Series 09 - Newspaper Clippings - Natural History


Date Range1895 - 1983
Quantity56.1 cm, 17 files
ProvenanceLe Souëf Family
Description

This series contains loose newspaper and magazine cuttings. This series consist of a number of articles taken from various sources (although not cited), relating to flora and fauna found in Australia and other parts of the world. Subjects include birds, reptiles, marine life, amphibians, moths and butterflies, insects, spiders, animals and plants. Most of the newspaper clippings are attached to tissue paper and some are numbered, dating back as far as 1895, however, the majority of the newspaper clippings date circa 1930s. It remains unclear who collected the newspaper clippings.


Inventory Listing

09-001 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Birds
Publications - also see A033

This file contains newspaper, magazine and journal articles regarding bird life in Australia and overseas. Subjects include: habitat, species, predators, captivity, extinction, disease, breeding, death, migration, nesting sites, nesting times, bird export, sanctuaries, bowers, exhibitions, classification of birds, aviaries, bird distribution, experimentation, plumage. Articles are adhered to tissue paper and there are approximately 630 pages. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages 9 to 147.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1933 - 1935    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications and News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A025 Box Number 30 Series 09
09-002 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Reptiles, Marine Life, Amphibians
Publications

These files contain newspaper clippings attached to tissue paper, relating to the area of marine life, reptiles and amphibians. Subjects are of scientific and social interest and include: cultivating oysters, whales and whaling, fishing, migration, plagues, classification, species, behaviour, fish, and so on.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1934 - 1983, most 1935    Quantity 6.6 cm, 2 file
Formats General Publications, Artefacts or Objects/Realia, Ephemera, Reports, News Clippings, Published Reports and Samples or Specimens
Inventory Identifier A094 Box Number 30 Series 09
09-003 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History
Publications

This file contains newspaper clippings. Subjects include: Australian marsupials, marine Life - fish and plant life, reptiles - lizards and snakes, zoological gardens, amphibians, spiders and insects.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1934 - 1983    Quantity 3.5 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A301 Box Number 30 Series 09
09-004 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Moths and Butterflies
Publications

This file consists of one notebook (inside cover inscribed "National Museum Carlton") containing newspaper clippings from The Australasian on butterflies and moths. The articles are by Ernest Anderson and include the following:
"Some Victorian Moths", 1 June 1895;
"Ghost Moths, or Swifts", 22 June 1895;
"Footmen Moths", 22 June 1895;
"Ermine Moths", 6 July 1895;
"Brown Tail Moths", 27 July 1895;
"The Giant Emperor Moth", 28 September 1895; and
"The Great Gum Moth", 26 October 1895. Also includes a number of photocopied pages of the article within the notebook. The owner of the notebook is unidentified.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1895 - 1896    Quantity 1.1 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications, News Clippings, Notebooks and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier A105 Box Number 31 Series 09
09-005 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Birds
Publications - part of A025

This file contains newspaper, magazine and journal articles regarding bird life in Australia and overseas. Subjects include: habitat, species, predators, captivity, extinction, disease, breeding, death, migration, nesting sites, nesting times, bird export, sanctuaries, bowers, exhibitions, classification of birds, aviaries, bird distribution, experimentation, plumage and so on. Articles are adhered to tissue paper and there are approximately 630 pages. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages 400 to 518.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1933 - 1935    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier A257 Box Number 31 Series 09
09-006 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Birds
Publications - part of A025

This file contains newspaper, magazine and journal articles regarding bird life in Australia and overseas. Subjects include: habitat, species, predators, captivity, extinction, disease, breeding, death, migration, nesting sites, nesting times, bird export, sanctuaries, bowers, exhibitions, classification of birds, aviaries, bird distribution, experimentation, plumage and so on. Articles are adhered to tissue paper and there are approximately 630 pages. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages 519 to 626.

Approximately 630 pages, tissue paper with articles adhered to the pages:- pages 518 to 627

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1933 - 1935    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier A258 Box Number 31 Series 09
09-007 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Animals
Publications

This file consists of a number of newspaper clippings relating to animals in Australia. Subjects include: death, rabbits and hares, Brahman cattle, experimentation, national parks, proposed sites for zoos, preservation, preserving koalas and native fauna, animal hospitals, predators, cats, lions, elephants, animal scents, protection of birds and animals, trapping and selling of animals, slaughtering, rare marsupials, echidnas, racehorses, foxes, dogs, rabbit destruction, camouflage of animals, exporting animals, training, fashion in furs, Bushland Conservation Association, animals at the zoo, Healesville Reserve, mutations, animal rescues, extinct fauna, breeding, hunting, Field Naturalists Club, capturing animals, game season, Fauna Board, science notes and the protection movement. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 5 to 167.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A303 Box Number 31 Series 09
09-008 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Animals
Publications

This file consists of a number of newspaper clippings relating to animals in Australia. Subjects include: death, rabbits and hares, Brahman cattle, experimentation, national parks, proposed sites for zoos, preservation, preserving koalas and native fauna, animal hospitals, predators, cats, lions, elephants, animal scents, protection of birds and animals, trapping and selling of animals, slaughtering, rare marsupials, echidnas, racehorses, foxes, dogs, rabbit destruction, camouflage of animals, exporting animals, training, fashion in furs, Bushland Conservation Association, animals at the zoo, Healesville Reserve, mutations, animal rescues, extinct fauna, breeding, hunting, Field Naturalists' Club, capturing animals, game season, Fauna Board, science notes and the protection movement. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 168 to 300.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 3.5 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A304 Box Number 31 Series 09
09-009 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Birds
Publications

This file contains newspaper, magazine and journal articles regarding bird life in Australia and overseas. Subjects include the habitat, species, predators, captivity, extinction, disease, breeding, death, migration, nesting sites, nesting times, bird export, sanctuaries, bowers, exhibitions, classification of birds, aviaries, bird distribution, experimentation, plumage. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 149 to 300.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1934    Quantity 6 cm, 1 file
Formats General Publications and News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A033 Box Number 32 Series 09
09-010 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Flora
Publications

This file consists of numerous newspaper clippings, attached to tissue paper, on flora. Subjects include: classification of flora; disease, parasites, insects; flesh-devouring plants; native flora and shrubs; gardens and gardening; pollen, hayfever; flowers; forests, parks, bushland, national parks; deadly plants; nature shows and exhibitions both wild nature and wild flowers; rare species; history of plants/flora; reproduction/breeding; marine flower gardens; biological process in plants, respiration; evolution and development in plants; products of flora; poisonous and edible plants; Wild Flowers and Native Plants Protection Act (1927); desert flora; botanic gardens; preservation; Baron von Mueller, Dr J.G. Wood, Dr R.S. Rogers; and many articles written by Charles Barrett. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 1 to 93.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1933 - 1935    Quantity 15 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A047 Box Number 32 Series 09
09-011 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Birds
Publications - part of A033

This file contains newspaper, magazine and journal articles regarding the bird life in Australia and overseas. Subjects include: habitat, species, predators, captivity, extinction, disease, breeding, death, migration, nesting sites, nesting times, bird export, sanctuaries, bowers, exhibitions, classification of birds, aviaries, bird distribution, experimentation, plumage and so on. Articles are attached to tissue paper and there are approximately 630 pages. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages 301 to 399.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1933 - 1935    Quantity 4 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier A256 Box Number 32 Series 09
09-012 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Flora
Publications - part of A047

This file consists of newspaper clippings, attached to tissue paper, on flora. Subjects include: wattles, grasses, orchids, wildflowers, rare plants, fungi, cultivation, pine, Field Naturalists' Club, Victorian Young Farmers Club, foreshore flora, wild nature exhibition, ferns, life of trees, food storage and preparation, plant growth, plant destruction. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 94 to 178, and not numbered. Also refer to A047.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1933 - 1935    Quantity 3 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A260 Box Number 32 Series 09
09-013 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Marine Life
Publications

This file contains newspaper clippings attached to tissue paper, relating to the area of marine life, reptiles and amphibians. Subjects are of scientific and social interest and include: cultivating oysters, whales and whaling, fishing, migration, plagues, classification, species, behaviour, fish. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 2 to 171.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 4 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A305 Box Number 32 Series 09
09-014 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Birds
Publications

This file contains newspaper, magazine and journal articles regarding a vast range of issues affecting bird life in Australia and overseas. Subjects include: habitat, species, predators, captivity, extinction, disease, breeding, death, migration, nesting sites, nesting times, bird export, sanctuaries, bowers, exhibitions, classification of birds, aviaries, bird distribution, experimentation, plumage, and so on. Approximately 200 pages, source and dates unknown. The articles are attached to tissue paper and the pages are not numbered.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 4 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A259 Box Number 33 Series 09
09-015 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Insects, Spiders etc.
Publications

This file contains numerous newspaper clippings attached to tissue paper, relating to insects and spiders. Articles are of scientific and social interest. Subjects include: behaviour, evolution, exoskeleton, flight, organs and physiology, pest and pest control, senses, insect bites, spider bites, flies, worms, classification, plagues, bees, natural history of insects and spiders. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 1 to 119.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A262 Box Number 33 Series 09
09-016 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Insects, Spiders etc..
Publications

This file contains newspaper clippings attached to tissue paper, relating to insects and spiders. Articles are of scientific and social interest. Subjects include: behaviour, evolution, exoskeleton, flight, organs and physiology, pest and pest control, senses, insect bites, spider bites, flies, worms, classification, plagues, bees, natural history of insects and spiders. Source and dates unknown. This file contains pages numbered 120 to 285.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A263 Box Number 33 Series 09
09-017 Newspaper Clippings on Natural History - Insects, Spiders
Publications

This file contains newspaper clippings attached to tissue paper, relating to insects and spiders. Subjects include: behaviour, evolution, exoskeleton, flight, organs and physiology, pest and pest control, senses, insect bites, spider bites, flies, worms, classification, plagues, bees, natural history of insects and spiders. Source and dates of articles are unknown.

Creator Le Souëf Family
Date range 1930 - 1935    Quantity 2 cm, 1 file
Formats News Clippings
Inventory Identifier A302 Box Number 33 Series 09

Published by the The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre, January 2008
With support from Friends of the Zoos and Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens
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