Oceania (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Copra making, Samoa, 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309C/54
Scope and Contents
195 x 139 mm. A view showing three Samoans removing the kernels from a large pile of coconuts.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Tour of the South Seas
File
Copra : sequence from Solomon Islands and Fiji, numbered by Marnham, 1963
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham H
Scope and Contents
Slide numbers 1 and 2 are Ektachromes with frames made in England, 3-7 are Kodachromes processed in Australia.
Dates:
1963
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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[Copra sheds], 1903
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993C(LS)/31
Scope and Contents
Smithson has pencilled '25/11' next to the following notes: '31. Chief product of the islands is copra this is the white inside of the cocoa nut dried - islands were originally covered with bush and the cocoa nut palms planted. Seedlings - copra shed'.
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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Copy of a letter from Doreen Kelley to her mother, 1942-05-27
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/15/21/3
Scope and Contents
Copy of a letter describing the bombing of Kuching during the Second World War and Kelley's eventual evacuation to Sydney, following a trek through the jungle of Dutch Borneo (16 sheets).
Dates:
1942-05-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Due to the fragile state of many of these papers, users must consult microfilm copies where available.
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Coquette Point, mouth of Johnstone River, Geraldton, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/59
Scope and Contents
200 x 150 mm. View of the estuary from the shore, with rowing boats moored on the beach.
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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Cora Linn, Hobart Town, 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/187
Scope and Contents
189 x 105 m A view looking down on the river, with steep rocky banks and an iron road bridge crossing the highest point of the cliffs.
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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Cora Linn, Hobart Town, 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/188
Scope and Contents
189 x 105 mm. A view looking along the river between two steep cliffs.
Dates:
1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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[Cora Linn River], 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/186
Scope and Contents
185 x 99 mm. A view looking up the river, with large rocks in and around the edge of the water and thick forest on either side.
Dates:
1870 - 1880
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Fonds
Coral lands
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309F
Scope and Contents
A publication, in two volumes, 'Coral lands' by H. Stonehewer Cooper, illustrated with six photographs. The publication is about life in the Pacific islands (Fiji, Samoa, and the Solomon Islands) in the latter part of the 19th Century.
Dates:
1880
Conditions Governing Access:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Corduroy Road, Fernshaw, 1885 - 1891
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/70
Scope and Contents
202 x 153 mm. A view showing a curve in a woodland road, the road itself being constructed from planks of timber laid side by side, with foundations made from piles of wood. For a view of a corduroy bridge in New South Wales, see Y3086U/25. The same picture as Y3087D/70 also occurs in Y308A/61.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Photographs of Victoria
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Corduroy Road, Marysville, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/61
Scope and Contents
207 x 152 mm. A view showing a curve in a woodland road, the road itself being constructed from planks of timber laid side by side, with foundations made from piles of wood. For a view of a corduroy bridge in New South Wales, see Y3086U/25.
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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Corner of King Street and York Street, 1870 - 1879
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/65
Scope and Contents
274 x 206 mm. View taken from the junction of King Street and York Street, looking east along King Street with the spire of St James's Church visible in the distance. York Street proceeds south out of the right hand side of the print, with Forbes' Hotel at the junction of the two streets in the right foreground. The following shops can be identified on the south side of King Street: F. Hermelin and Co.; L. Ehbe and Co., Metropolitan Dining Rooms; and A. Marks Clothing Hall at number 412,...
Dates:
1870 - 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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Corner of Oxford Street and Forbes Street, 1870 - 1879
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/53
Scope and Contents
257 x 189 mm. View from Forbes Street looking towards the junction with Oxford Street. In the right foreground stands Johnston's Family Hotel, and on the opposite corner, the Queen's Arms Hotel. Next door to the Queen's Arms at number 189 Oxford Street are the premises of Baily and Co.
Dates:
1870 - 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).
File
Correspondence, 1955 - 1977
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 389/10/1
Scope and Contents
This file contains material mostly relating to Smedley’s early career and the diplomatic service. Not all contents have been listed, but items include an official copy of Smedley’s commission, signed by the Queen, appointing him as an officer of the Diplomatic Service, 21 April 1966; letter from Malcolm J. MacDonald, High Commissioner India, (1955-60), asking Smedley to come to Delhi to take up the post of Counsellor in charge of administration and consular affairs, 29 July 1957; copy of...
Dates:
1955 - 1977
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
Correspondence, 1959 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 389/10/3
Scope and Contents
This file largely contains letters to Smedley, mostly dating from the 1970s. Not all contents have been listed, but items include letters from Sir Thomas Williams MP (President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union), 27 Apr. 1977; from Alan Rudwick (Headmaster of Achimoto School), 29 Sep. 1977; from Alec Douglas-Home, July 1973; from Peter Ratcliffe (British Embassy, Laos), 14 Jan. 1975; from Mr Justice Michael Kerr, regarding family issues and law commission of 1978-81, 31 July 1978; from...
Dates:
1959 - 1980
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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Correspondence, 1957 - 1963
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 389/10/4
Scope and Contents
This file largely contains letters to Smedley. Not all contents have been listed, but items include a letter from Ronald Belcher (diplomat, Capetown) on events in South Africa, 30 June 1958; Major-Gen. Alec Bishop (Deputy High Commissioner, Calcutta, 1957-62), 4 April 1959, 23 January 1961, 13 April 1962; from Office of Deputy High Commissioner, Bombay, 8 February 1962; from W.A. Camps (Senior Tutor, Pembroke College), 18 August 1958; from J. Chaplin (UK Information Service, Ottawa), 23 July...
Dates:
1957 - 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).
Sub-Fonds
Correspondence of the Alexander Turnbull Library with the R.C.S., 1976-03-16 - 1982-06-21
Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/56
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memoranda regarding photographs made for the Turnbull Library of New Zealand items in the R.C.S. Library, 1976-1977; the sale of 'Native plants of New Zealand', 1981-1982; and the identification of the work of Martha King (in 'Native plants') and the Revd A.W. Hands.
Dates:
1976-03-16 - 1982-06-21
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Australasia miscellanea
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Coucher du soleil, 1949
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/84
Scope and Contents
123 x 88 mm.
Dates:
1949
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).
Item
Country bungalow, 1890 - 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085L/5
Scope and Contents
215 x 155 mm. A view of the bungalow with three ladies in white on the verandah. On the grass in front of the house, a woman and child sit in pony and trap. Pencilled on reverse is ‘A.D. McGregor’ probably the owner of farm and bungalow.
Dates:
1890 - 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).
Item
Country Bungalow, 1890 - 1900
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085L/6
Scope and Contents
215 x 155 mm. A bungalow with corrugated iron roof and elaborate wrought-iron decoration around the verandah. With two men posing on verandah. Pencilled on reverse, in same handwriting as Y3085L5 and Y3085L7, ‘D. Henly', again probably the owner.
Dates:
1890 - 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).
Item
Country Scene from Government House, Marble Hill, Adelaide, looking North-East, 1890
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/34
Scope and Contents
260 x 200 mm. A view of similar country to Y3082A/33, but with less evidence of farming.
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).
Item
Country Scene from Government House, Marble Hill, near Adelaide, looking South-East, 1890
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/33
Scope and Contents
260 x 200 mm. A view over wooded hills, dotted here and there with houses and cultivated fields.
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).
Item
[Countryside near Apia viewed from tower], 1903
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993C(LS)/20
Scope and Contents
Smithson has pencilled '28/11' next to '20. View from tower'.
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).
Item
Cowra Bridge, 1885
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/38
Scope and Contents
158 x 108 mm. A side view of the bridge, looking along the almost dry river bed.
Dates:
1885
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).
Item
Cowra Bridge, Lachlan River, Cowra, 1885
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/37
Scope and Contents
280 x 104 mm. 2 prints joined. Information given states '3 spans of 130 feet each, (McCallum Truss), 3 of 75 feet with {blank] approach spans. Total length 700 feet'. A view from the roadway to one side of the bridge, showing wooden superstructure and supporting piers.
Dates:
1885
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).