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Victoria (state)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 467 Collections and/or Records:

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Dandenong State Forest, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/166
Scope and Contents

186 x 146 mm. A forest scene, showing trees, ferns and shrubs.

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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Dandenong State Forest, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/167
Scope and Contents

186 x 146 mm. A forest scene, showing fern trees and ferns.

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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Dandenong State Forest, 1870 - 1880

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/168
Scope and Contents

186 x 144 mm. A view showing a clearing, beyond which are a rough bark fence and a wooden cabin surrounded by trees and bushes.

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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Dandenong State Forest, at Fern Tree Gully, 1877 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087L/12
Scope and Contents

187 x 131 mm. A view looking along a hillside towards a small house and garden enclosed by a wooden fence, with forest beyond. The residence in the centre of the picture is that of the Forest-keeper, Mr Kennedy, who has charge of the Dandenong State Forest.

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).
 Series

Diaries of Mrs Emily Childers, 1852 - 1869

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 37/8
Scope and Contents

The diaries record mainly domestic and family news, an account of life in Melbourne during 1852-56, and continental tours in 1861, 1864 and 1869.

Dates: 1852 - 1869
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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[Dining room, 'Rosenheath', Kew, Victoria], 1912 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/41
Scope and Contents

203 x 150 mm. A view looking along the dining room, with animal horn trophies mounted on the walls.

Dates: 1912 - 1937
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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[Drawing room, 'Roseneath', Kew, Victoria], 1912 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/39
Scope and Contents

203 x 150 mm. Showing the drawing room at Roseneath, with a tiled fireplace in the foreground and an ornately carved and inlaid circular cabinet standing against the wall beyond.

Dates: 1912 - 1937
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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[Dunns retirement home 'Roseneath' at Kew, Victoria], 1912 - 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/35-53
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of prints of various sizes. The photographs are mostly family portraits and albumen print cartes de visite of leading individuals in South Africa during his time. However, there are also some photographs of his retirement home, Roseneath, showing artifacts he had collected (35-53). The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. Captions...
Dates: 1912 - 1937
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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[Edward John Dunn], 1860 - 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/9
Scope and Contents

42 x 62 mm. (Oval image). A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Dunn, probably taken in the 1860's. The backmark reads; 'Stewart and Co, 217 Bourke Street East, near Parliament Houses, Melbourne. A large framed copy of this portrait may be had price 20. Views taken within twenty miles of town'.

Dates: 1860 - 1869
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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[Edward John Dunn], 1870

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/10
Scope and Contents

35 x 50 mm. A carte de visite head and shoulders studio portrait of Edward Dunn, probably taken around 1870, shortly before he left Australia. The backmark reads: 'Stewart and Co, 217 Bourke Street East, near Parliament Houses, Melbourne. A large framed copy of this portrait may be had price 20. Marion, Imp, Paris'.

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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E.J. Dunn 'Back to Beechworth', 1860 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y305L/5
Scope and Contents

79 x 136 mm. Showing Edward John Dunn and an elderly lady, presumably his wife Elizabeth Julie Dunn, standing on a pathway. Beechworth is situated 140 miles north-east of Melbourne.

Dates: 1860 - 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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Elizabeth Street, from Bourke Street, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/37
Scope and Contents

202 x 148 mm. A view looking down the street, with pedestrians horse-carts and trams.

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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Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/38
Scope and Contents

199 x 145 mm. A view looking down Elizabeth Street, with the Post Office on the right at the junction with Bourke Street, and with trams and horse cabs on the road.

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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Elter’s Glen, Fernshaw, 1885 - 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/71
Scope and Contents

198 x 147 mm. A woodland scene showing palms, ferns and a stream.

Dates: 1885 - 1891
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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Entrance Hall, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/26
Scope and Contents

149 x 102 mm. A view from the entrance hall of the Exhibition Buildings, along one of the alcoves with exhibits on both sides.

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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Entrance to N.S.W. Court, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/27
Scope and Contents

101 x 148 mm. A view showing a small section of the New South Wales Court, with rocks and other mineral specimens in the foreground, and bales of wool beyond.

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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Excavation of Quartz Reef, near Ironbark Hill, 1875

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087C/7
Scope and Contents

185 x 128 mm. A view showing various mines, with piles of rubble and large pieces of quartz in the foreground. Claims identified in the key are Mr. Lansell’s No. 180 Claim, Victoria and New Chum Company, The North Old Chum Claim, and the Old Chum Claim.

Dates: 1875
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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Exhibition Building, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/8
Scope and Contents

199 x 140 mm. A view looking across the lake in Carlton Gardens to the Exhibition Buildings, with a central arched entrance which has behind it a large dome. Built in 1879-80 for the International Exhibition, it was the central landmark of the city for many years. Designed by Joseph Reed, the building cost £246,000 and contained 22 acres of floor space.

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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Exhibition Buildings, 1888-89, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/24
Scope and Contents

140 x 100 mm. A view of the exhibition buildings from Nicholson Street with Carlton Gardens on the left.

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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Fairy Scene-Fernshaw, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/57
Scope and Contents

207 x 158 mm. A view in the woods, showing ferns in the foreground, with trees behind.

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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Federal Coffee Palace, 1888 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308A/15
Scope and Contents

138 x 185 mm. A view of the hotel from the junction of King Street and Collins Street, showing men at work on the telegraph poles outside.

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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Federal Coffee Palace, 1885 - 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/7
Scope and Contents

145 x 198 mm. A view of this elaborate hotel which stands at the corner of King Street and Collins Street, and was built in the early 1880s at the height of the construction boom. The façade of the building shows a bewildering extravagance of decoration and mixed architectural styles.

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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Fern Bridge Gully Black Spur, 1877 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087L/19
Scope and Contents

189 x 132 mm. A view looking down onto the wooded bridge, built with the trunks of fern trees and crossing one of the sources of the River Watt. The bridge was situated near the summit of the Black Spur, about two miles from Fernshaw.

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).
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Fern Grove, near Mount Mundy, 1877 - 1879

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087L/11
Scope and Contents

185 x 132 mm. Showing dense woodland and large fern trees between Mount Mundy and Mount Juliet.

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).
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Fern Gully at Gembrook, 1885 - 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3087D/74
Scope and Contents

146 x 204 mm. A woodland scene showing trees and tall ferns.

Dates: 1885 - 1891
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).