Dictionary and grammar of the duke of York Island Language
- AU PMB MS 614
- Collection
- 1882
Brown (1835-1917) established the Methodist Mission in New Britain (Duke of York Island) in 1875. Danks (1853-1921) joined Brown in 1878. Rooney (1843-1931) succeeded Brown and was superintendent of the mission, 1881-1888.
The work was published in an extremely small edition in 1882. Only a few copies are known to exist. The copy filmed was once owned by Rooney. The manuscript corrections and additions are probably by him.
Brown George, Danks Benjamin, Rooney Isaac, Revs.