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An index to newscuttings on Abyssinia, Protectorates (RCMS 334/7/3) and the Union of South Africa (RCMS 334/7/6). The Abyssinia entries are for newscuttings of 1936, but the collection does not include cuttings from this year. There is no indication of when the index was produced.

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130 x 115 mm. View through an arch of people walking along the road.

Scope and Contents A collection of photographs (various dates, sizes and photographers) and slides with a few leaflets, a file of correspondence, and some title cards as described below. The collection appears to have been assembled chiefly for publicity purposes and there is a file of correspondence requesting photographic and other material. Some of the photographs are mounted on cards for display, but the majority are loose prints stored in folders. There are also a few albums. The main subjects are the...

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115 x 115 mm. Showing men and boys stood in the interior of a building. There are drapes on the stone walls.

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Numbered and labelled slides from the Hebberts' trip to Ethiopia.

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110 x 85 mm. Showing derelict farm machinery and unused huts and buildings.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of loose prints and duplicates, by various photographers, and three associated volumes.At the age of 56 John Macfie volunteered to join the British Ambulance Service in Ethiopia (B.A.S.E.), which was being organised by Dr John Melly, who had paid two visits to Ethiopia before the Italian invasion with the aim of establishing a hospital there. Macfie was appointed second in command to Melly.The B.A.S.E. arrived at Berbera, British Somaliland, at the beginning of...

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Some are marked 'Addis-Dessie', others 'Dessie-Addis' but all were probably taken on the same journey.

Scope and Contents Collection of loose prints and duplicates, by various photographers, and three associated volumes.At the age of 56 John Macfie volunteered to join the British Ambulance Service in Ethiopia (B.A.S.E.), which was being organised by Dr John Melly, who had paid two visits to Ethiopia before the Italian invasion with the aim of establishing a hospital there. Macfie was appointed second in command to Melly.The B.A.S.E. arrived at Berbera, British Somaliland, at the beginning of...

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140 x 95 mm. A view of the lake with mountains beyond.

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Numbered and labelled slides from the Hebberts' trip to Ethiopia.

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135 x 95 mm. general view.

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135 x 125 mm. Showing a group of huts in the distance, situated beneath a hill.

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115 x 90 mm. General view, including mountains in the distance.

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115 x 85 mm. General view.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Collection of loose prints and duplicates, by various photographers, and three associated volumes.At the age of 56 John Macfie volunteered to join the British Ambulance Service in Ethiopia (B.A.S.E.), which was being organised by Dr John Melly, who had paid two visits to Ethiopia before the Italian invasion with the aim of establishing a hospital there. Macfie was appointed second in command to Melly.The B.A.S.E. arrived at Berbera, British Somaliland, at the beginning of...

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110 x 80 mm. Showing Anne, Hebbert's wife, stood beside an automobile surrounded by baggage.

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125 x 135 mm. A view of Saint George's Church, carved out of living rock, from above.

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125 x 135 mm. A view of a building carved out of living rock. The caption on the reverse of the print continues: 'Showing restoration work by Hailie Salassie (Selassie) before 1935'.

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Numbered and labelled slides from the Hebberts' trip to Ethiopia.

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130 x 90 mm. Showing a group of people seated in a circle facing in, engaged in some activity. There are stone buildings behind them.

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170 x 110 mm. Showing a man dressed in black (or dark) robes riding on a mule through a street. There are two others, but in white robes, walking alongside him.

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100 x 80 mm. Showing a man using a wooden implement to till the soil perhaps. There is an ox stood a few yards from him.

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The map includes parts of Eritrea and Ethiopia in addition to Sudan.