Corresponded with the Rev. Shirley Baker in Fiji from on board the HMS Diamond in 1887. Was Governor of British Guinea. In 1884 he married Mary Eloins the daughter of William Eloins of Fiji. In 1912 he was made Governor of Honduras.
Collett, Wilfred (Sir), 1856-1927
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Low, David Alexander Cecil, 1891-1963 :An Anglo-German Friendship League is being forme...
Date: 1911
By: Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963
Reference: C-047-004
Description: A series of vignettes making comic suggestions about a range of current topics, starting with the implications of an Anglo-German friendship league and an Anglo-American arbitration treaty. The figures depicted include George V shaking hands with Kaiser Bill, 'The new John Bull' dressed in top hat and the Stars and Stripes, references to William Massey, Herries 'Sir Wilfrid' and Sir Joseph Ward, references to penny postage in Australia and to the growing population of the North Island vs the South Island and their respective electoral representation Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink 530 x 403 mm
Manuscript
Inwards correspondence, articles, reports, diaries, notes, texts and other documents
Date: 1879-1906
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
By: Collett, Wilfred (Sir), 1856-1927; Afu, Juliasi, active 1884-1900; Finaulahi, Jione, active 1900; Willis, Alfred, 1836-1920; Dunedin, S T, active 1900; FitzGerald, Lyttelton (Rev), 1859-1913
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1203-2
Description: Correspondence from politicans, other members of the Church and Tongan community on all matter of subjects, notebooks on Tongan royal family genealogy, yearly account diaries, notes on the wreck of the "John Wesley", reports on political affairs, population, constitution, history and people of Tonga Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Complete listing at http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/finals/searchLong.php.