Australia (nation)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2776 Collections and/or Records:
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Garden Reach, Brisbane (2 copies), 1900 - 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/11
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A collection of lantern slides of Australia (plus one duplicate). 5-10 are marked 'Commonwealth of Australia' and have serial numbers. 12-22 are marked 'Department of Agriculture and Stock, Brisbane'. The slides' captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found.
Dates:
1900 - 1940
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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Gardens near Wynyard Square, Sydney, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7615
Scope and Contents
Landscape format. [Tree shading benches by a bit of lawn with large buildings of Sydney behind].
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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Gardens near Wynyard Square, Sydney, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7616
Scope and Contents
Landscape format. [Tree shading benches by a bit of lawn with large buildings of Sydney behind].
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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Geddes Ferry, Gympie Road, 1873
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085A/2
Scope and Contents
205 x 150 mm. A river scene among woods, with a ferry for carts and wagons, to be pulled across by ropes attached to each bank.
Dates:
1873
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
General, 1910 - 1947
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Australia - general
Scope and Contents
Monochrome postcards showing views and scenes in Australia.
Dates:
1910 - 1947
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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General newscuttings, 1883 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 336/6
Scope and Contents
Pages 1-59 and 68-81: Newscuttings taken predominantly from 'The Argus', 1893-1894, concerning the South Pacific, including Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Hebrides and Samoa.Pages 60-67 and 82-87: Newscuttings concerning Stettin and the consulship, 1897-1898, including many articles on trade and industry and Germany.Pages 87-89: Newscuttings concerning Pennsylvania and the United States in general, 1913, including a few loose cuttings.Pages 93-106: A series of...
Dates:
1883 - 1927
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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General Post office, 1870 - 1875
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/113
Scope and Contents
152 x 207 mm. A view of the Post Office from a building on the other side of George Street. The area at the left of the print, on which there are still buildings, was later to become Martin Place.
Dates:
1870 - 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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General Post Office, 1889 - 1901
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/6
Scope and Contents
148 x 193 mm. Situated at the junction of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street, the photograph shows the ornate building with its large clock-tower. The main part of the building was constructed between 1859-1867, the part third storey and the clock-tower being added later and completed in 1889. The building was designed by A.E. Johnson.
Dates:
1889 - 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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General Post Office and Telegraph Station, Adelaide, 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/4
Scope and Contents
260 x 200 mm. A view of the Post Office building from Victoria Square. The Post Office was begun in 1867, Prince Alfred laying the foundation stone during his tour of Australia, and completed in 1872. The tower behind the Post Office belongs to the Town Hall, built in 1866. Both buildings were designed by the Architectural partnership of E.W. Wright and E.J. Woods.
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).
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General Post Office, Sydney, 1908
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/4
Scope and Contents
Photograph of an artist's impression of the building.
Dates:
1908
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, 1908
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General Post Office, Sydney, New South Wales, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/2
Scope and Contents
350 x 274 mm. A photograph of a drawing, from a semi-aerial viewpoint, of the Post Office.
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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General View, Jindabyne, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales], 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/43
Scope and Contents
350 x 274 mm. A view looking down on the Snowy River, with scrubland and low hills on the banks. A wooden road-bridge across the river can be seen in the middle distance.
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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General view of Launceston, 1910-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6591
Scope and Contents
Landscape format. Cox's Hill in the distance. [Cattle grazing in bush in the foreground and house in the middle distance. Cox's Hill lost in mist/fading].
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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[General view of the 'Emden' from the side], 1914-11-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y30315A/1
Scope and Contents
160 x 120 mm.
Dates:
1914-11-09
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Remains of the Emden
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General view of Yass, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales], 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086W/1
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Collection of professional photographs, each 90 x 70 mm, published for the Yass Newsagency by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Sydney and Melbourne. Yass is 43 miles north of Canberra. Its population in 1947 was 3254.
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).
File
Geographical, 1942 - 1980
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MC/E
Scope and Contents
Arranged by area, then by country (including a few which are not members of the Commonwealth):The Mediterranean 30Cyprus 11Gibraltar 3Malta 16Middle East 3Jordan 1Palestine 2Indian Sub-Continent 81General 1Bangladesh 4Bhutan 2India 51Nepal 1Pakistan 16Sri Lanka 6South East Asia 58Brunei 5Indonesia 1Malaysia 43Singapore 9East Asia 33China 3Hong Kong 29Korea ...
Dates:
1942 - 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).
Series
Geological Survey of West Australia photographs, 1896 - 1908
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A
Scope and Contents
Two soft-covered albums containing prints, generally measuring approximately 150 x 110 mm. The prints are uncaptioned but have identifying negative numbers corresponding to those in the archives of the GSWA: all information has been kindly supplied by J.H. Lord, Director, Geological Survey, Department of Mines, Perth, on the basis of these numbers. The photographs themselves show landscape, geological formations and mining activity in West Australia and were taken by various photographers...
Dates:
1896 - 1908
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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George Street, from Bathurst Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/3
Scope and Contents
350 x 274 mm. 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.
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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George Street, from Christ Church, Sydney, New South Wales, 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/8
Scope and Contents
350 x 274 mm. A view from above looking north along George Street, with St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Town Hall on the skyline.
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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George Street from Market Street, 1870 - 1879
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/21
Scope and Contents
272 x 210 mm. View looking along George Street from the junction with Market Street, showing the commercial premises along the left hand side of the road. On the corner in the foreground is the Sydney Grocery Emporium of C.Kidman and Son. Next door at no. 243 is George Fesq's wine and spirit shop and beyond that the ornately detailed frontage of F. Lassetter's ironmongery business at no. 421. This is followed by Hyam Hains, stationers, H Zions, tailors, and Keep and Parsons,...
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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George Street South, 1870 - 1879
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/11
Scope and Contents
288 x 204 mm. View looking south along George Street, with Christ Church St Laurence visible in the right background. The photograph appears to have been taken from the junction of George Street with Hay Street.
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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George Street, Sydney, 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7487
Scope and Contents
[Five storey buildings on either side of street. Tram lines down centre of road. Horses and carriages. Pedestrians - women in long skirts and hats].
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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George Street, Sydney, 1880 - 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCS/XII/44
Scope and Contents
From the File:
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.
Dates:
1880 - 1930
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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George Street, Sydney, 1888 - 1889
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/116
Scope and Contents
195 x 126 mm. A view looking along George Street, which is extremely busy with coaches, carriages and pedestrians. The oldest street in Sydney, George Street originated as a track through the bush made by work parties in 1788.
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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George Street, Sydney, 1908
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/18
Scope and Contents
A view from above, looking north along George Street, with St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Town Hall on the skyline.
Dates:
1908
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
/
New South Wales, 1908