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Wood family collection of Australian postcards, 1900-1915

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A collection of postcards sent to members of the Wood family. It includes views of Sydney and around Sydney Harbour, Blackheath, Goulburn, Newcastle, the Hawkesbury and Richmond Rivers, parts of New South Wales, Brisbane, Melbourne, parts of Australia, parts of New Zealand, and images of steamboats. Produced by: C.B. Co. Ltd, Exchange Studios, Kerry Co., or Star Photo Co. Issued in various series including: Art series, The 'Kangaroo' series, Oceana series D, Perfection series and Valentines series.
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Records of the Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Uranium Collective (Friends of the Earth Australia), 1970-2020

(117 ms boxes) + 2 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 non-standard phase box + 4 oversized phase boxes + 1 folio packet + 3 audiovisual carriers + 8 digital carriers
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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this collection may contain names, recordings and images of deceased people and other content that may be culturally sensitive. Please also be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions within these works which reflect the author's attitude, or that of the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive. Other content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive includes material relating to; the Kakadu conservation zone inquiry; The repercussions of British nuclear tests at Maralinga; the Kungka Tjuta-Aboriginal Land Rights Movement; social impact studies in the Western Desert Puntukurnuparna/Rundall River region; and First Nations peoples accounts, case studies and perspectives on native title, nuclear testing and mining. Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP): This material contains Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) of Australian First Nations peoples, including photographs, first-hand accounts, case studies and perspectives of the Mardu, Mirarr, Arabana, Yankunytjatjara, Adnyamathanha and Burduna communities. First Nations language groups represented in the collection include: Adnyamathanha; Kuwarra; Burduna; Arabana; Yolngu Matha and Umoona. Restrictions on access and use of this material may apply. Contact the National Library of Australia for further information. Content Summary: This collection comprises material relating to the policy, activities and structure of the Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Uranium Collective (Friends of the Earth, Australia). It includes minute books, correspondence, submissions to government bodies, pamphlets, periodicals/newsletters and other unique manuscript material, as well as audio-visual material (photographs, film, and sound) and an extensive collection of posters and rally banners. Significant subjects and campaigns covered in this archive include: Roxby Downs Blockade, Maralinga, Jabiluka, as well as continual efforts to fight against the establishment of nuclear power stations within Australia, and against a national/international waste dump. Australia's First Nations Australians (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders) voices have played an integral part in this movement and are strongly represented throughout this collection.
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Records of the Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Uranium Collective (Friends of the Earth Australia), 1970-2020 (117 ms boxes) + 2 large folio boxes + 1 medium folio box + 1 non-standard phase box + 4 oversized phase boxes + 1 folio packet + 3 audiovisual carriers + 8 digital carriers

 

Papers of the Acland Family (as filmed by the AJCP), 1840-1902

40 items
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Correspondence, diaries, newspaper cuttings and a photograph album.
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Papers of Peggy van Praagh, 1912-1986

7.2 metres (22 boxes + 8 medium folio boxes + 1 small phase box)
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The papers provide a record of van Praagh's long and distinguished career as a dancer, teacher, producer and director of ballet. They include personal and business correspondence, diaries, newscuttings, photographs, first night messages, theatre programs, greeting cards, post cards, journal articles, reports and other memorabilia.
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Papers of Robert Adamson, 1970-2007

6.3 metres (30 boxes + 3 folio boxes + 4 folio items)
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The collection comprises correspondence (1971-98) between Adamson and other poets and literary figures, and several hundred drafts of poems and completed poems. There are newspaper cuttings of reviews both by Adamson and about his books of poetry, and individual poems that have been published in newspapers. The collection also includes drafts of articles and transcripts of interviews with Adamson. Some police records are present in the collection. There are a number of photographs, many of which were taken by Juno Gemes.
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Papers of Robert Adamson, 1970-2007 6.3 metres (30 boxes + 3 folio boxes + 4 folio items)

 

Records of the Admiralty (as filmed by the AJCP), 1673-1957

3744 items
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The records of the Admiralty and Secretariat filmed by the Australian Joint Copying Project cover the records of the Admiralty Office up to 1832 and of the Secretary's Department of the reorganised Board of Admiralty after that date.
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Papers of A. P. Elkin, 1898-1979

0.32 metres (2 boxes + 3 folio items)
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The papers of Elkin cover a broad time period. Included are an almost complete set of pocket diaries from 1917-1978; newspaper cuttings relating to Elkin's early church and academic careers; personal papers, such as certificates, personal notes and correspondence; photographs; books; and some papers relating to his wife, Sara Thompson, and his son Peter Kingsley. Correspondents to Peter include Les Murray and Bruce Dawe.
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Papers of A. P. Elkin, 1898-1979 0.32 metres (2 boxes + 3 folio items)

 

Papers of Adrian Jose, 1917-1988

5.75 metres (34 boxes and 3 cartons)
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Presenter and administrator, Adrian Jose began his long career in Australian broadcasting as a radio announcer-in-training with the Australian Broadcasting Company in 1930. He held a number of management positions in Queensland and New South Wales branches of the Australian Broadcasting Commission before his 1949 appointment as Director of Programme Services at the Australian Broadcasting Control Board, a post from which he retired in 1971.
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Papers of Adrian Jose, 1917-1988 5.75 metres (34 boxes and 3 cartons)

 

Papers of Agnes and Joe Karlik relating to the Anna Salen, 1950-2018

1.38 metres (5 ms boxes + 1 large folio box + 1 digital carrier + 1 folder)
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The collection comprises correspondence, photographs and biographies collected by Agnes and Joe Karlik relating to individuals and families who emigrated to Australia on the Anna Salen. The collection also includes an alphabetical list of the Ship's Manifest, a copy of Estonia's War Children: a fractured generation, compiled and narrated by Mai Maddisson, a visitor's book from a reunion of former inhabitants of the Northam Migrant Camp in Western Australia plus material relating to Agnes Karlik's father, Gustav Kovacs, who was a pioneer of the Hungarian film industry.
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Papers of Agnes and Joe Karlik relating to the Anna Salen, 1950-2018 1.38 metres (5 ms boxes + 1 large folio box + 1 digital carrier + 1 folder)

 
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Papers of Agnes Dobson, 1900-1975 1.28 metres (8 boxes)