Collection DOC 216 - Melanesian Mission The Island Voyage

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AU PMB DOC 216

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Melanesian Mission The Island Voyage

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  • 1874-1877 (Creation)

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1 reel with PMB Doc 217; 35mm microfilm

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(1849-)

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Anglican mission agency supporting the work of local Anglican churches in Melanesia, established in 1849 by George Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand.

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Printed accounts of the annual voyages of the Melanesian Mission vessel Southern Cross to Norfolk Island, the Banks Group and Solomon Islands.

1874 - Cover title: 'The First Voyage of the New Southern Cross in the Year 1874'. Letters of Revs. John Still and J.R. Selwyn.
1875 - Cover title: 'The Island Voyage 1875'. Letters of Revs. R.H. Codrington and J.R. Selwyn.
1876 - Cover title: 'The Island Voyage 1876'. Letters of Revs. J.R. Selwyn and John Still.
1877 - Cover title: 'The Island Voyage 1877'. Letters of the Bishop of Melanesia, Revs. Alfred Penny, John Palmer and John Still.

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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php

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doc216

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