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Art of Aboriginal Australia

File consists of a catalogue for an exhibition of artworks by Indigenous Australian artists. The exhibition was organized and circulated by Rothman's of Pall Mall Canada Limited, and was presented at Dalhousie Art Gallery in June 1975.

Catalogue contains b&w and col. photographs of the artists and of their artworks, cultural and historical descriptive text, an introduction written by Dick Roughsey, or, Goobalathaldin, a Lardil artist. The catalogue is divided into sections dedicated to artworks created by people of different Indigenous Australian localities and language groups.

Cosmological series : Graham Cantieni

File consists of two catalogues for the exhibition ' Cosmological Series' of artworks by Graham Cantieni, organized by The New Brunswick Museum and the Dalhousie Art Gallery. The Exhibition was presented at Dalhousie in December 1971.

Catalogues contain a portrait of Cantieni, an illustration of his work, a biography, description of the exhibition, a catalogue list of artworks, and a C.V.

G.V. Douglas, book no. 1

Item is a notebook containing coordinates, calculations and notes regarding mineral sources and prospect claims in Western Australia. Inscribed on the first pages is "R.C.B.C. 1."

Photograph of the "S.S. Pharsalia"

Item is a photograph of the S.S. Pharsalia. A caption on the photograph says "Woolloomooloo bay" and "S.S. Pharsalia." A caption on the matboard says, "Capt. D.M. Foote." Writing on back states that the ship (3502 tons) was built in 1898 by Russell and Co.

Photograph of three ships docked at Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia

Item is a photograph of three docked ships: the Dunbar Castle, which weighed 925 tons, and was built in Sunderland, England in 1864; the Borden Chief, which weighed 1011 tons, and was built in South Shields in 1870; and the Duke of Sutherlans, which weighed 1047 tons and was built in Aberdeen in 1865.

Virginia Shaw interviews

Item is a videocassette created by Virginia Shaw in 1980. Tape includes footage of Shaw interviewing people in Auckland, New Zealand about Māori land, Bastion Point, and the 1975 Māori land march. Tape also includes footage of an interview with loggers at a camp near Kawerau, Paremoremo Prison, and an unidentified hair salon.