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).

This is a detailed memoir by Gutteridge describing his wartime experience. It is divided into three sections, covering his work as a Customs Officer, his service in the M.R.N.V.R. on a ship carrying evacuees to Batavia, and his capture and confinement aboard a ship in Singapore Harbour before being transferred to Changi Prisoner of War Camp (20 sheets).

The report includes a synopsis and an appendix on proposed draft legislation for child actors.

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).

12 sheets.

This file contains two copies of the final roll call of internees, made on 15 Aug. 1945, along with a letter to Hugh Bryson concerning its donation (3 sheets).

55 x 80 mm. Showing Ross (1892-1922) and the twin-engined aircraft in which he made the first flight from England to Australia, in 1919.

View of Palm trees in the grounds of Government House.

View of Palm trees in the grounds of Government House.

Showing Queen Elizabeth II and Princes Margaret

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

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

Exercise book recording the purchase and delivery of food, cigarettes, tobacco, soap and other items (44 pages with 3 enclosures).

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).

Copy of a narrative by Dorothy de Lucy, written in 1985, describing her experiences during the Second World War in Malaya and India (14 pages). It includes copies of four photographs.

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

154 x 193 mm. Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd, the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, signs the report of the Singapore Conference at its final session in Lancaster House, London. On the right is Mr Lim Yew Hock, the Chief Minister of Singapore.

35 mm. negative.

158 x 105 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative.

156 x 109 mm. glossy print with 35 mm. negative

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

Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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

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

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