Reference code: GB-0033-SAD
Title: Moir, Stuart Byres
Dates of creation: [c.1914]-1971
Extent: 3 files
Held by: Durham University Library, Archives and Special Collections
Created by: Moir, Stuart Byres
Language:
English
(1889 - 1973)
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| 1914-1923 | Egyptian Irrigation Service, Upper Egypt |
| 1923-1939 | Sudan Irrigation Service |
| 1923-1924 | Assistant Director of Works, Headquarters, Khartoum |
| 1925 | Assistant Director of Works, Malakal, Upper White Nile Division |
| 1927-1934 | Technical Assistant to Inspector of Irrigation, Malakal, Upper White Nile Division |
| 1935-1939 | Director of Works, Malakal, Upper White Nile Division |
| 1939 | Retired from Sudan service |
1. Articles
2. Photographic Material
2. (i) Egypt
2. (ii) Sudan
Presented by Mr Moir, 1971
Catalogue
1. Articles
SAD.635/7/1-21
1971
Article by Moir entitled
“Irrigation on the Nile”, describing the work of the Egyptian Irrigation Service (SAD.635/7/1-5); King Fu`ad's tour of Upper Egypt in 1922 (SAD.635/7/5-6); the Aswan dam (SAD.635/7/6-9); Moir's transfer to the
Irrigation Service in Upper White Nile (SAD.635/7/9); setting up the discharge site at Nimule with W.D. Mackintosh (SAD.635/7/11-13); Malakal and environs (SAD.635/7/13-15); Veveno-Pibor scheme (SAD.635/7/16); surveying Pibor with W.D. Mackintosh
(SAD.635/7/16-17); experimental dredging and earth bank building (SAD.635/7/18-19); wildlife (SAD.635/7/19-21)
2. Photographic Material
SAD.632/15/1-12
1922
Photographs of Kind Fu`ad's trip to Upper Egypt, Batiana and Nag Hamadi:
SAD.632/15/1-3
1922
King Fu`ad arriving on the steamer S.S.
Arabia during his visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/4
1922
Crowd of people awaiting the arrival of King Fu`ad at Batiana during his visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/5
1922
King Fu`ad passing through the Nag Hamadi railway bridge on board the steamer S.S.
Arabia during his visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/6
1922
Group of Arab camelmen on a bank of the Nile awaiting the arrival of King Fu`ad during his visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/7
1922
Crowd of people at Nag Hamadi waiting outside a sugar refinery decorated with flags and lights for the visit to Upper Egypt of King Fu`ad
SAD.632/15/8-9
1922
Arab men on camelback at Nag Hamadi during King Fu`ad's visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/10
1922
Camel wearing a decorated saddle during King Fu`ad's visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/11-12
1922
Man riding on a horse wearing a decorated bridle during King Fu`ad's visit to Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/13-20
[c. 1914-1923]
Photographs of temples at Philae and Luxor, Egypt:
SAD.632/15/13-16
1914-1923
Partially submerged temple at Philae
SAD.632/15/17
1914-1923
Avenue of sphinxes at Karnak
SAD.632/15/18
1914-1923
Valley of the Kings at Dar al-Bahari, site of the temple and tomb of Queen Hatshepsut and the tomb of Tut Ankh Amen
SAD.632/15/19
1914-1923
Ramesseum, Thebes
SAD.632/15/20
1914-1923
Temple ruins, with the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut on the right, Karnak
SAD.632/15/21-28
[c. 1914-1923]
Photographs of Nile boats in Upper Egypt:
SAD.632/15/21
1914-1923
Man furling the sail of a
felucca or
quyasah on the Nile in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/22-23,25-27
1914-1923
Feluccas or
quyasahs sailing on the Nile in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/24
1914-1923
Quyasah carrying a cargo of water jars on the Nile in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/28
1914-1923
Ferry boat sailing on the Nile in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/29-34
[c. 1914-1923]
Photographs of Nile banks, including near Luxor and Sohag:
SAD.632/15/29
1914-1923
Animals watering on a bank of the Nile, Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/30-31
1914-1923
Palm trees on a bank of the Nile, Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/32
1914-1923
Palm trees on a bank of the Nile near Luxor
SAD.632/15/33
1914-1923
Large house on a bank of the Nile at Sohag
SAD.632/15/34
1914-1923
Village on a bank of the Nile
SAD.632/15/35-40
[c. 1914-1923]
Photographs of Nile bank protection and river training, Upper Egypt:
SAD.632/15/35
1914-1923
Engineers discussing anti-erosion measures with land owners to protect cotton crops growing on Nile banks
SAD.632/15/36-40
1914-1923
Stone being used as an anti-erosion measure on a bank of the Nile in order to protect cotton crops growing on Nile banks
SAD.632/15/41-46
[c. 1914-1923]
Photographs of canal regulators, Sohaggia canal, Ussufi canal, Asyut barrage and Ibrahamieh canal, Egypt:
SAD.632/15/41
1914-1923
Basins discharging at the Sohaggia canal regulator
SAD.632/15/42
1914-1923
View of the Sohaggia canal head regulator
SAD.632/15/43
1914-1923
Regulator on the Ussufi canal
SAD.632/15/44
1914-1923
View of the Asyut barrage
SAD.632/15/45
1914-1923
View of the Asyut barrage, showing the Ibrahamieh canal head regulator
SAD.632/15/46
1914-1923
Canal regulator gates with winch
SAD.632/15/47-51
[c. 1914-1923]
Photographs of Aswan dam:
SAD.632/15/47
1914-1923
View of the Aswan dam, looking downstream
SAD.632/15/48
1914-1923
View of the Aswan dam with the reservoir full
SAD.632/15/49
1914-1923
Locks on the Aswan dam
SAD.632/15/50
1914-1923
Lock gates on the Aswan dam
SAD.632/15/51
1914-1923
View from the Aswan dam, looking downstream towards the first cataract
SAD.632/15/52-60
[c. 1914-1923]
Assorted photographs, Upper Egypt:
SAD.632/15/52-53
1914-1923
View of the Nag Hamadi railway bridge over the Nile
SAD.632/15/54-55
1914-1923
Egyptian Government motor car being guided onto a ferry across the Ussufi canal in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/56
1914-1923
Camels pulling a plough through a field in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/57
1914-1923
Egyptian Irrigation Department launch sailing on the Nile in Upper Egypt
SAD.632/15/58-59
1914-1923
Steamer sailing on the Nile in Upper Egypt with Lord Allenby, High Commissioner, Egypt, on board
SAD.632/15/60
1914-1923
Irrigation House, Beni Suef, Upper Egypt
SAD.632/16/1-13
[c. 1923]
Photographs of the Nimule expedition:
SAD.632/16/1-3
1923
Local porters carrying baggage and equipment during an expedition by members of the Sudan Irrigation Service to Nimule to set up a discharge site
SAD.632/16/4-5
1923
Local porters bathing in a stream during an expedition by members of the Sudan Irrigation Service to Nimule to set up a discharge site
SAD.632/16/6
1923
Local porters taking a rest during an expedition by members of the Sudan Irrigation Service to Nimule to set up a discharge site
SAD.632/16/7
1923
Rest house on the road to Nimule
SAD.632/16/8
1923
Riveters and chainmen standing next to a discharge boat, during an expedition by members of the Sudan Irrigation Service to Nimule
SAD.632/16/9
1923
Riveters and chainmen launching a discharge boat, during an expedition by members of the Sudan Irrigation Service to Nimule
SAD.632/16/13
1923
View of Rejaf hill from across the river
SAD.632/16/14-18
[c. 1923-1939]
Photographs of Pibor-Veveno precise levelling:
SAD.632/16/14-17
1923-1939
Donkeys carrying equipment across a river during precise levelling work on the Pibor and Veveno rivers
SAD.632/16/18
1923-1939
Dry bed of the River Pibor during precise levelling work on the Pibor and Veveno rivers
SAD.632/16/19-29
[c. 1923-1939]
Photographs of dredging:
SAD.632/16/19
1923-1939
Grab dredger, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.632/16/20-21
1923-1939
Grab dredger attached to a steamer, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.632/16/22
1923-1939
Hydraulic dredger attached to a steamer with an A-frame on the right, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.632/16/23
1923-1939
Hydraulic dredger attached to a steamer, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.632/16/24-25
1923-1939
Hydraulic dredger discharging mud, possibly Upper Nile Province
SAD.632/16/26-28
1923-1939
Bucyrus excavator clearing earth during the construction of the Sennar dam
SAD.632/16/29
1923-1939
Dredging on the River Pibor
SAD.632/16/30-38
[c. 1923-1925]
Photographs of the construction of Sennar dam:
SAD.632/16/30
1923-1925
View of the Sennar dam during construction, showing the excavation of the foundations
SAD.632/16/31
1923-1925
View of the Sennar dam during construction, showing a railway wagon poised on the edge of the gantry
SAD.632/16/32
1923
View of the Sennar dam during construction, showing the gantry on the right
SAD.632/16/33
1923-1925
Railway trains on the Sennar dam during construction
SAD.632/16/34-38
1923-1925
View of the Sennar dam during construction
SAD.632/16/39-45
[c.1923-1939]
Photographs of steamers:
SAD.632/16/39-40
1923-1939
Steamer,
Nasir, taking on fuel at a wood station on the White Nile, probably Upper Nile Province
SAD.632/16/41
1923-1939
Steamer, the
Fayum, at a landing stage
SAD.632/16/42
1923-1939
Steamer sailing on the Nile
SAD.632/16/43
1923-1939
Motor launch
Livingston leaving Nimule for Lake Abert
SAD.632/16/44-45
1923-1939
Egyptian Irrigation Department stern-wheel steamer, the
Egypt, with buffing fenders fitted to the bows
SAD.632/16/46-61
[c. 1923-1939]
Assorted photographs:
SAD.632/16/46
1923-1939
View of the Governor-General's palace at Khartoum with the
Elfin, a side-paddle steamer, moored on the Nile
SAD.632/16/47
1923-1939
Tree-lined avenue in Khartoum
SAD.632/16/48
1923-1939
View of the White Nile bridge at Kosti
SAD.632/16/49
1923-1939
Men unloading a camel from a ferry boat
SAD.632/16/50
1923-1939
Interior view of S.B. Moir's house
SAD.632/16/51
1923-1939
Irrigation Service staff, possibly including S.B. Moir, sitting in a rowing boat on the River Pibor taking discharge readings
SAD.632/16/52
1931
Royal Air Force float plane flying between Bor and Yirol
SAD.632/16/53
1923-1939
Jabal near Nimule
SAD.632/16/54-55
1923-1939
Crossing on the River Aswa
SAD.632/16/56
1923-1939
W.D. Mackintosh, Sudan Irrigation Service, holding a young buck
SAD.632/16/57
1923-1939
W.D. Mackintosh, Sudan Irrigation Service, sitting next to a bicycle on a bridge made from wood and grass matting on the road to Nimule
SAD.632/16/58
1923-1939
Woman carrying a basket on her head and holding a baby in her arms, probably Equatoria
SAD.632/16/59
1923-1939
Four men with elaborately-styled hair, probably Equatoria
SAD.632/16/60
1923-1939
Man wearing a necklace and feather head dress and carrying a bow and arrows, probably Equatoria
SAD.632/16/61
1923-1939
Man wearing an ivory bracelet and necklace and a feather head dress, probably Equatoria
