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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2775 Collections and/or Records:

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Botanic Gardens, Sydney, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/50
Scope and Contents

190 x 140 mm. A view in the gardens with a building (unidentified) in the background.

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).
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Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/10
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350 x 274 mm. A view from the Botanic Gardens looking out across Farm Cove and the harbour, where ships are at anchor.

Dates: 1909
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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Botanical Gardens, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/193
Scope and Contents

235 x 186 mm. A view showing palm trees of various sorts in the gardens, with an unidentified house 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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Botanical gardens, Brisbane, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/199
Scope and Contents

138 x 99 mm. A view showing palms and other shrubs in the Botanical Gardens.

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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Botanical Gardens-Governor’s House in distance, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/34
Scope and Contents

187 x 138 mm. A view of a section of the Botanical Gardens, with a top-hatted man in the foreground, and Government House on the skyline on the hill beyond. Photograph by Chuck.

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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Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 1899

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309C/3
Scope and Contents

202 x 132 mm. A view in the gardens, looking across the lake towards woodland.

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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Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/47
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203 x 154 mm. A view looking across a lake in the gardens, with Government House visible above the treeline on the opposite bank. The Botanical Gardens are situated on the slopes of a gully leading down to the Yarra River, near the grounds of Government House. They came into existence in 1846, when John Arthur, the first superintendent laid out a five acre paddock.

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).
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Botanical Gardens, Near the White Hills, 1875

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087C/51
Scope and Contents

178 x 124 mm. A view of a section of the Botanical Gardens, with buildings and greenhouses in the background. The text below the picture reads ‘These public gardens were first promoted by the Sandhurst Corporation in the year 1865. They cover an area of about 30 acres, and contain many choice and rare plants. The public are admitted every day in the week, from the hours of sunrise to sunset. Mr. Gadd is the curator and resides in the gardens.

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).
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Botanical Gardens-Sydney, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/104
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209 x 155 mm. A view of one of the lakes in the gardens, showing palms and shrubs growing along the bank.

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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Botany Road [?] from Randwick Road, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/29
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266 x 202 mm. View looking along Botany Road (later Flinders Street), probably from its junction with Randwick Road. In the left foreground are the premises of W. Knight, tobacconist, with a glaziers and a newsagents beyond on the other side of the road. Further on still, towards Oxford Street, is an unidentified factory.

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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Botany Street, Redfern, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/61
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267 x 201 mm. View of a group of shops on Botany Street. At the left is the Stirling Castle Hotel, followed by J.M. Canty, ironmongers; Hankin and Nicoll, boot and shoe warehouse; (?) W.H. Noon; The Live and Let Live public house; and one further small unidentified shop.

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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Bourke St, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/34
Scope and Contents

202 x 147 mm. A view looking along Bourke Street, with pedestrians, pony-traps and trams on the road. The Post Office clock tower can be seen at the junction of Bourke Street with Elizabeth Street.

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).
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Bourke St West, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/35
Scope and Contents

198 x 148 mm. A view showing the busy shopping street, with trams and numerous horse-drawn vehicles.

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).
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Bourke Street, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/147
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183 x 129 mm. A view along Bourke Street towards Spring Street with shops with covered porches on each side and horse cabs on the road. On the left can be seen the Post Office at the junction between Elizabeth and Bourke Streets.

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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Boy scouts at play, 1909-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6525
Scope and Contents

A boxing match.

Dates: 1909-12
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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Boy scouts bathing in the Yarra River, 1909-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6523
Scope and Contents

[Among rocks].

Dates: 1909-12
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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Brewery, Elizabeth Street and Albion Street, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/50
Scope and Contents

263 x 203 mm. General view from the junction of Elizabeth Street and Albion Street of an unidentified brewery, a fine sandstone building with brick additions to the tower in the background.

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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Bridal Veil and Weeping Rock, Leura, Blue Mountains, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/19
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274 x 350 mm. A view from below of one of the most spectacular of the Blue Mountain cascades; the falls descend 380 feet altogether, with rock formations in the path of the water creating picturesque sprays and curtains of water.

Dates: 1909
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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Bridge across Parramatta River, Sydney, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/69
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190 x 140 mm. A view of the white, iron road-bridge across the river, with two fishermen by the river in the foreground. The bridge, built in 1881, was on the 'Five Bridges Road' which made possible road connection between the City of Sydney and the north-side suburbs.

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).
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Bridge and Pond, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/62
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208 x 137 mm. A view of a wooden bridge crossing over a small lake, presumably in Victoria Park, east of the university.

Dates: 1895 - 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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Bridge on the Mount Lyell line, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6568
Scope and Contents

[Fallen tree across stream by pond among the trees].

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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Bridge over Condamine, approach to town from Railway Station, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/2
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. Also captioned on print ‘Bridge over Condamine, Warwick’ and showing the metal bridge with the town in the background, behind trees.

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).
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Bridge over River, leading to Glengallan, Ginch Creek etc, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/8
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. A view of a wooden bridge over the Condamine, with a pony and trap crossing. Caption on print ‘Bridge over Condamine, Warwick’.

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).
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Bridge over Tweed R., Murwillumbah, Nth. Coast District, N.S.W, 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/52
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A view looking down on the river and iron bridge, with a small settlement on either side of the river, and mountains in the distance.

Dates: 1911
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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Bridge (same as Y3085D/8) with view of town, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/15
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. View taken from other side of the river Condamine.

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).