Nothing is known of the provenance of this collection of lantern slides and glass plates. The images likely were created to illustrate lectures given at the RCS.

A view from above, looking north along George Street, with St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Town Hall on the skyline.

A view looking north along George Street, with a tram in the foreground, and St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Town Hall on the other side of the road. Beyond the Town Hall can be seen the domes of the Queen Victoria Markets, designed in 1893 by George McRae.

A view along the busy street, with trams and pedestrians. The road off to the left is Martin Place, and the building immediately beyond it, the Post Office. The dome of the Victoria Markets can be seen on the skyline in the middle distance.

195 x 150 mm. A view of the pier, with a railway line running along it, and a steam cargo ship moored alongside (ship is the 'Hobart' of Melbourne).

[Brass band on edge of pavement with large building behind].

288 x 234 mm. A view showing part of the German Court, with china and glassware displayed on wooden stands and tables.

A view from the roadway, looking towards the two storey wooden building of the German Governor. Print number 34.

290 x 236 mm. A view of a canopied tent, decorated with crowns and eagles and displaying jewellery inside.

290 x 233 mm. A view looking down an aisle, with rows of pianos on either side, interspersed with statues on plinths.

A view showing the ‘Adler’ with shattered hull, lying on her side in shallow water.

345 x 262 mm. A view looking along the line at Gerogery towards the platforms where workers are standing. To the left of the lines stands sacks of wheat ready for freighting. Gerogery, on the Southern Main Line branch 12 miles from Culcairn, was largely a goods station, catering predominently in the shipping of wheat, and there is none of the elaboration in the building that can be seen in the larger passenger stations like Albury. The line to Gerogery was opened in September 1880.

Landscape format.

Landscape format. [Closer view than 6865].

A view showing a group of Samoans digging on the beach for water, and carrying coconut shell containers for transportation. Print number 7.

Print at RCMS 353/2/213.

57 x 71mm. A view showing a geyser erupting from the top of a cone-shaped mound formed by mineral accretions.

56 x 73mm. A view from a nearby hillside looking down on the large steaming geyser.

133 x 187 mm. A view looking along a path at Morley’s Creek about a mile and a half from Fernshawe, with giant fern trees bordering the track. A heavily bearded man stands in the background.

207 x 158 mm. A view looking down on the bridge, which consists of a large tree trunk with a wooden balustrade. The bridge crosses a gorge among thick woodland, and has a man standing on it.

72 x 72 mm. A view showing two men standing at the base of a giant tree.

When the RES Headquarters was rebuilt in 1934-36, gifts of timber for panelling and furnishing were obtained from Empire Governments, companies and individuals. Many were destroyed during the bombing of 1941 and replacement gifts were received. This file coordinates pre and post-war correspondence.

Slides taken during a visit which included New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Fiji, Tonga, the Gilbert Islands and New Caledonia.

153 x 201 mm. Hon. Ieremia Tabai, Chief Minister of the Gilbert Islands, and Lord Goronwy-Roberts, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, sign the report of the pre- independence constitutional conference on the Gilbert Islands at Admiralty House, London.

Slides taken during a visit which included New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Fiji, Tonga, the Gilbert Islands and New Caledonia.