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154 x 202 mm. At the final session of the Fiji Constitutional Conference held at Marlborough House, Mr Anthony Greenwood, Britain’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, is seen signing the conference report. From left to right: Mrs. Eirene White, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Anthony Greenwood and Mr. C.B. Nixon of the Cabinet Office, Secretary General of the Conference.

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153 x 204 mm. From left to right: Mrs. Eirene White, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Anthony Greenwood and Mr. C.B. Nixon of the Cabinet Office.

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154 x 202 mm. At the final session of the Fiji Constitutional Conference, held at Marlborough House, Mrs. Eirene White, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Colonies is seen signing the conference report. From left to right: Mrs. Eirene White, Mr. G.B. Nixon of the Cabinet office, Secretary General of the Conference, and Mr. Anthony Greenwood, Britain’s Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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Neg. only.

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200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.

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A caption on the reverse reads, 'These men are prepared for a ceremonial dance'.

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'Genealogies and histories of the Matanitu or tribal governments of Central Vitu Levu (Great Fiji)', 141 pages. The volume contains notes on the genealogies of Fiji's peoples, translated by Brewster from written and oral sources, and a strip of photographs of four generations of the Royal Line of Mbau.

Scope and Contents Arranged by area, then by country (including a few which are not members of the Commonwealth):The Mediterranean 30Cyprus 11Gibraltar 3Malta 16Middle East 3Jordan 1Palestine 2Indian Sub-Continent 81General 1Bangladesh 4Bhutan 2India 51Nepal 1Pakistan 16Sri Lanka 6South East Asia 58Brunei 5Indonesia 1Malaysia 43Singapore 9East Asia 33China 3Hong Kong 29Korea ...

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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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[View from terrace].

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[Exterior]

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200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.

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

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200 x 150 mm. modern copies of original prints.

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Showing the Department of Law, Harbour Office, Post Office and Custom House.

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203 x 137 mm. A view from the hills behind the town down on the original Government House, with the harbour in the background. The building is an extensive single-storeyed construction with a large lawn in front, on which can be seen members of the Armed Native Constabulary. Part of this complex was transferred to Suva in 1882. The bure or houses are on the Armed Constabulary parade ground.

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200 x 138 mm. A view from the Government House jetty, looking back towards the house and the hills beyond.

Scope and Contents 229 x 173 mm. A view looking along the front façade of Government House, with parts of the town and harbour visible in the distance. Built in 1882 when Suva became the capital of Fiji, although the decision to move from Levuka, on the small island of Ovalan, had been made some years before, Levuka being situated on a narrow strip of land between sea and high mountains which allowed no room for expansion. The move was providential: in 1885 Levuka was devastated by a powerful hurricane....

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227 x 170 mm. A view showing the side and front of this long and narrow wooden bungalow.

Scope and Contents 228 x 176 mm. A view showing a group sitting in two rows in front of the verandah of Government House at Suva. All the men were Government Rokotui. (Roko were officers in charge of a district. Tui means king or sovereign). All the men were high chiefs in their own right.1-6 left to right front row:1. Not known2. Katonivere Rokotui Machuata3. ? Rokotui Ra4. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau Rokotui Tailevu (Eldest son of Seru Cakobau)5. Marica Toroka Rokotui Lomaiviti6. Not...

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265 x 208 mm. A view showing a large group of fishermen and young children, posed in a village clearing with a net spread on the ground in front of them.

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

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

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Landscape format. [Group standing around in village with huts to the sides and mountains behind].