A collection of photographs of the wreck of the German Cruiser 'Emden', sunk by HMAS 'Sydney' whilst attacking the Cocos-Keeling Islands on 9 November 1914.

These photographs were extracted from the file in the RCS Archives on 'The Empire at War', edited for the Royal Empire Society by Sir Charles Lucas. References appear in volume III at pages 29, 76, 78, 212-3 and 223.

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).

450 x 295 mm.

The Royal Visit issue (No. 146, December 1953/January 1954) of the pamphlet of the Royal Empire Society's Victorian Branch.

Facing p.44, referred to on p.49. C. Nobbs was another son of George Hunn Nobbs.

Facing p.30, referred to on p.40.

Contains Kodachromes, processed in England March 1963, arranged by processing number. The village mentioned on slides 21-31 appears to be Sabadrau, but this has not been found on any map of Fiji and has been represented by 'S' in most of the captions.

Slides taken during a visit which included New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Fiji, Tonga, the Gilbert Islands and New Caledonia.

99 x 144 mm. A view showing the Rev. Saraioia (also spelt Sarawia) and his wife, standing against a background of trees. Sarawia was one of Selwyn’s converts taken to New Zealand in 1857, and eventually becoming one of the mission’s great successes. Saraioia worked in Mota until his death in 1901.

100 x 142 mm. A view showing the native missionary and his wife standing against a background of trees. The two adjoining islands of Motlav (also spelt Motalava) and Ra were under the joint charge of Rev. Tagalana and the Rev. Walter Woser (see Y309A/41). Tagalana went to Auckland in 1862, then to Norfolk Island in 1866, where he remained three years. He was ordained deacon in 1873 and priest a few years later.

206 x 150 mm. A view showing Rev. Palmer sitting by the roadside reading, with his pith helmet beside him. Based at Mota, Palmer was in charge of all the schools in the Banks Islands and accompanied Montgomery on his tour. He joined the mission in 1863, becoming Archdeacon of South Melanesia in 1894. This photograph is used as an illustration in ‘The Light of Melanesia’.

151 x 205 mm. A view showing Pantutun, his wife and two young children standing in front of the church at Vava. Pantutun started working at Vava in 1884, coming from Mota and his wife from Lo.

205 x 152 mm. A view showing the three figures standing on the verandah of a house. Reverend Cullwick (who is variously given the initials T.C. and T.G. in Montgomery’s book) joined the Mission in 1877, and was stationed at Mota. George Nara is not mentioned by Montgomery but may have been one of the teachers.

204 x 152 mm. A view looking down on the small thatched school house with natives in the small square in the foreground. Merelav (sometimes spelt Merolava, and also known as Star Island) was under the charge of Rev. Vaget (referred to as William rather than Walter Vaget in ‘The Light of Melanesia’) who was ordained a deacon by Montgomery and taken to Merelava by him during the 1892 tour.

99 x 141 mm. A view showing the clergyman and his wife standing against a backdrop of trees. Woser went to the mission school at Auckland in 1865, and started a school at Motlav on his return. He was ordained deacon in 1886.

229 x 175 mm. A view looking across the River Rewa, and showing the well-known island near Naduruloulou. The Rewa is the largest of Fiji’s rivers, running north-west from the east coast of Vitilevu.

210 x 135 mm. Showing the bore flowing and with a herd of cattle drinking from the irrigation channel.

210 x 130 mm. Photograph showing the construction of the drilling derrick, with a large steam engine to the right, and several large teams of horses pulling carts.

A view of the Richmond River from the bank, looking along towards an iron bridge.

74 x 74mm. Tour members standing on the footplate of a steam locomotive.

200 x 150 mm.