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'The log book of Capt. John Edwards, R.N. Given to Robert Stafford Edwards by his Aunt Miss Jane Edwards 1880. Solihull. Warwickshire.'

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208 x 155 mm. A view looking along the unkempt garden towards the thatched and verandahed bungalow. Posed in front of the building are a European family (unidentified) and Indian servants. Lomond Bungalow was situated on the northern end of Penang (or Government) Hill.

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Coloured oilette postcards of Malaya by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd. marked 'Series II', but not separately numbered.

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...

Scope and Contents 62 x 88 mm. Showing the statue of Captain Francis Light (1740-1794), founder of Prince of Wales Island (Penang) in 1786. Light died of malaria on the island and was buried in the old Protestant Cemetery in Northam Road, George Town. The bronze statue designed by Frederick J. Wilcoxson, was originally sited in Fort Cornwallis and was unveiled in 1939. It was removed during the Japanese occupation and re-erected in 1946 in front of the High Court in Light Street. The only known...

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1 Letter dated Penang, 20 July 1827, from Captain Lake regarding the article in the ‘Penang Gazette’ 4 pages
2 Letter regarding the article in the ‘Penang Gazette’ from A.D. Maingy. Undated, 4 pages
3 Duplicate of RCMS 65/4/28/1 above
4 Reply of Captain Burney, dated 11 Oct 1827. 4 pages
5 Letter dated 15 Sept 1826, from R. Fullerton. 4 pages

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284 x 185 mm. View looking along the Esplanade at Penang from Court Cornwallis with the Municipal Buildings on the far side of the cricket ground, and the Town Hall (partially obscured by trees) to the left.

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Clayton’s account of his inauspicious arrival in Pinang as a Civil Service Cadet in 1898 (5 sheets).

Scope and Contents A scrapbook of cuttings from newspapers of the Straits Settlements concerning events in the colony. Much of the volume is concerned with Brown's involvement with the Legislative Council. There are articles regarding his disputed nomination by the Penang Chamber of Commerce in 1893, and his appointment to the Council in 1894 and 1897. There is also extensive coverage of the Council’s work, including newscuttings on the passage of bills regarding harbours, Indian immigration, liquor, opium...

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274 x 208 mm. A view looking westwards and along Northern Road with the Lartut Road junction in the left middleground. The road leading off to the right probably goes to the Telegraph Office and the Penang Club.

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217 x 285 mm. A view of the lower section of Penang Waterfall, situated in the gardens at the foot of Penang Hill. Photograph probably by M.A. Cameron.

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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Another view of the Superintendent’s House featured in Y302/97.

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Group of three men and three women seated upon steps.

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Portrait of a man seated at a desk.

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272 x 206 mm. A view looking along Beach Street which runs NE-SW parallel to the waterfront and behind Victoria Street and Weld Quay. In the right foreground a three storey building houses G. Izolphe's hairdressing saloon, the Grand Hotel, the Pilots Club and Abdoul Sanat, watch-makers; these premises were later taken over by Kennedy and Co. Further down the street are the offices of the Pinang Gazette press, which in the left foreground are the Criterion Tiffin and Billiard Rooms.

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...

Scope and Contents 271 x 209 mm. A view of the Club premises, a low square stone building with a tiled roof and a verandah running the length of one façade (? the northern). The Club, founded in 1868, was situated in the north-west part of George Town, near the Telegraph Office and off Northern Road. Cartwright ((ed), 1908, p. 744) gives this description: The Club premises...are pleasantly situated on the sea-front ... Passing through the spacious entrance-hall, with the committee and secretary's rooms on...

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276 x 208 mm. A view looking along an outer wall towards a bastion, with a wooden bridge crossing the moat (drained in 1922) to a gateway into the fort. Fort Cornwallis replaced the stockade erected by Captain Light for the defence of the settlement, but by the later years of the century its defensive importance had waned and its main use was as a signal station.

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133 x 79 mm. A photographic copy of William Daniell's aquatint from Captain Robert Smith's painting. The view looks across Pulau Tikus Bay and George Town towards Kedah on the mainland.

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270 x 209 mm. A view looking along an almost dry stream bed towards the small bridge and wooded hillside. Photograph possibly taken at the same location as BAM 10/51.

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144 x 100 mm. A view showing the stone viaduct on Penang Hill, with the line curving away up the hill in the background.

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101 x 133 mm.

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200 x 255 mm. Watercolour.

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283 x 207 mm. View looking down onto the beach towards the clubhouse.