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Letters of James Roberts (as filmed by the AJCP), 1850-1852

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Five letters from James Roberts to his family from Adelaide, Port Lincoln and Sydney describing the voyage from England, work conditions, 'the savage aborigines' and the landscape of Australia.

Japanese ships sunk off Guadalcanal during World War II, 1954

photographs : gelatin silver ; 8.5 x 12 cm.
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Collection of photographs taken by Hal E Miller of Japanese ships sunk off Guadalcanal Island during World War II, taken in 1954.
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Literary lunch event 'Chinese-ish', Canberra Writers Festival, Australian Capital Territory, 11 August, 2022

(5 photographs) : TIFF files, colour
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Photographs from a special literary lunch event 'Chinese-ish', featuring Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu in conversation with food journalist Joanna Savill, presented by the Canberra Writers Festival, Harry Hartog, Ambush Gallery and Kambri, ANU and held on 11 August 2022 in Canberra. Rosheen Kaul is head chef at Melbourne's Etta restaurant, Joanna Hu is an illustrator and ex front-of-house at Vue de Monde, Saint Crispin and Fat Duck restaurants and together they are co-creators of the cookbook 'Chinese-ish' published in July 2022.
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Journal of John Mackenzie, September - November 1841, September 1841-November 1841

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This collection includes John Mackenzie's original journal as well as accompanying family papers.
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[Terracini, Lyndon (singer/actor) : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia], [1984?] -

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Lyndon William Terracini AM OSI (b. 1949), is an Australian operatic baritone and from 2009 to October 2022 artistic director of Opera Australia.
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Papers of the Hayward Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1857-1872

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The papers of the Hayward Family filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project include: a typescript copy of Johnson Frederick Hayward's 'Incidents in My Australian Life' (c.1872), being an account of life on a sheep station 1846-1856; three journals kept by J.F. Hayward describing journeys to and from England 1858-1859; diaries of Martinus Peter Hayward 1863-64 kept on voyages between England and Australia; testimonial 1857 to M.P. Hayward as candidate for post of South Australian Emigration Agent in England, containing many signatures and a number of portraits of various members of the Hayward Family.

Journals of Thomas Hodgkin (as filmed by the AJCP), 22 January 1909-January 1910

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Journals kept by Hodgkin on voyage on the Orontes from Tilbury to Melbourne (January-March 1909), and during his trips to Tasmania, New Zealand, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and journey back to England on the Orontes and Otranto (November 1909-January 1910).
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Journals of Commander Henry Graham Dudley de Chair (as filmed by the AJCP), 1927-1931

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Journal, October 1927-April 1929, kept while Lieutenant on HMS Laburnum. The Laburnum served at the New Zealand Station and visited Fiji, Samoa and the Society Islands, June-October 1928. The journal records life on the ship, excursions and entertainments on shore and impressions of places visited. There are a number of watercolour, crayon, and pen and ink sketches by the author.
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Journals of Louis Hope (as filmed by the AJCP), 1843-1857

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The material filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project includes: journal of the voyage from England to Sydney March to August 1843; diary May 1844-May 1845 containing an account of a voyage on HMS Thalia, sailing first to Tahiti, then to Hawaii; Book lists on various topics such as natural history and geography, followed by a note that Hope settled at Molong, New South Wales, in 1846, although there is no record of his time there; journal January-May 1851 kept during a voyage from Sydney to England on the General Hewett, when he took as part of his baggage lizards and small Australian birds to give to the Zoological Gardens, plus three emus to grace the lawns at Hopetoun House; list of over 300 botanical names with location of habitat, noting which plants are peculiar to certain Pacific Islands, or are widely found; and journal February-October 1857 of daily activities on a property near Brisbane, including mustering cattle, shearing sheep, and building.
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Journal of Henry Widowson (as filmed by the AJCP), 1825-1826

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Journal November 1825-May 1826 kept on a voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land on the Albion, including accounts of life on board the ship, the weather and other passengers.
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