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100 years of opera, 1991 1 leaflet Box [unnumbered]

 

[Nimrod Theatre Company : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia], 1970 - 1988

1 collection
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The Nimrod Theatre Company, also known simply as The Nimrod, was an Australian theatre company in Sydney, New South Wales. It was founded by in 1970 by Australian actors John Bell, Richard Wherrett and Ken Horler, and produced "good new Australian drama". The Company was originally located in Nimrod Street, Kings Cross, in a building which is now home to Griffin Theatre Company. The company moved in 1974 to Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, but retained its original name. From 1981-1988 it also played in the Seymour Centre theatres, but ceased operations in 1988. Subsequently, the Surry Hills venue became known as the Belvoir St Theatre.
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Papers of Maslyn Williams, 1850-1995

12.3 metres (70 ms boxes + 2 medium folio boxes + 7 map folios)
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The collection includes material about Williams' World War II service and items pertaining to the photographer Damian Parer; research notes and manuscripts relating to publications about Asia; research note and manuscripts relating to Australian historical research and other writings; research notes and manuscripts relating to the history of the British Phosphate Commission; papers relating to the founding of the National Music Camp Association; other papers including drafts of writings.
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Records of the Commonwealth Games Australia, 1978-1982

33.88 metres (424 boxes + 1 folio)
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Files of the Accreditation, Ceremonial, Communications, Corporate Funding, Marketing, Media Services, Operations, Personnel, Protocol, Transport, and Village divisions of the Foundation. Also includes records relating to promotions and advertising, staffing, accommodation, ticket sales and other records.
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Papers of Mary E. White, 1984-2007

38 Cold Store binders [9097 slides]
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This collection comprises slides taken by Jim Frazier during fieldwork with Mary E White. The images, which document fossils, landscapes, minerals and other geological features, were used for many of her publications including "The Greening of Gondwana" (1986), "Time in Our Hands: Semi-Precious Gemstones: Keys to the Geological Past" (1991), "Nature of Hidden Worlds: Reading the rock" (1999) and others. It provides a valuable documentary record of Australia's unique geology and landscape and is a testament to changing relationship of Australia's to the environment. Many of the slides have annotated housing with outlines, species names, measurements, and other information. There is also a small number of photographic prints and negatives included in the collection.
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101, 13 March 1985 Binder MS Cold Store 228

 
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Records of the Australian Youth Orchestra, 1948-2012

(118 boxes + 5 cartons + 5 folio boxes + 2 archives boxes + 1 map folio)
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The records in MS 7979 comprise early historical material, reports, brochures, cuttings, records relating to finances and appeals, photographs, Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) records, 1958-1988, including overseas tours, National Music Camp Association correspondence, 1953-1972, records on state camps, 1965-1980, numbered files, files on national music camps, 1954-1988, records on international camps, general administration records, 1973-1987, subject files, and other records (104 boxes).

Penny Tweedie Archive, 1958-2010, 1958 - 2010

40.95 metres (192 PIC boxes, 25 folio boxes, 3 map drawers)
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The archive includes Penny Tweedie's photojournalist activities including war and conflicts in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The archive documents her interraction with Aboriginal Australia beginning in 1975 leading to a number of published works and the 1999 Walkley Award for photojournalism.

Orange, 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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