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REEL LIST

PMB 1382
PATON, Frank (1906-2002) and Rita (1904-1982)., Diary, correspondence and miscellaneous papers of missionary service on the island of Tangoa, New Hebrides (1931-33), 1931-1994. Reels 1-2. (Available for reference.)

Reel No.	Description	Date Range	
Reel 1			
PMB 1382/1	Rita Paton Diary, 1931-1932, “Forty years on” Aug 1971?	Apr 1931-Jul 1932, 11-30 Aug 1971(?)	
PMB 1382/2	F.J.C. (Frank) Paton’s letters to his family, from Tangoa, New Hebrides,1931.	May-Dec 1931	
PMB 1382/3	F.J.C. (Frank) Paton’s letters to his family, from Tangoa, New Hebrides,1932.	Jan-Dec 1932	
PMB 1382/4	F.J.C. (Frank) Paton’s letters to his family, from Tangoa, New Hebrides, 1933.	Jan-Jun 1933	
PMB 1382/5	Rita Paton’s letters to family, from Tangoa, New Hebrides, 1931.	May-Dec 1931	
Reel 2			
PMB 1382/6	Rita Paton’s letters to family, from Tangoa, New Hebrides, 1932.	Jan-Dec 1932	
PMB 1382/7	Rita Paton’s letters to family, from Tangoa, New Hebrides, 1933.	Jan-Jun 1933	
PMB 1382/8	Fragments of correspondence from Frank and Rita Paton (mainly to “mum and dad”), 1931-1933.	Jul 1931-Jan 1933	
PMB 1382/9	Paton, Rita., “At home on a Pacific Island”, (Tangoa, New Hebrides, Teachers’ Training Institute), ms., incl. 7 photographs, 6pp.	1931-1933	
PMB 1382/10	Drafts and sketches for “New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission, Teachers’ Training Institution Tangoa, Student certificate”, ms., pencil on paper and tracing paper.	1931-1933	
PMB 1382/11	Oil painting of the “Dayspring” Mission ship.  On reverse side “The story of the First Presbyterian Mission Schooner “Dayspring””., Ms.  Painted by John Gavin Paton (eldest son of eldest son of the Rev. John.G. Paton.)	c.1950s	
PMB 1382/12	Correspondence from J.W. Gillan (Principal of Tangoa Teachers’ Training Institute) to Whom it may concern.  A character reference for Frank J.C. Paton, 28 Oct 1935; Ts., 1p.	1935	
PMB 1382/13	Documents relating to the 75th Anniversary Celebration of Tangoa Training Institute, Presbyterian Church of New Hebrides, 21 Aug – 23 Aug 1970.  Includes:
- Prayer service booklets
- Listing of T.T.I. Staff Members, 1895-1970
- “The 75th Anniversary celebrations of the Tangoa Training Institute and of its Closing, 20th to 23rd August” by Frank Paton, 1970; Ts., 3pp.
- “Presbyterian Church of the New Hebrides Tangoa Training Institute. 75th Anniversary Celebrations, Aug 20th to 23rd, 1970.  Short report by the Principal Rev. E.G. Jansen”; Ts., 3pp.
- Presbyterian Church of the New Hebrides Tangoa Training Institute. 75th Anniversary Celebrations, Aug 20th to 23rd, 1970, Programme.  
- Presbyterian Church of the New Hebrides Tangoa Training Institute. 75th Anniversary Celebrations, Aug 20th to 23rd, 1970, Speech given by Kami Shing, acting Headmaster of Onesua High School, on behalf of the ex-students of T.T.I.
- Extract from Minutes of T.T.I. Committee Meeting, 28 Feb 1970; Ts., 1p.
- Map of Vanuatu, New Hebrides; p/c, 1p.
- Gillan, J.R.P., “After a century of association they feel we have betrayed them… New Hebrides Mission Field Faces Crisis”, Australian Presbyterian Life, Feb 28 1970, p.4
- Correspondence to Frank and Rita Paton from Paddy Jansen, Presbyterian Church of New Hebrides, Tangoa Training Institute, Ms., 17 Sep 1970, 1p.
- Correspondence to Paddy and Nancy Jansen from Frank Paton, Ms., 14 Oct 1970, 3pp.	1970	
PMB 1382/14	Printed documents:
- Quarterly Jottings from the New Hebrides, South Sea Islands, no.230, Apr 1951.
- “The New Hebrides Hurricanes: Two eyewitness accounts by Dr T.J.K. Jamieson, Superintednent, Paton Memorial Hospital, Vila and The Rev. J.E.Owen, District Missionary, Vila”, Jan 1960, 6pp.
- “Carpenter for Vila”, The Melbourne Age, Sat 9 Jun 1960.
- Dr. John G. Paton, Pioneer Missionary to the Islands of the South Pacific: an appreciation on the occasion of the opening of the Dr John G Paton memorial in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Sun 8 Oct, 1967.
- “The skipper of the launch”, Australian Presbyterian Life, 28 Feb 1970, p.5. 
- News-link, no.65 Feb 1971, no.66 Mar 1971, no.73 Oct 1971.
- “A ‘different’ memorial for John Gillan at Tangoa College”, Australian Presbyterian Life, Jul 1973, p.19.
- “The Presbyterian Church in the New Hebrides Today” by John Haysey in The Missionary Review, no.1 1974, p.5.
- Onesua High School, Vanuatu Cyclone, Cyclone relief appeal, Toorak Uniting Church, May 1993.
	1951-1993	
PMB 1382/15	Documents relating to The Pacific Theological College, Fiji, including:
- A new ecumenical adventure: The Pacific Theological College Suva Fiji, brochure.
- The Pacific Theological College newsletter, no.13 Nov 1969 – no.15 Jul 1970.
- Drawing/map of the Pacific Theological College.	1970?	
PMB 1382/16	Writing by Frank and Rita Paton including:
- Draft of At home on a Pacific Island, by Rita W. Paton, Ms., 6pp.
- Draft of “Some memories: Teachers Training Institute, Tangoa, South Santo, New Hebrides” by Frank Paton, carbon, ms, 2pp.
- “Memories of Tangoa (1931 – 32 – 33), by Frank and Rita Paton”, Ts., 1p.
- “What difference has Christian missionary effort made, anyway”, by Frank Paton, 25 Jan 1950, Ts., 3pp.	1950-	
PMB 1382/17	Newspaper clipping, “100 years ago”, in The Age, 17 Jan 1894, reprinted on 17 Jan 1994.	1994	
PMB 1382/18	Newspaper notice about the Paton – Bishop wedding on 14 Apr 1931, Ballarat Courier.	Apr 1931.	
PMB 1382/19	Correspondence from Alex S. Frater (Paton Memorial Hospital, Vila, New Hebrides, 17 Jul 1939, to the Sunday School Children of Victoria from their Missionary Dr. A.S. Frater.	Jul 1939	

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