Correspondence 1882-1905 of Cardinal H. Vaughan, Father F. Henry and other Mill Hill priests with Bishop J. Luck, J.R. Madan, J. Becker, J.W. Smiers and other missionaries in New Zealand.
0.15 metres(3 original diaries, 3 binders of copies and transcripts)
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Papers relating to Robert O'Hara Burke, William John Wills and John King, including diaries, journals, notebooks, account books, letters, notes and a press sheet.
The collection comprises extensive research files maintained by Professor Reid and his research assistants while researching the history of the Commonwealth Parliament. The files contain notes, articles, newspaper cuttings and printed materials, as well as photocopies of primary materials dating from as early as 1861.
Papers including correspondence, interview transcripts, drafts, photographs, personal documents, articles, ephemera, printed material, chronologies and press clippings compiled by Peter Golding for research leading to biographies: "An unqualified success: the extraordinary life of Allan Percy Fleming"; "Black Jack McEwen: Political Gladiator" and "They called him Smoothie: John Joseph Cahill."
(11 ms boxes + 4 sound/av carriers + 2 digital carriers)
Abstract Or Scope
The original consignment, MS 9811, comprises correspondence, minutes of meetings, postcards, newspaper cuttings, cablegrams, invitations, magazine articles, books, slides and cassette tapes. There is also a collection of photographs with an annotated index. This material was assembled during the course of Manton's work as a consultant specialising in the arts and cultures of Singapore, Malaysia and Indochina. It relates to Cambodia's history and post Khmer Rouge cultural, social and political re-development with a particular focus on the processes of silk weaving. The collection also documents Manton's activities in encouraging Australian participation in the re-establishment of some of Cambodia's fine art processes.
Royal Astronomical Society papers, comprising Secretary's letter-book 1822-1824, original papers submitted to the Society 1820-1900, and correspondence of Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee 1898-1912. Subjects include: Pacific exploring expedition; observations made by Sir Thomas Brisbane at Parramatta 1822-1825; report on Melbourne Observatory for 1878; expedition to Sumatra 1901 to observe total eclipse; and observation of 1908, 1910 and 1911 eclipses in Australia and Pacific.
The collection consists largely of photocopies of the papers of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, 1875 – 1949, which were collected, copied and bound by Professor D. A. Low. The original collection is held in full in the National Library of India, Calcutta. The collection documents the Indian National Movement for Independence focussing on the years 1920 to 1949.
16 letters written to T.M. Reade by J. Anderson and others concerning laying of the cable from Java to Australia for the Eastern Telegraph Co Ltd, from H.B. Guppy concerning the geology of New Zealand and the Solomon Islands, and from J.M. Maclaren concerning submarine ridges in the Pacific and his geological work in New Zealand.