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Australia (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2785 Collections and/or Records:

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Team of sixteen horses passing under fig tree, near Atherton. North Queensland, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7576
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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Teams and packhorse outside store at Yungaburra, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7581
Scope and Contents

[Loaded packhorses outside wooden store building].

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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Teams of horses outside smithy at Yungaburra, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7583
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Smithy not visible].

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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Teams of horses outside smithy at Yungaburra, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7584
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [Teams outside buildings, one marked 'Baker'].

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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Teamsters camped for the night, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/61
Scope and Contents

Showing a wagon-load of sacks, with the horse team loose and feeding, and the wagonners in the background.

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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Technological Museum and College - Sydney, 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086K/8
Scope and Contents

A view taken from the junction of Harris Street and Mary Ann Street. The museum is the nearer building, with the technical college behind it and to the right, facing on to Mary Ann Street. Both buildings were designed by William E. Kemp, the college in 1891 and the museum in 1892.

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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Telegraph post, N.S.W. [i.e. New South Wales], 1910 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011DDD(LS)/92
Scope and Contents

Showing a crooked telegraph post.

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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Temple of the thousand idols, Yarangobilly [sic] Caves, New South Wales, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086L/25
Scope and Contents

274 x 350 mm. A view of a portion of the caves, with hundreds of stalactites growing down from the roof and numerous thicker stalactites growing up from the floor. In some places both have joined to form columns.

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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Temporary annex-Main Avenue, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/5
Scope and Contents

290 x 234 mm. A view looking along the walkway, with glass cases and exhibits on either side.

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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Temporary annex: Section Victorian Court. Ironwork etc, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/6
Scope and Contents

289 x 233 mm. A view of Victorian exhibits showing the products of the ‘Victorian Confectionary Coy.’ The Colonial Manufacturing Co.’ and ‘Melbourne Bellows’.

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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Temporary annexe, section Victorian court, ironworks, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/7
Scope and Contents

289 x 233 mm.

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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Temporary annexe, section Victorian court, main avenue, 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087A/8
Scope and Contents

289 x 233 mm.

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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Temptation Creek, 1888

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086H/29
Scope and Contents

275 x 220 mm. A view of the creek, with wooded hillside on the banks. A large boulder stands in the foreground on the left.

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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Terrace and carriage Paddock, Flemington Race Course, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/46
Scope and Contents

200 x 147 mm. A view looking down on groups of men and women on the Terrace, with rows of horse carriages standing beyond.

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086O/49
Scope and Contents

208 x 151 mm. A view of part 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).
 Sub-Fonds

The Aborigines of Tasmania [historic title], 1873

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 278/40
Scope and Contents

'The Aborigines of Tasmania by Hugh M. Hull Clerk in Parliament', 5 pages. The document is undated, but internal evidence suggests it originates from between 1869 and 1876, probably 1873.

Dates: 1873
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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The Accommodation House, Jenolan Caves, 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086M/27
Scope and Contents

A view from the hillside looking down on the hotel, which served as a base for tourists to the caves. Jeremiah Wilson was appointed 'Keeper of the Caves' in 1867, soon after the area was made a Government Reserve and from the early 1880's he provided accommodation for visitors. The building illustrated here was started in 1897.

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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The Arcade, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/22
Scope and Contents

205 x 155 mm. A view looking along the Royal Arcade, with shops on either side. The arcade runs from Bourke Street through to Collins Street and was built in 1869-70.

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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The arch of the Devil's Coach House, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7607
Scope and Contents

[Outer view of cave in the 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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The Argyle Cut, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/75
Scope and Contents

273 x 209 mm. View looking west along Argyle Street towards the Argyle Cut, a passage carved through solid rock beneath Cumberland Street and Prince's Street in the 1840s to give access between the Circular Quay and Miller's Point. Cumberland and Prince's Street pass over the Cut on stone bridges.

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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The Argyle Cut, 1870 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3086P/76
Scope and Contents

271 x 207 mm. View looking east along Argyle Street towards the Argyle Cut. A small portion of Holy Trinity Church can be seen in the left foreground.

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).
 Fonds

The Australian Bicentennial

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308L
Scope and Contents

Twenty-two images (with some duplicates), chiefly of the 'Young Endeavour'. A photograph of an article on the voyage of the Young Endeavour which sailed from Portsmouth in August 1987 and arrived in Hobart on 10 January 1988, taken from the RCS Newsletter No. 19, Spring 1988, is filed with the photographs.

Dates: 1986 - 1987
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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The Australian Club, 1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/67
Scope and Contents

274 x 190 mm. A view of the club premises, an elegant colonial style building with balconies on each floor, taken from the junction of O’ Connell Street and Bent Street.

Dates: 1870
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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The Australian Laughing Jackass, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/97
Scope and Contents

98 x 145 mm. A studio photograph showing two stuffed kingfishers among arranged vegetation. Photograph by Henry King, Sydney.

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).
 File

'The Australian Peregrinations of T.D. Simon', Vol. 2, 2 - 28 Apr. 1986

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304Z
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs measuring approximately 125 x 90 mm, pasted into the album pages. A detailed account of the second half of a six week holiday spent with ex-Kenya friends living in Queensland. Many day-trips to towns around Toowoomba, Brisbane and Warwick are described. The smaller, second section recounts similar information regarding Simon's home territory around Christchurch, Hampshire.

Dates: 2 - 28 Apr. 1986
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).