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British Colonies album

The item consists of one album of approximately 150 photographs depicting landscapes, architecture, and people in Malta, South Africa (Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, Table Bay, and Simon’s Bay), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Victoria), and British Columbia (Hope, Yale, and the Fraser River). Photographs of British Columbia taken by Francis George Claudet.

All photographs have been captioned by the album creator. A paper bookplate has been adhered to the inside front cover depicting a heraldic badge containing the motto “forte scutum salus ducum” ("A Strong Shield is the Salvation of Leaders”, the motto of the Earl Fortescue peerage) with the name “Carlingford” beneath. It is probable that the album was created by or for Hugh Fortescue (16 April 1854-29 October 1932), the 4th Earl Fortescue.

Correspondence

Letters to Harry Bedwell in Australia from his younger brother Edward Parker Bedwell, R.N.: ten were written from England, Europe and Australia, and twelve from British Columbia, 1857-1860, where Bedwell was engaged in the boundary survey on H.M.S. Plumper.

Fawcett family papers

The series consists of letters written by Jane Fawcett between 1849 and 1864, from Sydney, Australia, San Francisco and Victoria to her sisters. They refer to her family and family life. Also included are notes on Jane's funeral sermon delivered by the Rev. E. Cridge. This unit consists of a microfilm copy of the original and three typewritten transcripts (copy 1 of the transcripts contains photographs of various members of the Fawcett family).

[Molong Fairbridge reunion, 1988]

Special event coverage. Video record of Molong, Australia reunion of Fairbridge Farm School alumni. Includes congratulatory messages from Professor Stocker to Australian and British Columbia Fairbridgians, as well as a 1940s newsreel on Fairbridge Farm Schools in Australia and on the work of the Fairbridge Society.

Rocket to Oz

SUMMARY: Science-fiction writer Spider Robinson describes a visit to Queensland, Australia.;

Voyage Round the World album

The item consists of one album of approximately 150-200 large scale, or mammoth plate, photographs depicting landscapes, architecture, and people in Victoria (Esquimalt, the Gorge, James Bay) as well as Madeira, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, Paraguay, Melbourne, New Zealand, Kamakuya (Kamakura, Japan), Honolulu, the Sandwich Islands, Chili, Jamaica, Egypt, and possibly the Sudan.

Photographers include Felice Beato and Javier Lopez. Photographs of B.C. taken by Frederick Dally. All photographs have been captioned by the album creator, most with elaborate script in red and black ink and some in pencil.

At the top of the first page a portrait of a man has been adhered and captioned “Rear Admiral G. Phipps Hornby” (1785-1867). In the centre of the page is an image of approximately seven sailing vessels with the caption “The Flying Squadron, 19th July, Plymouth, 1869.” At the bottom of the page is an image of numerous men posed aboard a ship, with a dingo. Their names have been captioned below.