Royal Commonwealth Society : Views in Australia, Egypt, Aden, Asia and other places chiefly circa 1908-1915

A panoramic view looking over the city.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

One of a series of photographs taken aboard of S.S. 'Indraghiri' during gales encountered while 'running the easting down' - i.e. while on the long and fast haul between the Cape and Australia between latitudes 40° and 50°.

A clear photograph showing work in progress on the deck of S.S. 'Indraghiri', with harbour waves at the right of the slide.

A view from the wharf showing the S.S. Indraghiri at her moorings, with a horse and cart in the foreground.

A more distant view of the 'Indraghiri' from the wharf.

A view from the ship showing part of the Circular Quay, with Tiser's Wharf at the right.

A view looking across wharf facilities with the 'only Australian built steamer' (pencilled on mount) at her moorings.

A view showing the 'Mersey', a three-masted sailing vessel, moored to a wharf in Sydney Harbour.

A view looking east from the Botanic Gardens towards a ship anchored in Woolloomooloo Bay.

A view looking across Woolloomooloo Bay towards wharves on the far side.

A view looking along the northern shore of the harbour with a small lighthouse in the foreground.

A view showing the small island of Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour.

A view showing four naval officers in a launch in Sydney Harbour, with W.D. at the right (see originator details in the Fonds Level entry for this collection).

A view looking along the sandy beach with a headland in the distance.

A view showing three men in a pony-trap on a Sydney wharf with W.D. (see originator details in the Fonds Level entry for this collection) sitting in the centre.

A view looking down onto a bay from a hillside, with houses on the slope.

A view showing St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, with the Frazer Fountain partially visible at the left.

A view showing the statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park, erected in 1879.

A view looking down on the Port Hacking River with wooded hills on both banks.

A view showing a boat and a punt ferry moored to wooden jetties, probably at the National Park Camp at Audley.

A scene on the Port Hacking River with trees in the foreground and on the farther bank.

A view looking towards a wooden bridge over the river, probably near Port Hacking.

A view showing a horse drawn coach in the park.

A view looking across the Port Hacking River towards a long barn on the far bank.

A view showing an unidentified party of five men and women strolling in the park.

A view showing four men on a road in the park, with W.D. second from the right.

A view showing four men standing on a wooden jetty with WD on the right.

A view showing the hull of an unidentified ship beached on the Newcastle breakwater.

A view showing the hull of an unidentified ship beached on the Newcastle breakwater, with Newcastle harbour in the background and the city in the distance.

A view showing the deck of a French ship.

A view of the deck of a French wreck.

A view showing the landward section of the (?) Northern breakwater at Newcastle.

A view showing part of the (?) southern breakwater at Newcastle.

A view looking along the wharves towards Nobby's Head in the distance.

A view looking along a street in Newcastle towards the docks, with an unidentified tower (? The railway station) on the right hand side.

A view looking along an unidentified tree-lined street in Newcastle.

A view looking along an unidentified street in Newcastle with tramlines, and pony-traps parked on the far side.

A view showing a man of mixed-race standing in a clearing with bush beyond.

A view showing felled timber stacked in piles ready for transportation.

A view showing a makeshift cricket pitch in the bush.

A view showing the thin trickle of water dropping over the Wentworth Falls.

A view looking over the Wentworth Falls.

A view showing the Three Sisters, the outcrops of rock which stand over the Jamieson Valley.

A view showing woods beside a path in the Blue Mountains.

A view looking along the Narrow Neck Peninsula which lies south of Katoomba.

A view showing mountainous scenery near Katoomba.

A view looking towards the flat-topped Mt Solitary from the Narrow Neck Peninsula.

A view showing an unidentified house and garden in Katoomba.

A view showing an unidentified house and garden in Katoomba.

A view showing a settler's cabin in the bush.

A view showing partially cleared land, with a pony trap in the background.

A view showing partially cleared and fenced-off land.

A view showing a settler's small cabin with a bark roof.

A view showing sheep grazing in partially cleared woodland.

A view showing two men standing in front of a brick house.

A view showing the tiny railway station at Mornington Junction, with merchandise and a few travellers on the platform and small wooden station buildings in the background.

A view looking towards a small wooden house with fields beyond.

A view showing two men (W.D. at left) standing in front of farm buildings.

A view showing two men (W.D. at left) and a dog posed in front of a fruit tree.

A view showing the 'Geelong' being towed by a tug in Melbourne Harbour.

A side view showing the central section of an unidentified liner.

A view showing an unidentified Bibby Line steamer at anchor in Port Said Harbour.

A view showing the 'Isis' at anchor in Port Said Harbour.

A rear-view of the steamer 'Clan Ranald' at anchor in Port Said Harbour.

A view showing a dhow in Port Said Harbour.

A view showing the steamer 'Imperato' taking on coal from a barge moored to her starboard side.

A view showing a ship's boat taking a line across to the shore.

A general view of the town from the harbour. The prominent domed building on the waterfront is the Suez Canal Office.

A view looking across the harbour towards the town, with dhows moored to one of the long harbour breakwaters.

A view from the harbour looking towards the waterfront.

A view from the harbour looking towards the waterfront.

A view looking towards the breakwater on which stands the statue of the builder of the Qanat as-Suways.

A view showing a street in Port Said.

A view showing a street in Port Said.

A view showing an Arab driving a pony-cab in the streets of Port Said.

A head-on view of the Japanese steamer in the canal.

A head-on view of the steam yacht 'Lysistrata' in the canal.

A blurred slide showing two men in a rowing boat taking the mooring line to the shore.

A view showing the rowing boat near the banks of the canal with the mooring rope trailing behind her back to the ship.

A view showing a small settlement of wooden huts on the bank of the canal.

An uninformative slide taken from the ship and showing an undifferentiated blur on the bank of the canal.

A dull view looking over the Al Buhayrah al Murrah al Kubrá and Al Buhayrah al Murrah as Sughrá (salt lakes).

A view showing administrative buildings and a jetty on the canal bank.

A view showing a palm surrounded house on the bank of the canal with a small wooden jetty in the foreground.

A view from the canal showing stone buildings and elevated water tanks of Al-Isma`iliyah.

A view looking shorewards, from the harbour at Suez.

A view showing a German liner in the Red Sea near Suez

A view from the Canal showing the Cairo express on the bank.

A view from the canal showing a camel caravan on the bank, with one of the lakes on the canal route in the background.

A view from the canal showing a camel caravan on the bank, with one of the lakes on the canal route in the background.

A view showing W.D. on the deck of the 'Indraghiri' looking through a telescope towards Gebel Musa (not visible).

An uninteresting slide showing an unidentified section of coastline.

A view looking towards two small islands. Exact location unidentified.

A distant view of the island of Barim situated 100 miles west of `Adan in the centre of the Strait of Bab el Mandeb.

A view showing the 'Indrawadi' at anchor with the hills of Adan in the distance.

A view showing three men aboard a small motor launch with the 'Indrawadi' at anchor in the background.

A view showing native boys and a policeman on the deck of the 'Indrawadi'.

A view showing native workmen unloading merchandise from the deck of the 'Indrawadi', probably at Adan.

A view showing the deck of SS Indrawadi with native workmen at the mouth of the hold.

A view showing the steamer 'Salsette' at anchor off Adan.

A view showing a rowing boat pulling away from the side of the steamer.

A view showing the steamer 'Welsh Prince' at anchor with the mountains of Adan in the background.

A view showing a large steamer moving towards her anchorage with the mountains of Adan in the background.

A view showing an Italian warship at anchor in Tawahi Harbour with the town at Steamer Point in the background.

A view showing warships at anchor off (?) Crater.

Also described as: 'Aden, Hong Kong, ?1909'.

A view showing several small ships in the harbour at `Adan.

A view showing a steamer at anchor in Tawahi Harbour with the town of Steamer Point in the background.

A view looking down on a motor launch about to tie up beside the ship.

A view showing a party of Indians rowing an officer in white uniform ashore.

A view showing a motor launch.

A view showing the back streets and houses at Steamer Point.

A view looking along Prince of Wales Crescent at Steamer Point with the Hotel de l'Europe at the left.

A view looking along Prince of Wales Crescent, Steamer Point,.

A view from the harbour looking towards Steamer Point with dhows and steam vessels at anchor in the foreground.

A view looking down on the Crater - Steamer Point Road with the town and Tawahi Harbour beyond.

A view looking along an unidentified street with rocky hillside beyond, probably at Steamer Point.

A view looking past the single-storeyed barracks at Crater towards the jagged mountain side beyond.

A view showing sacks and barrels of merchandise piled in an open space with a camel hauling a load in the foreground. The slide is probably of the Camel Market at Crater.

A view looking over the ancient water reservoirs towards the town of Crater in the distance.

A view looking over the ancient water reservoirs.

A close-up view of some of the stonework in the reservoirs.

A close-up view of some of the stonework in the reservoirs with a door or sluice at the right.

An underexposed slide looking along a hotel verandah.

A view showing Arabic boys playing cricket in an open space with low, square buildings beyond.

A view showing a native man relaxing on a boat deck.

A view showing a camel tethered outside a building.

A view showing a young lion sitting on a verandah with an unidentified figure standing at the right.

A view showing a quayside with residential houses beyond, probably in Johor Baharu.

A canal scene in Johor Baharu with junks in the foreground and buildings in Chinese style beyond.

A view looking across the lawn towards the palace or Istana, of the Sultan. In the background the flag which denotes that the Sultan is in residence can just be discerned.

A view from the sea looking towards the harbour channel. 'F.M.S.' is an abbreviation for 'Federated Malay States'.

A view showing two junks off Hong Kong.

75 x 14 mm. A view from Kowloon looking towards the Victoria waterfront with the Victoria Peak rising beyond.

A copy of a half-tone photograph showing the large liner berthed at Kowloon, with a row of taxi-cabs in the foreground.

A view showing the wrecked ferryboat lying near rocks off Ngong Shuen Chau (West of Kowloon).

A view showing the beached boat lying just offshore.

A view showing only the two masts and the funnel of the 'Yeong Sang' projecting out of the water.

A view showing a listing and partially submerged submarine lashed to two barges. Another submarine can be partially seen at the right of the slide. The exact nature of the incident is unknown.

A view from Kowloon looking towards the Victoria waterfront. Prominent on the shoreline are the headquarters of Siemessen and Co (the second to the right of the large white buildings) the oldest German firm in the Colony, which started business in China in 1846. The building is situated near the junction of Wardley Street and Chater Road. St John's Cathedral can be seen behind the waterfront.

A view showing the Naval dockyard and breakwater, with the military hospital visible at the left on the hill behind Victoria.

A copy of a half-tone photograph looking down from Victoria Peak, over Victoria and towards Kowloon with the Naval dockyard visible at the right of the slide.

A copy of a half-tone photograph showing the imposing façade of the university, founded by Lord Lugard and formally opened in March 1911.

A view showing the front façade of the bank, from Queen's Road, with a fountain in the foreground.

A copy of the half-tone photograph showing the west façade of the Law Courts from Chater Road.

A copy of a half-tone photograph showing the Cenotaph Statue in Statue Square with the Queen's statue and Siemessen and Co.'s headquarters in the background.

A copy of a half-tone photograph showing Pedder Street. On the right is the Hongkong Hotel, further down is Hotel Mansions / Union Building, and beyond that is Connaught Road and the harbour. The last building on the left with the tower is Jardine House. The image is undated but might be from the 1930s due to the absence of sedan chairs and rickshaws, and the types of cars present (source for the identification of buildings: Klaus Liphard, contributor to Gwulo: Old Hong Kong).

A copy of a half-tone photograph showing a tramcar ascending Victoria Peak on the steep track which runs from near St John's Cathedral up to the Peak Hotel. The line was opened in 1888.

A view showing a lower section of the tramway with residential houses in the foreground.

A view looking along the street with building work in progress at the right and a placard announcing the site of the new Asiatic Petroleum Company's offices in the background.

A view showing an unidentified flat-iron shaped building in Victoria.

A view looking down on Victoria from Victoria Peak with Kowloon in the distance.

A view looking east along Connaught Road with a statue of the Duke of Connaught in the foreground. The buildings have been identified as follows, from right to left: Hotel Mansions / Union Building [1905-1961]; St. George's Building (1st Generation) [1904-1966]; King's Building [1905-1958]; Queen's Building [1899-1961]; back left: Central Star Ferry Pier (2nd Location, Connaught Rd off Ice House St) [1912-1958]. The Central Star Ferry Pier was constructed between 1911-1912, hence the photograph is thought to date to c. 1912-1915. The statue of the Duke of Connaught was transferred from Statue Square to this spot on Connaught Road in 1907 to make way for a statue of King Edward VII in Statue Square. [Source for additional information, identification of buildings and date: Klaus Liphard, Gwulo: Old Hong Kong).

A view looking west along (?) Connaught Road with the British-American Tobacco Company's offices on the left and moored boats to the right.

A view from the Ladies Recreation Ground looking across the Albany Filter Beds and along the side of Victoria Peak. The houses at the left are the mansions along MacDonnell Street.

Slides 237-244 are copies of prints by Hiroshige. Numbers 246-249 have not been used.

A view looking along a tree-shaded path; exact location unknown.

A view from Victoria Peak looking down on Victoria and the Harbour and across to Kowloon.

A view looking down from Victoria Peak with an unidentified large white house in the foreground.

A view from Mount Collinson looking over the south eastern section of Hong Kong Island and showing the Dragon's Back and Hok Tsui with Bluff Head in the distance. The large building at the right of the slide is unidentified.

A view looking down on the city and Harbour of Victoria and showing the Albany Filter Beds (at right of slide), MacDonnell Road (below the filter beds) and the breakwater of the Naval Dockyard. A photograph taken from near the Peak Road.

A view looking down on Victoria from Victoria Peak with the Harbour and Kowloon beyond.

A view showing the large barracks on Victoria Peak, formerly a hotel but purchased by the Royal Artillery circa 1896.

A view showing the Victoria Peak Barracks.

A view showing an imposing residential house on Victoria Peak, probably that of L.N. Leefe who is recorded as an assistant at Jardine, Matheson and Co (see ?).

A view looking over the flagstaff on Victoria Peak with Victoria and the Harbour in the distance below.

A view looking down on Government House from the Upper Albert Road with the Kowloon Peninsula visible in the distance.

A view showing a wing of Government House, partially obscured by trees.

A view looking along Pedder Street in Victoria, with carts and rickshaws in the roadway. (source for the identification of the street: Klaus Liphard, contributor to Gwulo: Old Hong Kong).

A view along Ice House Lane, off Queen's Road, Victoria, with a row of sedan chairs parked at the right of the street. At the end of the lane can be seen the studio of Mee Cheung, a Chinese commercial photographer who advertises his premises in the 'Directory and Chronicle for China' (1901 ed) as being located at 'Top floor of Ice House'.

A rather blurred view showing four Chinese carrying two sedan chairs.

A view looking along tree-shaded Wyndham Street (off Queen's Road), with flower sellers on the pavement.

An unidentified street scene in Hong Kong with sedan chairs and pedestrians in the foreground. The shop signs include those of two photographers, Tai Woo and Hung Choung.

A view showing a long narrow room furnished with chairs and potted plants.

A view showing a sandy beach with beach chalets in the foreground and a (?) hotel beyond.

A panoramic view of a beach.

A view showing a houseboat on the Chu River.

A view showing a crowded settlement of warehouses and huts on the bank of the Chu River.

A view along the river bank.

A view showing a crowded settlement of sampans, probably on the Chu River, with a bridge and a small island in the background.

A view showing three-masted junks on the Chu River, a good composition spoiled through lack of tonal contrast.

A rear-view of a junk on the Chu River, with a village on the bank in the background.

A murky view showing two junks, possibly transporting a large raft of timber down river.

A view showing a river boat of the Sun Ning Railway Co at a jetty on the Chu River.

A well composed photograph showing a junk in the wide Chu River estuary.

A view showing junks on the river with mountains on the farther shore.

A good head-on view of a junk on the Chu River.

A view showing a crowded settlement of sampans on the Chu River.

Two photographs mounted together showing (a) a sampan and (b) a passenger boat [junk].

A view looking over the Canton rooftops. The devastation of many of the houses visible in the photograph is presumably attributable to one or more of the many revolutionary uprisings which took place in Canton from 1911 onwards.

A view showing the large and crowded settlement on the river frontage at Canton.

A view showing rickshaws and a motor car in a Canton street.

A view from the river showing business premises on the waterfront with moored boats in the foreground. The large Sun Building in the centre of the slide is presumably named after Sun Yat Sen.

A view looking over the well-tended lawn and garden towards the College buildings.

A view showing crowds of Chinese carrying banners and placards in the streets of Canton. A photograph presumably taken at Sun Yat Sen's first accession to power in China in 1911.

A photographic copy of a one page manifesto demanding the repeal of racially discriminatory laws, issued on the anniversary of the 'May 30 tragedy' (exact incident referred to unknown).

This is a special anti-Christian issue of the periodical probably inspired by the May 30 Movement. The cartoon’s caption may be translated as ‘Christianity, like hypnotism, is used by imperialists on weak peoples, making them lose their souls without knowing it’.

This is a special anti-Christian issue of the periodical probably inspired by the May 30 Movement. The cartoon’s caption may be translated as ‘When the imperialists oppress weak people, Christians say to the oppressed: “endure when oppressed, after the left cheek, (offer) the right one.” Christian fraternity and peace defend the doctrine of imperialism.’

This is a special anti-Christian issue of the periodical probably inspired by the May 30 Movement. The cartoon’s caption may be translated as ‘The Shanghai Christian offered the following prayer in front of the British policeman: ‘God bless you, brave policeman, once I get to court I will testify that your shooting Chinese unarmed masses was in obedience to God’s will.’

A view looking across towards Weihai Harbour (from Liu-Kung-Tao?) where the battleships of the British China Squadron are at anchor. In the foreground are cultivated fields and small houses. Weihai, ceded to the British in 1898 'for so long a period as Port Arthur remains in the occupation of Russia', was the northern naval base of the British China Squadron, and in fact remained in British hands until 1930.

An indistinct view from the sea showing the harbour and water front of Chi-lung with mountains beyond.

A view showing a rocky promontory and small settlement at Chi-lung on the north coast of T'ai-wan.

A view from the sea showing a harbour and water front, possibly at Chi-lung.

A view from the sea showing the crowded harbour at Chi-lung, with mountains beyond.

A view from the deck of the 'Indrawadi' showing the pilot climbing over the side into a rowing boat.

A view showing the entrance gateway to a Japanese building, with curved roof and a statue in the foreground.

A view looking along an avenue of tall pine trees at Hakone in central Honshu.

A view looking along a commercial street with goods laid out under awnings. Takarazuka is the entertainment district of Kohoma, 13 miles north-west of Osaka, and is famed for its mineral springs.

A blurred view showing a stone courtyard outside the entrance to the baths at Takarazuka.

A view showing a group of Japanese in an open space beneath tall pine trees at Hakone.

A copy of a print by Ando Hiroshige showing a woman carrying produce along a country road through a river gorge.

A copy of a seascape by Hiroshige with a mountainous coastline in the background.

A copy of a print by Hiroshige showing travellers crossing a river.

A copy of a print by Hiroshige showing a sea side village with a harbour and boats beyond.

A copy of a print by Hiroshige showing a sea side village with a harbour and boats beyond.

A copy of a print by Hiroshige showing a group of travellers, on horseback, sedan chair and on foot.

A copy of a print by Hiroshige showing travellers crossing a river, with mountains in the distance.

A copy of a print by Hiroshige showing travellers crossing a long wooden bridge, with mountains in the distance.

A view looking along an unidentified street in Manila with pedestrians and a pony trap in the roadway.

A view showing ships at anchor in the Jakarta roadstead, with harbour wharves on either side.

A view showing two Javanese walking beside one of the many canals that criss-cross Jakarta.