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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2776 Collections and/or Records:

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Lake, Zoological Gardens, Adelaide, 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/40
Scope and Contents

260 x 205 mm. A view across the lake, with a small fountain in the centre and animal houses beyond. A rockery behind the lake has a Union Jack upon which is written ‘Mount Wallaby’.

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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Landing at Sydney, Australia, 1929

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089S/104
Scope and Contents

75 x 57 mm. A view showing tour members sliding down a luggage chute onto the quayside.

Dates: 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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Landing Place, Sydney Bay - Departure of His Excellency Lord A. Loftus, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308698A/12
Scope and Contents

Facing p.42, referred to on p.44.

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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Landing young bulls at Bowen from Gladstone. Young bulls 8 or 9 months old: stock to improve local breed, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7533
Scope and Contents

[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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Landing young bulls at Bowen Jetty, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7534
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. Looking towards the township. Township across the bay.

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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Lands and Survey Buildings, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/37
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. A view of the building from Cathedral Avenue.

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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Lands Office, 1901-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085J/8
Scope and Contents

210 x 135 mm. A view of the Brisbane Lands Office decorated with flags and palms, and a sign reading ‘Queensland rejoices’. With electric tramlines in the road. (See Y3085J10).

Dates: 1901-05
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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Lands Office, Brisbane-from Adelaide Street, 1886

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085E/4
Scope and Contents

235 x 180 mm. A photograph from the same viewpoint as Y3085C/8, although from further back, to accommodate the extension built on the left since the earlier photograph. With a pony and trap in front of the building and several bystanders watching the photographer. ‘S. Lomer and Co.’ in bottom right hand corner.

Dates: 1886
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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Lands Office, Sydney, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/7
Scope and Contents

A view of the building, similar in design to the Chief Secretary's Office and also designed by James Barnet in 1877. The photograph is taken from the junction of Bridge Street and Macquarie Place. The building was started in 1877 but by 1888 only the north-west corner was finished.

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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Lands Office, Sydney, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/5
Scope and Contents

350 x 274 mm. A view of the building taken from the junction of Bridge Street and Macquarie Place.

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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Langton Grange, 1899 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308M/1
Scope and Contents

210 x 160 mm. This ship, of the Houlder Line, sailed from Newcastle with horses on 14 November 1899 and 9 March 1900.

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).
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Lansdowne Bridge, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/1
Scope and Contents

244 x 255 mm. A three-quarter front view of the fine stone bridge with one arch of 150 foot span. Designed and built by David Lennox in 1834-5, it was opened to traffic in 1836, and is still in use. The bridge crosses Prospect Creek near Liverpool. Sir T.L. Mitchell's name is printed at the corner of the page.

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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Lansdowne Bridge, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/4
Scope and Contents

236 x 207 mm. A view of Lennox's bridge from the water, showing its fine proportions. Sir T.L. Mitchell's name is printed at the corner of the page.

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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Large Testing Machine, P.N. Russell Engineering School, Syd. University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/48
Scope and Contents

210 x 152 mm. A view showing some of the workings of a machine, presumably used for stress-testing on the strength of components.

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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Large Viaduct, Adelaide and Melbourne railway, 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3082A/23
Scope and Contents

260 x 200 mm. A view from above showing a viaduct crossing a gully.

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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Launceston Brickworks, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6585
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. To the left Glen Dhu Home for neglected children: beyond is seen the district of Inverary between between the stacks: River Tamar 42 miles from the sea: smoke of bush fires obscuring all distance.

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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Launceston from Dennison Road: showing spire of Christchurch, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6602
Scope and Contents

[No print]. Missing.

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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'Launching Place' - a summer resort on the Yarra, 1909-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6526
Scope and Contents

40 miles from Melbourne.

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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Law Courts, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/4
Scope and Contents

204 x 150 mm. A view from the junction of William Street and Lonsdale Street showing the large court building, surmounted by a dome at the Lonsdale Street end. The building was designed by the architects Smith and Johnson, and built between the years 1877-1882. See also Y308A/10.

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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Law Courts, Perth, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/38
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. A view of the building from the harbour side. The building's relation to the harbour can be seen in Y3081B/27 where it it stands to right of centre of picture.

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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Left-hand branch, Walhalla, 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087H/2
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138 x 206 mm. A view from the hillside above the town, with houses along the valley floor, and steep hills rising on either side. The handwritten caption reads: 'View of Walhalla showing how most of the houses are close to the street which follows the valley and is about 1.5 miles long - Dr's house is half way.'

Dates: 1913
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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Legislative Council and Assembly, Macquarie Street, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/13
Scope and Contents

273 x 210 mm. View from Macquarie Street of the Legislative Council buildings. This building started life as one of the wings of the Rum Hospital. It became the Legislative Council Chamber in 1843.

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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Lerchardit Bore near Barcaldine and Aramac, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/27
Scope and Contents

175 x 130 mm. Photograph showing a bore under construction, with a team of twelve horses pulling a laden wagon.

Dates: 1894
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).
 Fonds

Leslie James Wilmoth, 'John Gardiner: pioneer and overlander'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 284
Scope and Contents Comprises a typescript biography completed in 1936, and revised c. 1960 with the addition of supplementary inserts and photographs. 292 pp., with six portrait photographs inserted. The supplementary information, now housed in an accompanying file consists of: photograph of Gardiner memorial plaque at Hawthorn, with a descriptive note; list of ships passing between Van Dieman's Land [Tasmania] and the Port Phillip settlement in 1835-6 compiled by Wilmoth from the Launceston Advertiser; copy...
Dates: 1936 - 1960
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Letter book, 1921 - 1922

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/17/1/6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Major James Boosé became Secretary of the RCI in 1909 and was associated with the development of the branches during 1909-10. He made three overseas tours, and after his retirement in 1915 owing to ill health, two more as travelling Commissioner before his final retirement in 1922.

Dates: 1921 - 1922
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).