Oceania (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4945 Collections and/or Records:
Item
In Ye Blue Mountains, 1870 - 1880
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/34
Scope and Contents
156 x 207 mm. A view looking between trees and branches showing a frontal view of the Weatherboard (Wentworth) Falls.
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).
File
Incorporation/Gambia/New Guinea Committees, 1875 - 1883
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/6/1
Scope and Contents
Minute book relating to the Incorporation Committee, which was created on 31 Jan. 1882 to implement the incorporation of the RCI by Royal Charter. The book also contains minutes of two other committees formed in 1875 to discuss the proposed cession of Gambia to France, and in 1883 to support proposals for the annexation of New Guinea.
Dates:
1875 - 1883
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-sub-class
Indemnity claim records and repatriation, 1944 - 1945
Sub-sub-class
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 103/12/30/6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These records relate to various associations formed in Australia, India, Ceylon and South Africa by residents of Malaya displaced by the war. They provided information and assistance to evacuees, civilian internees, and prisoners of war.
Rules of the organisations, lists of members, minutes of meetings, memoranda, circulars, indemnity records and related correspondence (343 sheets).
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access:
For conservation reasons, this collection must be read on Cambridge Digital Library or Master Microfilm Reels 8237-8.
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Independence for the Solomon Islands, 1977-09-16
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/538
Scope and Contents
139 x 188 mm. Photo shows: From left to right with the freshly signed agreement, The Hon Peter Kenilorea, Chief Minister of the Solomon Islands and the Rt Hon Lord Goronwy-Roberts, Minister of State for the Commonwealth Office.
Dates:
1977-09-16
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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Indian Court: Great Hall, 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/54
Scope and Contents
288 x 236 mm. A view of the interior of the Indian Court, with carpets and rugs hanging from the ceiling, and with china and other goods on tables and in display cases.
Dates:
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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Indian Police quarters at Nanduruloulou razed to the ground by the hurrucane, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 28/7450
Scope and Contents
Landcape 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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Inside church at Vava - Torres Island, 1892
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309A/31
Scope and Contents
207 x 149 mm A view looking along the interior of the wooden building, with mats and benches laid on the ground. See also Y309A/11.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Views in Melanesia
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Inside fort during the war, 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993A(LS)/14
Scope and Contents
A coloured lantern slide showing warriors posed with their rifles around huts and wooden fortifications during the Samoan Civil War of 1899.
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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Lantern slides of Samoa
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Inside house, Apia, 1899 - 1900
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993A(LS)/27
Scope and Contents
A view showing two women asleep on the floor of a Samoan house, their heads resting on bamboo pillows. This print clearly shows the criss-cross structure of the wooden design. Print number 13.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Lantern slides of Samoa
Fonds
Inter-University Council Collection
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011WW
Scope and Contents
A collection of photographs (various dates, sizes and photographers) and slides with a few leaflets, a file of correspondence, and some title cards as described below. The collection appears to have been assembled chiefly for publicity purposes and there is a file of correspondence requesting photographic and other material. Some of the photographs are mounted on cards for display, but the majority are loose prints stored in folders. There are also a few albums. The main subjects are the...
Dates:
1946 - 1986
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
Fonds
Inter-University Council Slides
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011KKK
Scope and Contents
A collection of coloured slides, 18 of which measure 40 x 40 mm, the remainder 35 mm, all mounted 50 x 50 mm, relating to Commonwealth Universities, with the exception of 33 of non-Commonwealth Universities which were, however, associated with the Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas (IUC). Many, though not all, were taken by Ian Maxwell, formerly Deputy Director of IUC. Though some have minimal identification, others have substantial annotations on the mounts. ...
Dates:
1946 - 1991
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Interior of Fijian House at Numbukaluka. Showing natives plaiting baskets. Fiji, 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7455
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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Interior of Fijian Hut, Namosi, Viti Levu, 1910
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5/7486
Scope and Contents
350 x 250 mm. No print.
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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Interior of Fijian Hut, Namosi, Viti Levu, Fiji, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7486
Scope and Contents
Painting only. [No print].
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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Interior of Japanese Court: Temporary Annex, 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/52
Scope and Contents
288 x 235 mm. A view showing display cases filled with vases and with Japanese flags hanging above.
Dates:
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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Interior of Meeting House and Priest, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/133
Scope and Contents
201 x 151 mm. A view showing the priest, or ‘Tohunga’ (a word basically meaning an expert, of which there are several classes), standing in front of the decorated inner wall of the meeting house. The rafters are painted in a typical Maori motif (probably in red, black and white), while the walls are constructed of lattice ‘tukutuku’ panels forming a geometric decoration.
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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Interior of Queensland Court, 1880
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/26
Scope and Contents
292 x 236 mm. A view showing various types of wood and animal skins in the Queensland section
Dates:
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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Interior of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/14
Scope and Contents
199 x 146 mm. A view looking down the nave from the altar, with choir stalls to left and right.
Dates:
1885 - 1901
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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Interior of the crater at Mount Franklin., 1877 - 1879
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087L/29
Scope and Contents
181 x 127 mm. A view from the summit of Mount Franklin looking down into the crater, with a group of men in the foreground and gum trees 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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Victorian scenery
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Interior of the 'Devil's Coach House', 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7604
Scope and Contents
[View into cave with opening up on the right].
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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Interior of the Wesleyan Church, Golden Square, 1875
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087C/18
Scope and Contents
126 x 128 mm. A view looking along the pews towards the altar and organ. (See Y3087C/15 for an exterior view of the church).
Dates:
1875
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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Views of Bendigo
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Interior scene British Consulate, Samoa, 1885 - 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/46
Scope and Contents
155 x 108 mm. A photograph taken in the same room as Y309B/45, and showing a woman reading (Mrs Powell?) with a child (very blurred) seated at the table.
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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Interior scene British Consulate, Samoa, 1885 - 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/45
Scope and Contents
154 x 107 mm. A view showing two unidentified figures seated in the drawing room, probably of the bungalow seen in Y309B/29-32.
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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Interior Views-Mr Girdwood’s Office, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/31
Scope and Contents
140 x 100 mm. A view of the ornate office interior, with hangings, curtains, statues and pictures.
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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Interior Views-Mr Girdwood’s Office, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/32
Scope and Contents
140 x 100 mm. A view of the other side of the office, showing tables and chairs and the other half of the picture visible in Y308A/31.
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).