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Letters from Peter Ryan to Graeme Sligo

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This collection primarily comprises correspondence from Peter Ryan to Graeme Sligo regarding the book "The Backroom Boys : Alfred Conlon and Army's Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs, 1942-46" written by Graeme Sligo. The book covers topics of Army Directorate of Research 1942-1946 - New Guinea, Colonel Alfred Austin Joseph Conlon, Sir Thomas Blamey, The Directorate of Research and Civil Affairs, and The Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). There is also correspondence between Graeme Sligo and others, including Lieutenant John D. Legge AO, and Lady Meriel Wright, widow of Colonel Sir Douglas Wright, Chancellor of University of Melbourne, 1980-1989.
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Letters of John Challenor Relating to the Broome Pearl Industry, 1905-1906

(1 folder)
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The consignment comprises a pair of letters written by John Challenor to a trusted employee of his family's law firm in Leek, Staffordshire. The letters describe the difficulties and potential of the pearling industry in Western Australia at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Letters of Joseph Paul Gaimard and Jean Rene Constant Quoy to Louis de Freycinet, 1826-1831

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Group of thirteen letters written between 15 February 1826 and 11 November 1831 sent from a range of locations by the two scientists to Louis de Freycinet, predominantly during the first Pacific voyage of Dumont d'Urville on the Astrolabe. Of note in the correspondence is a description of the discovery of the fate of the La Perouse voyage of 1788. Correspondence mostly written by Gaimard with the active participation of Quoy.
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Letters of Les Murray to Ang Chin Geok, 1993-2015

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Personal letters and postcards between Les Murray and Ang Chin Geok. The pair discuss their respective family news, deadlines, various health issues, travel, and work. Les Murray was a prolific Australian poet, and Dr Ang Chin Geok is an Asian-Australian author.
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Letters of Norman Wood to Peter Solness, 1985-1988

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This collection comprises letters dating from 1985-1988 from Norman Wood to Peter Solness, following Solness' visit to Paraguay to document the survivors and descendants of the New Australia Colony, a socialist utopian settlement established by William Lane in 1893-1894. The letters describe Wood's life and his reflections on Paraguay, as well as discussing the correspondence he received from Australians after Solness published an article about the Colony.
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Letters of Rose Paterson., 1873-1888

(2 security binders)
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39 letters from Rose Paterson to her younger sister, Nora Murray-Prior, discussing, among other subjects, the young A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson and the Yass district.
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Letters of Rose Paterson., 1873-1888 (2 security binders)

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Letters of the Lord family, 1830-1844

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Consists of seven letters (one incomplete) chiefly written to Charlotte Lord. Four of these letters are from Charlotte's brother William S. Noyes, writing from Tasmania, and commenting on conditions in Tasmania and New Zealand. Also included in the collection is a letter from John Lord (Charlotte's husband) to Mrs Papineau, governess of their two children, in London, 1830.
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Letters of the Lord family, 1830-1844 (1 folder)

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Letters of Wilfred Burchett to Sarah Boston, 1969-1970

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This collection comprises of letters from Wilfred Burchett to Sarah Boston, dating from 1969-70. At the time Sarah Boston was a researcher working for Granada TV and was asked to research the life of Ho Chi Minh. She met Wilfred Burchett in Paris and he assisted her with her research.
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Letters of William Henry Archer, 1847-1866

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Comprises 48 letters covering the period 1847-66 from a number of correspondents, including John Pascoe Fawkner, Carboni Raffaello, Rev. P. Smyth, Robert Hoddle and C.J. Tyers, concerning explorations, latitudes, the Eureka Stockade, meteorology, registration systems, etc.
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Letters of William Henry Archer, 1847-1866 0.03 metres (2 folders)

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Letters of William Sandover, 1876

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The letters were written by Willian Sandover to his relatives in Adelaide during his journey to Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Launceston, Hobart Town and Sydney. They give an interesting description of these cities in 1876.
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Letters of William Sandover, 1876 0.03 metres (1 folder)

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