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Historical narrative relevant to Shackleton, Endurance, Yelcho, Wild, Weddell Sea, Elephant Island. Provides document or extract, and source information and Bill Bush notes.

Press article relevant to Hobart, logistics, gateway ports. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information.

Photograph in colour, taken from Eastern Shore of Derwent River, depicting repairs to roadway and pylons damaged in January 1975 crash of bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra. Mount Wellington in background.

Colour photograph shows site of repair work to Tasman Bridge, damaged by the crash of the ore carrier Lake Illawarra in January 1975. Photo taken from Eastern Shore of Derwent.

Colour photograph shows site of repair work to Tasman Bridge, damaged by the crash of the ore carrier Lake Illawarra in January 1975; missing pylons being replaced

Colour photograph shows site of repair work to Tasman Bridge, damaged by the crash of the ore carrier Lake Illawarra in January 1975.

Colour photograph of stone house, rendered white with flowers in bloom in front garden, in front of verandah, old tin roof, on corner block

Colour photograph of stone house at Bellerive, rendered or painted white, with flowers in bloom in front garden, in front of verandah, house old tin roof, on corner block, street pillar for PMG telephone cabling near letterbox

Colour photograph shows rusting steel column and rubble on site of former Crotty smelters with Mount Jukes in background.

Framed caricature of an Englishman living at Hobart on his regular remittance from "Home" which he at once spent on alcohol etc.

Undated and unidentified pages written in pencil regarding remarks on a report to Sir Richard Bourke

Colour photograph of remains of Cameron steam pump buried in grass and weeds at Raminea, near Dover.

National relevant to whales and whaling. Provides document or extract, and source information.

Government document relevant to territories administration, Tasmania, Australia, sealing, marine resources, environment protection and conservation. Provides document or extract, source information and Bill Bush notes. [Published by Bush as AU20041891]

National law relevant to Norway, Norwegian environment protection, measures, the sub-Antarctic and marine protected areas. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information and Bill Bush notes. (Published by Bush at NW17121971)

National law relevant to territories administration, governance. Provides document or extract, source information and Bill Bush notes. [Published by Bush as NZ14111923A]

National law relevant to fishing, fisheries management, marine environment protection, Heard Island, sub-Antarctic islands. Provides copy of document only. [Published by Bush as AU04031998]

National law relevant to environment protection and the Norwegian Arctic. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information.

Black and white, 35mm slide of the University of Tasmania's Registrar, James Henry Robrert Cruickshank and his wife Mary.
Cruickshank was born on 24 May 1840 in Bombay, and he died on 26 January 1916 m Hobart. Cruickshank received his first commission in 1858, and served in the Bombay Presidency until he retired in 1885 when he immigrated to Tasmania, as one of the 'Non-Effective Officers . Cruickshank and his family arrived in Launceston on the Flinders on 15 May 1885.36 He was appointed Registrar of the University of Tasmania in succession to George Richardson on the 1 August 1892, and he held this post until his death on 26 January 1916. Cruickshank was given a land grant of 100 acres in the Parish of Wickham in the County of King Island on 13 June 1885 but he did not settle there. He had married Mary Emma Wright in 1865 in Bombay. Mary Emma was born on 24 May 1846 in Rochester Kent, and she died on 17 October 1940 at 'Burnside' Glenorchy Tasmania. The couple had nine children, the youngest of whom was Margaret Winifred Cruickshank. Margaret was born on 12 July 1888 in Hobart, and she died on 4 March 1980 in Hobart. She was married to Percy Hamilton Scott in 1922 in Hobart. Two years before her death Margaret was interviewed by John Roberts, as part of the University of Tasmania oral history recording program. Margaret told of her early life in the 1900s as the daughter of the Registrar of the new university. Her reminiscences are particularly valuable, as they provide a rare window into the early life of the university: interview available here https://sparc.utas.edu.au/index.php/interview-with-mrs-margaret-scott

Colour photograph shows reflections of alpine vegetation in Chalice Lake 1979 GIS: Lake Latitude -4188 Longitude 14615 Gazetteer Australia Record_ID TAS02044

Colour photograph shows reflections in the water, of masts and sailing boats moored at Constitution Dock, Hobart, with State Library of Tasmania and Hobart GPO clocktower in background.

Three people stand near a car parked beside an artificial lake, in front of a dwelling with a steep pitched A-frame roofline, gum trees on surrounding rise, with old farming equipment and freshly painted wagon wheels in garden. Australian flag flying on flagpole.

Colour photograph shows light dusting of snow on Cradle Mountain, visible also from reflection in Dove Lake in foreground

Colour photograph shows reflection of Cradle Mountain on surface of Dove Lake Image of mountain slightly out of focus

Colour portrait format photograph shows reflection of Mount Anne on the surface of Lake Timk

Note relevant to territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway. Provides extract and source information.

Government report relevant to Antarctic Treaty, CCAMLR. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information. [Published by Bush as AU28101982]

Colour photograph shows the Red Bridge, a convict built arch bridge across Elizabeth River at Campbell Town

Sketch of a red berry

Expedition document relevant to territorial claims, sovereignty, Australian Antarctic Territory. Provides document or extract, source information and Bill Bush notes. [Published by Bush as

Government document relevant to territorial claims, sovereignty, Argentina, postal services. Provides document or extract, with source information

Book extract relevant to territorial claims, sovereignty, US exploration and discovery. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information and Bill Bush notes. [Published by Bush as US21121929]

Inter-governmental document relevant to radio services, cooperation, meteorology. Provides document, source information and Bill Bush notes.

Government document relevant to Norwegian territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway, Dronning Maud Land and territories administration. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information and Bill Bush notes. (Published by Bush at NW12041957)

Government document relevant to territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway, and territories administration. Provides copy of document only. (Published by Bush at NW10011930)

Government document relevant to Norwegian territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway and territories administration. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information and Bill Bush notes. (Published by Bush at NW28051948)

Government document relevant to Norwegian territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway and Dronning Maud Land. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information and Bill Bush notes. (Published by Bush at NW14011939A)

Government document relevant to Norwegian territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway, Dronning Maud Land, exploration and discovery. Provides copy of document or extract, with source information and Bill Bush notes. (Published by Bush at NW10111933)

Letter of recommendation from the Colonial Secretary for a grant of land in V.D.L.

Inter-governmental document relevant to treaties, Argentina, Spain, United Kingdom Provides source and Bill Bush notes

Photographic except taken from the Illustrated Tasmanian Mail, 22 May, 1929 - Recipients of University of Tasmania Degrees at Commemoration, Mr A.K. Fulton (B.A), Mr T. Hytten (MA), Miss F. Stops (B.A), Mr D.S. Smith (B.E), Miss Y.I. Guilbert (B.A), Mr O.H. Biggs (B.Sc)

Receipt dated December 1832 - January 1833 for delivery of 500 lb flour by boat.

Receipted account for 1 guinea paid to W.J. Ring for tuition of Master Ralph. Dated 1830

Diplomatic communications relevant to territories administration, United Kingdom. Provides document or extract, and source information and Bill Bush notes.

D Graham and K Holmes looking at printed information. Names taken from back of photograph

Straight razor with black bakelite handle, engraved "Bengall". Cadman & Sons, Sheffield, England. In cardboard container 16.5 x 3 cm

In-flight magazine press article referring to Antarctic tourism, ABC television Four Corners film crew. Provides copy of document and source information.

Government document relevant to postal services. Provides copy of document only.

Charles de l’Ecluse (Clusius), Rariorum aliquot Stirpium per Hispanias Obseruatarum Historia.

Pr. Christopher Plantin, Antwerp, 1576. With numerous engravings by one of Plantin’s best artists, Pieter van der Borcht. The famous press founded by Plantin (c. 1520-1589) was to remain in business until 1867.

Charles de l’Ecluse (1526-1609), professor at the University of Leiden, established Europe’s first botanical garden there (still in existence), and laid the foundations of the Dutch bulb industry. This book is one of the earliest treatises on the flora of Spain.

Inside the front cover is ‘duplicato’, an old shelfmark C. 64, and 12/- in pencil. At the end is ‘Perlegi Tag ij 1580. mense Februario / Laus Deo.’ On the verso of the title page is ‘Will: Forsyth 1825’. From the Library of Christ College; given by Rev. R. R. Davies in 1852.

Morris Miller-Christ College Rare-Book QK 41 .C58 1576

Reference to a document relevant to territorial claims, sovereignty, Norway, Dronning Maud Land, Australian Antarctic Territory, United Kingdom. Provides source information and Bill Bush notes.

Construction of part of Cadbury factory showing large cylinders being erected. Elliot Brothers crane and truck in foreground.

Black and white photograph of the Railway Station, Ellenor Street, Scottsdale

Colour photograph of red painted railway carriage hooked up behind wagon laden with cut and split timber in a railway siding at Deloraine. Two men standing beside the carriage (with DB10 painted on the side), one man wearing hat, studying a viewfinder camera, the other is looking up the track.

Colour photograph shows rusted International Harvester locomotive on disused rails covered with bracken in a semi-cleared area of land

Colour photograph. A man sits on grass near a bicycle close to the men’s bathing sheds on the banks of the Meander River at Deloraine, beneath railway bridge and a short distance from the Bass Highway that crosses the river on a road bridge further upstream.

Colour photograph shows view of forest and mountain ranges from Mayday Mountain