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AU PMB MS 43
Title
Records of the Melanesian Mission, New Hebrides, 1857-1968
Date(s)
- 1857 - 1968 (Creation)
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1 reel; 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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Records of the Melanesian Mission, New Hebrides (Vanuatu) from the period 1857-1968. Including the following:
- Baptismal Register of St Paul's Church, Lolowai, and from ketch Patteson, 1928-1968, with Register of Burials, St Paul's Church, Lolowai, 1929-1964, and Marriages, 1929-1965.
- Register of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths, at Mera Lava, 1917-1963, copied from the original register, 1967.
- Names of Birds in Various Languages of the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides.
- An Account of the Huqe (or Suqe) of Nduindui, Aoba (Ambae), written c.1930; found among the papers of Archdeacon A.E. Teall, Archdeacon of Southern Melanesia, d.1966.
- Vocabularies of and stories in various languages of the New Hebrides [including Pentecost, Maewo, Ambae, Torres Islands and Banks Islands] - Vocabularies of North, Central and South Raga; story in Mota; Vocabularies of Mota, Tegua and Toga; Loh-English Dictionary; Notes on Loh Grammar; Maewo Vocabularies; Stories in the Aoba Language.
- Family Prayers and Communion for the Sick in the Language of Lakona, Santa Maria, Banks Islands, with English translations.
- Melanesian Mission Papers, 1891-1934, mainly relating to land matters.
- History and Diary of Aoba, 1857-1922, by Father A.S. Webb.
- Records of Events and Register of the Melanesian Mission at Maewo.
- Mota-Maewo Vocabulary.
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Melanesian Mission, Lolowai, Ambae, Vanuatu
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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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ms43
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Archivist's note
Digitised in April 2016. This reel was split into 12 PDFs for the digital version.
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