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186 x 238 mm. (L/R) Sir Bruce Greatbatch, (Governor Seychelles), J.R. Mancham, leader of Majority Party, Seychelles Democratic Party, Chairman of Committee III (Development and Miscellaneous), Lord Shepherd, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and F.A. Reno, Leader of Seychelles Peoples United Party, Chairman of Committee II – Natural Resources.

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138 x 192 mm. Mr Ted Rowlands, Britain’s Parliamentary Under Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Chairman of the Seychelles Constitutional Conference, greets James Mancham (right) Prime Minister of the Seychelles, before the start of the conference at Marlborough House. On the left is F Albert Rene, Minister of Works and Land Development in the Seychelles.

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This file contains the draft of a magazine article on noteworthy or notorious early colonial governors with notes, newspaper clippings and periodical articles that Bell collected during his research (50 sheets).

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123 x 93 mm. Local band in front of a hut.

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125 x 91 mm.

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118 x 86 mm. Huts inhabited by women affected by leprosy can be seen on Round Island. Leprosy patients were transferred to Curieuse Island in 1940.

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115 x 86 mm.

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126 x 82 mm.

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This file contains notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings and journal articles collected by Bell during his research into Charles George Gordon’s service in Mauritius. It includes copies of two letters by Gordon dated 1883 and copies of two reports that Gordon submitted in 1881 on the suppression of the East African slave trade and colonial defence. Some material was later added by RCS Librarian Donald Simpson (circa 150 sheets).

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 ...

Scope and Contents 205 x 152 mm. A group portrait showing Kabarega seated with three of his wives and two other unidentified Africans. Kabarega (c.1850-1923) succedded his father Kamurasi to the Bunyoro throne in 1869 after a civil war with his brother. He then set about restoring the old Bunyoro Kingdom and by 1876 had conquered the neighbouring Toro country. His hostility to the British (who under Lugard had restored the autonomy of Toro in 1891) resulted in the invasion of Bunyoro. Kabarega was finally...

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139 x 204 mm. Mr Ted Rowlands, Foreign Office Under Secretary, in the chair when the Seychelles Constitutional Conference resumed at Marlborough House, London. Seychelles delegates opposite are, from left: Mr. F. Albert Rene, Minister of Works and Land Development; Mr James R. Mancham, Prime Minister; and Mr Chamery Chetty, Finance Minister.

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Fourteen letters concerning Rice's time in the Seychelles, many written by him to his mother, some incomplete.

Scope and Contents 624 x 148 mm (three prints joined). View from a neighbouring hillside looking down on Port Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles. The waterfront area is seen in the right hand section. The two left hand portions of the panorama show the landing stage stretching out into the bay. Cerf Island can be seen at the extreme left. A pencilled note on the reverse of the mount reads: 'Taken at low water to show the importance of keeping small pier or carenage open to public (closed by Harb....

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154 x 202 mm. View of the head of a pineapple plant. A note on the mount reads: 'Pine Apple (Seychelles). Weight 15 lbs. 7 oz. Shape of coco de mer. Shoots at the top and sides number 21. (Presented by Mr. Bennett).'

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Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.

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Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.

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Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.

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Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.

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Collection of ten monochrome postcards of views in the Seychelles.

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188 x 241 mm. Photo shows a general view of the conference at Marlborough House, London.

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202 x 256 mm. Lord Shepherd, Britain’s Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, watched by Mr. J.R. Mancham (left), Leader of the Seychelles Democratic Party, and Mr. F.A. Rene, Leader of the Seychelles Peoples’ United Party, signs the Seychelles Constitutional Report at the end of the Seychelles Constitutional Conference at Marlborough House, London.

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151 x 206 mm. Lord Shepherd (third from left), Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, who presided recently at the opening session of the Seychelles Constitutional Conference, chats to three members of the Seychelles delegation at Marlborough House. They are (from left) Sir Bruce Greatbatch, Governor, Seychelles; Mr. J.R. Mancham, Leader of the Democratic Party; and Mr. F.A. Rene, Leader of the Peoples’ United Party.

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151 x 208 mm. The Seychelles’ delegation includes the Governor, Sir Bruce Greatbatch; Mr. A. Sauzier, the Attorney General; Mr J.R. Mancham, Leader of the Democratic Party; and Mr. F.A. Rene, Leader of the Peoples’ United Party. The British delegation was led by Lord Shepherd, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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151 x 206 mm. Three members of the Seychelles’ delegation to the Seychelles Constitutional Conference at the opening at Marlborough House. They are (from right) Mr. F.A. Rene, Leader of the Peoples’ United Party; Mr. J.R. Mancham, Leader of the Democratic Party; and Mr. M. Green, Publicity Secretary of the Peoples’ United Party.