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1016 x 230 mm. A panoramic view composed of four joined photographs, cloth-backed. Taken from the hill behind Port Moresby, with villages and boats in the foreground. Anchored in the bay, behind the island, is H.M.S. Nelson. Mr Goldie's store is at the extreme left, above the village; at right is Ethel Island, with Elizabeth Islands behind and Mourilyan Island at the right background. Paga Point is seen in the centre background.

Scope and Contents 285 x 230 mm. After an explanation of the meaning of the protectorate by Commodore Erskine, representatives of the chiefs were selected and given an ebony stick with Queen Victoria's head on a silver florin affixed to the top, as a symbolic representation of their authority. In this picture two chiefs sitting at the front are holding such sticks. Commodore Erskine stands to the right, with hands on sword. Directly behind him, with flowing beard and topee is the Rev. G.W. Lawes of the L.M.S.,...

Scope and Contents 285 x 230 mm. The Reverend James Chalmers was sent out to persuade local chiefs to come on board H.M.S. Nelson, and here Commodore Erskine explains the meaning of the protectorate to them. He is seen shaking hands with Boe Vagi, as he presents him with his ebony stick of authority ('rather a nice idea', Romilly remarks). The other chiefs sit on the deck, while the ship's company is gathered behind. Various national flags have been draped above the deck as awnings (see Y3084A/ 29, showing the...

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285 x 230 mm. A view of the ship, cruising under steam power and flying the white ensign. The town itself can be seen in the distance behind the ship's stern. The college and Rev. Lawes' Mission House (with white roofs) can be seen on the hill behind the village on Ethel Island.

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285 x 230 mm. A view of Commodore Erskine's flagship, which arrived in Port Moresby on November 2nd with Elizabeth Island at extreme left and Mourilyan Island behind ship. An original for an illustration in Lyne p. 1.

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285 x 230 mm. The picture is slightly blurred through camera movement. The third in a sequence of three photographs of this ceremony (see Y3084A/37 and 23) and shows the Union Jack being raised, while the officers party remove their hats.

Scope and Contents 285 x 230 mm. The second in a series of three pictures (the correct sequence being Y3084A: 37, 23, 35) showing the first proclamation of the protectorate from the verandah of the Reverend Lawes' mission house. Marines and sailors, formed into three sides of a hollow square around the verandah, prepare to fire the feu-de-joie while onlookers stand outside the square. The officers are removing their hats; Erskine, face hidden by hat, is second from the left in the middle section of the...

Scope and Contents 285 x 230 mm. The first in the sequence of three photographs of this ceremony (see Y3084A/23 and 35). Commodore Erskine is reading the proclamation before the flags are raised. In fact, Romilly had already mistakenly read the proclamation some days before, thinking these were his instructions. ('I made rather an ass of myself, or rather otherpeople made an ass of me ... we ... came up here and did it before the Commodore arrived. However, it did not make much difference, as he did it all...

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285 x 230 mm. A view showing a group of women and children, dressed in grass skirts, and posed in front of raised huts by the water's edge.

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285 x 230 mm. A view of the village, built on stilts in the water, with jetties leading to the huts, and with canoes and a few people in front of the village. Paga Hill in right background.

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285 x 230 mm. A view showing Papua New Guineans posing in front of their houses, with six Europeans among them.