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Papers of Sir Philip Strong, c.1900-2007

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MS 3921 comprises papers relating to Philip Strong's years in New Guinea including a number of addresses to the Synod, processed letters to the missionary staff and pastoral messages. There is a typescript copy of Strong's recollections of his first three years in New Guinea written in 1942, a copy of his book Out of great tribulation (1947) and about 25 pamphlets all relating to Anglican missionary activity in New Guinea. The collection also includes about 15 pamphlets relating to the period when Strong was archbishop of Brisbane and primate of Australia.The Acc07.047 instalment comprises correspondence, photographs, diaries, publications, prayer books, sermons, notebooks and drawings.The Acc09.116 instalment comprises papers documenting Strong's childhood, education and professional life in the Anglican Church. They include correspondence, diaries, notes and notebooks, sermons and addresses, publications and reminiscences of wartime Papua New Guinea.The Acc13.109 instalment comprises 40 diaries and some correspondence relating to Sir Philip Strong's time in New Guinea.

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Papers of the Brown Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1829-1899

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Correspondence, initially between James Hoey, who migrated to Victoria in 1852 with his brother Thomas, and the Brown Family, describing life in Melbourne. Maggie Brown travelled to Australia in 1854 to marry James Hoey and their letters to the family in Scotland relate domestic news and tell of conditions on the goldfields at Bendigo and Eaglehawk, where Thomas and James Hoey began prospecting in 1856 with their brother-in-law John Buckie. Jane Hay Brown arrived in Australia in 1859 on the Royal Charter to care for her sister Maggie, who died later that year. All correspondents refer to activities of fellow Scots in Australia.

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Papers of June Factor, 1939-2020

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MS Acc02.228 comprises files of papers relating to Children's Radio 3CR including letters, communications with the Institute of Early Childhood Development, teaching outlines and notes, dating from the 1980s (1 box).

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Collection of J. C. Williamson production records and ephemera, 1923-1964

Papers of Sidney William Jackson, 1888-1936

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The collection consists of correspondence relating mainly to the disposal of the Jacksonian Oological Collection, field note books and data books, drawings of natural specimens, photographs taken mainly on expeditions, press cuttings and printed matter.

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Papers of R. Selkirk Panton, 1901-1991

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The collection contains material from three main stages of Panton's life: 1926-1940, derived from Panton's pre-war life in Europe; 1940-1944, during the period of his internment by the Germans in Denmark; 1945-1951, his return to active reporting, including attendance of the Nuremberg war crime trials and reporting on the Korean War. Other papers concern the journalistic and charity work he undertook following his return to Australia in 1952 and draft materials for planned autobiographical works.

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Papers of Lucky Grills, c. 1940-2007

Papers of Coralie Hinkley, 1936-2022

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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within these works which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

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Records of Edgley International, 1962-2006

Papers of Alec Costin, 1912 - 2020

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An internationally respected Australian alpine ecologist, scientist, activist and government advisor, Alec Costin was instrumental in the conservation of the Australian Alps over the course of eight decades from 1946 through to the 21st century. The collection comprises a broad set of records created and/or compiled by Alec Costin during the course of his life and work. The records span from 1912 to 2020 and include papers, reports, correspondence, publications, manuscripts, photographs, slides, data sheets, diagrams and graphs.

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