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Australia (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2775 Collections and/or Records:

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Mail Steamers, Circular Quay, Sydney, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/26
Scope and Contents

A view taken from the SW corner of the quay, looking NE, with trams and ferries in the foreground, and mail steamers moored beyond on the east side of the quay.

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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Main St, Walhalla, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/58
Scope and Contents

147 x 198 mm. A view of the main street with children standing on the pavement, and houses and a small church on the hillside beyond. Walhalla was a township running along a narrow valley floor, with steep hills on either side.

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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Main Street, Artherton, North Queensland, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7563
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Showing shops with verandahs].

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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Main Street, Artherton, North Queensland, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7564
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Showing shops with verandahs].

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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Main street, Zeehan, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6545
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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Maize and Sugar Cane, Nambour, N.C.L., 1900 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/16
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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Maize crop, Beaudeserts, 1900 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/14
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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Malayan Bears at the Zoo, Sydney, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7494
Scope and Contents

[Bear at the bars of its cage with white nose and collar marking].

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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Malayan Bears at the Zoo, Sydney, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7495
Scope and Contents

[Bear at the bars of its cage with white nose and collar marking].

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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Male Ostrich, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7597
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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[Mallee parrot], 1919 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/2/34
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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[Mallee yellow ringneck parrot], 1919 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/2/22
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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Malurus cyaneus [Superb fairywren], 1887 - 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/7/10
Scope and Contents From the File:

Fifteen labelled but undated watercolours on gilt-edged card, each 105 x 165 mm.

Dates: 1887 - 1918
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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Malusus melanocchalus [Red-backed fairywren], 1887 - 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/7/7
Scope and Contents From the File:

Fifteen labelled but undated watercolours on gilt-edged card, each 105 x 165 mm.

Dates: 1887 - 1918
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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Man putting in ripples in the main tunnel tail race, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6586
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. Briser's Mine, Derby.

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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[Man wearing anti-mosquito headgear], 1910 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011DDD(LS)/115
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A series of slides showing the CCCS's work among rural communities in Australia.

Dates: 1910 - 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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Manfred Downs Bore No 1, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/16
Scope and Contents

185 x 115 mm. Showing the bore flowing in the foreground, with a herd of sheep by the water channel behind.

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).
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Manfred Downs Bore No 2, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/17
Scope and Contents

180 x 120 mm. Showing the bore flowing in the foreground, with herd of sheep behind fencing by a water or food trough.

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).
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Manly, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales], 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/66
Scope and Contents

A view of the beach at Manly, with swimmers in the background and men and women posing for the camera in front.

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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Manly, Sydney Harbour, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales], 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/14
Scope and Contents

350 x 274 mm. A view of the beach at Manly, with holiday-makers posing for the camera, and swimmers in the sea beyond.

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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Manning River at Tinonee, New South Wales, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/58
Scope and Contents

350 x 274 mm. A view looking down on the broad river, with flat farmland on either side.

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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Maori Prayer House (Front) New Zealand Court, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/28
Scope and Contents

100 x 148 mm. A view showing one end of the carved wooden prayer house, with carved heads hanging on the outside and potted plants placed in front.

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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Maori Prayer House (Front) New Zealand Court, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/29
Scope and Contents

101 x 147 mm A view showing the elaborate wooden carvings on the back of the house.

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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Map of Australia, 1900 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/1
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 - 1950
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-Fonds

Map of New Holland, 1910

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/14
Scope and Contents

A copy of a map of New Holland (Australia), 7'' x 5½''. On an accompanying sheet of paper is written 'An M.S. map of New Holland as explored by Capt. Cook in 1770'.

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).