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206 x 151 mm. A view from a hillside looking down into a steep valley gorge with hills and steep rockface on the farther side.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

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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126 x 102 mm. Showing two Swazis (one wearing European trousers and jacket) standing at the roadside holding cages of chickens.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

Scope and Contents 206 x 155 mm. A view from the neighbouring hill looking down on Mbabane with the race course in the foreground, the village beyond, and alluvial tin workings in the Mbabane River in the background. An interesting view showing the smallness of Swaziland's capital in the early years of the century. Originally a settlement near a cattle kraal established by King Bandzene (1857-1889), tin was discovered in the Mbabane River in 1892 and the arrival of a Special Commissioner who set up...

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208 x 155 mm. A front view of the row of veterans attending the service held to celebrate the coronation of George V.

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207 x 151 mm. A view looking down on to the small single storey house and commercial premises that line the main street of Mbabane.

Scope and Contents Contains prints of various sizes with handwritten captions on the reverse and taken by various photographers: E.S.W. Green (Sub-Inspector of Police, Basutoland), R.W. Booth (Clerk and Assistant Resident Magistrate, Bechuanaland), Quartermaster Sergeant Fosdyce [i.e. Fosdyke] (Bechuanaland Protectorate Police), Lieutenant G.B. Moseley (Sub-Inspector of Police, Bechuanaland) and others unidentified. The photographs break down into geographical units thus: Y30546A/1-14 Basutoland [now...

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[Shows 'B, B, David Clancey, S'].

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[Aeroplane in foreground].

Scope and Contents Photograph of the then Prince of Wales visit to Swaziland. It is mounted in a folder with 'To dear Uncle and Auntie with best Xmas greetings from all at Mbabane Swaziland.' There is a key in pencil: Back row: Mr A.V. OCKENDEN, Prison Warder; ?; ?, H.R.H.s Staff; ?, H.R.Hs Staff; Mr H. OFARRELL, Gaoler; Medical Officer to H.R.H.; Capt. J.H. GARDINER, Govt. Engineer; Lt. GREENACRE, H.R.Hs Staff; A. Willoughby WATERS Esq, Clerk Treasury. Middle row: Dr. R. JAMESON, P.M.O. Swaziland; J....

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152 x 107 mm. Showing Swazis operating a bore of some kind, under the supervision of a European standing in the background.

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Newscuttings on the States of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland. Where possible the folders have been marked up with the original classmarks used in the index (RCMS 334/14).

Scope and Contents From the File: John Ewart Marnham had admirable opportunities for photographing flora and fauna during his stay in South Africa and in this section his own arrangement under species has been largely followed; the divisions are: lions, cheetahs, elephants, rhinos [rhinocesaurus] and hippos [hippopotamus], zebras, giraffes, buffalos, kudu, other deer and miscellaneous. Most of these animals were photographed in national parks and game reserves, though not all slides have specific locations. The main parks...

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207 x 151 mm. A portrait showing a large group of parents and children posed on, and in front of a veranda (presumably the school buildings at Mbabane).

Scope and Contents 139 x 89 mm. A formal group portrait showing officers and men of the Swaziland Police, the Africans standing at the back, the Europeans seated and standing in front. None of the figures is identified, but the officer seated in the centre of the front row is presumably Charles Hugh Gibson DSO, who, after service in the BSA Co Police, the Natal Civil Service and the Matabele Rebellion of 1896 was District Commissioner SAC Swaziland 1902-1907 and Assistant Commissioner in charge of Police...

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[From the air].

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides relating to the three visits to Swaziland by John Ewart Marnham. Scenes include: the Swazi capital Mbabane; Tshaneni in the north of the country; Geodgegun; Havelock; Pigg's Peak area and the Swaziland Independence Day celebrations. The Independence of Swaziland was discussed at a conference in London on 19-23 February 1968 and the country became independent on 6 September at a ceremony in the Somhlolo stadium at Lobamba. Owing to the death of Princess Marina of Kent, the...

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84 x 138 mm. A full length portrait of two Swazi girls wearing patterned cotton dresses.

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206 x 151 mm. Mr. S.T.M. Sukati of the Swazi National Council delegation shakes hands with Mr. Duncan Sandys, Secretary of State for the Colonies, at the opening session of the constitutional talks on Swaziland. The Council delegates wore their national regalia of leopard skins, bead necklaces and peacock feathers.