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Rugby Union - 1900s : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1900-1909

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Material in the Programs and invitations ephemera collection includes invitations to official events, dinner invitations honouring visiting dignitaries, dance cards, award presentations, openings, commemorative and sporting programs. Some programs and invitations may also include menus.

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Tennis : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia, 1900s - 2020s

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Material in the Programs and invitations ephemera collection includes invitations to official events, dinner invitations honouring visiting dignitaries, dance cards, award presentations, openings, commemorative and sporting programs. Some programs and invitations may also include menus.

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Collection of posters on Centenary of Federation, Australia, 1901-2001, 2000-2001

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A general collection of posters relating to Centenary of Federation, 2001.

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Records of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA), 1942-2012

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The collection comprises the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) business records, including administrative files, administrative and business correspondence, submission drafts and reports, committee meeting minutes and correspondence relating to affiliated local and international associations, research programs and projects, training and workshops.

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Papers of Sir Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes, 1914-1986

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The papers comprise correspondence (including letters written by Kent Hughes from the Middle East during World War I and POW camps during World War II), diaries, photographs, speeches, cuttings and cutting books and the manuscripts of his book Slaves of the Samurai and other writings. There are relatively few papers on Kent Hughes' career in Victorian politics, but extensive papers dating from his 21 years as a Federal Parliamentarian, including his work as Minister of the Interior and Works and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. There are extensive papers on the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

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Collections held by the University of Birmingham (as filmed by the AJCP), 1894-1962

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Correspondence of Joseph Chamberlain; principle correspondents include Lord Salisbury, Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, Michael Hicks-Beach, Lord Ashbourne, and Lord Northcote. Subjects Include; Imperial affairs, Colonial affairs, Samoa, overseas trade, appointment of Govenors, domestic politics, and fiscal policy.

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Papers of Isla a'Beckett Marsh, 1850, 1907-1984

Records of the Australian Lebanese Historical Society, 1890-2015

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The collection consists of papers relating to the history of the Lebanese in Australia and includes family files, photographic archive, Australian Lebanese Historical Society projects and events, administrative records including Annual General Meetings, Oral History Transcripts, objects and ephemera.

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Papers of Peter Harrison

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Comprehensive collection of personal papers, correspondence and research materials relating to Walter Burley Griffin; town planning and urban development generally and specifically in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory; papers relating to official government and professional bodies including the National Capital Development Commission, National Capital Planning Committee, Design and Siting Review Committee, Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Royal Australian Planning Institute; and papers relating to his activities as a Canberra planning activist.

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Edward Stokes collection relating to Broken Hill, New South Wales

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The collection comprises Edward Stokes' photographic collection for his publication United We Stand: Impressions of Broken Hill, 1908-1910. The majority of the photographs are taken by James Wooler (1873-1944), a photographer who created a detailed pictorial record of Broken Hill between 1908-1910. The collection covers life in Broken Hill including photographs of the sporting events, horse races, picnics, school groups, parades, abattoirs, trains, the mines and the 1909 miner strike.

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