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Eden, New South Wales : 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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Papers of Neville Exon relating to Frank and Margaret Exon, 1900-1998

(4 ms boxes + 1 folio packet + 1 medium folio box)
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The collection comprises papers relating to Frank Exon (OBE) and his wife Margaret (nee Henderson), compiled by their son Neville and includes: personal letters and diaries written by Frank and Margaret documenting their time living in Fiji and Pakistan in the 1950's; drafts of Frank's short stories; published articles written by Frank; documents and correspondence relating to Frank's work in Fiji as a radio engineer for Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) and in Pakistan, installing Australian-built shortwave transmitters and receivers under the auspices of the Colombo Plan; Henderson family documents, including a Boer War letter; documents relating to Frank Exon's service as a radio engineer with the Royal Australian Naval Radio Service during World War I; and a restored Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA) leather suitcase used to house papers of Frank Exon.
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Papers of Robin Wallace-Crabbe, 1947-1992

2.24 metres (16 boxes, 3 folio items)
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The papers comprise letters, correspondence of Robin and Virginia Wallace-Crabbe, drawings, photographs, sketchbooks,notes, drafts and other papers relating to Robin Wallace-Crabbe's artistic and literary career. The drafts include nine published novels and various unpublished novels, articles, short stories and other writings. Also includes papers of Kenneth Wallace-Crabbe relating to his experiences in Burma during World War II and drawings by Wally Driscoll.
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Papers of A. P. Elkin, 1898-1979

0.32 metres (2 boxes + 3 folio items)
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The papers of Elkin cover a broad time period. Included are an almost complete set of pocket diaries from 1917-1978; newspaper cuttings relating to Elkin's early church and academic careers; personal papers, such as certificates, personal notes and correspondence; photographs; books; and some papers relating to his wife, Sara Thompson, and his son Peter Kingsley. Correspondents to Peter include Les Murray and Bruce Dawe.

Tange piano music collection, 1920-1950

(86 scores)
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A collection of piano music, published overseas, which belonged to Beatrice Tange, an Australian concert pianist of the 1930's. Most items bear her annotations, and represent her concert repertoire.

Daily Sun collection of photographs from a cricket match between N.S.W. and Queensland, 1966

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This collection includes photographs from The Daily Sun likely documenting the 1966 Sheffield Shield cricket match between the NSW Blues and the Queensland Bulls at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Photographs of industry, mining and political rallies and marches [picture], 1990-1993

selenium toned and cibachrome photographs ; 20 x 25 cm.
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Photographs of trade union rallies, and workers in various industries - brickworks, abattoirs, rail gangs, mining, woollen mills.
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Papers of Gertrude Scarlett, 1857-1988

1.08 metres (3 small folio boxes + 1 archives box)
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The collection comprises correspondence, photographs, publications and manuscripts, an early note book, sketch book, a handmade children's book, an illustrated autograph book and newspaper cuttings. The letters, mainly written during World War II, that include letters from the poet, writer and editor Nancy Keesing and journalist, travel writer and novelist Ernestine Hill, provide insights into life in 1940s Sydney and include references to the Sydney Short Story Club of which Gertrude and Nancy were active members.
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