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Australia (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2776 Collections and/or Records:

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Stanley Findlay, one of the Plovers, Australian Boy Scout on guard at Christmas Camp near Melbourne, 1909-12-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 10/5/6520
Scope and Contents

350 x 250 mm.

Dates: 1909-12-26
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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Starting Ploughing Season at Narromine, 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/31
Scope and Contents

A view of nine teams of horse-drawn ploughs working in a large field.

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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Starting the Ploughing Season in the Narromine District, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/62
Scope and Contents

A view of nine teams of horse-drawn ploughs working in a large field.

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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State Farm buildings, Brunswick [Brunswick Junction ?], 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/14
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. Showing a dairy herd in a field, with barns 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).
 File

State guide of Royal Visit to South Australia, 1954

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 320/1/24a
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

Dates: 1954
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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State guide of Royal Visit to South Australia, 1954

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 320/1/24b
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

Dates: 1954
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

State guide of Royal Visit to South Australia, 1954

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 320/1/24c
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

Dates: 1954
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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State guide of Royal Visit to Western Australia, 1954

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 320/1/35
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Programmes, guides, journals and one map relating to the Royal Visits to Jamaica, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. There is also a report of Barclays Bank D.C.O. Much of the material relates to the tour of Australia.

Dates: 1954
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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State School, Fernshawe, 1877 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087L/5
Scope and Contents

188 x 132 mm. A view looking towards the tiny school building standing in a clearing, with recently felled trees in the foreground and dense woodland beyond. In the centre of the picture stands a stump, about 60 feet high, which has evidently been struck by lightning.

Dates: 1877 - 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).
 Fonds

State schools and orphanages, Queensland

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085F
Scope and Contents Album measuring 400 x 260 mm, containing watercolour plans and elevations, and three more mounted photographs of architectural designs for schools and orphanages. The title on the front cover is blocked in gold and reads: 'Queensland Court/Colonial and Indian Exhibition, sketch plans and photographs of state schools and orphanages, Queensland.' Plates 15, 16 and 18 photographed by IDC. An Act of 1875 laid an obligation on the administration to provide 'free, secular, and...
Dates: 1886
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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[Statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park], 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086J/40
Scope and Contents

140 x 190 mm. Uncaptioned print. A front view of the statue of Cook which was unveiled in the park in 1879.

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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Steamer leaving Brisbane for northern ports, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/4
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Showing a steamer pulling out onto the river, with spectators and dockers on the wharf.

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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[Steep gangway, with horse ascending it], 1899 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308M/20
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm.

Dates: 1899 - 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).
 Fonds

Stereoscopic views in Tasmania

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3088A
Scope and Contents Seventeen loose stereoscope cards measuring approximately 175 x 86 mm., each with two mounted prints measuring approximately 75 x 75 mm., showing scenes in the countryside around Hobart. All prints (with one exception) have a label stuck to the reverse stating ‘Views in Tasmania. Bush scenery. S Clifford, photographer, Hobart Town,’ and handwritten captions, and, in some cases, brief explanations. The seventeen cards do not appear to be a set and were probably purchased at different...
Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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Stevenson’s Falls, Marysville, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/42
Scope and Contents

100 x 140 mm. A view of the falls, which cascade down among large ferns, with two ladies standing at the bottom of the picture.

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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Stevenson’s Falls, Marysville, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/55
Scope and Contents

208 x 157 mm. A view of the falls, with thick woodland all around.

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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Stone quarry, Yangan, nr Warwick, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/38
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Showing men at work in the quarry, with a steam-powered crane for lifting rock.

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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‘Stonnington’ Residence of the State Governor, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/12
Scope and Contents 197 x 145 mm. A view of the house from the drive, a white stone building which has verandahs on the ground and first floor decorated with carvings, columns and arches. The house is at 336 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, and was built as a private house, its first resident being John Wagner, the owner of the coaching firm Cobb and Co. In 1901 it was leased as the State Governor’s House, Government House being occupied by the newly-created Governor-General. The Government purchased the house in...
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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Strahan Bay, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6547
Scope and Contents

Landscape. [View along Emu Bay Railway line with sea on the right with a boat alongside and forested area beyond].

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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Strahan Bay, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6547A
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Similar view across bay from Emu Bay Railway, Tasmania].

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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Strahan Bay, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6549
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Similar view to 6547 and 6547A but with sailing but with sailing boat also].

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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Strahan Bay, 1910-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 24/6546
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Sailing boat in bay taken from by railway tracks with wooded land on far side of the bay].

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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Straits Settlements Court, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/21
Scope and Contents

293 x 233 mm. A view of the small Straits Settlements Court with pictures, spears, fibres and chemical compounds on display.

Dates: 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).
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Strathalbyn Gin Gin, A.W. Edgar [farm], 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/7
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. Showing cows in a field, with a house 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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Strawberry plantation, Blackall Range, north coastline, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/17
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Showing a field planted out with strawberries.

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).