Australia (nation)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2776 Collections and/or Records:
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Clontarf-Middle Harbour-scene of attempted assassination of Duke of Edinburgh, 1868 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/106
Scope and Contents
206 x 155 mm. A view of the harbour at Clontarf, with wooded hills rising from the water’s edge. On the 12th March 1868, while attending a fete at Clontarf, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, was shot by James O’ Farrell, though not seriously wounded. The motive was apparently political.
Dates:
1868 - 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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[Close up view of horses on left and right], 1899 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308M/31
Scope and Contents
200 x 150 mm.
Dates:
1899 - 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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[Closer view of gangway with horse being led from the trunk on to it], 1899 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308M/16
Scope and Contents
200 x 150 mm.
Dates:
1899 - 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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[Closer view of the gangway showing the ship], 1899 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308M/17
Scope and Contents
200 x 150 mm.
Dates:
1899 - 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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Coal Line, Gippsland, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/79
Scope and Contents
200 x 151 mm. A view showing woodland clearing with four men operating a hand-powered coal drill.
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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Coast Scene, Clifton, New South Wales, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/47
Scope and Contents
350 x 274 mm. A view looking down and along the coastline, showing sandy beaches separated by rocky outcrops.
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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Coast Scene, Kiama, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales], 1872 - 1895
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086C/36
Scope and Contents
280 x 225 mm. A view along the rocky coastline, with a man posing in the foreground. Kiama, a popular tourist spot, lies about 70 miles south of Sydney.
Dates:
1872 - 1895
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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Coast Scene near Sydney, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/109
Scope and Contents
148 x 101 mm. A view looking along the cliffy coastline, with buildings in the foreground, one of which has ‘Photographic Studio’ painted on the roof.
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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Coastal scene, Eyre south coast, 1908-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/22
Scope and Contents
152 x 107 mm. A view looking west showing limestone cliffs and the sea five miles west of Twilight Bore. Photograph by C.G. Gibson. Negative No. 477.
Dates:
1908-11
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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Cobar Copper Works, Lithgow Valley, 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/49
Scope and Contents
A view from a hillside looking down on the copper works in operation, with a thick pall of smoke hanging over the valley.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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New South Wales, 1911
Fonds
Cochin
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022PPP-YYY
Scope and Contents
A collection of albums containing photographs, the majority taken by A.C. McKay but some by R.V. Kamath and by professional photographers.The collection consists of photographs mostly 85 x 60 mm, but with occasional enlargements, carefully mounted in large albums and described in some detail in clear white writing on the black leaves. Each album is numbered on the spine, and clearly formed part of a larger collection than has been received.McKay was a prolific photographer,...
Dates:
1928 - 1939
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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Cocos Plumosa Palm, The Curator’s Cottage, etc, Botanic Gardens, 1875
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085C/9
Scope and Contents
245 x 200 mm. In front of the cottage and palm sit three formally dressed children, while a gardener stands beside his wheelbarrow.
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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Coffee plantation, Cairns, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/64
Scope and Contents
200 x 150 mm. Showing two labourers among coffee plants, with high wooded hills in the background.
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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Collins St, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/31
Scope and Contents
204 x 146 mm. A rather dark print, looking along Collins Street, with trams and carts.
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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Collins St W, from William Street, 1885 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/33
Scope and Contents
198 x 146 mm. A view along the street showing various business premises, with a tram in the roadway. The domed tower in the distance belongs to the Federal Coffee Palace (see Y3087D/7).
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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Collins Street, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/20
Scope and Contents
200 x 137 mm. A view from the Treasury Buildings in Spring Street looking along the length of Collins Street, with trams and carts on the road. The two church spires on the right belong to the Scots Church and the Baptist Church.
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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[Collins Street], 1902
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/29
Scope and Contents
202 x 149 mm. A view looking along the length of Collins Street taken from the crossroads with Swanston Street and showing trams and pedestrians. The building at the extreme right advertises ‘Melba’. If it is indeed advertising a current performance of Dame Nellie Melba, this would date the picture to 1902, when she returned for the first time to Australia after many years absence.
Dates:
1902
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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Collins Street, 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/148
Scope and Contents
183 x 129 mm. A view looking down Collins Street towards Spring Street, where the Treasury Buildings can be seen. With shops and offices on either side of the street and a row of horse cabs in the centre of the street awaiting custom.
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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Collins Street, 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/151
Scope and Contents
183 x 129 mm. A view showing a block of office buildings at the junction of Collins Street and Market Street. The buildings include the National Insurance Company of Australasia offices and the Shipping Exchange.
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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Collins Street, 1870 - 1880
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/156
Scope and Contents
182 x 132 mm. A view looking down Collins Street towards Spencer Street, with shops and offices lining the road. On the right, at the junction with Swanston Street, the Town Hall can be seen.
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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Collins Street Churches, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/28
Scope and Contents
200 x 143 mm. A view looking down Collins Street, showing two unidentified churches next to each other on the opposite side of the road. Possibly the Scots Church and the Baptist Church.
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
/
Photographs of Victoria
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Collins Street, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/30
Scope and Contents
202 x 151 mm. A view looking up Collins Street towards Spring Street, at whose junction the Treasury buildings can just be seen. Collins Street is busy with pedestrians, trams and carts.
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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Commonwealth Day Youth Rally in Government House Gardens, 1987-03-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS/lVb/197
Scope and Contents
151 x 100 mm. Colour print.
Dates:
1987-03-09
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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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Canberra, 1981: Chairs of current and previous meetings Kenneth Kaunda, Malcolm Fraser, Indira Gandhi, Lee Kuan Yew and Pierre Trudeau, 1981
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CC/870
Scope and Contents
240 x 148 mm. colour print.
Dates:
1981
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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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Canberra, Sept. to Oct. 1981: Canberra Woden Valley Youth Choir entertaining delegates at the Lodge, 1981
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/CC/867
Scope and Contents
240 x 191 mm.
Dates:
1981
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).