banks of the Murray. At the right a portion of land has been cleared, fenced off and planted.

Dates: 1892
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Frontage to Ramco, 1892

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082B/1
Scope and Contents

270 x 215 mm. Showing a curve in the river, and the sandy banks, with one figure standing at left. The funnel and wheelhouse of a small steamer can be seen moored at right of picture.

Dates: 1892
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Irwin, Mingenew District, 1907-07-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/5
Scope and Contents

152 x 107 mm. A view looking north east across the flooded Irwin River towards coal workings (Reserve 2297) on the far bank. Photograph by W.D. Campbell. Negative No. 329.

Dates: 1907-07-29
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
 Series

River 'Murray' Corowa, New South Wales. Dec. 1926, 1926-12

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302L/130-131
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...
Dates: 1926-12
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River Owen at Frieburg, near Bright, 1885 - 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/76
Scope and Contents

205 x 157 mm. A view looking along the river, with a large waterwheel dominating the foreground.

Dates: 1885 - 1891
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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[River scene], 1899 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993A(LS)/38
Scope and Contents

Coloured lantern slide showing a boat in a river. No print but there is one at Y309B/47.

Dates: 1899 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River scene, Samoa, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/47
Scope and Contents

132 x 108 mm. A view showing a Samoan in a boat on a river.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River scene, Samoa, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/63
Scope and Contents

98 x 56 mm. A view showing a Samoan in a small canoe, with a village in the background.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River scene, Samoa, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/48
Scope and Contents

126 x 107 mm. The same scene as that shown in Y309B/47, but without the boatman.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River scene, Samoa, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/49
Scope and Contents

137 x 104 mm. A view showing a Samoan in a rowing boat, with palm trees on the bank behind.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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River scene, Samoa, 1885 - 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/87
Scope and Contents

99 x 58 mm. A view looking along a small river, with a wooden footbridge, and a Samoan village in the background.

Dates: 1885 - 1890
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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[Road at Mulinu'u, Apia], 1903

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993C(LS)/75
Scope and Contents

Smithson has pencilled '24/9' next to '75. Road at Mulinuu Vaea Mountain'.

Dates: 1903
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Road east of Savusavu, 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham I/3
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachromes processed in Australia, arranged by processing number. Some items from H possibly originated in this group.

Dates: 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Road Scene-Black Spurr, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/64
Scope and Contents

141 x 189 mm. A view along a country road, with woods on either side, and three figures posing in front of one of the piles of cut timber that stand at the side of the road.

Dates: 1888 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Road Scene, Gippsland, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/80
Scope and Contents

202 x 153 mm. A view showing an unsurfaced road running through woodland.

Dates: 1888 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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[Roadside hut, Samoa], 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309C/57
Scope and Contents

156 x 109 mm. A view of a small thatched hut surrounded by palm trees.

Dates: 1899
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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Roadway scene on the Black Spur, 1877 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087L/16
Scope and Contents

132 x 188 mm. Showing the roadway passing through a cutting on the Black Spur, with woodland beyond.

Dates: 1877 - 1879
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).
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'Robert Gouger (1802-46) and his connections with the East Midlands', 'Rutland Record' 30 (2010), 397-408, 2010

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/67
Scope and Contents

This article examines the South Australian Colonial Secretary's family background in England. It explores his association with the East Midland towns of Stamford, Nottingham and Oakham, where the family had a silk manufacturing business. A letter filed with the article contains some information regarding RCMS 278/30 Watercolour of Robert Gouger's residence.

Dates: 2010
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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).