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688: 490: 138: 512: 25: 525:, he connected the islands to the imperial broadcasting network. He also established a radio station in the islands. When he later moved to Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast, he continued work on his visions of establishing effective communication lines between various parts of the British Empire. 536:, which launched on 7 May 1934. He encouraged African participation in government and had Sierra Leone "natives" trained to do jobs that had previously been reserved for bureaucrats who were imported into the colony from Britain. That same year he was knighted. Finally, he was Governor of the 732: 521:
The most notable achievement of Hodson's reign as governor of the Falkland Islands was the development of radio communications within and beyond the islands. Working with the
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Hodson married Elizabeth Charlotte Sarah Hay, daughter of Major Malcolm Vivian Hay, in 1928. They had two daughters, Rosemary and Elizabeth. He died on 26 May 1944 in
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Police Force. His duties as a policeman and magistrate took him into the most remote parts of the territory, one of his missions being the
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Where Lion Reign: an account of lion hunting and exploration in South West Abyssinia
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An Elementary and Practical Grammar of the Galla or Oromo Language
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Trekking the Great Thirst: Travel and Sport in the Kalahari Desert
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Arnold Hodson was the author of a number of books, including:
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One of his journeys, in 1906, was made in the company of Sir
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1900 to 1902 and was part of the Queensland Contingent for
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Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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from 1902 to 1904. From 1904 until 1912 he was in the
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to Selous' old camp on the Mabebe Flats and on to the
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London: Skeffington and Son Ltd, 1929. 558: 510: 488: 700: 649:"About Ghana Broadcasting Corporation" 611: 609: 548:(now Ghana Broadcasting Corporation). 441:, Resident Commissioner, and was from 621: 528:From 1930 to 1934 he was Governor of 596:, or "The Troubles of Santa Claus". 484: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 606: 13: 14: 744: 718:Governors of the Falkland Islands 682: 580:Seven Years in Southern Abyssinia 534:Sierra Leone Broadcasting Service 592:Hodson also wrote a play called 157:Governor of the Falkland Islands 23: 689:Works by or about Arnold Hodson 34:needs additional citations for 666: 654: 642: 546:Gold Coast Broadcasting System 1: 599: 594:The Downfall of Zachariah Fee 385: 422:frontier at the time of the 7: 570:. London: T.F. Unwin, 1912. 496:Hodson was Governor of the 10: 749: 410:in 1902. He served in the 359:Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson 261:Governor of the Gold Coast 728:Governors of Sierra Leone 469:. 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