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Records held by the Christian Brethren Archive (as filmed by the AJCP), 1875-1976

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Papers 1875-1880 of John N. Darby, including descriptions of visit to New Zealand and floods in Motueka Valley.

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Australian federal election campaign and polling places in Melbourne, Victoria, May 2022, 2022

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Collection documenting polling places, election signage, candidates, campaign events, volunteers and voters in Melbourne, Victoria for the 2022 Australian federal election.

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Papers of Yasmine Gooneratne, 1960-1999

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The papers include correspondence, reviews of Relative merits, drafts of Word, bird, motif: poems, A change of skies and The pleasures of conquest and printed material.

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Records of the Royal Marines Museum (as filmed by the AJCP), 1784-1962

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Diary 1841-1845 kept by Lieut. Gerard Montague on HMS Dublin visiting Oahu and Tahiti.

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Records of the British Drama League (Australia), 1937-1977

The Graeme M. Clark Collection of Awards, 1958-2018

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MS 10114 comprises the collection of medals, plaques, awards and degrees awarded to Clark, largely celebrating his pioneering work in the development of the cochlear implant (bionic ear).

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British Museum (Natural History Library): Collections held by the Mollusca Section (as filmed by the AJCP), 1869-1977

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Papers of various individuals 1869-1977, including correspondence, notebooks, drafts, notes and memoranda, concerning Mollusca specimens and collecting expeditions in Australia and New Zealand.

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Victorian Centenary Air Race, Melbourne, Victoria, 1928-1934, 1928-1934

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This collection of black and white photographs includes images of the competitors and pilots of the Victorian Centenary Air Race in Melbourne in 1934. There are photographs of the procession through Melbourne with crowds celebrating the participants, including the winners British fliers C.W.A. Scott and Tom Campbell Black, and South Australian pilot C.J. (Jimmy) Melrose. Scott and Campbell Black were winners of the speed section of the race in a red DeHavilland 88 Comet. They reached Melbourne in two days 23 hours 18 seconds, with a total air time of 71 hours. Second fastest with an air time of 81 hours 10 minutes. Their flight showcased the viability of aviation in connecting Australia with the rest of the world, and in particular the route from Australia to England which took up to six weeks by ship. The Vauxhall cars used in the celebration procession are featured in the images with the details of all Vauxhall cars included. Also included are images of H.R.H, Duke of Gloucester during his tour of New South Wales, and group images of men possibly at the General Motors Australia Brisbane Branch Dealers Convention, 1928. The collection is accompanied by a typed list of captions with names of people and details of Vauxhall cars in photographs, and original brown cardboard box in which the photographs were housed.

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Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory : geographic ephemera collected by the National Library of Australia, N.D.

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Material in the Geography and Travel ephemera collection covers significant information about the geography, history, and tourist activities of places in Australia, its Antarctic and island territories. This includes geographical features, national parks and reserves, regions, cities, towns, buildings and other man-made structures. The collection includes advertising material, pamphlets, price lists, tokens, area and accommodation guides, brochures, postcards, stickers, labels and tickets.

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Royal Queensland Theatre Company : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, N.D.

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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items for Australian performing arts organisations, Australian artists performing overseas, professional productions performed in Australia (including those featuring overseas performers) and overseas performances of Australian plays, music, etc.

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