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Collections held by the Devon Record Office (as filmed by the AJCP), 1801-1919

84 items
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Papers 1801-78 of Addington Family. Includes correspondence of Lord Sidmouth, referring to: colonial appointments; land grants; convicts; the administration of Java; journey of George W. Evans over Blue Mountains; logs kept by Francis Addington on HMS Wolverene 1876-78 and HMS Sappho 1878-79.
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Papers of Sir Maurice Yonge (as filmed by the AJCP), 23 November 1926-30 September 1986

112 items
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Diaries, notebooks, research notes, correspondence, drafts and other papers relating to the Great Barrier Reef expedition and Yonge's extensive travels and research on corals and molluscs. Some of the diaries were kept by his wife Martha, who accompanied him on the Great Barrier Reef expedition.

Papers of Ronald Albert Simpson., 1949-2004

3.15 metres (10 MS Boxes + 8 Archive Boxes + 7 Folders)
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MS 5575 comprises drafts of poems, notebooks, manuscripts of books, correspondence with writers and publishers, reviews, papers on seminars and other literary subjects, drawings and photographs. Correspondents include Alexander Craig, Thomas Shapcott, Rodney Hall, Kenneth Slessor, Michael Dransfield, Nancy Cato, Randolph Stow, John Wain, Chris Wallace-Crabbe, A.D. Hope and Douglas Stewart (19 boxes).

Papers of Arch Grant, 1917-1981

0.93 metres (3 boxes, 1 folio box, 1 folder)
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The papers mostly relate to Grant's biography of Reverend Kingsley Foster (Skipper) Partridge, entitled Camel train aeroplane: the story of Skipper Partridge. The bulk of the collection comprises photocopies of Partridge's journal 'Highlights of inland trip' which Grant used in writing the biography. Other papers include a card index, notes and typescripts of Camel train aeroplane.

Theme parks tourism : 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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3 park superpass, 1998 1 flyer Box [unnumbered]

 

Papers of Jack Greaves, 1857-2008

13 metres (73 boxes + 4 folio boxes + 1 oversize item)
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Collections held by the West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield (as filmed by the AJCP), 16 September 1796-17 November 1965

38 items
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Minute-books 1797-1934 of the Elland Society, include references to Reverend Samuel Marsden.

Papers of Carmel Bird, 1957-2022, 1957-2022

(31 ms + 1 folio box + 1 packet + 1 folder + 14 audiovisual carriers + 5 digital carriers)
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The papers in MS 958 comprise letters and cards of Barbara Hanrahan, a typescript titled "The world you are walking upon: a tribute to Barbara Hanrahan" and photocopies of articles on Hanrahan, including her orbituary. In her letters, Hanrahan discusses her writings, including Flawless Jade, her art, people they know and Carmel Bird's writings. Also included are papers relating to The Penguin century of Australian stories, which was edited by Bird and published by Penguin in 2000. They mostly comprise correspondence, biographical notes and permission to publish forms received from authors approached about contributions to the anthology (15 boxes, 1 large folio box). The Acc06.204 instalment comprises further papers relating to the editing of The stolen children: their stories: including extracts from the Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families, which was published in 1998 (1 box). The Acc15.118 instalment comprises correspondence received by Carmel Bird 1980-1999. Correspondents include Bruce Pascoe, Frank Morehouse, Gerald Murnane and Bird's students (2 boxes). The MS Acc22.151 instalment comprises book and short story drafts, speeches, essays, research notes, reviews, correspondence, and documents relating to the Literature Board, 1970s-2022. Correspondents include Marion Halligan, Gillian Bouras and Gerald Murnane (13 boxes, 1 packet, 1 folder, 14 audiocarriers, 5 digital carriers).
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