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Papers of Geoffrey Rothwell, 1942-1987

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The collection comprises personal and business correspondence, diaries, notebooks, writings, personal papers, ephemera, newsletters, financial papers, printed material, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, invitations, photographs and papers relating to his parents.

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Papers of Lynne Murphy

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The collection comprises papers relating to Lynne Murphy, gathered by her over 60 years as a professional actress on stage, radio, television and film, from 1940 to 2004. Lynne Murphy was her professional name. The collection includes letters, typed scripts, annotated scripts, programs, publicity flyers, posters, newspaper cuttings and printed material containing reviews of shows, and photographs from the many theatre, radio, television and film productions in which Lynne Murphy performed and acted. These include radio serials such as Dr Paul, theatre roles with the Metropolitan Theatre, Minerva Theatre, and Sydney Theatre Company, television programs including Number 96 and Homicide, and the film, Kabbarli. Correspondence comprises a large number of congratulatory letters, notes, cards and telegrams, mostly from other performers and friends.

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Papers of Sir Cyprian Bridge, 11 October 1881-22 June 1904

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Journals 1895-1898. Subjects include visits to Australian and New Zealand ports, movement of French and German ships and steam trials.

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Papers of Alan Mickle, 1879-1966

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The collection is divided into five main series: correspondence, including personal and business correspondence; literary manuscripts, including essays, novels, poems, and plays; journals; press cuttings; and miscellaneous material including music, drawings and photographs.

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Papers of Gillian Bouras, 1963-2003

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The collection contains a large amount of personal correspondence, which comprises letters written by Bouras to her family and the letters of family and friends to Bouras. Bouras' letters in particular provide an insight into the cultural adjustments required in settling into life in a traditional Greek village. There is also a small amount of business correspondence with publishers and her literary agent, Curtis Brown, concerning publication of her books and with the Council of Adult Education in Melbourne for which she has worked.

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Churches and clergy in the Australian Capital Territory and surrounds, [n.d.]

Celebration of Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, Queensland, June 2023, 2023

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Collection of images documenting a family celebrating Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, the second and the largest of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam. Images show a family celebrating together, sharing food, and cooking halal meat on a rotisserie spit.

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Rural communities in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria, 1971-2017, 1971-2017

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This collection documents the daily lives of and diversity within rural communities in New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria. The images capture the lifestyles and social activities of rural Australians, including farming, farm life, and campdrafting, as well as highlighting local individuals in the region, from 1971-2017.

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Grain farming and harvesting, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales, 1986-2020, 1986-2020

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Collection of photographs documenting grain farming and harvesting, and the experience and methods of Australian grain farmers in rural Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.

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Collection of fashion photographs, 1936-1975

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The collection includes photographs of Australian models and fashions, many for advertising. Portraits of: Greta Miers, Yvonne Watts, Margaret Hebble, Jillian Griffiths, Sir Frank Beaurepaire, Pauline Kiernan, Irene Cotter, Elke Sommer, Prue Acton, Britt Cooper, Judy Varali, June Finlayson, Sir Rohan Delacombe, Sir Dallas Brookes, Maureen Jones, African Ballet 1969, Gregory Peck, Googie Withers, Michael Dennison, Chester Wilmott, John Royle, Arthur Young, Maggie Tabberer, Georgia Gold, Baroness von Thyssen, Jeanette Elphick, Rhonda Christensen, Anne Hamilton, Wendy Martin, Raylene Orr, Robin Bailey, Bambi Shmith, Wanda Polissadoff, Jenny Haur, Judy Barraclough, Bunty Turner, Leah McCartney, Jill Hamilton, Penelope Munday, Marie McKay, Dawn Diedricksen, Janice Wakeley, Mrs Martin Alstergren, Margaret Wood, Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd, Rona Newton-John, Michael Pate, Vivien Leigh, Jill Cofner, Marianne Liedloff, Penny Lane, Elizabeth Scarborough, Anne Moffat, Harold Holt, Laine Francis, Diana Knox, Geoffrey Smith, Clem Christesen, Diane Masters, Jenny Ham, Zara Holt, Bettina Gorton, Sir John McEwen. Athol Shmith opened his photographic salon in Melbourne during 1930s.

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