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Papers of Barbara Thiering, 1967-2011

(20 ms boxes, 30 digital carriers)
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This collection comprises the working papers of feminist theologian Barbara Thiering and includes manuscripts and background research for her articles and publications on the New Testament and the Dead Sea Scrolls along with newspaper clippings, reviews and photographs.
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12 Apostles Digital-Carriers-Box 66

 
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4 Diagram Digital-Carriers-Box 66

 

Papers of Bill Gammage, c.1880s-2021

(55 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 4 large folio boxes + 5 map folios + 40 audiovisual carriers)
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MS Acc05.123 comprises material relating to The broken years, research material and drafts for the thesis on which the book was based, correspondence, draft material, photographs and reviews relating to the various editions of the book. Also includes material relating to Gammage's role as an historical consultant for the film "Gallipoli".
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Papers of Kate Grenville, 1980-2020

(46 MS boxes + 1 map folio + 1 folder + medium folio box)
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This collection comprises papers relating to nine of Kate Grenville's novels (The Secret River, The Lieutenant, Sarah Thornhill, Dark Places, A Room Made of Leaves, The Idea of Perfection, Always Greener, One Life, The Case Against Fragrance) and a piece in Meanjin about the Covid-19 pandemic. The collection primarily consists of early drafts, and correspondence with colleagues and readers.
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Papers of Henry Reynolds, 1966-2016

(77 ms boxes + 1 folder)
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The MS 9548 collection comprises correspondence, notes, manuscripts and typescripts, subject files, cuttings of articles by or about Reynolds, reprints and printed material. The bulk of the correspondence deals with conferences and seminars, publications, academic appointments, grant applications, examination of postgraduate students, study leave and book launchings. The notes, drafts and research material relate to Reynolds' books Aborigines and settlers, The other side of the frontier, The law and the land, Frontier: Aborigines, settlers and land, Dispossession: black Australians and white invaders, With the white people, Fate of a free people, Aboriginal sovereignty, This whispering in our hearts, as well as chapters in books, articles, conference papers, lectures and book reviews (40 boxes).
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Papers of Verity Burgmann, c. 1956-2022

(12 ms boxes + 8 archival boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 map folio + 87 audiovisual carriers)
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This collection comprises recordings and papers compiled by political scientist Verity Burgmann. The recordings are of interviews (1970-1994), speeches, meetings and protests of far-left wing activists (1981-2019), conducted by Burgmann and others. Prominent activists interviewed include Frank Hardy, Tom Payne, Lloyd Ross and Mary Wright (87 sound/av carriers) There are papers relating to the Australian Society for the Study of Labour history. These records from the Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney branches are complimented by a run of the Melbourne branch's newsletter 'Recorder', from 1964-2021 (incomplete). Other papers relate to Burgmann's academic life (1982-2020) with two main portions dedicated to applications to the Australian Research Council and other research grant schemes, as well as conferences attended (1979-1989). Burgmann's, working papers for The People's history of Australia, co-edited with Jenny Lee, are made up of correspondence with contributors, publishers and supporters of the project along with financial papers, summary drafts, style guides and charts. There are Burgmann's examiner reports, manuscript assessment and supervision samples from her time at the University of Melbourne as well as special studies program applications.
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Papers of Edward Duyker, 1698-2014

44 ms boxes + 1 oversized phase box + 1 large folio box + 1 carton + 3 map folios (single)
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MS 9061 comprises mainly correspondence, research material and drafts relating to the compilation of Duyker's publications. There are papers relating to Duyker's research into the history of Mauritius and his involvement in Mauritian family history research, including correspondence with genealogists. There is a copy of Gaston Sarre's Recueil de reseignements sur les familles de Lile Maurice, 1945, containing genealogical notes on 3000 Mauritian families. There is also correspondence between Bell, Regnard Co., Melbourne, and Pipon, Bell Co., Mauritius (1853-1855), concerning the importation of Mauritian sugar. A copy of Duyker's PhD thesis Tribal guerillas : the Santals of West Bengal and the Naxalite movement and associated research material is also included (19 boxes, 2 fol. boxes).

Depictions of the Eureka flag and of people attending the 149th Celebration of the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Victoria, 2003

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Collection comprises portraits of people showing various depictions of the Eureka flag, and also of people attending the 149th Celebration of the Eureka Stockade event in Ballarat, Victoria in 2003. The images reflect the many ways the Eureka flag has been embraced as a symbol by a wide range of Australians, and the impact of the Eureka Stockade on Australian identity and social and political life.

Aviation in New Guinea, 1936-1937

(96 photographs : black and white ; 10 x 15.5 cm or smaller)
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This collection of photographs taken in New Guinea in the late 1930s includes images of an experimental amphibian Sikorsky aircraft nicknamed 'Tuppy'; the pilots and support crews at work; aerial views of the New Guinean landscape including the Fly and Sepik Rivers; and the local people and villages. Captioned by the photographer Roy Savage, these photographs highlight the challenging logistics of landing, housing and servicing aircraft in New Guinea during this time.
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Scrapbooks relating to Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, 1871-1923

(2 oversized phase-boxes)
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This collection comprises two scrapbooks with a compilation of materials relating to Algernon Hawkins Thomond Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, who served as Governor of South Australia between 1889 and 1895. The scrapbooks include letters, photographs, seating plans for official dinners, certificates and invitations, along with materials relating to the British Monarchy, Kintore's role as governor, and Australian Federation.
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Papers of John Hamilton, 1996-2009

9 metres (2 ms boxes + 10 ms cartons + 8 large folio boxes + 3 small folio boxes) + 33 audio carriers
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MS Acc00.024 comprises files documenting Hamilton's publications and files relating to his work and travels, together with press clippings and photographs. There are also subject files, diaries, scrapbooks and cartoons. Topics covered include Timor, Indonesia, China, Vanuatu, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force and the Sinai Desert.
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Ambassador McCarthy 1 item Cassette-Box 327

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Archbishop Denis Hart 1 item Cassette-Box 327

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