Rev. Clarence T J Luxton (1907-1979) was sent to Buka in Bougainville in 1939 with his wife, Mavis, as part of the work of the New Zealand Methodist Overseas Mission. Shortly afterwards, he was evacuated from the island. In April 1945 he returned to Bougainville, working at Bilua, Vella Lavella, then Torokina. A skilled builder, he supervised the construction of the new Church in Buka in 1947 before withdrawing from the Mission as a result of poor health in 1949.

A tribute to Rev. C. Luxton, including : <BR>an index to his diary and the diary itself, 22 Apr-4 Oct 1945<BR>Rev. C. Luxton's letters to his mother, including a letter from Mavis Luxton to Mrs Luxton, Apr-Dec 1945<BR>correspondence between Rev. Luxton and Rev. George Carter, 1976<BR>Methodist Mission, Buka Area annual report and related papers, 1946 and 1947.
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