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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2775 Collections and/or Records:

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Newcastle and Harbour, New South Wales, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/28
Scope and Contents

350 x 274 mm. A view from rising ground in the town, looking over roof tops to the harbour and the sea, with the promontory of Nobby's Head beyond the wharves.

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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Newcastle, NSW [i.e. New South Wales] - Breakwater, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011B(LS)/59
Scope and Contents

A view showing part of the (?) southern breakwater at Newcastle.

Dates: 1908 - 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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Newcastle station, 1887

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086E/46
Scope and Contents

340 x 262 mm. Exterior view.

Dates: 1887
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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Newcastle station, 1887

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086E/47
Scope and Contents

340 x 262 mm. Platform view.

Dates: 1887
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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Newport, from Kuring-Gai Chase, 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/18
Scope and Contents

A view looking down from the wooded banks of the estuary and along its course. The estuary is Pitt Water which debouches into Broken Bay, north of Sydney.

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).
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Newport from Kuring-Gai Chase [now Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park], 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/71
Scope and Contents

A view looking down from the wooded banks of the estuary and along its course, with the sea in the distance. The estuary is Pitt Water which debouches into broken Bay, north of Sydney.

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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Newport, Kuring-Gai Chase, New South Wales, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/15
Scope and Contents

350 x 274 mm. A view towards Newport from Kuring-Gai Chase, looking over Pitt Water.

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).
 Fonds

Newscuttings on New Zealand immigration

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 307
Scope and Contents A newspaper cuttings book originating from New Zealand, containing articles on immigration to New Zealand, 1849 and 1850; letters to newspaper editors, 1852; and articles and letters on the settlement of New Zealand, 1866-1868. There are also a few articles on immigration to Van Diemen's Land, Australia, New Brunswick, California, Natal and Chile. The latter discusses the 1868 South American earthquake. Some of the cuttings are mounted on loose cardboard. Near the back of the book are a...
Dates: 1849 - 1868
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).
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Newton Road Gate, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/64
Scope and Contents

206 x 135 mm. A view from the road, looking west through the gates and along the drive towards the east front of the university buildings.

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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Newton Window, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/12
Scope and Contents

57 x 105 mm. A view of one of the stained glass windows that are high on the north and south walls of the Hall. This window depicts Roger Bacon, Robert Greathead and John Duns Scotus.

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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Nicholson Museum, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/19
Scope and Contents

200 x 152 mm. A view of a section of the museum, with a case of exhibits and, hanging on the walls, various stone tablets with Latin inscriptions. Sir Charles Nicholson accumulated a large collection of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan artefacts which formed the basis of the Museum collection.

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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Nicholson Museum, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/20
Scope and Contents

206 x 149 mm. A view of another section of the museum showing a carved stele (upright slab) and various pieces of Egyptian sculpture.

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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Nicholson Museum, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/21
Scope and Contents

208 x 150 mm. A view of another section of the museum, with papyri on the walls and various pieces of Egyptian sculpture.

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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Nicholson Museum, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/22
Scope and Contents

210 x 149 mm. A view of the museum, showing the inscribed stele (upright slab), various papyri and a Greek or Italian vase.

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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Nicholson Window, Great Hall, Sydney University, 1895 - 1900

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/10
Scope and Contents

98 x 131 mm. A view of the stained glass window depicting various founders of Oxford Colleges.

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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Nimboy Bridge, Newton Boyd Road, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/61
Scope and Contents

260 x 190 mm. Information given states '3 spans of 150 feet each (iron), 4 spans of 60 feet each (timber), with two thirty feet approach spans, total length 750 feet'. A side view from above looking down on the bridge, with bark roofed cabins on the near river bank. A bridge of similar design to Urara bridge, although longer and with small iron arches above the roadway across the width of the bridge.

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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Nimboy Bridge, Newton Boyd Road, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/62
Scope and Contents

247 x 186 mm. A close-up view along the bridge, showing the details of the supporting piers, which are of similar design to those of Urara bridge.

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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Nimboy Bridge, Newton Boyd Road, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/63
Scope and Contents

240 x 170 mm. A view looking down on and along the length of the bridge.

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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Nimboy Bridge (Shewing made of launching girders), 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086F/64
Scope and Contents

154 x 95 mm. An interesting photograph of the bridge under construction, with the two spans nearest the camera not in position, and scaffolding around parts of the bridge.

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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Nine months old ostriches, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7594
Scope and Contents

South Head: Sydney, N.S.W.

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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No. 49 (Swanson’s) Bridge, Main Range, 1886

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085E/35
Scope and Contents

280 x 230 mm. View across a gorge, showing a railway bridge of iron girders, and the track continuing up an incline. Two men stand at the edge of the bridge with a railway trolley.

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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No. 51 Bridge, Main Range, 1886

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085E/34
Scope and Contents

285 x 225 mm. A view across a wooded gorge, crossed by an iron railway bridge on wooden supports.

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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Noorama Bore, South Western District, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/25
Scope and Contents

225 x 180 mm. Photograph showing three women, a man and a young girl, posed in front of the flowing pipe of the bore.

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

Norfolk Island: Outline of its history from 1788 to 1884, Sydney : Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1885

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308698A
Scope and Contents 220 x 275 mm leather-bound book of 51 pages. The book is illustrated by one double-page and 13 full-page autotypes from original photographs, the printed surface of plates 2-14 approx. 22 x 165 mm. The reproductions are of varying quality, probably depending on that of the originals; at their best (e.g. plate 14) they are virtually indistinguishable from actual prints. They were taken and printed by Mr A. Dyer, Photo-Mechanical Operator of the Government Printing Office (see p.43). The...
Dates: 1885
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).
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Norfolk Island Pine Botanical Gardens, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/17
Scope and Contents

153 x 199 mm. A view looking along a path in the gardens at the end of which stands a fine Norfolk Island pine. These trees are endemic to Norfolk Island, which lies about 930 miles north-east of Sydney.

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).