The Office of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya at Canberra.

Malaya, established its first Commission in Canberra on 20 November 1956. The first Commissioner was Dato’ Nik Kamil Mahmood who was followed in August 1957 by Dato’ Gunn Lay Teik, who remained in Canberra until May 1960.

Standing beneath the Federation's Flag is the High Commissioner, Mr Gunn Lay Teik, (left) and two Second Secretaries to the High Commission, Tengku Ngah Mohamed and Mr Wong Siew Meng.

The celebration of independence (Merdeka) was celebrated with a flag raising ceremony at the then Malayan High Commission. Tengku Marian Mohamad, daughter of the Second Secretary at the Malayan High Commission, brings the scroll bearing the inscription of the declaration of independence.

(left to right) The Second Secretary Tunku Ngah Mohamad, Mr Hasluk, the Malayan High Commissioner Mr Gunn Lay Teik, the United Kingdom High Commissioner Lord Carrington and the Malayan Assistant High Commissioner Mr H F G Leembruggen.

The Malayan High Commissioner, Mr Gunn Lay Teik reads the scroll bearing the declaration of independence.

(left to right) The Second Secretary of the Malayan High Commission, Tunku Ngah Mohamad, Mr Hasluck, Mr Gunn Lay Teik, the United Kingdom High Commissioner Lord Carrington and the Malayan Assistant High Commissioner, Mr H.F.G. Leembruggen.

The celebration of independence was celebrated with a flag raising ceremony at the Malayan High Commission, followed by a reception at the Hotel Canberra. Malaya's new flag unfurls outside the Malayan High Commission in Canberra for the first time.

The Commissions in Kuala Lumpur and Canberra became High Commissions when the Federation of Malaya formally became independent on 31 August 1957.

Opening of the High Commission of the Federation of Malaya in Australia by the first Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1959.

The High Commission of Federation of Malaya in Canberra.

A large, colourful mural depicting the general activities of the people of Malaya was a feature of the offices of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya in Canberra, Australia.

The mural was painted especially for the offices by a young Penang artist, Ting, who was 17 when he painted the mural in 1959. Photo was taken in 1961.

The present High Commission of Malaysia to Australia, Canberra was officially opened by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on 10 August 1984.

Malaya House, the residence of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya in Canberra, Australia. The High Commissioner, His Excellency the Honourable Dato Suleiman Bin Dato Abdul Rahman and his wife, Datin Petom, are near the entrance, over which the coat of arms of the Federation of Malaya is installed. Plaques bearing the coats of arms of the 11 States of the Federation are mounted along the front wall of the residence.

The central courtyard of Malaya House, the residence of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya in Canberra, Australia. The roofline of the house is suggestive of roofs of traditional village houses in some areas of the Federation, but the residence roof is of copper, not of thatch. The High Commissioner, His Excellency Dato Suleiman and his wife, Datin Petom, enjoy the warm sun in the sheltered courtyard.

The High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya, His Excellency Dato Suleiman, and his wife, Datin Petom, in the drawing room of Malaya House, their residence in Canberra, Australia. Most of the materials used in the house are Australian, but the timber for the ceilings and doors was brought from Malaya. The coat of arms of the Federation is hung over the fireplace and wooden plaques depicting the coats of arms of the 11 States of the Federation are hung on the walls.

The wife of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya, Datin Petom, in the gracious entrance hall of Malaya House, the High Commissioner's residence in Canberra.