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The caption on the reverse reads: 'A Steam Shovel at Takoradi, Gold Coast. These steam shovels were first used in the Gold Coast in 1922 in connection with the railway approaches to the new Harbour in Takoradi'.

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165 x 115 mm. The caption on the reverse reads '(10). A view of the log pond at Takoradi Harbour, where logs of all classifications, shapes and sizes await shipment'. A cargo vessel is moored in the background.

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Gold Coast Harbour survey report, 1920, plate 3

Scope and Contents From 1968 to 1973 Benson worked as a mining consultant for the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources in Ghana, from May 1970 under the Special Commonwealth African Assistance Plan as a Technical Assistance Officer. In June 1971, he was responsible for the reorganisation of the Diamond Digger Scheme. Benson’s letters describe inspecting mines, settling disputes over concessions, the running of mining camps, labour relations, illegal mining, diggers’ licenses, the general conduct of the...

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Collection of 91 glass negatives, 106 x 80 mm; 3 negatives on film, 90 x 60 mm; and 3 modern prints, 150 x 120 mm. Many of the negatives lack descriptive captions. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Group photograph and amateur snapshots, presumably mostly taken by E.A. Rothery, mounted on 23 card sheets from a disbound album. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs are of varied up to 110 x 70 mm, black and white or sepia.The photograph relate to Rothery's career as a surveyor up to 1939, and have been captioned by him. The captions have been used as titles and have been recorded as found. Titles composed by the cataloguer are enclosed in square brackets. A few additions,...

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The caption on the reverse reads: 'Seccondee Port. One of the principal ports of the Gold Coast. 340,000 tons of exports and imports were handled in 1923 in spite of restricted wharfage'.

Scope and Contents A collection of photographs created by the railway engineer Charles Bell Swan. The discovery of gold at Tarkwa during the 1890s provided the stimulus for the establishment of the Gold Coast Government Railway. Sekondi was chosen as the terminal port to support mining operations and construction began there in 1898, reaching Tarkwa in 1901. The line was extended to Kumasi in 1903. Items 1-18 and 44 document the building of the harbour facilities and station at Sekondi, and the European and...