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Queensland (state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 395 Collections and/or Records:

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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia, 1970-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/F/62a
Scope and Contents

Neg. Left to right: Mr. W Kanja, MP, Kenya; Mr. Kebba Krubally, MP, Gambia; and Mr. S. Shah, MP, Trinidad and Tobago, talking with local resident at Maroochydore, a beach resort north of Brisbane, the Queensland capital.

Dates: 1970-09
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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Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Canberra, Australia, 1970-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/F/62b
Scope and Contents

Neg. Left to right: Mrs James A. Jerome, Mr. James Walker, Parliamentary Secretary to the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. James A. Jerome, MP, Canada and Mr. K. Puttaswamy, Minister for Law, Labour and Parliamentary Affairs, Mysore, India, feeding the birds at the wildlife sanctuary, Currumbin, on Queensland’s Gold Coast, south of Brisbane.

Dates: 1970-09
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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Apple Orchard, Stanthorpe. Instructor calls, 1900 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/17
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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Artesian bore, Cunnamulla (5000000 gallons a day), 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/41
Scope and Contents

200 x 105 mm. A photograph of the bore flowing, with two figures and corrugated iron sheds 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).
 Fonds

Artesian Bores in Queensland

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K
Scope and Contents Collection of thirty-nine loose photographs of various sizes, depicting artesian bores under construction or in operation, with a few general photographs of farming in Queensland, probably photographed by Charles Kerry. All either with captions on prints, or with pencilled captions on reverse. The captions have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. All...
Dates: 1894
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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At Barron Crossing, near Atherton, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7573
Scope and Contents

Landscape format. [View of the ford on Barron River with woman on horse-back crossing].

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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Australia's Fairyland - the bush, 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085R/2
Scope and Contents

215 x 265 mm. An unidentified pictorial scene showing a river and trees at an unspecified location.

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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Barat's Grapes, Stanthorpe, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/13
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. A similar photograph [i.e. to preceding print] of ripening grapes.

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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Barcaldine Bore, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/22
Scope and Contents

100 x 140 mm. Pencilled caption on reverse reads ‘Barcaldine Bore 357 miles west from Rockhampton. Water shut off’. Showing the tower, boarded off, with teams of horses beside it.

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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Barron Falls, Cairns, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/44
Scope and Contents

150 x 200 mm. Photograph taken from one side of the falls. The height of the first fall is 660 feet with smaller falls totalling 800 feet. 'When in full flood more water passes over these falls, than over Niagara falls' ('Views seen from Queensland Railways').

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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Baryenia [Barinya?] Bore, South of Hughenden, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/23
Scope and Contents

145 x 170 mm. A bore under construction with derrick, steam engine and drilling machinery. Several men and women posing by the derrick.

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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[Bend in river], 1900 - 1940

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/22
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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[Blaxlands sheep sheering sheds], 1928-08-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/4/30
Scope and Contents

Print at RCMS 353/2/155.

Dates: 1928-08-30
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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Boring operations, Eagle Farm near Brisbane, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/18
Scope and Contents

185 x 140 mm. An interesting picture showing the drill in position, with drilling machinery to one side of the derrick, attached to a steam engine on the left. With operators posing on the ground or on the derrick.

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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Boring operations near Brisbane, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/19
Scope and Contents

165 x 200 mm. Another fine industrial photograph, with operators posing on or beside the wooden derrick. A large steam engine is drawn up to the derrick. The boring is in a surprisingly built up area, with huts and brick buildings behind the derrick.

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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Boring Plant, Bore No. 9 Thurlagoona, 1894

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085K/13
Scope and Contents

150 x 205 mm Caption on print reads ‘Thurlagoona Bore No 9 Daily flow 3,500,000 Gals Depth 1784 ft, Temp 112 degrees. Casing 6 inches’.

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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Botanic Gardens and Government House, 1873

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085B/3
Scope and Contents

227 x 175 mm. A view of the gardens, with Government House in the background, largely obscured by trees.

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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Botanical Gardens, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/193
Scope and Contents

235 x 186 mm. A view showing palm trees of various sorts in the gardens, with an unidentified house in the background.

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).
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Botanical gardens, Brisbane, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/199
Scope and Contents

138 x 99 mm. A view showing palms and other shrubs in the Botanical Gardens.

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).
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Bridge over Condamine, approach to town from Railway Station, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/2
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. Also captioned on print ‘Bridge over Condamine, Warwick’ and showing the metal bridge with the town in the background, behind trees.

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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Bridge over River, leading to Glengallan, Ginch Creek etc, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/8
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. A view of a wooden bridge over the Condamine, with a pony and trap crossing. Caption on print ‘Bridge over Condamine, Warwick’.

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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Bridge (same as Y3085D/8) with view of town, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085D/15
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. View taken from other side of the river Condamine.

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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Bridging the Caboolture, 1873

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085A/8
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. The picture shows the early stages of building a wooden bridge with the main struts and the larger horizontal supports in place. With two figures on the bridge, and three lying on the grass in the foreground.

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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Brigalows, near Dalby, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3085O/25
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Photograph of a copse of Brigalows. Brigalow is an Aboriginal Australian name for a type of acacia found in New South Wales and Queensland and was used by them for making spears and boomerangs.

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).
 Sub-Series

Brisbane, 1909

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Queensland/100-106
Scope and Contents

Monochrome postcards.

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).