03781nkc a22002297i 4500001000700000008004100007040002600048100003300074245007500107300003900182336002800221337002300249338003200272351003400304500002100338506002800359520125400387533007701641540007901718545155401797856020003351154526200719k19581998xx            000 0|zxx d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aWalker, Lynette Graced1927-10aLynette Walker Photographs of New Hebrides (Vanuatu) and New Caledonia  a319 35mm slides scanned to digital  astill image2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAs arranged by Lynette Walker  aAU PMB PHOTO 118  aAvailable for reference2 aDeaconess Lynette Grace Walker served as an educational missionary in the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) for the Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions. Between 1958-1965, Lyn was based in South West Bay, Malekula where she worked as a teacher at the South West Bay District School. She also developed a new syllabus. From 1971, Walker served as Deaconess for Central Islands (Efate and adjacent islands). Based in Vila, she worked with women, young people and Sunday school teachers. Between 1975-1977, she took on the post of Deaconess for Southern Islands (Tanna, Aniwa, Aneityum, Futuna and Erromango). Walker returned to live in Melbourne in April, 1977 but has continued to visit Vanuatu over the years. This collection of 319 digitised colour 35mm slides is a selection of images from her time working in New Hebrides, including in South West Bay, Vila, Ambrym, Nguna, Lelepa, Paama and Tanna. The images include church activities, landscapes, volcanic activity and people. There are also photographs of New Caledonia, visited en route to New Hebrides. This collection includes photos of Walker's return to South West Bay in 1998 for celebrations to mark the Golden Jubilee or 50th anniversary of the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (PVC).  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2020  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php0 aLynette (Lyn) Grace Walker was born in 1927. She went to school at Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Ballarat before going on to complete her teacher training at the University of Melbourne. Walker was commissioned to the Order of Deaconess at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Camberwell on 9 March, 1958, having trained at Rolland House Deaconess and Missionary Training College. In 1958, Walker travelled to the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) to take up the post of educational missionary for the west coast of Malekula, based in South West Bay. Between 1958-1965, Walker taught in the South West Bay District School and developed a new syllabus. Returning to Australia in 1966, Walker lived in Mornington, Victoria where she cared for her parents and served as Deaconess at the Frankston Presbyterian Church. In 1971, Walker returned to the New Hebrides to serve as Deaconess for Central Islands (Efate and adjacent islands). Based in Vila, she worked with women, young people and Sunday school teachers. Between 1975-1977, she took on the post of Deaconess for Southern Islands (Tanna, Aniwa, Aneityum, Futuna and Erromango). Walker returned to live in Melbourne in April, 1977. From 1978, she worked for the Uniting Church in aged care community outreach until her retirement in 1987. In retirement, she continues to be active in church life and community activities. Since returning to Australia, Walker has visited Vanuatu several times, including in 1998 to join in the Golden Jubilee celebrations for the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu.41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/lynette-walker-photographs-from-new-hebrides-vanuatu-and-new-caledoniazView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.