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[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service. | [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service. | ||
The [[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA]] Archive at the [[British Library]] has the following items: | |||
shelfmark Mss Eur F370: Cemetery Files | |||
<br>no.740: Quetta 1, Pakistan: Baleli Road: 1884-, | |||
<br>no.741: Quetta 2, Pakistan: Shaldara: closed; Lytton Road: closed; Earthquake | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TTFC9K8os&feature=related Bruce Street] (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video) | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TTFC9K8os&feature=related Bruce Street] (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video) | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce3PWXpsa0 Post office] before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video) | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nce3PWXpsa0 Post office] before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video) | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/largeimage65957.html Pen and ink drawing of the military cantonment at Quetta by George Boyd] (1800-1850), dated between 1821 and 1844 with a [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000000247u00048000.html description] British Library Images online | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/9164665@N04/580874919 Christian cemetery Quetta: gravestone of Florence Harford] died 12 September 1900 of enteric fever, wife of Lt-Col HC Harford, 1st Wilts Regt flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/9164665@N04/580874919 Christian cemetery Quetta: gravestone of Florence Harford] died 12 September 1900 of enteric fever, wife of Lt-Col HC Harford, 1st Wilts Regt flickr.com | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 10 February 2012
| Quetta | |
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| Presidency: | |
| Coordinates: | 30.200602°N 67.034018°E |
| Altitude: | 1,900 m (6,230 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Quetta |
| State/Province: | Balochistan |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Transport links | |
| North Western Railway | |
Quetta is the largest city and provincial capital of Balochistan. During the British period it was known as Shawl and was the headquarters of the Quetta-Pishin District of Baluchistan.
Spelling variants
Quetta, Kwettah
Military history
England's March to Quetta 1842
Quetta earthquake 1935
Churches and Missions
Churches
- Mission Church (1903)
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Wesleyan Church, Quetta -
Roman Catholic Church, Quetta -
St Lukes Church, Quetta -
St Mary's Church, Quetta
Missions
- Church Missionary Society
- Church of England Zanana Missionary Society (zanana=women)
Cemeteries
A BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publication is
- Quetta: Monuments and Inscriptions by Susan Farrington, 1992 Covers the cemeteries, town's history, the staff college, railways, churches and the 1935 earthquake.
BACSA are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
The BACSA Archive at the British Library has the following items:
shelfmark Mss Eur F370: Cemetery Files
no.740: Quetta 1, Pakistan: Baleli Road: 1884-,
no.741: Quetta 2, Pakistan: Shaldara: closed; Lytton Road: closed; Earthquake
Further Reading
A Nursing Sister in Baluchistan by J M Morris (1932) No Preview Google Books. Experiences at a mission hospital in Quetta from 1921. Available at the British Library.
External Link
- Quetta Wikipedia
- History of Quetta Wikipedia
- Bruce Street (now Jinnah Road) before 1935 earthquake.(youtube video)
- Post office before and after earthquake (1935) (youtube video)
- Pen and ink drawing of the military cantonment at Quetta by George Boyd (1800-1850), dated between 1821 and 1844 with a description British Library Images online
- Christian cemetery Quetta: gravestone of Florence Harford died 12 September 1900 of enteric fever, wife of Lt-Col HC Harford, 1st Wilts Regt flickr.com
Historical books on-line
A gazetteer of the countries adjacent to India on the northwest Volume 2 by Edward Thornton 1844 Shawl - scroll to page 187 Google Books