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Fiji (nation)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 488 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

Piper Cub at Nausori before leaving for Korolevu 2 Feb, 1963-02-02

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham E/11
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Plantation, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091A/22
Scope and Contents

225 x 161 mm. A view looking out over fields planted with sugar cane.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Plantation manager's bungalow], 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091C/6
Scope and Contents

205 x 142 mm. Uncaptioned print. A view showing the plantation manager's living quarters, set among palm trees.

Dates: 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Planting cocoanuts [i.e. coconuts], 1905

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091C/2
Scope and Contents

144 x 202 mm. A view showing a native planting a sprouting coconut under the supervision of a European plantation manager.

Dates: 1905
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Polynesian School, Levuka, Fiji

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091B
Scope and Contents A collection of five prints mounted on card and measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm. They are accompanied by a paper-cutting from a Fijian newspaper which contains a letter from William Floyd explaining the origins and progress of the Polynesian School. Dated May 5 1888, it recounts how Floyd was approached the previous year by several Solomon Islanders who asked him to form a school. This he did in one of his empty cottages, and by the time this letter was written over fifty youths were...
Dates: 1888
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Portion of Govt Offices, Suva, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091A/8
Scope and Contents

228 x 169 mm. A view showing a group of European Government employees standing outside the two-story Government Offices, which were opened in 1882 when Suva became the seat of Government. Members of the group have not been identified.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Postcards of Fiji, 1920 - 1929

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089EE/3
Dates: 1920 - 1929
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Powder magazine, 2006

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091I/23
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.

Dates: 2006
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Presentation of food by the natives at Waivaka Town, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 28/7416
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing].

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Presentation of food by the natives at Waivaka Town, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 28/7417
Scope and Contents

Half-plate. [No print]. [Missing].

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Press cuttings, 1914 - 1957

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 128/10
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The diaries were written when Wood was chiefly in Nyasaland and the Seychelles. They include a few inserted sketches and photographs. There is an accompanying set of press cuttings and miscellaneous papers.

Dates: 1914 - 1957
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Priest's carved wooden dishes, 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 29/7465
Scope and Contents

[Sir Everard's collection].

Dates: 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Principal street for ships, showing Custom House, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091A/6
Scope and Contents

228 x 174 mm. Looking up the ‘main drag’ from Nabukalou Creek in 1885. The Customs buildings are at the extreme right.

Dates: 1885
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Probably 516A, 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham I/13
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachromes processed in Australia, arranged by processing number. Some items from H possibly originated in this group.

Dates: 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Progress in the Colonies, 1940s-1950s

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011R
Scope and Contents A collection of prints produced by the Central Office of Information. The prints measure approximately 165 x 115 mm and have typewritten captions pasted onto the reverse. A sheet of paper with the prints gives the title: 'Progress in the Colonies. Rejected photographs'. This selection appears to be part of a larger series of prints -the captions are often numbered and frequently make references to 'Feature Sets'. The photographs illustrate post-war developments in agriculture,...
Dates: 1940 - 1959
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Punt : Bau landing, 1963-02

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/9
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Queen Elizabeth II in Fiji

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3091D
Scope and Contents 115 x 89 mm. Taken during the Queen's tour of the Pacific. There is a handwritten caption on the reverse explaining the occasion:‘H.M. the Queen standing, reading her speech in reply to the Colony’s Loyal Address. Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, having presented this to her is now seated on a bench along L.H. side wall with throne to be decorated at the investiture to follow. A table carrying the decorations will be seen slightly to L. of H.M., and in front of Sir Ronald...
Dates: 1953-12-18
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ra Marama : crew and the Namacu pig, 1963-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/26
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ra Marama off Nacumaki, 1963-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/28
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ra Marama off Sinuvaca. NB. Shore coral, 1963-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/24
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ra Marama (ship) off Koro : Mara and Emosi, 1963-02 - 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/13
Scope and Contents

Ratu Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara Uluilakeba is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. Ra Marama is the Governor's yacht.

Dates: 1963-02 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Ra Marama's cook, 1963-02

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/36
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Rakiraki : Fijian Farm, 1963-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/3
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Rakiraki : Foster [NLTB], Takala [DO], Marnham, Fijian Farm, 1963-02 - 1963

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02 - 1963
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Rakiraki : site of hoped-for cattle ranch. Roko Tui Ra, 1963-02

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham F/4
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains Kodachrome slides, processed in Australia and arranged by processing number.

Dates: 1963-02
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).