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139 x 86 mm. Showing three European women and two African servants standing in front of a wooden bungalow, presumably at Mbabane. Neither the mission nor the women pictured have been identified.

Scope and Contents 208 x 155 mm. Showing the open air service held at Mbabane in celebration of the coronation of George V on June 22 1911 . At the right hand stand a row of veterans. Facing the camera is a group of wives and children standing on and in front of the veranda of a bungalow. The third side of the square is made up of a detachment of African troops. In the centre a clergyman stands next to a flag mast. Robert Thorne Coryndon (1870-1925) can be seen at the extreme left of the bungalow group. ...

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140 x 87 mm. A view looking across the small Mbabane Falls.

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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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.

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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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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).

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203 x 155 mm. Showing a large group of Swazis, many with umbrellas, gathered round a troupe of dancers. In the background are two settlements of huts. The note on the back of the print continues: 'The house and huts in the background are occupied by the Chief Regent of the Swazis when she visits Mbabane.'

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208 x 150 mm. Showing a European man and woman standing with their dog on the riverbank beside the small waterfall.

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207 x 150 mm. A view looking along the race course from the finishing posts, with spectators gathered on either side of the track.

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208 x 155 mm. A view looking across the Mbabane River (on the banks of which can be seen excavations from alluvial tin mining) towards the Residency grounds. The house is situated on a small rise overlooking the river and is largely obscured by a plantation of trees.

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209 x 155 mm. Showing the front façade of the British Residency at Mbabane, a stone bungalow with a corrugated iron roof and a wooden trellis work veranda. A woman and child stands on the steps leading to the veranda. Robert Thorne Coryndon (Resident Commissioner 1907-1916) would have been in occupation at this date.