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Contains Ektachromes with frames made in England (except 516A). Apart from the maps, all are numbered by Marnham. The maps are: numbers 15-17 three views of a map of the Pacific and numbers 18-19 two views of a map of the Western Pacific. Numbers 103, 105, 108, 111, 116, 212, 318, 406, 503, 504 and 519 are listed as missing with no attempt to catalogue them as they contain no further details.

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Contains Ektachromes with frames made in England (except 516A). Apart from the maps, all are numbered by Marnham. The maps are: numbers 15-17 three views of a map of the Pacific and numbers 18-19 two views of a map of the Western Pacific. Numbers 103, 105, 108, 111, 116, 212, 318, 406, 503, 504 and 519 are listed as missing with no attempt to catalogue them as they contain no further details.

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[A. M. Wilkie, CMG, Resident Commissioner; C.H. Allan, Administrative Officer].

Scope and Contents An album containing mounted prints, most measuring approximately 200 x 140 mm, depicting the landscape and people of New Zealand, Fiji and Samoa. All the prints except for ten are signed and captioned by Burton Brothers. The ten unsigned photographs, mainly of Maori warriors, are the work of American Photo Company, Auckland (Y3089/53-54) and Pulman Studio, Auckland (Y3089D/58-65). The album breaks down into geographical locations thus:65 prints of New Zealand10 prints of...

Scope and Contents Album of photographs, two to a page, measuring approximately 150 x 100 mm, and all captioned beneath the print. The captions have been used as titles and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The majority of the photographs depict Indigenous peoples, the captions identify them in English or German, pencilled on loose labels. Images include Head houses, idols and artefacts, village...

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205 x 152 mm. A view showing two pigs rooting about on the village street, with people and houses in the background.

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99 x 144 mm. A view showing the Rev. Saraioia (also spelt Sarawia) and his wife, standing against a background of trees. Sarawia was one of Selwyn’s converts taken to New Zealand in 1857, and eventually becoming one of the mission’s great successes. Saraioia worked in Mota until his death in 1901.

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100 x 142 mm. A view showing the native missionary and his wife standing against a background of trees. The two adjoining islands of Motlav (also spelt Motalava) and Ra were under the joint charge of Rev. Tagalana and the Rev. Walter Woser (see Y309A/41). Tagalana went to Auckland in 1862, then to Norfolk Island in 1866, where he remained three years. He was ordained deacon in 1873 and priest a few years later.

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206 x 150 mm. A view showing Rev. Palmer sitting by the roadside reading, with his pith helmet beside him. Based at Mota, Palmer was in charge of all the schools in the Banks Islands and accompanied Montgomery on his tour. He joined the mission in 1863, becoming Archdeacon of South Melanesia in 1894. This photograph is used as an illustration in ‘The Light of Melanesia’.

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151 x 205 mm. A view showing Pantutun, his wife and two young children standing in front of the church at Vava. Pantutun started working at Vava in 1884, coming from Mota and his wife from Lo.

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205 x 152 mm. A view showing the three figures standing on the verandah of a house. Reverend Cullwick (who is variously given the initials T.C. and T.G. in Montgomery’s book) joined the Mission in 1877, and was stationed at Mota. George Nara is not mentioned by Montgomery but may have been one of the teachers.

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204 x 152 mm. A view looking down on the small thatched school house with natives in the small square in the foreground. Merelav (sometimes spelt Merolava, and also known as Star Island) was under the charge of Rev. Vaget (referred to as William rather than Walter Vaget in ‘The Light of Melanesia’) who was ordained a deacon by Montgomery and taken to Merelava by him during the 1892 tour.

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99 x 141 mm. A view showing the clergyman and his wife standing against a backdrop of trees. Woser went to the mission school at Auckland in 1865, and started a school at Motlav on his return. He was ordained deacon in 1886.

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55 x 94 mm. A studio portrait of a Santo chief wearing a head-piece decorated with feathers, a necklace made of large shells and holding a carved spear. Espiritu Santo Island is the largest and most northerly of the New Hebrides group.

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Slides taken during a visit which included New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides, Fiji, Tonga, the Gilbert Islands and New Caledonia.

Scope and Contents 206 x 156 mm. Printed from a broken photographic plate. A view of the teacher Joseph Waite and his wife and family. The taking of this photograph is described by Montgomery: ‘One morning at six o’ clock, I landed with Mr Palmer at Soa, and walked up to the village with the camera. The teacher here is a well-known man. Joseph Wate was on board the ‘Southern Cross’ when John Patteson was killed at Nukapu, and has always borne a good character. His wife has a charming face, and looked a worthy...

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101 x 144 mm. A view showing three girls posing for the camera.

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205 x 151 mm. A view looking along the village street towards the school, in front of which a group of natives are standing. Ureparapara, the most northern of the Banks Islands, was also known as Blight Island and the Melanesian Mission ran two schools there, one situated inside, and one outside the crater of this extinct volcanic island.

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Contains Ektachromes with frames made in England (except 516A). Apart from the maps, all are numbered by Marnham. The maps are: numbers 15-17 three views of a map of the Pacific and numbers 18-19 two views of a map of the Western Pacific. Numbers 103, 105, 108, 111, 116, 212, 318, 406, 503, 504 and 519 are listed as missing with no attempt to catalogue them as they contain no further details.

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149 x 205 mm. A view looking towards the largest of the falls at Maewo.

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151 x 205 mm. A view of another part of the cascades at Maewo. See also Y309A/53.

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205 x 151 mm. A view looking along the beach and showing a hose being run ashore from a ship’s boat to take on fresh water. Montgomery describes this picture as being ‘one of the best photographs we took during the tour’, p. 65.

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205 x 152 mm. A slightly blurred print showing the ship’s boat being manoeuvred upriver towards the waterfall.