Photographs of missionaries and indigenous people in Northern Territory, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1900-ca. 1976

SLIDES 325
PXA 2184

series

ca. 1900-ca. 1976

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9605904

130 slides - lantern, glass, black & white, colour
11 transparencies - 35 mm
230 photographs - gelatin silver

141 glass slides and transparencies of missionaries of the Methodist Church of Australasia in the Pacfic regions. Images show the social activities and cultural life of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific islands, their villages and building structures of schools and hospitals, and religious life, ca 1900-ca 1976.

SLIDES 325

BOX 1

1-8. Missionaries at Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Aboriginal Australians, bark huts, fishing, hunting, corroborees.
9-18. Papua New Guinea. Kiriwina Island, Mssion station Oyabia Kiriwina, village chief, Church service in Oyabia, Trobriand islands, Kavataria village, Kalitoni Chieftain rank, new parsonage in Darwin.
19-23. Fiji. Somosomo village, rest house Nadarivatu, Parkinson colonial office, BA Hospital Dr Delbridge in front, group of students.
24-29. Papua New Guinea, Central Highlands. Important elders, tribal dancing with colourful headdresses, warriors, spirit houses, women and children.
30-33. Rabaul. Post war Chinese group, Rabaul Harbour, ‘Mother’ volcano, Malakuna wharf prewar.
34-37. Samoa. Wreck at Apia, Samoa Native Minister, Samoan Matai, Piula College.

BOX 2

1-5. Papua New Guinea. Hospital patients Malaboga, Sister Joyce Walker, Sister Walker’s children, Miss Woolnough and family (twins), Missionary meeting 1935.
6-19. New Britain. Duk Duk, NaKanai hut and Mrs Poole, Quarters Kimachan New Ireland, Rev. William T. Rogmula and Eva, George Brown College, Sisters at New Britain, Ulu plantation, Sister Walker, Malaboga hospital, Sister Walker at morning prayers, Margaret & John wife and son, fish traps drying, Rev. Rodger Brown opening new church, Ulu hospital.
20-34. Kavataria village, Kiriwina village, Chief Enamakala, an albino, Chief Paramount, Circular dance of the Kiriwinans, headdress of cockatoo feathers.

BOX 3

1-12. Sisters house at Baulim, Bainig home, Memorial windows Lawes College, Maternity hospital New Britain, Solomon Islands, Aboriginal home, basket making, Baining map, Map for distribution of scripture, Preparation for ritual dancing.
13-34. Tonga. Kiriwina church and mission house, Tongan wedding, Queen Salote inspecting Fijian troops, Father Gribble at USA camp at Houma Nukualofa, Tongan stencilling papa, Queen Salot-Tupou, Tongan college students, Geoff Gribbles’s birthday, Queen Salot-Tupou 1945, Queen Salot girl’s college Nukualofa Tonga, Royal Palace Tonga, making Kave drink Tonga.

BOX 4

1-25. Tonga. Princess Elisiva Fusipala, Royal Kava, Tongan Defence Force, Tapa for Tongan Royalty, Royal banquet, Tongan Minister and wife, Royal Palace Tonga, Nukualofa Onga, Captain Cook’s tortoise, Tongan church, Queen Salote receiving guests, Celebrating 100 years constitution, Queen Salote opens Parliament, Royal throne Tonga, Government and church teachers.

11 transparencies in colour and black & white of India, Fiji, Samoa and Papua.

PXA 2184

The Whitby Album, 1926.
49 photographs that are numbered and have detailed captions. Images of the Ba hospital and orphange at Dilkusha, Fiji showing patients, operating theatre, wards, doctors and nurses.

Large red photographic album, 1909.
58 photographs pasted into album (some are loose). Most are captioned with names and places in Kiriwina, Papua New Guinea showing villagers, villages, schools and plantations.

Black photographic album, 1920-1935.
85 photographs pasted into album (some are loose). Most have detailed captions for missionaries in Papua, Fiji and Samoa.

Small green photographic album, 1905-1907.
15 photographs pasted into album with detailed captions. 23 loose photographic postcards including 3 with manuscript notes. Images are of New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Glass slides are in original arrangement.

Restricted: Written approval should be sought from Archivist, Uniting Church in Australia Assembly, 16 Masons Drive, North Parramatta, NSW 2151. Tel: 02 8838 8982

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Copyright restrictions may apply: Photographs in this collection created before 1955 are all out of copyright. Photographs created after 1955 are in copyright for the life of creator plus 70 years.
Reproduction Restricted: No reproduction for research or study purposes or publication of material without approval from the Uniting Church in Australia Assembly.
Copyright holder:: Uniting Church in Australia Assembly
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Uniting Church in Australia Assembly

Titled by cataloguer.

Some glass slides labelledl: Prepared by W. Hurwood, Liverpool St Sydney, Lantern slide photographer.
Most photographs have captions.

Some slides are cracked.