Sister Harkness, who followed her family's missionary tradition, was a Teacher with the Methodist Mission in the Solomon Islands from 1937 till 1957. When Sister Lina Jones retired in 1949, Sister Effie became the Senior Member of the Methodist Mission's teaching staff in the Solomon Islands.

Index to the diaries of Sister Effie Harkness, 1941-1957, compiled by Mrs Nancy Carter, together with entries from 18 volumes of Sister Harkness's diaries dealing with the her time in the Solomon Islands.

Reel 1, diary Nos. 1-7, Jul 1941-Aug 1949;
Reel 2, diary Nos. 8, cont. - 13, Sep 1949-Jul 1952;
Reel 2A, diary Nos. 13, cont. - 14, Aug 1952-Aug 1953;
Reel 3, diary Nos. 14, cont. - 18, Sep 1953-May 1957.
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