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Australia (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2776 Collections and/or Records:

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Kangaroo Creek (fresh water), 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086H/14
Scope and Contents

275 x 220 mm. A view looking down into the creek, heavily wooded on either side, and with a rowing boat in the water.

Dates: 1888
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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Kangaroo Creek (fresh water), 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086H/22
Scope and Contents

275 x 220 mm. A view looking down onto the creek, with woods on either side, and a wooded hill in the distance. With two men sitting in a rowing boat on the creek.

Dates: 1888
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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Kangaroo Valley, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/97
Scope and Contents

190 x 140 mm. A view from a cliff top looking down at the densely wooded valley, covered by cloud at its more distant points.

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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Kangaroos, 1900 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/2
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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Katanning, from the Hon. F.H. Slessen's vineyard, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/73
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. A view across the vineyard, with young plants staked out, towards the town beyond.

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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Katanning, Western Australia, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/26
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. A view of the main street of the town, with unsurfaced road.

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).
 Sub-Series

Katoomba, 1920 - 1929

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Australia - general/390-395
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards (original photographs) of scenes in the Katoomba area. Photographed and published by A. Manning.

Dates: 1920 - 1929
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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Katoomba, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/77
Scope and Contents

190 x 140 mm. A view looking out from a cliff top with mountains in the distance and Jamieson Valley below. The rock in the foreground is possibly Orphan Rock.

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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Katoomba, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/78
Scope and Contents

190 x 140 mm. A view looking out from a cliff top on to part of the Jamieson Valley.

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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Katoomba, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/79
Scope and Contents

190 x 140 mm. A view looking out from a cliff top looking out on to Jamieson Valley.

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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Katoomba Falls, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/74
Scope and Contents

140 x 190 mm. A view of the falls from above and to one side.

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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Katoomba Falls, Blue Mtns., N.S.W [i.e. Blue Mountains, New South Wales], 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/18
Scope and Contents

274 x 350 mm. A view of the waterfall from below the lip of the cliff. The waterfall, in the heart of the Blue Mountains, drops 180 feet to the valley below.

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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Katoomba Falls, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales], 1872 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086C/21
Scope and Contents

225 x 285 mm. A view of the vertical rock-face, with the waterfall dropping 180 feet over the overhang below. Katoomba lies about 60 miles west of Sydney and, situated in the heart of the Blue Mountains, has long been a popular tourist spot. The name derives from an Aboriginal Australian word meaning 'falling water'.

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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Kellerberin Country, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/70
Scope and Contents

205 x 145 mm. A view across country, showing open grassland, dotted with trees. Kellerberrin lies about 180 miles east of Perth.

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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Keppel’s Hotel, Marysville, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/41
Scope and Contents

118 x 85 mm. A view of the small, wood built hotel, with men and women posing for the camera on the verandah, and a stage coach standing in front of the building.

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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Killing a Diamond Snake, Heale’s Villa, 1885 - 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/84
Scope and Contents

203 x 148 mm. A view looking along a country road, with a man in the foreground with a raised stick, about to strike a snake.

Dates: 1885 - 1891
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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King Karri, 242 feet high, 40 feet girth, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/11
Scope and Contents

150 x 205 mm. Showing the huge tree, with six figures at the base. Karri is an Aboriginal Australian name for Eucalyptus Diversicolor, the tallest forest tree in Western Australia.

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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[King parrot], 1919 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/2/27
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: Fifty-three undated watercolours intended as bookmarks, each 200 x 45 mm in size, sold by John Sands of Sydney as indicated by stickers pasted onto the reverse. The images are of birds, with the exception of two koala bears, two kangaroos and one opossum. The vast majority are the work of three authors, signed Artah, M. Simpson and Koddi. Artah is Violet Artah Bartlett, an artist specialising in Australian ornithology who worked in Sydney during the 1920s. It has proved impossible as yet...
Dates: 1919 - 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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[King parrot], 1919 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/2/30
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: Fifty-three undated watercolours intended as bookmarks, each 200 x 45 mm in size, sold by John Sands of Sydney as indicated by stickers pasted onto the reverse. The images are of birds, with the exception of two koala bears, two kangaroos and one opossum. The vast majority are the work of three authors, signed Artah, M. Simpson and Koddi. Artah is Violet Artah Bartlett, an artist specialising in Australian ornithology who worked in Sydney during the 1920s. It has proved impossible as yet...
Dates: 1919 - 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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[King parrots], 1900 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/2/12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: Fifty-three undated watercolours intended as bookmarks, each 200 x 45 mm in size, sold by John Sands of Sydney as indicated by stickers pasted onto the reverse. The images are of birds, with the exception of two koala bears, two kangaroos and one opossum. The vast majority are the work of three authors, signed Artah, M. Simpson and Koddi. Artah is Violet Artah Bartlett, an artist specialising in Australian ornithology who worked in Sydney during the 1920s. It has proved impossible as yet...
Dates: 1900 - 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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King Street looking west from Queen's Square, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/27
Scope and Contents

272 x 200 mm. View from the easternmost end of King Street looking west. In the right foreground is a three storey terrace block with cast-iron verandahs running along the first floor. The right-hand portion of this is occupied by the Oxford Hotel. Directly opposite, at the extreme left of the print, a small part of the portico of St James's Church can be seen. Further down the road, on the junction with Phillip Street, is the Supreme Court Hotel.

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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King Street, Sydney, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7508
Scope and Contents From the File: The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 7455-7491; 7334-7344 and 7494-7634. Added numbers are: 7519A-7528A; spoiled: 7484-7486, 7525, 7562, 7611-7614, 7621 and 7626; not used: 7459-7460, 7463, 7526-7528, 7336, 7340, 7543-7544; missing: 7455-7456, 7458, 7462, 7464, 7471, 7473, 7476, 7480, 7489, 7334-7335, 7337-7339, 7341, 7533, 7535-7537, 7540-7541, 7547, 7550, 7560-7561, 7570, 7585, 7608, 7618, 7620, 7624, 7631. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order...
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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King Street, Sydney, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7509
Scope and Contents From the File: The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 7455-7491; 7334-7344 and 7494-7634. Added numbers are: 7519A-7528A; spoiled: 7484-7486, 7525, 7562, 7611-7614, 7621 and 7626; not used: 7459-7460, 7463, 7526-7528, 7336, 7340, 7543-7544; missing: 7455-7456, 7458, 7462, 7464, 7471, 7473, 7476, 7480, 7489, 7334-7335, 7337-7339, 7341, 7533, 7535-7537, 7540-7541, 7547, 7550, 7560-7561, 7570, 7585, 7608, 7618, 7620, 7624, 7631. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order...
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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King Street, Sydney, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/16
Scope and Contents

A view down the busy shopping street, with crowds on the pavements and a tram in the foreground. A prominent advertisement reads 'For Ladies Only. Miss Maude Maddock, specialist for removing superfluous Hair, Moles, etc., by electrolysis ...'.

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).
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King William Street, Adelaide, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/171
Scope and Contents

216 x 166 mm. A view looking down William Street, Adelaide’s main thoroughfare, with horse cabs lined up in the centre of the street and the towers of the Post Office and the Town Hall visible on the skyline.

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).