Janus: Newscuttings on East Africa

RCS contains:
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RCMS 326	Newscuttings on South East Asia
RCMS 327	Newspapers on Royal Visit to Nigeria, 1956
RCMS 328	Newcuttings on the Biafra war
RCMS 329	Newscuttings on Uganda
RCMS 33	Papers on imperial communications of Sir Campbell Stuart
RCMS 330	Newscuttings on East Africa
RCMS 331	Newscuttings on Kenya
RCMS 332	Newscuttings on Southern and East Africa
RCMS 333	South African papers of Killie Campbell
RCMS 334	Newscuttings on Africa
RCMS 335	Newscuttings on Royal Visit to South Africa, 1947
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Newscuttings on East Africa

Title	Newscuttings on East Africa
Reference	GBR/0115/RCMS 330
Creator	Unknown
Covering Dates	18 Sep. 1922–21 Aug. 1925
Extent and Medium	1 volume; paper; Mixed
Repository	Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library

Content and context

Seventy-nine pages of newscuttings from 'The Beira News and East Coast Chronicle' concerning East Africa, particularly its industry and commerce. The principal topics are the maize market, Zambesi coalfields, the political and economic future of Rhodesia, including the role of the British South Africa Company in the region, Nyasaland tobacco, and the development of ports and railways, notably at Beira and in Rhodesia. Other countries featured in the scrapbook include the Belgian Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ruanda, South Africa, Tanganyika and Uganda. There is an index at the front of the volume. The second half of the scrapbook is mainly blank.

The provenance of the collection is unknown.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Newscuttings on East Africa, RCMS 330

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