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Letters of Captain Maurice A. Cameron, 1889-02-07 - 1892-02-11
These letters are largely a record of Cameron's domestic arrangements and social life, with some mention of his work inspecting or supervising the construction of roads, bridges, buildings, lighthouses, and the harbour and defences of Singapore. They also briefly describe his appointment as president of a commission set up in 1890-91 to advise upon the supply of labour. The letters from 1891 narrate a visit to China and Japan (circa 250 sheets).
Letters of Ursula Holttum, 1948-04-17 - 1949-09
Letters containing Ursula Holttum's account of her return to Singapore after leaving it in 1940 soon after the outbreak of the Second World War (28 sheets).
[Lillian aged five, dressed as a fairy, taken by her uncle in Singapore, 1899], 1899
105 x 145 mm.
[Lillian aged five, dressed as a fairy, taken by her uncle in Singapore, 1899], 1899
105 x 145 mm.
Lion dance, National Day, Singapore, 1969, 1969
292 x 195 mm. Showing dancers costumed as lions in the National Day Parade.
Lists of names and addresses of the members of the Adelaide and Perth Associations as at 1st January, 1945, 1945
These records relate to various associations formed in Australia, India, Ceylon and South Africa by residents of Malaya displaced by the war. They provided information and assistance to evacuees, civilian internees, and prisoners of war.
Rules of the organisations, lists of members, minutes of meetings, memoranda, circulars, indemnity records and related correspondence (343 sheets).
Lists of prisoners of war and civilian internees, 1943 - 1945
Lists compiled by the Malayan and Far Eastern Association of Australia, and the Malayan Research Bureau, Australia:
1. Lists 1-4, 27 May, 1943.
2. List 5, Jan. 1944 (3 copies).
3. List A, July 1944 (supplement to List 5).
4. List B, Apr. 1945 (second supplement to List 5).
Lower reaches of Singapore River [circa 1967], 1967
140 x 90 mm. A view looking down river, with barges moored at the Boat Quay in the foreground.
Machine Shops, 1946 - 1955
An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.
'Malacca [Melaka] memories', 1961
Personal memoir of Hillier's time in Malacca [Melaka] from 1888 to the First World War, describing the social life and customs of its European, Malay and Chinese inhabitants, education, religion, health, law and order, shipping and economic conditions.
Malai Gunyokuryosho [Sime Road] new female internees, 1945-03-25 - 1945-03-30
19 sheets.
Malai Gunyokuryosho [Sime Road] new male internees, 1945-03-25 - 1945-04-18
15 sheets.
Malay Fishing Village, 1920 - 1925
135 x 85 mm.
Malayan police and the 1950 Singapore riots, 1950-12-15 - 1951-01-22
Correspondence relating to the response of the Malayan police to racial and religious riots in Singapore. The riots were inspired by a court ruling in the custody battle over Maria Hertogh, which was won by her Dutch birth parents over her Muslim Malay adoptive parents, who had educated her as a Muslim (16 sheets).
'Malayan portraits: Sir Peter Benson Maxwell', 1953
Draft and published article which appeared in 'Malaya', June 1953, 333-34, discussing the career of Sir Peter Benson (1816-1893), first Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements (7 sheets).
Malayan Ports Congestion, 1951-10 - 1952-02
Malayan students in Britain during the Malayan Emergency, 1949-10-13 - 1950-04-26
Material related to concern for the welfare of Malayan students in Great Britain, and their exposure to Communist influences, expressed by the Association of British Malaya. The file includes minutes of a meeting at the Colonial Office on 27 June 1950, the draft of a paragraph for insertion in the April 1950 edition of ‘British Malaya’, and associated correspondence (12 sheets).
Malayan timber, 1946 - 1955
An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.
Malayan War Damage Scheme, 1949-04 - 1952-02
Correspondence between the BAM and the Colonial Office concerning the calculation and payment of claims for compensation under the Malayan War Damage Commission. Correspondents include Norman Rowlstone Jarrett and Lord Milverton of the RCS and Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones (60 sheets).
Malaya’s war effort, 1947-07
Draft of an article based upon diaries and official reports, marked 'My personal copy' (39 sheets).
‘Malaya/Thailand border operations', 1958
Annotated script of a radio documentary broadcast during the Malayan Emergency (2 sheets).
Mechanical cargo stacking, 1946 - 1955
An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.
Memorandum: constructive suggestions re suppressing prostitution, 1940-11-05
'Milk production in Singapore', 1960 - 1969
An account of the establishment of the first dairy farm in Singapore through the cultivation of suitable grasses and the introduction of Friesian cattle circa 1929-1930. (4 sheets).
Milling machines, 1946 - 1955
An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.