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Oceania (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

The Tuatara (three eyed lizard) from life, 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 27/7082
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing].

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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The Tutuvi-i-Ranimbau, War Club of Thakombau, King of Fiji and mace of the Fijian House of Commons 1871-1874, 1871

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 313/1
Scope and Contents

150 x 215 mm. Presented in homage and fealty to Queen Victoria upon cession of Fiji, 1874.

Dates: 1871
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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The Twin Geyser and Terraces, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 26/6987
Scope and Contents

North Island: N.Z.[New Zealand].

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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The Twin Geyser and Terraces, taken from the natural bridge over the Wairakei stream, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 26/6988
Scope and Contents

[Less steam than in previous picture].

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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The University, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/6
Scope and Contents

A view of the east front of the main building, with the great hall on the right. Built in the Gothic style, and designed by Edmund Blackett. Building started in 1854.

Dates: 1908
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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The University and Museum, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/137
Scope and Contents

183 x 130 mm. A view looking across lawns and the lake towards the university buildings. For a brief history of the university buildings see Y3087D/21.

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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The University - Main Building, 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086N/2
Scope and Contents

355 x 280 mm. A view from the south-east of the east façade of the main university building, with part of the Fisher Library visible in the background. The Great Hall is at the right of the building.

Dates: 1915
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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The University Main Building, and the Medical School, 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086N/1
Scope and Contents

355 x 281 mm. A view of the buildings from the Newtown Road, looking over Victoria Park, and showing the east façade of the main building, with the Medical School to the left where building work is in progress.

Dates: 1915
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).
 File

The University of Papua and New Guinea 1970, 1970

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW 3/2 PNG/1
Scope and Contents

An album containing photographs with hand-written captions of buildings and students of the University of Papua New Guinea.

Dates: 1970
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).
 Fonds

The University of Sydney

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O
Scope and Contents An album containing mounted prints, most measuring approximately 205 x 150 mm. The prints show buildings and rooms in various parts of the university. The photographs are captioned on the prints.The University of Sydney was the first university to be founded in Australasia. It came into being from an Act in 1850 which provided for the Sydney College to become a university with a senate of 16 fellows and a statutory annual grant of £5,000. Three chairs were founded in 1851:...
Dates: 1895 - 1900
Conditions Governing Access: 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).
 Fonds

The University of Sydney, New South Wales: The Fisher Library, circa 1915

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086N
Scope and Contents

A portfolio containing mounted black and white prints, measuring approximately 355 x 280 mm, with printed captions beneath the plates. The prints show views of the University of Sydney's buildings and the Fisher Library.

Dates: 1915
Conditions Governing Access: 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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The University, Sydney, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/111
Scope and Contents

206 x 158 mm. A view of the East Front of the main University buildings with the Great Hall at the right.

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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The upper flue from the blast furnaces: carrying one half of the poisonous fumes into the air: Queenstown, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6561
Scope and Contents

[No print]. Missing.

Dates: 1910-01
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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The Upper Waterfall (46 feet) close to Waterfall Road, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086H/24
Scope and Contents

220 x 275 mm. A view of the waterfall from the pool below.

Dates: 1888
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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The Valley of the Grose, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/39
Scope and Contents

282 x 219 mm. A view looking down the River Grose, with woods on either side and cliffs in the distance. With two figures standing on stones in the river. Other prints of the same photograph occur in Y3086O/34 and Y3086J/71

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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The Vancouver Fiji Sugar Companys Mill at Tamunua, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 28/7345
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing].

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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The Vancouver Fiji Sugar Companys Mill at Tamunua, Viti Levu, Fiji., 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 28/7346
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing].

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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The Waikata River, above the Aratiatia Rapids, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 26/6991
Scope and Contents

[A still river in rolling country].

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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The Wairakei Geyser : active, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 26/6979
Scope and Contents

The projection in foreground is the petrified trunk of a tree.

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).
 Sub-Series

The Wanganui River, 1900

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC New Zealand/296-299
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards.

Dates: 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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The Westfield Saleyards near Auckland, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 27/7026
Scope and Contents

North Island, New Zealand. [Rows of sheep pens with barges on river beyond].

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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The Westfield Saleyards near Auckland, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 27/7027
Scope and Contents

Sheep, cattle and pigs. View taken from the Windmill. [Showing rows of pens].

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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The Westfield Saleyards near Auckland, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 27/7028
Scope and Contents

Sheep, cattle and pigs. View taken from the Windmill. [Showing rows of pens].

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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The Wharf at Port Darwin, 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3083A/2
Scope and Contents

203 x 137 mm. A view of the wharf curving out into the bay, with shipping moored at the end, and a railway line running along its length. The wharf was completed in 1887 at a cost of £70,000. The present wharf on the same site is called the Stokes Hill Wharf and is situated on the other side of Frances Bay to Fort Hill.

Dates: 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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The Wharf, etc, Auckland, New Zealand, from the Club, 1876

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089B/43
Scope and Contents

358 x 265 mm. A view looking over small houses and shacks towards Queen Street Wharf and shipping in the harbour. The photograph gives a fascinating insight into the cramped shanty life on the docks, showing a jumble of cramped backyards and washing lines separated by rudimentary wooden fences.

Dates: 1876
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).