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149 x 198 mm. A view showing a European plantation manager and his wife, out riding among the palm trees.

Scope and Contents Collection of 35mm colour slides of countries of the Commonwealth. When the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition was being prepared it was felt that the strong emphasis on the historical aspect, and the fact that the only section on the contemporary Commonwealth dealt with broad issues and organisations rather than individual countries, made some additional material on contemporary developments desirable. Accordingly it was decided to have a continuous slide projection of contemporary...

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The principal part of the collection is a set of programmes and guides prepared for the different legs of the Royal Tour. These are supplemented by related correspondence and papers compiled by the Royal Empire Society and others. The collection is in English with the exception of one item in English and Arabic.

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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Includes material on Universities throughout the Commonwealth of Nations.

Scope and Contents This is an unedited draft of a book in which Alexander set out to give 'a personal account of my contacts with universities in the developing countries of the Commonwealth.'It begins with the background of Alexander’s own university education at Auckland, Cambridge and London; describes Raffles College and the University of Malaya; and his work at the University of Ibadan and the contribution of its Physics Department during the International Geophysical Year 1957-58. Considerable...

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Slide numbers 1 and 2 are Ektachromes with frames made in England, 3-7 are Kodachromes processed in Australia.

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Slide numbers 1 and 2 are Ektachromes with frames made in England, 3-7 are Kodachromes processed in Australia.

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[No print]. [Missing].

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Mountains in background. [Mountains not visible].

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[By ford].

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150 x 205 mm. A view showing a Fijian worker cutting open the coconut shells in order to extract the copra, with palm trees in the background.

Scope and Contents The primary function of the Empire Tour was to impress the party with the prosperity and economic potential of the Dominions. Kelsey reported on many visits to farms, agricultural colleges, research stations, industrial sites and commercial centres. As an engineer, he was particularly interested in mines, factories and power stations. The party also toured many sites of natural beauty as well as museums and galleries. Kelsey recorded his impressions of the people he encountered and their...

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The diary describes Brewster’s official duties, which included administration, legal affairs, finance, surveying construction and agricultural projects, visiting isolated communities, and commanding the constabulary. Brewster also gives a brief account of his colleagues and social life (100 sheets).

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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.

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230 x 138 mm. In album 6, page 64. Showing Beith (who was medical officer in Fiji 1883-1888) and Allardyce standing near a small bungalow (in a plantation?) with palm trees in the background. Navua is a town in Viti Levu: Naitonitoni was the Government Station where the District Officer lived and worked.

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202 x 143 mm. A view showing copra drying in racks with plantation palm trees in the background.

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199 x 153 mm. A view showing emptying drying racks on a plantation.

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Print at RCMS 353/2/229.

Content Description Comprises photograph albums collected by or relating to Muriel Alice Jenkins (née Ackermann, also known as Sally), born 1904, and her upbringing in Southern Rhodesia [Zimbabwe], as well as the wider Ackermann family, together with photographs relating to Muriel's husband, the colonial administrator and judge (Edward) Enoch Jenkins, and his service in Northern Rhodesia [Zambia], Fiji, Nyasaland [Malawi], and Antigua (the Leeward Islands). The collection includes a small amount of personal...

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Landscape format. [Collapsed huts in foreground].

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Landscape format. [Showing battered crops and damaged house on hill].