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J. C. Williamson Theatres Pantomimes, 1873-1966

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This list includes pantomimes held in J.C. Williamson theatres, as well as those produced by J.C. Williamson and performed in other theatres under venue hire arrangements.

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Collections held by the William Salt Library (as filmed by the AJCP), 1798-c.1890

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Kirby manuscripts: letter 1880 from J. Barrett, Waimate, New Zealand, describing life in New Zealand; printed catalogue c.1905 (16 p.) of a historical exhibition aboard a ship reputed to be the Success. The catalogue contains lengthy notes about individual convicts and settlers associated with the Success, especially during its days as a prison hulk.

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Records of the Developed Image Gallery, c. 1980-1985

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The collection comprises records of the Developed Image Gallery in Adelaide and includes working files, correspondence with artists, business working papers, exhibition and publicity material, exhibition loan paperwork and notes plus transparencies of photographers' work including Jack Cato, Harold Cazneaux, David Moore, Warren Breninger, Fiona Hall, Max Dupain and Bill Henson amongst others.

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Papers of Philip Whelan, 1939ca-1950

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The collection includes correspondence, manuscripts by other writers (such as E.J. Brady and Dame Gilmore), photographs, photocopies and papers. The main correspondents are Dame Mary Gilmore and E.J. Brady.

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Alan Ives Map Collection

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Tourist maps, mostly of Victoria, collected by Alan Ives. One map is of New South Wales, and one of South Australia/Northern Territory. Some Victorian maps are annotated with names, including R.D. Croll and R.H. Croll.

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Papers of William Hart-Smith, 1915-1977

Natural History Museum: Collections of the Coelenterata Section (as filmed by the AJCP), 1903-1968

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Correspondence of successive heads of the Coelenterata Section, concerning the acquisition, loan and exchange of specimens, enquiries from both professional and amateur zoologists, and coelenterate research relating to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

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Papers of Martin Boyd, c. 1918-1982

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This collection consists mainly of correspondence, paintings, sketches and books including some rare and early items by Martin Boyd. There is general correspondence for 1919-1972, mainly during his years in Rome. The correspondence includes family letters, Joan and Daryl Lindsay letters, letters from various Australian authors, literary critics, friends and letters from publishers literary agents about Boyd's books - Brangane, The Montforts, Dearest Idol, Outbreak of love and others. There are sketches and watercolours by Boyd; books by Boyd (some with pseudonyms Martin Mills and Walter a'Beckett), rare copies of Dearest Idol, The Picnic, Why they walk out; books on Boyd by C. Wallace Crabbe, T. O'Neill, Brenda Niall, etc.; extensive book reviews on Boyd's works; photographs of family friends, Boyd's Cambridge and Rome days, and places buildings he was associated with in Rome and England; personal papers including an extract of his birth certificate, material on his art exhibitions 1964 1967 in Melbourne; and short stories and articles.

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Papers of the Bourner Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1951-1988

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The papers include manuscripts by Sheila Bourner concerning Charles Carpenter, his early life, transportation to Van Diemen's Land in 1832, his marriage to Charlotte Yaxley, and letters and photographs from Australian relations Alan Wass, Lilian Robinson and Winifred Birchall.

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Vote No to the Voice rally for the referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Hyde Park, Sydney, New South Wales, 23 September, 2023, 2023

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On 14 October 2023, Australians voted in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

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