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Abstract
This is a physical collection of photographic materials created by staff of Geoscience Australia (GA) and its predecessor organisations in the course of their work between the early 1920s and the early 21st century. <b>Value: </b>Historic and scientific significance. Many sites visited are remote and have rarely been revisited. Some images are of people from First Nations, flora and fauna of Australia, its territories and other countries. <b>Scope: </b> Geographical scope is largely Australia, pre- and post-Independence Papua New Guinea, and the Australian Antarctic Territory, but other countries and territories are represented. Thematic scope varies considerably, covering a diverse range of operations of a geological survey, including land and marine surveys, field installations, rock and fossil specimens (in situ, laboratory and under microscope), buildings, passport photographs, etc. The majority of the physical image collection (photos, negatives and glass plates) is still hardcopy only and stored in an access restricted room. This collection requires extensive work to develop a comprehensive catalogue of its contents and explore options for digitisation. <b>Queries can be directed to Records Management Unit (RMU) via the <a href="https://supportworkplace.ga.gov.au/CherwellPortal/Geoscience/">Support Workplace tool</a>. </b> More recent mages received from business area's and departing staff members have been digitised and are stored in HPRM folders: P14/50 - GA Image Collection (A20/615, A20/614, A20/598, A18/111) A spreadsheet containing metadata (D2019-4576) for these images (previously delivered via a now decommissioned database), can be viewed via the Download tab. Note: This HVC record is currently only visible to internal GA staff. <b>If anyone has any additional photographic collections that reflect the history of Geoscience Australia (or its predecessor organisations) the Records Management Unit would be very interested in chatting to you.</b>
Product Type
collection
eCat Id
144612
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Point of contact
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
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- EARTH SCIENCES
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- HVC - High Value Collection
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- DC2020
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- Field Trips
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- Photography
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- Surveys
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- Geological Surveys
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- Imagery
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- Field Work
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- Observatories
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Publication Date
2023-02-14T05:51:00
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onGoing
Purpose
Historic and scientific significance. Many sites visited are remote and have rarely been revisited. Some images are of indigenous people, flora and fauna of Australia, its territories and other countries.
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annually
Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
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<b>Source: </b>Geoscience Australia and its predecessor organisations: Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO), Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics (BMR), the Mineral Resources Survey and the Commonwealth Geological Adviser.<br /> <br /> <b>Form: </b>Physical photographic materials (photographic prints mounted on card stock, film plates, 35 mm negatives, slides, and small volumes of glass plates, Super 16 film reels and early optical disks). A small proportion has been digitised. In total there are an estimated 77, 500 images, some of which are likely to be duplicated in several formats. Registers of some of the materials have been transcribed into spreadsheets. Additional metadata recorded on other primary sources (prints, envelopes, negative packets, slide mounts, etc.) is currently being added to the working database by GA Library staff</s>. <br /> <br /> This Collection record was created to enhance the discoverability and management of the individual products contained in the collection. See the individual eCat records for product specific lineage.
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[-44.00, -9.00, 112.00, 154.00]
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