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Fairfax collection of photographs relating to greyhounds and greyhound racing in Australia, 1903-1994 (bulk 1960s-1980s)

(1904 black and white photographs)
Abstract Or Scope
This collection comprises black and white photographic prints relating to greyhound racing in Australia. The majority of photographs in the collection date from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Papers of Jack Griffin

(15 boxes) + 2 medium folio-boxes + 4 large folio-boxes + 6 map-folios + 4 albums
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The collection comprises newspaper clippings, memorabilia, race records, race programs, posters, colour and black and white photographs, and scrapbooks relating to Jack Griffin and his involvement in the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic, the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, the Goulburn to Sydney Cycling Classic, Tour of the West, Bourke to Sydney cycle race, New Zealand Track Tour and Test Series, and the New Zealand Games. A considerable part of the collection concentrates on the written and photographed history of the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic. Also included are cycling medals and awards bestowed on Jack Griffin, cycling books and magazines. This collection documents the cycling life of one of Australia's most revered cyclists, and the social activities of a rural Australian cycling community. Please note: Grafton to Inverell Cycling Classic and Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic are used interchangeably reflecting the race name on publications during different years or handwritten on items within the collection.
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Papers of Greg Hartung, 1972-2018

14.55 metres metres (94 MS boxes+1 med folio box)
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The collection documents the career of Greg Hartung, primarily focusing on his contribution to Australian sports policy and administration and includes records relating to the Confederation of Australian Sport, of which Hartung is a life member, the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Paralympic Committee, the Australian Paralympic Federation, the Asian Pacific and Oceania Sports Assembly, the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled, the International Assembly of National Organisations of Sport, the National Sports Organisations for Disabled, the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee and the Arafura Games. Also included are records relating to Tobacco Sponsorship in sport, ACT Ruby, Board Memberships, and Hartung's tertiary education and early career as a journalist in the Parliament House press gallery and as a sports writer in London.
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Peter Goadby collection of photographs relating to fishing, c. 1938 - 2000s

(47 PIC albums, 59 Cold Store binders, 9 folders) (16,826 colour slides, 4885 black and white photographs, 3229 35mm negatives, 1349 colour photographs)
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The collection comprises colour photographs, black and white photographs, 35mm slides, 35mm photographic film strips, scrap books, albums, and copies of magazines. It addresses recreational and game fishing, the development of the Australian commercial and recreational fishing industries, 1960s-1970s Australian salt water fishing, and the development of fishing tackle, lures and rigs. The collection also documents fishing tournaments, fishing clubs and fish species.
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Jeff Carter Archive, 1950-2010

17.40 metres 17.40 metres (47 ms boxes + 23 medium folio boxes) + 311.16 GB (14,841 digital files)
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The Jeff Carter archive documents Australian rural and working life in the latter half of the twentieth century of Australian people, places and events, social and environmental changes in Australian history, portraits of individuals or groups representing aspects of Australian life and which contribute to the social record.

The Fijiana Drua rugby union team and fans at the Super W rugby union grand final, AAMI Park, Melbourne, 23 April 2022, 2022

13 items (13 photographs) : TIFF file, colour
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This collection documents Fijiana Drua winning the Super W rugby grand final over the NSW Womens Waratahs at AAMI Park in Melbourne in 2022 and focuses on the Fijiana Drua players and Fijian fans.

Papers of Terry Wills Cooke, 1794-2016

(10 ms boxes + 2 large folio boxes + 1 small phase box + 3 folders + 1 Packet)
Abstract Or Scope
The collection documents the activities of the Wills family, who were pastoralists from the early 1800s, in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland and includes: letters; personal and financial documents; diaries; maps; photographs; realia; manuscript and typescript notes;Register of deaths of the Cullin-la-ringo massacre, also referred to as the Wills Tragedy; writings, publications, research material and a family tree of Edward Wills. Much of theis material relates to the life and times of Horatio Spencer Howe Wills (1811-1861), pastoralist and politician, and his son Thomas Wentworth Wills (1835-1880), footballer and cricketer, who played a significant role in the development and establishment of Australian Rules Football.

Portraits of prominent Australians, 1992-2017, 1992-2017

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Collection of photographs documenting Australians that have made outstanding accomplishments in their field, and people who have had a significant impact on Australian society. This collection covers media presenters, journalists, business professionals, photographers, and sports people, including Janet Holmes a Court, World Champion pole vaulter Emma George, financial journalist and television presenter David Koch, photographer Bruce Postle, photojournalist Robert McFarlane, businessman Lachlan Murdoch, The Oarsome Foursome rowers (Nick Green, James Tomkins, Mike McKay and Andrew Cooper), boxer Dave Russell, and AFL football players Tony Lockett (Sydney Swans), Gary Ablett Senior (Geelong Cats), and Garry Hocking (Geelong Cats).
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Currockbilly Mountain logbook, 1964-2020

(1 non-standard box 30 x 31.5 cm)
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This collection comprises the Currockbilly Mountain logbook which was originally placed by Coast and Mountain Walkers (CMW) bush walking club in the Budawangs, near Braidwood in 1964. Thought lost for many years, it was rediscovered in-situ on 14 November 2020 by the Canberra Bushwalking Club during the 50th anniversary celebrations for the placement of the current active logbook, which was placed on the mountain by the Sydney Bush Ramblers club in 1970. The collection also includes a map of the Budawang Ranges and the original aluminium tin container which housed both items, along with a list of bushwalkers who attended the 50th anniversary celebrations. The 1964 logbook and map are in very poor condition, having survived two bushfires, but still legible is the signature of Colin Watson who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 1989 for services to conservation and bushwalking.
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Robert Goodman photographic archive, c. 1940-1965

(4206 colour slides + 8 photographs + 1 postcard + 2 folders of news cuttings and correspondence)
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ANZAC - 10001, 1960s Folder PIC Cold Store Folder 8 (PIC/18454)

 

ANZAC - 10002, 1960s Folder PIC Cold Store Folder 8 (PIC/18454)

 

ANZAC - 10003, 1960s Folder PIC Cold Store Folder 8 (PIC/18454)