Great Britain - Colonies - Defences

Date: 1968

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-133-766

Description: In a single scene, Prime Minister Harold Wilson walks away with Brtannia's trident, labelled armed forces, her shield labelled Far-East bases, and her dress labelled welfare state. Britannia, with NATO printed on her helmet, hides her nakedness behind a curtain at the side of a large picture window, where the sun is sinking into the sea past the White Cliffs of Dover. A picture of Britannia is on the wall with the motto, On whom the sun never sets, referring to the British Empire. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black and white ink, crayon, letratone and pencil, 262 x 347 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1908-1958

From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0212-45

Description: Material includes correspondence with political leaders in the United Kingdom; papers relating to New Zealand's naval policy; criticism of New Zealand immigration policy and universal military training Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1914

From: [Postcard album of cards collected by Maggie Chapman / Maggie Swan, 1909-1920].

By: Swan, Margaret Emma Livingstone, -1960

Reference: Eph-B-POSTCARD-Vol-3-082-top

Description: Shows the flags of France, Belgium, Great Britain, Russia and Servia (Serbia), planted in the turf. The King's message is an appeal for the Empire to stand united, and New Zealand's reply is an extract from a speech of Lord Liverpool, the Governor-General, on 6 August 1914, stating that New Zealand is prepared to make sacrifices to maintain her heritage and birthright. Issued by the Brett Printing Co. 6846. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard in album.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, 90 x 138 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs A S Brabin in 1980.

Date: 1852-1929

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1831-1833

Description: Selected records relating to Australia and New Zealand. Includes papers of Stuart Rendel of the armaments firm Sir W G Armstrong & Co, re purchase of arms and gunboats for the Australian colonies 1878-1881; letters of Elizabeth Spence Watson re emigration of industrial girls to Queensland 1881-1884; records of the Newcastle Guardians of the Poor re emigration of paupers 1923-1929; papers of Charles H Merz and William McLellan re electrification of railways in Australia and New Zealand (including photograph albums) 1908-1926; correspondence between William L Harle and Sir William Hutt 1835-1849; records relating to the North British Australasian Company 1855-1860; papers of the Swan family re Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company 1882-1885; letters of John Miller, an emigant to Victoria, 1852-1853. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 3 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, AJCP, 1983 Photograph albums, mainly relating to Australian railways.

Date: 1905-1923

By: Law, Andrew Bonar, 1858-1923

Reference: Micro-MS-0615

Description: Selections from Law's papers, and from those of Davidson. Letters are from Dominion and British politicians, discussing trade and tariffs, defence, Dominion views on Home Rule, shipping and the Paris Economic Conference 1916. Includes correspondence on the Dardanelles campaign 1915. Much of the Davidson correspondence is from Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson. Law was Secretary of State for the Colonies 1915-1916, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1916-1919, and British Prime Minister 1922-1923. Davidson and Munro-Ferguson were his secretaries. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive. Physical Description: Mss and typescripts (microfilm) Finding Aids: Inventory on reel.

Date: 1840-1956

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

By: Australian Joint Copying Project

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-3059-3060

Description: Papers of Admiral Sir Henry Keppel, who served on the China Station of the Royal Navy, and of Captain Henry George Hamilton, who served in the Royal Navy and retired to Australia, and of Sir Louis Henry Keppel Hamilton, who after serving in the Royal Navy became the first member of the post-war Commonwealth Naval Board in Australia. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 2 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, AJCP, 1997

Date: 1881-1904

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

By: Australian Joint Copying Project

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-3061-3067

Description: Selected records relevant to the Australian Naval Station, of which Bridge was Commander in Chief, including ships' movements, the political situation in Australia and the Pacific Islands, and reports on the Station's activiities in the Pacific Islands. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 7 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, AJCP, 1997