Scientific paper, photographs and correspondence: Macquarie Island, 1968-1972

 
Containers:
Box 18 (MS 10563)
Component identifier:
File 195
Content Summary:

Australian National University envelope with black-and-white photographs of Macquarie Island. Photos are labelled and dated. Locations include Wireless Hill, Nugge's Beach, Green Gorge, Isthmus, Handspike Point. Photos all labelled "R.H." (Roger Hnatiuk). Envelope labelling reads: "Macquarie Island: Photos: (Roger) Hatnuk".

"The future impact of man upon Macquarie Island" by Dr Nigel Wace and Mr Roger Hnatiuk from the Department of Biogeography and Geomorphology, Australian National University, Canberra. Paper refers to at least some locations shown in above photographs.

Letters from John Jenkin from The University of Melbourne School of Botany to Alec Costin.

Letter from John Jenkin from The University of Melbourne School of Botany to Alec Costin regarding Jenkin's work on the effects of rabbit infestation Macquarie Island and Costin's work on Australian alpine ecosystems and stereophotography. 19 November 1968.

Letter from John Jenkin from The University of Melbourne School of Botany to Alec Costin. Letter refers to various subjects in relation to Macquarie Island including photographs by Costin and Jenkin, the growth of tussock grassland, and stereo photography. 28 January 1969.

Immediate source of acquisition:
This large and diverse collection was compiled by Alec Costin then organised and catalogued by the eScholarship Research Centre at The University of Melbourne from 2017-2019. The collection was then transferred to the National Library of Australia in 2020.

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Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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