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120 x 95 mm. colour transparency.

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210 x 160 mm.

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210 x 160 mm. Two copies.

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210 x 160 mm.

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210 x 160 mm. Two copies.

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210 x 160 mm.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning the spread of communism and the outbreak of the Malayan Emergency, including letters by A.H. Dickinson, Rene Onraet, H. Fairburn, A.S. Haynes, Shenton Thomas, J.C. Barry and Hugh Bryson. The file also includes the following articles: Blythe, W.L., ‘’The interplay of Chinese secret and political societies in Malaya’, ‘Eastern world’, Mar. and Apr. 1960 (typescript)‘Communism in Malaya’, ‘London tidings’, 6 Mar. 1948‘Communism in Malaya:...

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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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Copies of photographs and sketches relating to a 2-story black and white bungalow built in 1910 to the west of Singapore's Botanical Gardens. Corner lived there between 1929 and 1942 while serving as Assistant Director. It was designated a Conserved Building in 2008.

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300 x 100 mm. panoramic view of Singapore in the 1920s by F. Hill-Cottingham.

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The file contains a list of correspondents, including A. H. Dickinson and Hugh Bryson.

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This is a small file of letters discussing archives which Jarrett donated to the University of Malaya (7 sheets).

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This section includes archives received at a later date from Hugh Bryson and some items acquired directly by the Royal Commonwealth Society.

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This section relates to specific statements contained in the extract from the original draft of Ivan Simson's 'Singapore: too little, too late; some aspects of the Malayan disaster in 1942', which forms RCMS 103/15/4/1. There is a list of correspondents, which includes Simson, Mrs. Muriel Reilly, H. Wiisburg, A. H. Dickinson, D. Gray, R. H. Oakeley, E. D. Fleming, Harold Fairburn and Hugh Bryson.

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The file contains a list of correspondents, which includes Simson, Mrs. Muriel Reilly, H. Wiesburg, A. H. Dickinson, D. Gray, R. H. Oakeley, E. D. Fleming, Harold Fairburn and Hugh Bryson.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...

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View of trees and foliage at the entrance to the Botanic Gardens.

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Records of the purchase and delivery of food, tobacco, medicine, clothing and other items (14 pages).

Scope and Contents This is a large file of material provided by A.H. Dickinson, Inspector General of Police, Straits Settlements and Chief Security Officer, Malaya; R.B. Corridon, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Security Service; F.A.S. Caldwell, Police Intelligence Branch; C.W. Dawson, Secretary for Defence; Guy Madoc, Federated Malay States Police Intelligence; Forbes Wallace, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Federated Malay States; T.P.M. Lewis, Education Department, Federated Malay States; J.N....

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This diary records Bell's social life, interests, personal affairs and travels. It describes the latter part of his extensive tour of the Far East during 1925-26 in greater detail than RCMS 36/2/4 (509 pages).

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Letters written by Fisher to Halford Mackinder describing his travels (circa 2,000 pages).

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This is a copy of a detailed diary covering the fall of Singapore, Duncan-Wallace's imprisonment, and his liberation aboard a hospital ship bound for Madras (191 pages). The circumstances surrounding the diary's composition are explained in a preface.

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Copy of a diary by Oppenheim describing the retreat of the army to Singapore, the city's surrender and his escape initially by sail boat to Sumatra, Sri Lanka and then Bombay. The diary is anonymous, but Mortimer Hay, who also participated in the escape, has identified its author as Oppeneheim, based upon internal evidence and comparisons of its manuscript with Oppenheim's handwriting. For Hay's account see RCMS 103/12/4.

Scope and Contents Diary by Oppenheim describing the retreat of the army to Singapore, the city's surrender and his escape initially by sail boat to Sumatra, Sri Lanka and then Bombay (69 pages). The diary is anonymous, but Mortimer Hay, who also participated in the escape, has identified its author as Oppeneheim, based upon internal evidence and comparisons of its manuscript with Oppenheim's handwriting. For Hay's account see RCMS 103/12/4. The file includes a note regarding the diary's provenance by Hugh...