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Western Australia (state)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 199 Collections and/or Records:

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Red Flowering Gum, Perth [coloured], 1900 - 1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308H(LS)/5
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 - 1950
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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Related documents, 2008 - 2009

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 384/2
Scope and Contents A small file of copies of original documents accompanies the memoir. These include a telegram, a letter and the text of a radio message sent from William Ainslie to his wife Margaret informing her of his internment, and a postcard from another internee mentioning Ainslie. There is also a passenger list for SS ‘Nellore’, documents relating to the reception of Malayan evacuees in Australia, and a newspaper obituary for Dr Peter Chopping, who served with the RAMC and was interned in Singapore...
Dates: 2008 - 2009
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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Ringbarked and unringbarked, Comly, Mingenew, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/46
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. Showing a group of treated and untreated trees. First practised on a large scale in the 1860s, ringmarking [sic] is a technique of killing trees by cutting into the bark to check the flow of sap, and thus making the land free for grass cultivation. The practice has been responsible for the destruction of vast amounts of timber in Australia.

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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River Irwin, Mingenew District, 1907-07-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/5
Scope and Contents

152 x 107 mm. A view looking north east across the flooded Irwin River towards coal workings (Reserve 2297) on the far bank. Photograph by W.D. Campbell. Negative No. 329.

Dates: 1907-07-29
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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Rokewood Apple seed, Bridgetown, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/61
Scope and Contents

195 x 145 mm. View of a young apple tree similar to Y3081B/53.

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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Rokewood apple tree, 8 years, Willmott, Bridgetown, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/53
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing an apple tree heavy with fruit.

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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Rolling scrub, Newmarracarra Station, Geraldton (K. Grant), 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/76
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Showing yoked cattle, standing among grass and trees.

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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Royal Mint, Perth, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/39
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. A view of the front of the building, with Union Jack flying above the entrance.

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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Salt stack, Fallowfields Saltwaorks, Lynton Station, Hutt Lagoon, 1909-04-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/20
Scope and Contents

152 x 107 mm. A view looking over scrubland towards a pile of salt stored in an enclosure of sand-filled sacks. Photograph by W.D. Campbell. Negative No. 526.

Dates: 1909-04-22
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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Sandstone Quarry on gold mining lease 66, 1904-01-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/59
Scope and Contents

151 x 107 mm. A view showing a stone quarry in a woodland clearing with wooden winching equipment and quarried sandstone blocks in the foreground. Photograph by E.S. Simpson. Negative No. 166.

Dates: 1904-01-28
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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[Scenes in Western Australia], 1928-08-08 - 1928-08-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/2/112-118
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Album of mostly 80 x 54 mm prints. There is a brief list describing items 1-98, which document the trip from Southampton to South Africa, travel in South Africa, and the visit to Southern Rhodesia. Many photos do not appear in the exact numerical order given in the listing. The rest of the images are uncaptioned, but their general locations have been identified by reference to the diary RCMS 353/1.

Dates: 1928-08-08 - 1928-08-11
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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Sheep troughs fed from natural springs, 'Newmarracarra', Geraldton District, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/6
Scope and Contents

205 x 150 mm. Showing a large water tank, with feed pipes to where sheep are drinking.

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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Shipping timber and produce, Bunbury, Western Australia, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/29
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. A view down the pier with steam and sailing ships being loaded from the railway running down the pier. The ship in the foreground is again the 'Hobart' of Melbourne.

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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Shipping wheat, Fremantle, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/79
Scope and Contents

150 x 200 mm. A dockside scene, with sacks of wheat being hoisted aboard the steamer 'Armadale' from the wharf below. With dockers posing for the photographer.

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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(?)Sluicing equipment, (?)Fraser's Gold Mine, 1896 - 1908

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/47
Scope and Contents

117 x 80 mm. A view showing water tanks and pipework. This print is catalogued as 'Granite Rocks, Laverton area' in the GSWA archives, but there is clearly some confusion here. Photographer unknown. Negative No. 112.

Dates: 1896 - 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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Sofar (?) Spitzenberg Apple seed, 8 years, J Wheatley, Bridgetown, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/57
Scope and Contents

200 x 150 mm. Showing man with child standing in front of apple tree.

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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Sons of Gwalia Mine, 1903-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081A/63
Scope and Contents

151 x 108 mm. A view from the northwest showing the mine workings and buildings at Lenora. Photograph by C.F.V Jackson. Negative No. 202.

Dates: 1903-09
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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St George's Terrace, Perth, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/32
Scope and Contents

205 x 155 mm. A view down the street with telegraph wires across the road.

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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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).
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State guide of Royal Visit to Western Australia, 1954

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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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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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Stud short-horns, Strathallyn, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/23
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing cattle in a field on A. Edgar's farm.

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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Suburban orchard area, 10 acres, Bridgetown, [?] 3 years, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/66
Scope and Contents

200 x 145 mm. Showing a small farmstead, with field planted with young fruit trees, and forest 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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Sunset at Albany, West Australia, 1901

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3022P/73
Scope and Contents

View from the sea looking towards the harbour and surrounding hills.

Dates: 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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Swan River, Perth, from Mt. Bay Road, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3081B/81
Scope and Contents

195 x 150 mm. Showing sailing boats in the bay, with black swans in the foreground.

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).