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Records of the Post Office Commission of Enquiry, 1843-1847

Sketches created by Thomas Baines (as filmed by the AJCP), 1855-1856

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Four albums of watercolours, wash paintings and pencil drawings by Thomas Baines produced while serving on the North Australian Exploring Expedition, July 1855 – March 1857.

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Nostalgia Productions : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, [1981?]-

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Nostalgia Productions founded by Roy Watterson OAM in around 1981. Roy Watterson presented the Good Old Days Concerts to the senior audience including artists such as David Hobson, Col Joye, Yvonne Kenny, and many others singing your favourite songs from yesteryear. Concerts are presented quarterly at the Sydney Town Hall.

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Records of A.C.T. Ballet Society, 1966-1975

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Correspondence, minute books, attendance books, financial papers, circulars, publications, films, photographs, syllabi and badges relating to the activities of the Society.

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Papers of Bruce Gyngell, 1993-2000

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Photographs, betacam tape of Rock Eistedfodd inserts, June 1998, and a copy of the memorial service for Bruce Gyngell held at St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, Oct. 20, 2000.

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Portraits of Olga Varona, 1930-1959

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This collection of portraits show Olga Varona at various points throughout her career as an aerialist and include photographs of her performing on the trapeze and in aerial rope acts on stage in Australia, London, England and in the United Kingdom. It also includes portraits of Olga Varona with Archie Collins, her husband and manager, and with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, whom she performed with. Some photographs are stamped with photographers reproduction stamp and refer to contemporary copies ordered by Olga Varona for publicity purposes, dated approximately 1940s-1950s.

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WOMADelaide festival, Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 11-14 March, 2022

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Collection of photographs of the WOMADelaide festival held in Adeliade from 11-14 March 2022. An annual festival which started in 1992, WOMADelaide is a four-day festival of Music, Arts and Dance celebrating cultural and creative diversity. The photographs document some of the activities at the festival including Farhan Shan Sufi OZ, Sorong Samaria, Tawadros Brothers ASO, Shaolin Affronauts, Elsy Wameyo and Charles Maimarosa performances on stage.

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Sir Donald Bradman Scrap albums., 1925-1950

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Collection of 52 scrapbooks specially bound and inscribed. The scrapbooks consist of news clippings, memos, invitations, photographs, telegrams and letters relating to Sir Donald Bradman's career, and include material relating to tours both at home and overseas, the 'bodyline' tour, his knighthood and his publications.

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Roderick the Bushranger or, the Maid, The Man-o'War's Man, and the Monkey, 1860-1870

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This collection comprises scripts for "The Bushranger" by James McDonald. The plot of the play outlines a gang of five bushrangers who came to Australia as convicts, or in seek of fortune and escaping the "cruel and oppressive" laws of England. Having found that gold is more scarce than they had been led to believe, they intend to kidnap a young woman, Ellen Moore. Moore is the heroine of the story, having emigrated with her family to Australia after having fallen on hard times. The story also features "the monkey" whose purpose in the play was to provide slapstick comedy. This play demonstrates the presence of the Australian Bush and convict life in the artistic consciousness of the English audience. The play outlines opinions of England's laws as oppressive, and mentions the "liberal" nature of shipping criminals to the other side of the world at the crown's expense, but due to the presence of the heroine as hardworking in opposition to the convicts, it is likely that this sought to portray the convict classes of Australia and the people who criticised the system in a poor light.

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Voyage de Liverpool a Melbourne, 1863

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'Voyage de Liverpool a Melbourne', an anonymous journal written in French, was kept on board the ship Great Britain on a voyage to Melbourne in 1863. The journal was found among the papers of the Malet de Rougemont family. Pages 1-56 describe the voyage around Africa, while pages 57-86 describe Melbourne, the surrounding countryside, Ballarat and gold-mining.

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