Railway Coal (Applications from former members of the Sierra Leone Volunteer Naval Force)
Scope & Content:
Dates of original material: 1929-1935; 1940-1950. Requirements for supply of railway coal, and negotiations with Sierra Leone Development Co., United Africa Co., Elder Dempster Lines for shipping and supply, discussions of price and savings etc. Also inserted in this file are several applications...
Transfer of a European Guard from Nigerian Railways to train the guards on the Sierra Leone Railway who are all African. Appointment of J.T. Dunn, his subsequent departure and his opinion of the Sierra Leone guards.
Housing accommodation for Railway staff at Cline Town
Scope & Content:
Need for accommodation for European staff and new accommodation for West Indian workers at Cline Town. Discussion of sites, removal of crane, purchase of house from the Army at Aureol, etc. Includes some sketch plans and maps.
This file contains no correspondence or documents, only file action notes by the CSO staff. It concerns a survey of railway staff and does include some staff names.