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Monochrome postcards of mainly Christchurch scenes, depicting a Roman Catholic church, public hospital grounds, a nurse's home, the Bridge of Remembrance and a Panoramic view of Bluff.

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74 x 71 mm. A lake with trees in the background.

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74 x 73 mm. A flowerbed with trees in the background.

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72 x 78 mm. A lake with trees in the background.

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74 x 73 mm. A lake with the bank in the background.

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Landscape format. [Over rooftops with church and spire in centre].

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236 x 190 mm. A view of the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers, an ecclesiatical looking building in brick with white stone facings. The wooden buildings to the left of the Chambers are the earlier council buildings. The Chambers were completed in 1865 to the design of B.W. Mountford.

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200 x 150 mm. Group of four men (Tymms on the left) stood looking at a map. The caption continues: 'U.K. Mission and George Dent.'

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Full-plate. Looking east towards the sea. New Zealand. [Good general view of the town].

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Landscape format. [Steam driven threshing machine].

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Landscape format. [Steam driven threshing machine].

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Captioned 'Photo by Cartwright 2830'.

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74 x 46mm. A view looking down from the summit of Mt. Egmont showing cloud surrounding countryside.

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201 x 146 mm. A close up view of the semi-circular cups of the formation filled with water from the geyser above.

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This file contains official reports, notes and correspondence relating to Smedley’s work with the Commonwealth Review Group during 1981-82. It also includes the transcript of a seminar run by the Victoria League 'The Commonwealth Traveller in Britain', 2 July, 1984, and a report of Smedley's visit to its triennial conferences in Australia and New Zealand in September and October, 1985 (circa 150 sheets).

Scope and Contents Detailed diary written whilst Smedley visited the United States (including Hawaii), Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Tasmania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Bombay, Bangladesh and Pakistan with Lord Home, Commonwealth Secretary, 1955-57 (143 sheets).This file also includes a pamphlet entitled, ‘The Frontier: a miscellany prepared for the RH Earl of Home on the occasion of their visit to Peshawar on 1st November, 1955’, with complimentary note inside; invitation cards to Smedley from Government...

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74 x 57mm. A view showing a large group posed in front of the Cook Memorial.

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140 x 200 mm. View of a woman with a pot in the hot springs in the foreground.

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The collection, though small, is interesting as no other papers appear to have been left by Hore-Belisha. It comprises letters, diaries, some photographs and documents (mainly copies) covering most of Hore-Belisha's career but concentrating on his most important position as War Minister from 1937-1939 and particularly the events surrounding his dismissal by Neville Chamberlain.

Scope and Contents This file contains material mostly relating to Smedley’s early career and the diplomatic service. Not all contents have been listed, but items include an official copy of Smedley’s commission, signed by the Queen, appointing him as an officer of the Diplomatic Service, 21 April 1966; letter from Malcolm J. MacDonald, High Commissioner India, (1955-60), asking Smedley to come to Delhi to take up the post of Counsellor in charge of administration and consular affairs, 29 July 1957; copy of...

Scope and Contents This file largely contains letters to Smedley, mostly dating from the 1970s. Not all contents have been listed, but items include letters from Sir Thomas Williams MP (President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union), 27 Apr. 1977; from Alan Rudwick (Headmaster of Achimoto School), 29 Sep. 1977; from Alec Douglas-Home, July 1973; from Peter Ratcliffe (British Embassy, Laos), 14 Jan. 1975; from Mr Justice Michael Kerr, regarding family issues and law commission of 1978-81, 31 July 1978; from...

Scope and Contents This file largely contains letters to Smedley. Not all contents have been listed, but items include a letter from Ronald Belcher (diplomat, Capetown) on events in South Africa, 30 June 1958; Major-Gen. Alec Bishop (Deputy High Commissioner, Calcutta, 1957-62), 4 April 1959, 23 January 1961, 13 April 1962; from Office of Deputy High Commissioner, Bombay, 8 February 1962; from W.A. Camps (Senior Tutor, Pembroke College), 18 August 1958; from J. Chaplin (UK Information Service, Ottawa), 23 July...

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Correspondence and memoranda regarding photographs made for the Turnbull Library of New Zealand items in the R.C.S. Library, 1976-1977; the sale of 'Native plants of New Zealand', 1981-1982; and the identification of the work of Martha King (in 'Native plants') and the Revd A.W. Hands.

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North Island: New Zealand. [Croatians were digging gum in far north of North Island, at Kauri Gumfields near Dargaville. Gum is alluvial clay].

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[No print]. [Missing].