British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd.         


BRITISH INDIA COMMODORE,
CAPTAIN FRANCIS ROBERT CAMMACK.



MORE PHOTOS FROM ROBERT CAMMACK.

The site is indebted to Robert for the following photos.



My parents with servants at the house at Dishergarh. Man runing behind bush is Dhobi wallah who was afraid of the camera's 'evil eye'
My parents with servants at the house at Dishergarh.
Man runing behind bush is Dhobi wallah who was afraid of the camera's 'evil eye'
21 / 12 / 1930

Long verandah at Dishergarh bungalow
Long verandah at Dishergarh bungalow

My mother with 'Ted' at the Butia Monastery. Ghoom with young lamas.
My mother with 'Ted' at the Butia Monastery. Ghoom with young lamas.
May 1929

My mother at the Parasnath bungalow. Parasnath Hill (4,500 ft) near Niamaghat, Bengal. One servant packing away the tea things in a basket while the chakidar looks (sic) on.
My mother at the Parasnath bungalow. Parasnath Hill (4,500 ft) near Niamaghat, Bengal.
One servant packing away the tea things in a basket while the chakidar looks (sic) on.
5 / 1 / 1930

A pic-nic at Serberi (Shades of Passage to India)
A pic-nic at Serberi (Shades of Passage to India)

My mother with my grandmother (Wife of Capt. Cammack) at Dishergarh colliery with two dancing girls and two drummer boys.
My mother with my grandmother (Wife of Capt. Cammack) at Dishergarh colliery with two dancing girls and two drummer boys.
Jan 1931

Curio shop, Darjeeling
Curio shop, Darjeeling
24 / 3 / 31

My father and mother at a tennis party at the Davies bungalow at Bejdih.
My father and mother at a tennis party at the Davies bungalow at Bejdih.

Dishergarh Nš 3 Pit power house after the subsidence.
Dishergarh Nš 3 Pit power house after the subsidence.
Several square miles of land subsided about twelve to fifteen feet when the workings of the collieries caved in. I understood that this may have been due to an underground fire but it may have been caused by the very sandy subsoils. I found Dishergarh Power Co. on the web and, after all these years, apparently this subsidence is still going on. They say it is due to bad management during the early years, when the mines were under private ownership, I hope they are not including my old man! There is now a National Plan to relocate residents of the area who have lost their homes.

Building the sand hopper at Nš 6 pit Dishergarh
Building the sand hopper at Nš 6 pit Dishergarh - 27 / 12 / 1930
My mother invented a ventilation system for the galleries. She suggested using the draught from the boilers for the pit head gear to suck air from the mine (there was another shaft at the far end where the fresh air entered) It seems it worked very well, and reduced costs as no fans were required.

The sand haulage at Dishergarh
The sand haulage at Dishergarh
June 1931

Panchet hill from Dishergarh
Panchet hill from Dishergarh
30 / 03 / 1930

My mother on the ruins of an old Juggernaut car
My mother on the ruins of an old Juggernaut car

My father at temple near Ranchi
My father at temple near Ranchi
1929

Haircut at Bejdih bungalow.
Haircut at Bejdih bungalow.

Packing up. On the long verandah, Dishergarh
Packing up. On the long verandah, Dishergarh

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