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Broome, Western Australia : 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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Surfers Paradise, Queensland : 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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Wallan Wallan, Victoria : 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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Sunshine Coast, Queensland : 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 Thomas Griffith Taylor, 1880-1963

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Comprises correspondence, 1880-1963, relating to Thomas Griffith Taylor's travels and publications and some personal correspondence; manuscripts, published and unpublished, in typescript, handwritten and proof form; annotated printed material, including serials, books, pamphlets and reprints covering a wide range of subjects; and, miscellaneous material including press clippings, maps, medals, scrapbooks. Throughout his life Taylor kept copies of his letters and these form a journal-like account of his life and career on which he based his autobiography, Journeyman Taylor. The collection includes papers on Taylor's early years, 1880-1910; Antarctica, 1910-1912; Canberra and surrounding district, 1910, 1912-1928; Chicago University, 1929-1935; Toronto University, 1935-1951; Australian Institute of Geographers; Australian Academy of Science; and A.N.Z.A.A.S.

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Papers of Dulcie Holland, 1931-2000

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Holland's original scores date from the 1930s to the 1990s and comprise chamber music, orchestral music, early compositions, piano music, solo works and songs. The series includes 146 titles. The scores are signed, or initialled, and dated by Holland.

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Papers of Melva Thomas, 1901-1995

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The collection contains biographical papers, copies of short stories and material relating to her historical research.

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No to the Voice rally for the referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, Brisbane, Queensland, 2 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. This collection documents Widjabul woman of the Bundjalung Nation Mebbingarri Cindy Roberts and Anthony Mundine hosting a No to the Voice rally in Brisbane.

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Papers of Bruce Bennett relating to Peter Porter, 1947-2009

Tong, Merlynn (playwright, actor) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, 2007-

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Merlynn Tong is an actor, writer and theatre-maker. As an actor, she has performed across various venues including QPAC, MetroArts and Judith Wright Centre. She wrote and performed in the one-woman-show Ma Ma Ma Mad- a dark comedy and physical theatre piece based on the true story of Merlynn's mother's suicide. In 2015, Merlynn is developing her new show Blue Bones that is also based on her experience- this time of teenage romance as it blossoms in the bustling streets of Singapore and soon, combusts into a dynamo of domestic violence. Merlynn is from Singapore and also works as an Advertising Executive. She is the prize recipient of Screen Queensland's Stage to Screen pitch, the First 10 Pages 2.0. Through this program, Merlynn has since been mentored by Jane Campion.

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