Scope and Contents Material relating to deliberations of the Federal Ports Committee and the Colonial Office regarding the development of Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang and Malacca. It includes representations from commercial organisations stating that congestion was hindering trade, and in particular the import of consumer goods, building materials and fertilisers. Also included is a copy of ‘Report on the major ports of Malaya’ by D.F. Allen, representative for the Far East of the U.K. Ministry of...

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Material related to concern for the welfare of Malayan students in Great Britain, and their exposure to Communist influences, expressed by the Association of British Malaya. The file includes minutes of a meeting at the Colonial Office on 27 June 1950, the draft of a paragraph for insertion in the April 1950 edition of ‘British Malaya’, and associated correspondence (12 sheets).

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An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.

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Correspondence between the BAM and the Colonial Office concerning the calculation and payment of claims for compensation under the Malayan War Damage Commission. Correspondents include Norman Rowlstone Jarrett and Lord Milverton of the RCS and Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones (60 sheets).

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Draft of an article based upon diaries and official reports, marked 'My personal copy' (39 sheets).

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Annotated script of a radio documentary broadcast during the Malayan Emergency (2 sheets).

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An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: From 1952 to 1967 the Secretary of the Association was Hugh Bryson. He organised the accumulation of two important collections of historical material through the BAM. In 1960, in cooperation with the Royal Commonwealth Society, Bryson initiated the gathering of original documents - memoranda, diaries, correspondence - and the writing of special reminiscences by those with first hand experience of the geographic area covered by the Association. Subjects of particular significance include...

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An account of the establishment of the first dairy farm in Singapore through the cultivation of suitable grasses and the introduction of Friesian cattle circa 1929-1930. (4 sheets).

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An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.

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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).

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The file contains incomplete loose sheets bearing the names of internees and a plan of the Sime Road Camp, dated June 1945, accompanied by a key identifying locations (25 sheets).

Scope and Contents This broad heading has been used to cover a substantial collection of loose prints, dating chiefly from the period 1960-1982, but including a few of earlier date. The majority come from the files of the RCS journal known successfully as ‘United Empire,’ ‘Commonwealth Journal,’ and ‘Commonwealth,’ in which some were published, but there are also items obtained for inclusion in the exhibition ‘Commonwealth in Focus’ in 1982 and these are indicated by CIF and the catalogue number in the...

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143 x 89 mm. Showing traffic on the newly widenend Mountbatten Road.

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View of Mrs Salmond seated in a garden holding a small dog.

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Showing a plant growing at the base of a tree.

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Though Singapore is a secular state, freedom of worship is enshrined in the constitution. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Places of worship for these religions are found throughout the island.

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An account of the mutiny by Dickinson, who was then a cadet officer in the Straits Settlements Police (2 sheets).

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This diary was written by a Japanese civilian in Kuala Lumpur during the occupation, who was probably employed as an interpreter by the Japanese army. There is a loose receipt within the diary addressed to a Mr Nakane, who may be the author.

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292 x 212 mm. Showing schoolboys bearing banners marching along the streets of Singapore.

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A series of articles from the magazine ‘Illustrated’ and the newspapers ‘SEAC’, ‘The Malayan Times’ and ‘The Straits Times’ reporting the surrender of Japan and the treatment of military and civilian internees. These were collected by Weekley during Sept. 1945.

Scope and Contents Articles and photographs regarding Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, taken from newspapers and other publications. The first half of the scrapbook is devoted to photographs. There are a few maps, including some of South East Asia. These are followed by photographs relating mainly to the domestic economy, including batik, cinchona (quinine), coffee, copra, fishing, rice, rubber, salt, sugar, tea, teak, tobacco and woodcarving. There are also general photographs of market scenes and...

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Unidentified sheets from the camp newspapers.

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An album of photographs, most measuring 205 x 55 mm, accompanied by a typed list, which has been reproduced.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: From 1952 to 1967 the Secretary of the Association was Hugh Bryson. He organised the accumulation of two important collections of historical material through the BAM. In 1960, in cooperation with the Royal Commonwealth Society, Bryson initiated the gathering of original documents - memoranda, diaries, correspondence - and the writing of special reminiscences by those with first hand experience of the geographic area covered by the Association. Subjects of particular significance include...