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Acc No Provenance Title Description Date Ref No
88/7/12 Overseas Missions Committee Portrait Of An Unknown Gentleman Studio Portrait Of Older Gentleman, With Medium Length White Beard And White Hair, Wearing Suit With White Bow Tie. c.1910 P-A1.21-50
88/7/12 Foreign Missions Committee Nguna Church Nguna Church, Showing An L- Shaped Wooden Church, With Vestry At Both Ends, Large Water Tanks, And A Bell In A Small Belfry At Top Of One End Of The Building, Surmounted By A Cross. c.1910 P-A3.41-108
88/7/12 Foreign Missions Committee "Demits- Images Representing Dead Men" View Of (New Hebridean) Carved Wooden Images, Set Under Trees. Long Poles Stacked Up Against The Carvings.
- " Demits- Images Representing Dead Men, The Carved Birds Above Represent The Men's Soul's".
c.1910 P-A3.41-110
392/20 Foreign Missions Committee. Mission House - Tongoa. The Mission House At Lumbukuti On West Tongoa, With Mrs Alba Michelsen & Her 4 Children Standing In Front. c.1915 P-O-62
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Synod Group Photo, 1912 Group Photo Of Missionaries, Wives And Children, Taken During The 1912 Mission Synod On Paama.
(Refer To A-L-2.54-141 For Names)
1912 A-S17-78.4-12
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Synod Group On Santo 1911 (?) Group Photo Of Missionaries And Their Wives Who Attended The 1911 (?) Synod Meeting At Hog Harbour On Santo.
(Left To Right)
Back Row- Rev T E Riddle (13th)
Second Row- Rev M Frater (Second); Mrs Frater (Third); Mrs Annand (Fourth); Rev J Annand (Fifth); Mrs F G Bowie (Sixth); Mrs J Milne (?) (Seventh); Dr Ewan Mackenzie (Ninth); Mrs E Mackenzie (Tenth); Mrs J W Mackenzie (?) (Thirteenth); Rev Dr J W Mackenzie (Fourteenth)
Front Row- Rev W V Milne (Fourth); Rev J Gillan (?) (Seventh)
Dated: June 1911
1911 A-S17-78.6-22
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Synod Group On Tanna Group Photo Of Missionaries Who Attended The Mission Synod At Port Resolution On Tanna.
(Left To Right)
Back Row- Rev Robert Boyd; Rev M Frater; Rev F J Paton; Dr Ewen Mackenzie; ________; Rev W V Milne; _________; ________; Rev F G Bowie
Second Row- Rev O Michelsen; Dr H A Robertson (?); Rev J Gillan; Rev W Watt; Dr J W Mckenzie; Dr J Annand.
Front Row- Rev T Macmillan; ________; Rev T Riddle; __________; _________.
1910 A-S17-78.11-38
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Synod Group On Tanna Group Photo Of Missionaries, Including Their Wives And Children, Who Attended The Mission Synod At Port Resolution On Tanna.
(Left To Right)
Back Row- Rev Dr W Gunn (First); Rev O Michelsen (Second); Rev T Riddle (Thirteenth).
Third Row- Rev Robert Boyd (First); Rev M Frater (Fourth); Dr Ewen Mackenzie (Fifth); Dr J W Mackenzie (Eleventh); Mrs J S Milne (Thirteenth); Rev W V Milne (15th); Rev F J Paton (16th); Rev F G Bowie (?) (18th); Rev T Macmillan (19th).
Second Row- Mrs Annand (Third); Rev W Watt (Sixth); Dr J Annand (Ninth); Mrs J Watt (Fifth).
Front Row- _____________.
1910 A-S17-78.14-50
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Mission Children At Tanna Synod Group Photo Of The Mission Children, Taken During The Mission Synod At Port Resolution On Tanna.
- Rev F J Paton (In Centre Left)
- Rev W V Milne (In Centre Right)
1910 A-S17-78.14-51
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Synod Children At Tangoa Synod Group Photo Of Children Who Attended The Synod At Tangoa (?), Together With A Few Adults.
(Left To Right)
Back Row- Rev F J Paton (Fourth); Rev W V Milne (Seventh).
c.1914 A-S17-78.18-63
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Missionaries At Synod, 1912 Group Photo Of Missionaries Who Attended The 1912 Mission Synod On Paama.
(Left To Right)
Back Row- Rev T Macmillan; Rev D L Paterson; Dr E Mackenzie; Rev R Boyd; Rev W V Milne; Rev J S Jaffray.
Second Row- Rev Dr J Annand; Rev R M Fraser; Rev J Gillan; Rev Dr W Gunn; Rev J B Weir.
Front Row- Rev F G Bowie; Rev M Frater.
1912 A-S17-78.24-85
42001/56 Smaill, T Rev Missionaries And Children Group Photo Of Missionaries And Children Taken On The Lawn.

(L To R)
Back Row: (2nd) Rev Fred Paton
2nd Row: Rev W V Milne (with 2 Children), Miss Robertson (?)
Front Row: (?), (?), (?).
NB. Children Will Include Ian Milne And Laurie Milne And Possibly Winifred Milne.
c.1911 A=S18-85.26-101
42001/56 Smaill, T Rev Synod Group Photo Group Photo Of Missionaries Taken During A Synod Meeting, Possibly On Santo Island.

(L To R)
Back Row:Mr James, Rev J Gillan, Dr J T Bowie, Rev W V Milne, Dr Robertson, Rev F Bowie(?) (7th), Mr Henderson (8th), Rev R M Fraser (9th).

4th Row: Dr W Gunn, Rev P Milne (Snr), Mr P L Clark ((4th), Mrs F G Bowie (5th), Mrs E Macmillan (6th), Mrs Henderson (?) (7th)

3rd Row: Nurse M S Wright, Mrs J S Milne, Obscured (4th), Mrs Paton (?) (6th), Mrs I Bowie (7th),

2nd Row: Ian Or Laurie Milne, , Miss Robertson (?), Miss Gillan (4th), Mrs Frater (6th), Miss Jaffray (7th)

Front Row: (?)
c.1911 A=S18-85.26-102
42001/56 Smaill, T Rev Unknown Group An Unknown New Zealand Group Pictured In A Paddock. c.1910 A-S18-85.29-115
42001/56 Foreign Missions Committee. Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch, Nguna An Unknown Group On A Beach Watching The "Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch" On The Water. A Scrub-Covered Hillside Is Visible At Rear.
Date:10/9/1912
1912 A-L-2.35-77
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Military Police A Parade Of Native Military Police - Wearing A Plain Matching Uniform, And Standing To Attention With Their Rifles (Fitted With Bayonets) 1918 A-L-2.21-61
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Norfolk Island [?] View Of A Town On Norfolk Island [?] Showing A Few Houses Near The Beach, With Trees On A Hill At The Back. Picture Taken From An Offshore Vantage Point. c.1910 A-L-2.0-0
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. An Afternoon Ashore On Norfolk Island An Unknown Woman Riding Sidesaddle Upon A Horse On A Country Road On Norfolk Island. A Two-Wheeled Trap (and Pony) Are Visible Further Along The Road. c.1910 A-L-2.0-0 (A)
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Old And New Churches On Aneityum View Of The Derelict Old Church, And The New Church Alongside - At Anelgauhat On Aneityum

"Aneityum - Anelgauhat - Old Church To Left Destroyed In Earthquake, 1910, New Church To Right"
c.1915 A-L-2.1-2
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Coastal Scene Near Anelgauhat Cattle Wading Through A Tidal Pool - Watched By A Small Group Of People

"Native Scenery, Three Quarters Of A Mile From Anelgauhat"
c.1915 A-L-2.1-3
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Coconut Trees After The Great Hurricane Two Native Men On A Beach Observing The Hurricane Damage To Coconut Palms On Aneityum, 1917 1917 A-L-2.1-4
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Aname Church And School - Aneityum The Wooden Aname Church And School On Aneityum - Set In A Clearing, With Mature Coconut Palms At The Rear

Note The Curious Fence
c.1915 A-L-2.1-5
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. The Old Stone Church At Anelgauhat On Aneityum View Of The Roofless Masonry Walls Of Dr. Geddie's Old Church On Aneityum, Destroyed In An Earthquake In 1910.

"The Old Stone Church 100' X 50', The Expression Of The Young Christian Church's First Love Under Dr. Geddie"

c.1915 A-L-2.1.-1
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Group Of Converts - All Baptised In One Day A Large Group Of Sixty-seven Christian Converts, Outside The New Church At White Sands On Tanna - Having Been All Baptised On The Opening Day Of The Church 1911 A-L-2.15-45
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Conducting A Meeting At An Outdoor Station An Unknown Missionary Preaching To A Large Congregation Of Native People On Tanna.

"Conducting A Meeting At An Outstation. Note Some Heathen In Background - One With Long Hair Twined And No Clothes; Side To Camera"
c.1910 A-L-2.15-46
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. A Lollie Scramble At A Christmas Gathering A Large Group Of Children Searching For Sweets During A Lollie Scramble At A Christmas Gathering On Tanna. c.1910 A-L-2.17-49
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Their First View Of A White Child's Doll Two Native Children On Tanna, Seated At An Outside Table - Reacting To Their First Sight Of A European Doll
Photographer: Rv. T. Macmillan
c.1910 A-L-2.17-50
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. On The Reef At Low Tide Natives Searching For Shellfish During Low Tide On Tanna

"..Cuttlefish And Shellfish Are The Chief Spoils. The White Sand Of "White Sands" And The Fringing Cocoanut Trees In Background"
c.1910 A-L-2.17-51
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Landing Stores, Eromanga Loading Stores Onto The Beach At Eromanga From Rowboats: A Steamer Anchored Off Shore c.1910 A-L-2.19-53
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Mission House, Eromanga A View Of The Mission House On Eromanga, Set Among Palm Trees And With A Stone Wall In Front c.1910 A-L-2.19-54
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. The Spot Where George Gordon Was Struck Down Two Missionaries With A Group Of New Hebrideans, Resting At A Spot In The Forest Where George Gordon Was Killed By New Hebrideans.

"The Spot Where George Gordon Was Struck Down By The Natives From South Part Of Erromanga. When The Yells Of The Murderers Were Heard At The House (toward Which He Was Going At The Time For Medicine For The Very Men Who Killed Him), Their Accomplices Knew The Deed Was Done, And So They Fell Upon Mrs. Gordon And Killed Her Too. The Ladies Seated At The Spot Are Miss Robertson Of Erromanga And Mrs. Carruthers Of Tanna"
c.1910 A-L-2.19-56
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Waterfall - The North Of Aneityum A Waterfall Cascading In Steps Down A Rock-face At The North End Of Aneityum c.1910 A-L-2.2-10
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Plnned And Built Bridge An Native Bridge On Aneityum - Constructed Of Poles And Planks Bolted And Lashed Together; Complete With Handrail. An Unknown Native Man Is Crossing c.1910 A-L-2.2-11
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Hauling The Canoe Out To Sea Three Native People Hauling A Dug-out Outrigger Canoe Into The Sea - At Aname On Aneityum c.1910 A-L-2.2-7
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Teacher And Son At The Aname River A Man Watching His Son Using A Long Pole To Manouever A Small Oputrigger Canoe Along A Placid Part Of The Aname River On Aneityum

"At The Mouth Of The Aname River, Teacher And Son"
c.1910 A-L-2.2-8
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Canoe At Aname Three Native People Using Poles To Move An Outrigger Canoe Along - Close To Shore At Aname On Aneityum c.1910 A-L-2.2-9
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. J. G. Paton Mission Hospital A View Of The J. G. Paton (Australian) Mission Hospital At Vila On Efate. A Long Wooden Building With A Corrugated Iron Roof And A Verandah Running The Length Of The Building c.1910 A-L-2.21-57
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Erakoro Island And Mission Station A View (From Across A Lagoon) Of Erakoro Island, Near Efate. The Mission Ststion Is Partly Obscured By Palms

"Errakoro Island, In A Lagoon With Mission Station First Occupied By Rev. Morrison - Afterwards By Dr. W. J. Mackenzie (P.C. Of Canada)"
c.1910 A-L-2.21-58
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Houses - Old And New Style A Group Of New Hebrideans Standing In Front Of A New-Style House On Efate - Built Of Whitewashed Walls, Glass Windows, An Iron Roof, And A Verandah. An Old Style Thatched Hut Visible At Rear c.1910 A-L-2.21-59
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Cotton Bush With Flowers Small Cotton Bushes, Shown On Efate Before The Flowers Have Burst: Exposing The Cotton 1910 A-L-2.23-62
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. Peter Milne Copy Of A Studio Portrait Of Rev. Peter Milne - With A White Beard And A Dark Jacket: With His Head Inclined To His Left 1913 A-L-2.25-63
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Score For A Ngunese Boat Song A Score (Including Words And Music) For A Ngunese Boat Song - Recorded By Rev. W. V. Milne 1918 A-L-2.27-64
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Winnie & May Winifred (Winnie) Milne, Aged 4 Years - Sitting In A Small Wooden Chair, And Holding An Native Baby "May" 1919 A-L-2.27-64(B)
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Teachers' Training Institute Group, Tangoa Group Of Ngunese And Tongoan Trainees From The Teachers' Training Institute At Tangoa On Santo: Including:

Back Row: Miss M. Milne (Centre0

Front Row: Rev. P. Milne (Centre)
Dated: June 1914
1914 A-L-2.27-66
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Large Tree Blown Down By A Hurricane A Large Old Tree In Front Of The Mission House On Nguna - Blown Down By A Hurricane. A Young Boy Is Pictured At Bottom. c.1910 A-L-2.27-67
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Nguna, As Seen From Efate Nguna, As Seen Faintly On The Horizon From Efate

"Nguna As Seen From Efate. 6 Miles By 3 Miles. Highest Mountain 2013 Feet."
c.1910 A-L-2.29-68
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Exposed Coral Reef View Looking Across At Two New Hebridean Boys Standing On A Coral Reef Exposed At Low Tide. Pele Mountain Is Visible In The Background c.1910 A-L-2.29-69
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Nailo - Chief And Teacher A Head And Shoulders View Of "Nailo" - An Native Chief And Teacher On Futuna.

Note The Large Pierced Ear
c.1910 A-L-2.3-12
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. One Of The Paths - South East Side Of Futuna An Unknown European And A Group Of Native Girls Making Their Way Along A Rocky Outcrop On A Beach

"One Of The Path's, South East Side Of Futuna - The Tide Is Out Making The Walk Possible"
c.1910 A-L-2.3-13
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Heathen To Left, Christian To Right` Two Native Women On Futuna A Non-Christian On The Left, A Christian To The Right.

The Non-Christian Is Wearing A European Skirt Over Her Grass Skirt For The Photo
c.1910 A-L-2.3-14
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Reed Fencing Residents Of Futuna Weaving A Fence Using Reeds c.1910 A-L-2.3-15
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Game Of Throwing The Reed A Group Of Village Men And Boys On Futuna - Playing A Game Of "Throwing The Reed"

Note The Woven Reed Fence And Thatched Buildings At Rear
c.1910 A-L-2.3-16
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Teachers And Their Wives Group Photo Of Native Teachers With Their Wives Taken On Futuna - All Dressed In Period European Costume. The Women Are Also Wearing Scarves. c.1910 A-L-2.3-17
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Boys Off Fishing Native Boys Standing On A Cliff Holding Bows And Arrows - Looking At The Sea On The North Coast Of Futuna: Ready To Go Fishing c.1910 A-L-2.3-18
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Ngunese Woma With Her Family A Ngunese Woman Seated With Her Five Children - All Dressed In European Clothes c.1910 A-L-2.31-70
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Ngunese People And House A Group Of Ngunese People Standing Outside A Thatched Village Hut. c.1910 A-L-2.31-71
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Ngunese Fish Trap, Nguna Ngunese Spearing Fish [?] Caught In A Trap Consisting Of An L-Shaped
Reed Fence Built Out Into The Sea. Efate Island Visible In Background.
c.1910 A-L-2.31-72
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. One Patient Carrying Another, Nguna A New Hebridean Girl Carrying A Younger Child On Her Back

"Coming To The Mission Station To Get Sores Dressed"
c.1910 A-L-2.31-73
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Sepuae & Rebecca, Nguna. Sepuae, A New Hebridean Teacher On Nguna, Seated In A Chair With His Wife, Rebecca, Standing Alongside

"Sepuae And Rebecca, Nguna. - Native Teacher For 12 Years, And His Wife"
"First Graduate From T.T.I. In 1904"
c.1911 A-L-2.33-75
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. W. V. & Mrs. J. S. Milne & Family An Outdoor Photo Of Rev. William Veitch Milne, Mrs. Jemima S. Milne, Their Son, Ian Paton Milne And Daughter, Winifred H. Milne (Lauriston Absent) 1916 A-L-2.33-76
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. W. V. Milne & Family Studio Portrait Of Rev. W. V. Milne And His Family

Ian Paton Milne; Mrs. Jemima S. Milne; Lauriston (Laurie) McDowall Milne; Winifred (winnie) Helen Milne; Rev. William Veitch Milne
1918 A-L-2.35-78
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. W. V. Milne & Family Studio Portrait Of Rev. W. V. Milne And His Family

Ian Paton Milne; Mrs. Jemima S. Milne; Lauriston (Laurie) McDowall Milne; Winifred (winnie) Helen Milne; Rev. William Veitch Milne
1918 A-L-2.37-88
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch Under Sail The Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch, Shown Under Sail And Motor Power

"Photo Taken By Mr. Raff From His Own Launch"
1920 A-L-2.35-79
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Leinasei, A Chieftainess Of Makura Island Close Up Portrait Of "Lenasei", A Chieftainess Of Makura Island.

Note The Distinctive Hairstyle
c.1910 A-L-2.35-81
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Elder Matuele Close Up Portrait Of Elder Matuele; With Curly White Hair And A Similarly Styled Flowing Beard (Died 10-10-1910)

"Hev Was The First Nguna Man To Go As A Teacher To The Heathen Island Of Emau"
c.1910 A-L-2.35-82
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Trainees For Tangoa Training Institution Group Photo Taken On Nguna Of New Hebridean Boys Who Are Being Prepared By Rev. W. V. Milne To Attend The Training Institute On Tangoa

Rev. W. V. Milne At Centre Rear
c.1910 A-L-2.35-83
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. W. V. Milne & Family Studio Portrait Of The Milne Family; Including (Left To Right):

Rev. William Veitch Milne ; Winifred H. Milne ; Lauriston McDowall Milne ; Mrs Jemima S. Milne

Photographer: "Patillo", Dunedin
c.1915 A-L-2.37-85
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Ian & Winifred Milne Ian Paton Milne, Holding His Sister, Winifred H. Milne (Both Children Of Rev. W. V. & Mrs. J. S. Milne)

"Ian And Winnie Milne, Nguna"
1916 A-L-2.37-86
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Winifred Milne Winifred Mary Helen Milne, Aged Approx. One Year (Daughter Of Rev. W. V. & Mrs. J. S. Milne) 1916 A-L-2.37-87
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. The Milne Children Studio Portrait Of The Milne Children (Family Of Rev. W. V. & Mrs. J. S. Milne); Including -

Ian Paton Milne; Winifred Mary Helen Milne; & Lauriston McDowall Milne
Dated: June 1918
1918 A-L-2.37-91
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Winifred Milne Studio Portrait Of Winifred Mary Helen Milne (Daughter Of Rev. W. V & Mrs. J. S. Milne) Sitting On A Table 1917 A-L-2.37-90
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Ian Paton Milne Ian Paton Milne (Son Of Rev. W. V. Milne), Standing By A Taro Leaf.

"This Is Not A Very Good Photograph, But It Is A Good Likeness Of Ian , So I Am Sending It. The Large Leaf Is A Taro Leaf"
c.1916 A-L-2.37-89
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. A Man Of Futuna Fishing A Man Of Futuna Fishing On A Rocky Shoreline - Using A Bow And Arrow c.1910 A-L-2.4-19
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Namakase, Chief Orator In Futuna Close-up Portrait Of "Namakase", An Older, Bearded Man - Being The Chief Orator On Futuna Island

"... He Helped The Christian Party Much"
c.1910 A-L-2.4-20
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Native Of Futuna And Child A Woman Of Futuna - Wearing A Grass Skirt, And Holding Her Baby Up To Her Chest Using A Cloth "Sling" c.1910 A-L-2.4-21
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. How The Sea Wears The Coral Rock A Boy Standing On A Coral Outcrop By The Sea - Surveying The Rock Worn Away By The Sea 1910 A-L-2.4-23
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee. Map Of Tanna Map Of Tanna Island, Taken From An Unknown Publication 1918 A-L-2.5-24
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Commencement Of Road From Shore To Station Two People Standing By A High Bank Supported By A Wall Of Rock Boulders, On West Side Of Tongoa (Together With A-L-2.43-99, Forms A Panorama). c.1910 A-L-2.43-98
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Commencement Of Road From Shore To Station An Unknown Woman (holding A Dog) & Two Others, Standing On A Bridge, Next To A Stone Supporting Wall (Together With A-L-2.43-98, Forms A Panorama).
-"Commencement Of Road From Shore To Station, West-Side" (Of Tongoa).
c.1910 A-L-2.43-99
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Christian Endeavour Girls, Tongoa Group Photo Of Christian Girls On Tongoa ; Wearing A Variety Of Donated European Clothing. c.1910 A-L-2.43-100
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Group On Tongoa. Group Photo Of A Large Group Of New Hebridean Men Of Varying Ages, All Dressed In European Costume. c.1910 A-L-2.43-102
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Group Of Men On Tongoa. Group Photo Of A Large Group Of New Hebridean Men. c.1915 A-L-2.43-103
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Girl & Baby. An Unknown Girl, Aged Approx 6-8 Years, Sitting On A Tartan Rug, Holding A Baby (Could Be Michelson Children). c.1915 A-L-2.43-104
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Isabel & Ere Michelson. Studio Portrait Of Miss Isabel Ere Michelson (Left) & Irene Marie Michelson (Right) - Both Daughters Of Rev.D.Michelson. c.1920 A-L-2.43-105
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee 5 Unkown Women On Tongoa. 5 Unknown New Hebridean Women On Tongoa, Dressed In Long European Dresses, And Standing Side By Side. c.1910 A-L-2.45-106
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee 5 Unkown Women On Tongoa. 5 Unknown New Hebridean Women On Tongoa, Dressed In Long European Dresses, And Standing Side By Side. An Unknown European Girl, Aged About 4-5 Yrs Standing Between The Women. c.1910 A-L-2.45-107
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Selembanga Church A Pony & Trap & A Few On-Lookers Outside The Selembanga Church On Tongoa ; A Wooden Buiding With A High Iron Roof & Shuttered Windows.
-"Selembanga Church, 60 By 33, Erected 1891."
c.1910 A-L-2.45-108
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Selembanga Church After Hurricane. The Wooden Church Building At Selembanga On Tongoa, Totally Demolished In A Hurricane In 1918 (On Armistace Day 11/11/1918). 1918 A-L-2.46-109
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Baptism Of 70. A Group Of 70 Natives Who Have Been Baptised On Tongoa. c.1910 A-L-2.46-110
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Head Station On West Side, Tongoa. Mrs Alba Michelson With Her 4 Children, Standing At Front Of Station Building At Lumbukuti On West Tongoa - A Long Low Building With Gabled Ends & A Long Central Front Verandah, With Steps Leading Up To It. c.1915 A-L-2.47-114
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Head Station On Tongoa After Armistace Hurricane. The Head Station Building On West-Side Of Tongoa, After The Armistace Day Hurricane - The Lower Windows Covered With Sheets Of Corrugated Iron & The Verandah & Guttering Blown Off.
Dated: Nov 1918
1918 A-L-2.47-115
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee School & Church At Lumbukuti, Tongoa. The Church & School At The Head Station, On West-Side Of Tongoa. Both Wooden Buildings, The Church Fitted With Shuttered Windows And The School Building At Back, With Open Sides (From Chest Height). c.1910 A-L-2.47-117
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Hurricane Damage. 4 Unknown New Hebrideans, Standing By A Tree Or Palm, Uprooted In A Hurricane. c.1910 A-L-2.48-120
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Orange Trees After Hurricane. A Grove Of Orange Trees, All Blown Over, After Hurricanes On Tongoa. c.1910 A-L-2.48-121
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Coconut Trees After Hurricane. Coconut Palms, Many Blown Over In A Hurricane On Tongoa. c.1910 A-L-2.48-122
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Erata Church, Tongariki. The Church Building At Erata On Tongariki , Shown Under Construction - A Wooden Building With An Iron Roof, And Prior To Window Shutters Being Fitted. c.1910 A-L-2.48-123
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Erata Church - Re-Erected After 1st Hurricane. The Church Building At Erata On Tongariki, Re-built (rather Roughly) After A Hurricane.
(A Wooden Building With An Iron Roof. Planks Of Wood On Walls Now Not Very Even.)
c.1920 A-L-2.48-124
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Lomai Station. Two Unknown Missionaries, Standing In Front Of The Lomai Station Mission Building - A Small Wooden Cottage With A Front Verandah In Typical Colonial Style. c.1910 A-L-2.49-126
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Sakau Church. The Christian Congregation At Sakau, Standing In Front Of Church At New Year, (A Native Building With A High-Pitched Roof), A New-Years Feast Laid-Out In Foreground.
-"Sakau Church - Native Oven Just Opened At New Year's Feast - All Roast Pork In Front Of Men."
c.1910 A-L-2.49-127
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Back From A Drive. Rev.O.Michelson & Others Sitting On A 4-Wheeled Buggy Pulled By Two Horses, On Tongoa ; Incl (L to R) :
Mr Hawkins (Head Surveyor);
Rev.O.Michelson; Miss Plaisted;
Mrs Michelson; Mrs Newman;
Roy Mil (?)
-"Nb-The Horse's Heads Were Made Enormous With Too Near The Camera."
c.1910 A-L-2.51-130
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee New Year's Picnic, Tongoa. A New Year's Picnic Group Seated At A Makeshift Table And Chairs On Tongoa.
Incl (Left To Right) :
Mr Reid (A Dunedin Man, Assistant Surveyor); Mrs Else; Isabel Michelson; Mr Else (In Charge Of Kerr Bros. Store); Olive Newman; Miss Plaisted(Lady Teacher); Roy Mil; Mr Newman; Oscar Newman; Mrs Newman; Rev.O.Michelson; Marie Michelson; Mrs (Alba E.) Michelson; George Morison Mil.
- "Mr Hawkins The Chief Surveyor Is Not There As He Took The Picture. Mr & Mrs Eso Were Not There. Thora Newman Was Away With Her Native Nurse."
Photographer : Mr Hawkins (Head Surveyor).
Dated: 1 Jan 1916
1916 A-L-2.51-131
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Friendly Gathering With Neighbours. A Group Photo In The Garden, On Tongoa, Incl (Left To Right) :
Back Row- Rev.O.Michelson; Mrs Else; Mrs Else (In Charge Of Kerr Bros. Store)
Front Row- Unknown; Oscar Newman; Mrs AlbaE.Michelson;
Unknown; Mrs Newman; Unknown; Irene Michelson; Unknown Baby.
c.1915 A-L-2.51-132
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee White Picnic On Tongoa Beside The Well. A Picnic Group By The New Well On Tongoa, Most Dressed In White Clothing. Incl (LtoR):
Back Row- Mr Ess; Mrs Else; Mr Else; Miss Plaisted; Mrs Ess; Mr Carroll.
Second Row- Oscar Newman; Mrs Newman; Isabel Michelson; Olive Newman (Between Mrs Ess & Mr Carroll); Marie Michelson In Front Of Olive Newman; Mrs Michelson To Right; Mrs Newman In Front; Thora Newman (Blurred) In Front Of Her Mother.
Dated: 29/11/1915
1915 A-L-2.51-133
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Surfing On Tongoa Beach. Children Paddling In The Sea On Tongoa Beach - An Outrigger Canoe And A Yacht Also Visible.
-"This Is A Picture Taken By Mrs Else After We Left Tongoa."
Photographer : Mrs Else
1915 A-L-2.51-134
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Map Of Epi. A Detailed Map Of Epi Island, Showing Villages & Topography. 1918 A-L-2.52-135
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Paama Mission Station. View Of The Paama Mission Buildings And Compound. Shows 3 Wooden Buildings In A Clearing, Among A Few Trees.
Dated: Sept 1912
1912 A-L-2.54-139
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Paama Synod, 1913. Group Photo Taken At Synod Meeting On Palma Island In 1913 (Including Visitors).
Incl (Left To Right) :
Back Row- Mr Jacomb; Rev.Jaffray; Dr Bowie; Rev.Boyd; Mrs Boyd; Rev.Paterson; Mrs Paterson; Mr Henderson;
3rd Row- Mr Robertson; Mr Wallace; Rev Frank Paton; Rev.James; Mrs Bowie; Mr Clark; Rev.O.Michelson; Dr Sandilands; Mrs Paterson; Nurse Wright; Miss Jaffray; Dr Gunn;
2nd Row- Mrs Fred Bowie; Rev.Peter Milne; Rev.Macmillan (Clerk); Mrs Macmillan; Rev.Fred Paton(Moderator); Mrs Paton; Mrs Robertson; Dr Robertson; Mrs Frater(& Son); Mrs Milne.
Front Row- Rev.Fred Bowie; Rev.Weir; Miss Robertson; Mrs Sandilands; Mrs Weir; Miss Gillan; Rev.Frater (& Son); Laurie Milne; Rev.W.V.Milne; Ian Milne.
1913 A-L-2.54-140
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Paama Synod, 1912. Group Photo Taken At Synod Meeting On Palma Island In 1912. Including (L To R) :
Back Row- Rev.R.M.Fraser; Miss N.Gillan; Rev&Mrs J.B.Weir; Miss Gillan; Mrs Kate Anderson; Mrs&Dr Ewen McKenzie&Child;
Rev.PeterRobertBoyd(Behind Is Mr Bruce Visitor);Mrs&Rev.D.L.Paterson; Rev.W.V.Milne& Child;
Middle Row- Mrs F.G.Bowie;Miss Jaffray;Rev.Dr J.Annand;Mrs Annand; Mrs Frater; Rev.J.Gillan; Mrs Boyd; Miss Elsie Stocks (Who Married Rev.T.Macmillan), MrsW.V.Milne & Ian.
Front Row- Rev.F.G.Bowie With Lindsay Macmillan As A Child; Rev.Thomson Macmillan; Rev.M.Frater & Some Mission Children; Rev.J.S.Jaffray; Rev.Dr W.Gunn.
1912 A-L-2.54-141
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Malekula Man And Wife Outside Their Home. A Non-Christian Man & His Wife On Malekula, Sitting In Front Of Their 'Tent-Like' Thatched Hut.
-"Heathen Native, Wife & House,Malekula.The Woman Is Making A Yam Pudding."
c.1910 A-L-2.55-142
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Rev.Robert Boyd (PC Of Victoria). Portrait Of Rev.Robert Boyd (Presbyterian Church Of Victoria, Australia), Missionary, New Hebrides.
"Rev.Boyd, Moderator Elect."
c.1910 A-L-2.55-143
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Demits (Images) To Represent Men Who Have Died. Carved Wooden Images, Painted & Set Up In A Group.
-"The Carved Birds Above The Images Are Supposed To Be The Soul Taking Their Departure From The Body. Wala, Malekula."
c.1910 A-L-2.56-144
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Dr J.T.&Mrs I.Bowie. Studio Portrait Of Dr John & Mrs Isabella Bowie, Taken While On Health Furlough In N.Z. (Previously At Dip Point Hospital On Ambrim).
Photographer : The Mora Studio, Gore, N.Z.
Dated: Easter 1915
1915 A-L-2.57-146
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Hospital & Mission Buildings, Ambrim. A Rather Indistinct View Of The Dip Point Hospital And Mission Buildings On Ambrim ; Destroyed In A Volcanic Eruption In Dec 1913. c.1910 A-L-2.57-147
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Dip-Point Hospital, Ambrim. View Of The Dip-Point Hospital, A Long Wooden Building, With A Collonaded Verandah & Central Portico. c.1910 A-L-2.57-148
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee The Volcanic Eruption On Ambrim. Ash & Smoke Being Thrown Up During A Volcanic Eruption At Dip-Point On Ambrim.
Dated: 7/12/1913
1913 A-L-2.57-149
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee The Volcanic Eruption On Ambrim. Ash & Smoke Being Thrown Up During A Volcanic Eruption At Dip-Point On Ambrim.
Dated: 7/12/1915
1913 A-L-2.57-150
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Map Of Ambrim. A Detailed Map Of Ambrim, Showing Villages & Topography. 1918 A-L-2.59-155
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Taso, The Teacher At Melvat, Ambrim. Taso, The Native Teacher At Melvat On Ambrim, Standing In Front Of A Stone Wall. c.1910 A-L-2.60-162
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Some Of Taso's Pupils. A Group Of Children, Sitting Together On A Lawn In A Clearing.
-"Some Of The Children Attending Taso's School."
c.1910 A-L-2.60-163
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee One Of Taso's Pupils. A Semi-Clad Native Boy, A Pupil Of 'Taso', The Teacher At Melvat On Ambrim; Standing In Front Of A Stone Wall. c.1910 A-L-2.60-165
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Returning From The Plantation With Baskets Of Raw Cotton. Boys From Meluat On Ambrim, Standing In A Yard With Their Baskets Full Of Cotton, Having Just Returned From The Plantation. 1919 A-L-2.60-168
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee The Volcanic Eruption On Ambrim. Ash & Smoke Being Thrown-Up During A Volcanic Eruption On Ambrim. Photo Taken From Out To Sea, Looking Towards Dip-Point.
Dated:7/12/1913
1913 A-L-2.61-169
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee The Volcanic Eruption On Ambrim. Ash & Smoke Being Thrown-Up During A Volcanic Eruption On Ambrim. Photo Taken From Out To Sea, Looking Towards Dip-Point.
Dated: 7/12/1913
1913 A-L-2.61-170
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Where The Hospital Stood. View Of Dip-Point On Ambrim, Showing Where The Hospital Building Stood Until Destroyed In A Volcanic Eruption In Dec 1913. Note- The Hot Volcanic Rock & Ash Causing The Water Around The Inlet To Steam.
Dated: Dec 12 1913
1913 A-L-2.61-171
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Old Volcano In Eruption. Ash & Steam Rising From An Erupting Volcano At Dip-Point On Ambrim.
-"A Column Of Steam, 30,000 Ft High Was Shot Up Into The Sky."
Photographer: Dr Bowie (?)
Dated: 7/12/1913
1913 A-L-2.61-171(A)
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Native With Albino Baby. A Native Woman On Santo, Holding An Albino Baby.
-"A Freak Of Nature - A Black Woman With A White Child, Metanmarabul (Ambrim)."
c.1910 A-L-2.61-172
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee "Natives Of West Ambrim" A Native Non-christian Family On West Ambrim Pictured Outside A Small Thatched Hut.
"The Woman Live Seperately From The Men-This Is One Of The Women's Houses"
c.1910 A-L-2.62-173
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee A Drum Image, Ambrim. A Man Demonstrating The Beating Of A 'Drum-Image' Or 'Demit' - A Hollowed Out Log Placed Upright In The Ground & Carved With A Face To Represent A Dead Man As A Means Of Honouring His Memory - On Ambrim. c.1910 A-L-2.62-175
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Paton Hall, Tangoa, Santo. A Group Of Native Christians, Gathered Outside Paton Hall At Tangoa On Santo. c.1918 A-L-2.65-176
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Trainees & Teachers At Tangoa Training Institute. Group Photo Of Trainees & Teachers At Tangoa Training Institute At Tangoa On Santo, The School Buildings At Back. 1918 A-L-2.65-177
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Trainees At Tangoa Training Institute. Group Photo Of Trainees At Tangoa Training Institute At Tangoa On Santo, The School Buildings At Back. c.1918 A-L-2.65-178
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Mango Tree & Some Of The Trainee's Houses. View Of A Large Mango Tree, Surrounded By Small White-Washed, Thatched Huts, Used By Trainees At The Tangoa Training Institute On Santo. 1918 A-L-2.65-179
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Group Of Santo Men. A Group Of Semi-Clad Men On Santo, In Front Of A Round Thatched Hut, With A Woven Reed Wall. c.1918 A-L-2.65-180
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Santo Lad Cooking Yam. A Native Man On Santo, Cooking Yams On An Open Fire, With Thatched Houses & A Curious (Bamboo?) Fence Visible At Back. c.1918 A-L-2.65-181
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Making Pots. A Woman On Santo, Finishing Earthenware Pots, Which She Has Made ; A Thatched House & A Bamboo (?) Pole Fence Visible At Back. c.1918 A-L-2.67-182
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Anticipating The Pleasure Of Eating A Crab. A Native Woman In A Village On Santo, Kneeling On The Ground Beside A Few Cooking Utensils ; A Thatched Hut With Side Windows Visible At Rear. c.1918 A-L-2.67-183
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Santo Women Mourning For The Dead. Three Women On Santo, Only Partially Clad In Grass Skirts & Arm Bands, Boar Tusk Pendants & Face-Paint, In Mourning For The Dead. 1918 A-L-2.67-184
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Santo Man Drinking Water. A Native Man On Santo, Standing In A Stream, Having A Drink. c.1918 A-L-2.67-185
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Inspecting Pigs Offered For Their Daughters. Two Non-Christian Men & A Boy, Standing On A Beach On Santo, Inspecting Pigs Offered For Their Daughters.
-"Two Santo Heathen Inspecting Pigs Offered For Their Daughters - One Crying For Her Mother.
c.1918 A-L-2.67-186
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Children With A Child's Buggy. A Boy & 3 Unknown Girls, Possibly On Tongoa, With A Small Child's Buggy, Pulled By A White Goat.
- One Of The Girls At Right Could Be Irene Michelson.
c.1915 A-L-2.68A-187
496/34 Foreign Missions Committee Vila - The Capital Of Efate. View Of Vila & Surrounding Hills On Efate, Taken From A Hill Across The Harbour.
-"Vila, The Capital Of Efate, New Hebrides - Taken On A Dull Day.
c.1910 A-L-2.68A-188
496/84 Foreign Missions Committee. "Mrs. Milne's Memorial Launch" The "Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch", Pulled Up Onto The Landing Stage At Nguna c.1910 P-A16.34-64
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. W. V. Milne & Family The Milne Family Pictured In Front Of Their House At Nguna (Left To Right):

Back Row: Rev. W. V. Milne; Mrs. J. S. Milne

Front Row: Ian P. Milne; Winifred H. Milne
1916 P-A16.22-31
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Naomi - A Tongoan Girl "Naomi" A Girl From Tongoa - Wearing A Long European Dress And Flowers In Her Hair c.1910 P-A16.24-39(A)
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Maraki, Chief Of Pélé Village, Tongoa Maraki, Chief Of Pélé Village On Tongoa, And A Former Cannibal. He Is Wearing A European Jacket And Using A Walking Stick

Note: Rev. Michelsen Describes Him In "Misi" Only As A "Native Of Pele"
c.1910 P-A16.24-39(B)
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Front Of Mission House On Nguna The Front Of The Mission House On Nguna - Showing Mrs. Milne And Two Of Her Children On The Front Path By The Well Tended Garden.

(Left To Right): Winifred H. Milne; Ian P. Milne; Mrs. Jemima S. Milne
c.1918 P-A16.24-40
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Mrs. Gillies, Mrs. Macmillan & New Hebridean Couple On Tanna Mrs. Gillies And Mrs. Macmillan With A New Hebridean Married Couple From Port Resolution, Tanna

"Bride's Dress Sent From Napier"
c.1910 P-A16.25-44
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Trainees For Tangoa Training Institution Group Of New Hebridean Boys On Nguna - Who Are Being Prepared By Rev. W. V. Milne To Go To The Training Institution On Tangoa c.1910 P-A16.27-48
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. First Band Of Native Preachers On Tongoa Group Photo Of The First Band Of Volunteer New Hebridean Preachers On Tongoa c.1910 P-A16.28-49
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Church And Congregation On Tongoa The Christian Congregation, Possibly At Lumbukuti On Tongoa, In Front Of Their Church c.1915 P-A16.29-52
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. Michelsen's House On Tongoa Rev. Oscar Michelen's Mission House On Tongoa; Shown With Gables (Later Removed) c.1914 P-A16.37-72
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. Michelsen's House On Tongoa Rev. Oscar Michelen's Mission House On Tongoa; Shown With Gables (Later Removed) c.1914 P-A16.37-73
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. Peter Milne's House On Nguna The Mission House On Nguna, With Mrs. J. Milne And Two Children (Laurie & Winnie) Pictured Outside c.1914 P-A16.37-74
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. The Church, Nguna Rev. Peter Milne's Church On Nguna - With Its Apses, Vestry, And Small Bell-Tower c.1914 P-A16.38-75
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. Mission Church At Emae The Mission Church On Emae; With New Hebrideans And A European Woman And Baby Standing Outside c.1914 P-A16.38-76
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. The Church On Tongoa Rev. Oscar Michelsen's Church On Tongoa - Shown With Its Shuttered Windows And A Small Group Of New Hebrideans Standing By The Vestry Door c.1914 P-A16.38-77
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. A New Hebridean Church A Small New Hebridean Church, Coinstructed Of Grass Thatch, And Featuring Woven Panels For Walls c.1914 P-A16.39-78
497/190 Foreign Missions Committee. Hut Used By Rev. W. V. Milne At Mataso A Small Hut (with Others Behind It) Built With A Thatched Roof And With Sticks Tied Together For Walls, And Two Lattice Windows c.1914 P-A16.39-79
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Rev W Watt Copy Of A Studio Portrait Of Rev William Watt. "No2".
(List No3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
1918 MLS-3-NH-56
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Rev P Milne And Native Teachers Group Photo, Taken On Nguna Island, Of Rev Peter Milne(Snr) With Native Teachers."No33"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-70
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Rev P Milne And Child Of Chinese Missionary Rev Peter Milne (Snr), Pictured Holding The Baby Of A Chinese Missionary, Taken Outside Knox College, Dunedin."No34"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-71
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee "Tatu, A Native Preacher" "Tatu", A Native Preacher On Nguna, Pictured With His Bible."No35"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
"One Of Mr Milne's Pundits Who Helped Him With The Translation Of The New Testament"
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-72
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Group Returning Home From Garden A Non Christian Man On Malekula, With His Three Wives Returning Home Carrying Food From Their Garden."No36"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12)
- "The Man Is Carrying His Gun And Two Of The Women Are Carrying Lengths Of Bamboo Filled With Water"
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-73
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Dr J T Bowie Dr John T Bowie, Doctor At Ambrim Hospital, Pictured At The Door Of "The Lodge", Knox College Dunedin."No52"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1912 MLS-3-NH-78
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee "Native Pig, Ambrim" A Native Pig, Walking Through A Native Village On Ambrim."No57"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-79
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee "Dr Annand's House, Tangoa, Santo" Exterior View Of Dr Joseph Annand's House At Tangoa."No65"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-84
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee "Taro Garden" View Of A "Taro Garden", Seen Growing In Water."No87"
(List No 3, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
-"Water Taro, Native To The New Hebrides"
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-95
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee A Human Skull The Skull Of A Man Who Was Killed And Eaten On Tongoa."No41"
(List No 4, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-3-NH-98
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Natives On Unknown Island A Group Of Semi Clad Non Christian Natives, Pictured Standing In Light Forest On An Unknown Island. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-110
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown River Or Inlet View Of A River Or Inlet On An Unknown Island. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-111
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Ship Off An Unknown Island A View Looking Through Trees On An Unknown Island Out To Sea, With A Two Funneled Ship Passing. c.1910 MLS-2-NH-112
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Man Requiring Medical Attention A Man With A Lesion (?) On His Leg, Lying On A Stretcher.
-"Our Missionaries Do A Lot Of Medical Work In The Islands"
c.1910 MLS-2-NH-113
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Ambrim Mission Station And Hospital The Mission Station At Dip Point On Ambrim, With The Hospital In Centre And Mission House At Right. Cattle Grazing In Foreground. c.1910 MLS-2-NH-114
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Mission House An Unknown Mission House, Set Among Trees And Palms, With A Range Of Mountains At Rear. c.1910 MLS-2-NH-115
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Vegetation Close Up View Of Unknown Vegetation. c.1910 MLS-2-NH-116
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Native Family An Unknown Native Man And Woman, Seated With Their Child. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-118
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Native Men Close Up View Of Two Unknown Native Men. c.1920 MLS-3-NH-122
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Malapokasi Bush Sunday School The Malapokasi Sunday School Building on Nguna, With A Thatched Roof And Woven Wall Panels Of Coconut Leaves And Cane Grass. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-129
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Lopevi Volcano Copy Of A Drawing Of Lopevi Volcano. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-135
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee "Coral" Different Types Of Coral Seen At Low Tide. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-152
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Native Christian Group On Nguna A Large Group Of Christian Natives On Nguna. c.1910 MLS-3-NH-156
497/4 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. W. V. Milne & Family Studio Portrait Of Rev. W. V. Milne And His Family

Ian Paton Milne; Mrs. Jemima S. Milne; Lauriston (Laurie) McDowall Milne; Winifred (winnie) Helen Milne; Rev. William Veitch Milne
1918 P-A16.31-58
499/28 Foreign Missions Comittee "Sacred Stones" Close Up View Of Some Sacred Stones. "No1"
(List No 1, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-48
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Sacred Stones" Close Up View Of Sacred Stones, Used For Making Bread Fruit Grow. "No2"
Note The Pock- Marking- Coral(?)
(List No 1, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-49
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "A Native Lily" A Flowering Native Lily, Displayed In An Ornamental Chinese(?) Urn "No4"
(List No 1, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-50
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Two Kinds Of Native Lily" Close Up Of Two Flowering New Hebridean Lilies. "No5"
(List No 1, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-51
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Granadilla Leaf And Fruit" Close Up Of Part Of A Granadilla Vine, Showing It's Leaves And Fruit."No 8"
"The Seeds Inside Are Nicer Than Passionfruit. The Rind Stewed With Lemon Juice And Sugar Makes A Good Substitute For Stewed Apples".
(List No 1, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-52
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Aneityum River Scenery" A Dry River Bed And Gorge On Aneityum, Through Lightly Forested Countryside."No13"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-53
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "West Side Of Church At Nguna" The Weather Board Church At Nguna, As Seen From The West Side."No6"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-64
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "East Side Of Nguna Church" The Weatherboard Church At Nguna, As Seen From The East Side."No7"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-65
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee From Front Gate Of Nguna Mission House The View Looking From The Nguna Mission House Gate Towards The Beach."No21"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-67
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Teacher Langarei And His Wife" Langarei, A Native Teacher, Standing With His Wife Sarah And Albino Baby Ruth, In Front Of Their Thatched Hut On Emae."No26"
(List No2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-68
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Rev. O. Michelson Studio Portrait Of Rev Oscar Michelson."No1"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
1917 MLS-1-NH-69
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Dr J T And Mrs I Bowie Studio Portrait Of Dr John Bowie And Mrs Isabella Bowie."No4"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
Dated: Easter 1915
1915 MLS-1-NH-82
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Pig With Tusks" Three Native Men On Ambrim Standing By A Pig With Tusks Intended For Sacrifice To The Spirits."No14"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-90
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Synod Group At Paama, 1912 Group Photo Taken At The Synod Meeting On Paama Island."No1"
(Refer To A-L-2.54-141 For Names)
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
1912 MLS-1-NH-92
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Heathen Malekulans With Spears" Three "Heathen" Malekulan Men, Two Holding Long Spears. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-99
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Mary Millar House", Tangoa Students Gathered Outside The "Mary Millar House" For Single Students At The Tangoa Training Institute. A Weatherboard Building With Thatched Roof And Verandah."No4"
(List No 2, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-105
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Dr J T Bowie Close Up Photo Of Dr John T Bowie. c.1914 MLS-1-NH-110
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Head Teacher On Aneityum" Close Up Photo Of "Nehioanjop(?)", Head Teacher On Aneityum. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-112
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Taupa- 130 Years Old" "Taupa", A 130 Year Old Man On Futuna.
-Note The Earrings.
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-117
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Civilized Girls, Futuna" Three Native Girls Dressed In European Clothing, On Futuna. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-118
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Nguna Island Nguna Islnd, As Viewed From A Coconut Plantation On Efate Island. c.1920 MLS-1-NH-125
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Native Of Santo Close Up Of A Non Christian Native From St. Phillips Bay On Santo. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-126
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Sailing Ship In Unknown Bay An Unknown Sailing Ship At Anchor With It's Sails Down, Pictured In An Unknown Bay. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-157
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Native Village Indistinct Image Of A Group Of Natives On An Unknown Island, Pictured By Their Thatched Huts. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-158
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Pioneer Missionaries" Five Oval Portraits Of Pioneer Missionaries(All Unknown). c.1910 MLS-1-NH-159
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Prayer The Words Of An Unknown Prayer. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-160
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "From Greenland's Icy Mountains" The Words Of A Mission Hymn Entitled "From Greenland's Icy Mountains".
(List No 4, 91/31, Loc Ak 12/4)
c.1910 MLS-1-NH-161
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Group On Outrigger Canoe A Native Group On An Outrigger Canoe. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-165
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Indian Man Portrait Of An Unknown Indian(?) Man, Wearing A Sari And Holding A Fan. c.1910 MLS-1-NH-169
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Ambrim Hospital The Ambrim Hospital, Seen Prior To The Volcanic Eruption Of December 1913."No25" c.1910 MLS-1-NH-190
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Ambrim Eruption Ash And Steam Rising After The Ambrim Eruption Of 7/12/1913 "No26"
"From The Place Where The Hospital Stood, A Column Of Steam 30,000 Feet High Was Shot Up Into The Sky".
Dated: Dec 1913
1913 MLS-1-NH-191
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "At The Lip Of A Volcano" Officers Of "HMS Sealark" At The Lip Of Mount Benbow On Ambrim Island, During An Eruption Of Smoke And Ash. c.1913 MLS-2-NH-1
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Ash And Steam Rising From A Volcano Ash And Steam Rising From An Unknown Volcano, Possibly On Ambrim"No28"
-"Natives Threw Loads Of Coconuts Into This Volcano To Appease The Spirits"
c.1913 MLS-2-NH-2
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Camping Ground Of HMS Sealark Survey Party" Ash And Steam Rising From A Volcano Possibly On Ambrim, With Trees Stripped Of Leaves And Ash Covered Ground Visible In Foreground."No29" c.1913 MLS-2-NH-3
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "The Crater Which Swallowed The Hospital" Two Men Looking Into The Crater At Dip Point On Ambrim Where The Hospital Stood."No30"
Dated: Dec 1913
1913 MLS-2-NH-4
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "The Place Where The Hospital Stood" A Motor Launch At Anchor In 12 Fathoms Of Water At Dip Point On Ambrim Where The Hospital Previously Stood. Note The Lack Of Vegetation."No31" c.1913-14 MLS-2-NH-5
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Valley Of Desolation" A Lake At Dip Point On Ambrim, Surrounded By Bare Ash-Covered Hills, Where Mission Station And Hospital Once Stood."No32" c.1913-14 MLS-2-NH-6
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Lava Flow On Ambrim A Lava Flow On Ambrim After The Eruption In December 1913."No33"
-"This Lava Flow Was 12 Miles Long And 400 Yards Broad"
c.1913-14 MLS-2-NH-7
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Steam Rising From A Lava Flow" Steam Rising From A Lava Flow, Presumably On Ambrim Island."No34" c.1913-14 MLS-2-NH-8
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "First Launch In The Mission" A Group Of Natives Pictured On A Beach Holding Up Oars, A Dinghy Pulled Up On Shore, And An Oil Launch At Rear."No38" c.1910 MLS-2-NH-12
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Pastor Judah Close Up Portrait Of Pastor Judah, The First Native Pastor Appointed On Malekula. "No50"
"Judah Native Pastor. Onua-Pangkumu, East Malekula".
c.1920 MLS-2-NH-24
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Pangkumu Church A Small Group Of Natives Pictured Outside The Church At Pangkumu On East Malekula. Built Of Weatherboard With Shutters And A Corrugated Iron Roof."No51" c.1920 MLS-2-NH-25
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Natives At Onua-Pangkumu A Group Of Villagers From Onua-Pangkumu On East Malekula, Pictured Beside A Thatched Hut."No52" c.1920 MLS-2-NH-26
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Teacher Stephen, Wife And Child "Stephen", A Teacher From Onua-Pangkumu On Malekula, Pictured With His Wife And Adopted Orphan Child."No53"
"Teacher To Refugees From Ambrim Volcanic Eruption."
c.1920 MLS-2-NH-27
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Native Refugees" A Smallgroup Of Women And Children On Malekula, Clad Only In Grass Skirts, Being Refugees, Presumably From Tribal Fighting."No53" c.1920 MLS-2-NH-28
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Planter Buying Cotton" A Planter Buying Cotton From Natives At Onua-Pangkumu On East Malekula Island. Pictured Weighing Sacks Of Cotton From A Tree On The Beach."No55" c.1920 MLS-2-NH-29
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Demit (Drum Image) A Carved Demit (Or Drum Image), Possibly On Malekula, Carved To Represent A Deceased Person."No56" c.1920 MLS-2-NH-30
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Demits (Drum Images) Carved Demits (Or Drum Images), Possibly On Malekula, Carved To Represent Deceased Persons."No57" c.1920 MLS-2-NH-31
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Demits (Drum Images) Carved Demits (Or Drum Images), Possibly On Malekula, Carved To Represent Deceased Persons."No58".
Note- The Carved Bird, Representing The Departure Of The Spirit Of The Deceased.
c.1920 MLS-2-NH-32
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Demits (Drum Images) Carved Demits (Or Drum Images), Possibly On Malekula, Carved To Represent Deceased Persons."No59". c.1920 MLS-2-NH-33
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Demits (Drum Images) Carved Demits (Or Drum Images), Possibly On Malekula, Carved To Represent Deceased Persons."No60". c.1920 MLS-2-NH-34
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Demits (Drum Images) A Native Standing By Three Carved Demits (Or Drum Images), Possibly On Malekula, Carved To Represent Deceased Persons."No61".
-"The God To Whom The People Prayed To Stop The Fire"
c.1920 MLS-2-NH-35
88/7/12 Foreign Missions Committee Nguna Church (New Hebrides). Nguna Church, Showing An L - Shaped Wooden Church, With Vestry (?) At Both Ends, Large Water Tanks, & A Bell In A Small Belfry At Top Of One End Of The Building, Surmounted By A Cross. 1910 P-A3.41-108
88/7/12 Foreign Missions Committee Demits/Images Representing Dead Men. View Of (New Hebridean) Carved Wooden Images, Set Under Trees.
Long Poles Stacked-Up Against The Carvings.
-"Demits/Images Representing Dead Men, The Carved Birds Above Represent The Men's Souls."
1910 P-A3.41-110
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Barracks At Port Resolution, Tanna A Group Gathered Outside The Barracks At Port Resolution On Tanna. c.1910 P-A10.11-24
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Group Photo Of Native New Hebrideans Group Photo Of A Large Number Of New Hebrideans, Possibly Christians.

Note The Coconuts Upon The Palm At Rear
c.1910 P-A10.35-94
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Health Clinic An Unknown European Couple Attending To A Couple Of Native Children. Photo Taken In A Verandah: Note The Woven, Thatched Roof c.1910 P-A10.35-95
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Granadilla Fruit Photo Of A Granadilla Fruit, Growing Upon A Vine. c.1910 P-A10.36-96
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Breadfruit Close-up Of Breadfruit Growing Upon A Breadfruit Tree c.1910 P-A10.36-97
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Native New Hebrideans A Group Of Semi Clad Native New Hebrideans Standing In A Forest Clearing c.1910 P-A10.37-100
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Kwamera House From The Hill "Kwamera House" On Tanna Island. The House Is To The Centre, With The Store To The Left, The Church To The Right, And The Reef At The Rear c.1910 P-A10.37-99
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Lopevi Volcano Lopevi Volcano, As Viewed From Nikaura On Epi Island. c.1910 P-A10.38-101
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Two Unknown New Hebridean Men Two Unknown, Elderly New Hebridean Men.

Note The Ear Piercing
c.1910 P-A10.38-102
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Two Unknown New Hebridean Men Two Unknown, Elderly New Hebridean Men.

Note The Ear And Nose Piercing
c.1910 P-A10.38-103
O/S Foreign Missions Committee On The Road To Mission House, Tongoa An Unknown European Woman, Holding A Small Dog, Standing On A Bridge, Two Other Native People Shown.

Note: The Stone Walling Shoring Up The Road, And The Large Palms At Rear
1910 P-S6-16
O/S Foreign Missions Committee Home Life On Tanna. A Family Group On Tanna, Beside Their Thatached "Tent Like" Hut. c.1910 P-S6-17
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mens' Cooking House (Farea) On Nguna A Group Of New Hebrideans Gathered Around The Mens' Cooking House (Farea) On Nguna - A Thatched Building With Open Sides. Chief Mariwota Standing At The Entrance 1910 A--L-2.33-74
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Trainees For Tangoa Training Institution Group Photo Taken On Nguna Of New Hebridean Boys Who Are Being Prepared By Rev. W. V. Milne To Attend The Training Institute On Tangoa

Rev. W. V. Milne At Centre Rear
c.1910 P-A10.40-108
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Natives Of Solomon Islands Three Solomon Island Men Dressed In Ceremonial Costume c.1910 P-A10.43-113
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Heathen Eating Houses On Malo "Heathen" Eating Houses On Malo - Showing Two Long, Thatched Tent-like Structures

"There Were 11 Fireplaces In One Of These Houses, One For Each Difference Caste"
c.1910 P-A10.43-114
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Lopevi Volcano Lopevi Volcano as viewed from Paama Island
"Box 5, No. 70
c.1910 P-A10.45-117
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Unknown Coastline A View Looking Down A Hilland Across An Unknown Bay To A Neighbouring Island

"Box 5, No. 66"
c.1910 P-A10.45-118
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A New Hebridean Fisherman A New Hebridean Fisherman Standing On The Water's Edge With A Bow And Arrow: Spearing Fish. A Small Boat At Anchor And An Unknown Island Are At The Rear c.1910 P-A10.46-119
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. First Band Of Native Preachers On Tongoa Group Photo Of The First Band Of Volunteer New Hebridean Preachers On Tongoa c.1910 P-A10.46-120
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Oba Natives A Group Of Native People From Oba, Dressed In European Costume c.1910 P-A10.47-121
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. An Unknown Group Of Children A Large Group Of Native Children (And Four European Children) Gathered Under A Large Tree

"Box 6, 82"
c.1910 P-A10.47-122
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Fruit Of The Mango Mangoes Hanging From A Mango Tree

"Box 4 - Fruit Of The Mango- 53"
c.1910 P-A10.48-123
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Hebridean Woman Weaving A Woman Of Nguna Sitting On The Ground With Two Children - Weaving Strips Of Palm Leaf Into Mats c.1910 P-A10.48-124
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Opening Ovens A Group Of Villagers On Nguna Standing Around As An Earth Oven Is Opened Up For The New Year Feast. The Boiling Pot Holds Tea.

"Box 1, 7"
Dated: 1/1/1913
1913 P-A10.49-126
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Native Christian Group On Nguna. A Large Group Of Christian Natives On Nguna - Most Dressed In European Clothing Of The Period. (Box 1, 6) c.1910 P-A10.50-127
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Group Of Village Chiefs Group Photo Of Ten Christian Village Chiefs; All Dressed In European Clothes And Wearing Hats - But No Shoes.

"Taripolin", Head Chief Of Nguna Is Third From Left In The Back Row.

(Box 1, 5)
c.1910 P-A10.50-128
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Village Scene A New Hebridean Village Scene, With Thatched Huts Under The Shade Of Trees. Villagers Are Standing Around, With One Woman At Right, Cooking.

Note The Man With Bow And Arrow Pointed At A Hen In The Centre
c.1910 P-A10.51-129
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Village Scene A New Hebridean Village Scene, With Thatched Huts Under The Shade Of Trees. Villagers Are Standing Around, With One Woman At Right, Cooking.

Note The Man With Bow And Arrow Pointed At A Hen In The Centre
c.1910 P-A10.51-130
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Thatching A House A Large Group Of Villagers Helping To Thatch A Large, Tent-like House.

"A Working Bee Thatching A Native House"
c.1910 P-A10.52-131
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mens' Cooking House (Farea) On Nguna A Group Of New Hebrideans Gathered Around The Mens' Cooking House (Farea) On Nguna - A Thatched Building With Open Sides. Chief Mariwota Standing At The Entrance c.1910 P-A10.52-132
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Village Hut A Village Hut With A High Pitched, Thatched Roof; And A Group Of New Hebrideans Looking On. c.1910 P-A10.53-133
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Native Teacher. Langarei, A Native Teacher, Standing With His Wife And Baby In Front Of Their Hut - Which Is Covered With Thatch And Woven Palm Fronds - On Emae.
- "Langarei & His Wife Sarah, A Native Teacher (Their Baby Ruth Is An Albino)"
c.1910 P-A10.54-135
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Christian Teacher's Home Langarei, A Native Teacher, Standing With His Wife, Sarah And (Albino) Baby Ruth, In Front Of Their Thatched Home On Emae.
- "Christian Teacher's Home"
c.1910 P-A10.54-135(A)
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Christian Preacher "Tatu", A Native Preacher On Nguna, Who Helped Rev.Milne With The Translation Of The New Testament, Pictured With His Bible.
[Note The Conch Shells Beside His Feet.]
- "1. Atavitaku."
c.1910 P-A10.55-136
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Christian Boys Two Christian New Hebridean Boys Dressed In European Clothing, And Pictured Standing In Front Of A Bush.
c.1910 P-A10.55-137
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Huge Wooden Drums A New Hebridean Man And Three Children Standing Beside Three Tall, Hollow Tree Trunks Used As Drums.

Note The Carving On The Middle Trunk

"Box 3, 44"
c.1910 P-A10.58-143
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Christian Girls, Nguna Three New Hebridean Girls Dressed In Frilled Frocks And Sitting On A Garden Lawn, With A European Child Alongside. c.1910 P-A10.59-144
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Dr. J. T. & Mrs. I. Bowie Studio Portrait Of Dr. John & Mrs Isabella Bowie, Taken While On Health Furlough In NZ (Previously At Dip Point Hospital On Ambrim).
Photographer: 'The Mora Studio', Gore, N.Z.
Dated: Easter 1915
1915 P-A10.59-145
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mission House, Tongoa The Mission House At Lumbukuti, Tongoa - Showing A Long Building With Gable Ends And A Central Verandah

"The Tongoa Mission House, Since Destroyed By Hurricane"
c.1915 P-A10.60-146
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Christian Chief With His Family A Christian Chief, "Te Mataso" , From Mataso Island, With His Wife And Eight Children - All Dressed In European Clothing c.1910 P-A10.60-147
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Principal Church On Tongoa The Main Church On Tongoa, Showing A High-Pitched Wooden Building With Shuttered Windows

"Principal Church On Tongoa, Taken From S. E. It Wants Another Coat Of Paint"
c.1910 P-A10.60-148
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mens' Cooking House (Farea) On Nguna A Group Of New Hebrideans Gathered Around The Mens' Cooking House (Farea) On Nguna - A Thatched Building With Open Sides.

"Chief Mariwota Standing At The Entrance"
c.1910 P-A10.61-149
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Thatching A House A Large Group Of Villagers Helping To Thatch A Large, Tent-like House.

"A Working Bee Thatching A Native House"
c.1910 P-A10.61-150
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Old And New Style Native Houses On Fila Island A Group Of New Hebrideans In Front Of A Thatch Styled House And A Newer European Style House, With Verandah And Corrugated Iron Roof

"Native Houses, Old And New Styles, Fila Island, Efate"
c.1915 P-A10.62-151
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Sepuae & Rebecca, Nguna. Sepuae, A New Hebridean Teacher On Nguna, Seated In A Chair With His Wife, Rebecca, Standing Alongside

"Sepuae And Rebecca, Nguna. - Native Teacher For 12 Years, And His Wife"
"First Graduate From T.T.I. In 1904"
c.1911 P-A10.62-152
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Non-Christian Native Man, His Wife And House - Malekula A Non-Christian New Hebridean Man And Woman, Seated Outside Their Small Hut Made Of Thatch And Woven Palm Fronds

"Heathen Native, Wife And House, Malekula - The Woman Is Making A Yam Pudding"
c.1910 P-A10.62-153
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mission House, Emae View Of The Mission House On Emae Island, Showing A Small Cottage Built Upon High Piles And Having A Front Verandah. A Hill Is Visible To The Rear And A Lady Is Standing On The Verandah

"Mission House, Emae, Wrecked By Hurricane. Box 2, 27."
c.1910 P-A11.11-26
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Two Christian Teachers Two New Hebridean Christian Teachers; Wearing Jackets And Pictured Standing In Front Of A Bush. c.1910 P-A11.11-27
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Part Of The Island Of Emae View Of Part Of The Island Of Emae, As Seen From Across The Water At Makura Island. c.1910 P-A11.12-28
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Mission House At Leputo, Emae. A View Of The Mission House At Leputo On Emae Island - Showing A Large Number Of New Hebrideans (and One European) Standing/ Sitting On The Verandah c.1920 P-A11.12-29
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Church At Nguna A Side-On View Of The Large Wooden Church At Nguna, Parishioners Coming Out After A Service

"The Scaling Of The Church At Nguna, New Hebrides"
c.1910 P-A11.16-39
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Nguna Island. Nguna Island, As Viewed From A Coconut Plantation On Efate Island. c.1920 P-A11.16-40
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mr. Milne's Motor Launch A View Of Rev. Milne's Motor Launch (also With Sail) "The Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch" - At Anchor Offshore.

"Box 6, 79"
c.1910 P-A11.17-41
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Nguna: Group Of Children A Group Of Children From Nguna Are Gathered In Front Of A Corrugated Iron Shed; Missionaries And/Or Helpers Are Holding Loaves Of Bread - Of Which A Large Pile (To Be Distributed) Is Beside Them (Mrs. W. V. Milne, 2nd From Right) c.1910 P-A11.18-43
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. Peter Milne And Native Teachers Rev. Peter Milne [Snr.] (at Back, Centre) With A Group Of Fourteen New Hebridean Teachers On Nguna c.1910 P-A11.18-44
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Three Old Chiefs, Nguna Group Photo Of Three Chiefs From Nguna
- "Marimatakoro, Anau & Mariameara, At One Time Cannibals, But Christians & Teachers Of Others Before They Died."
- "Three Old Chiefs, Nguna, At One Time Cannibals"
c.1910 P-A11.19-45
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Returning From The Plantation With Baskets Of Raw Cotton Boys From Meluat On Ambrym Standing In A Yard With Their Baskets Full Of Cotton, Having Just Returned From The Plantation 1919 P-A11.2-3
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Three Native Girls, Nguna Three New Hebridean Girls Dressed In European Frocks - Pictured Sitting Upon A Lawn In A Garden c.1910 P-A11.20-47
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Pona And Her Baby, Natives Of Nguna A New Hebridean Woman, "Pona", Wearing A European Frock And Sitting In A Garden On Nguna While Holding Her Baby c.1910 P-A11.20-48
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Christian Preacher. "Tatu", A Native Preacher On Nguna Who Helped Rev.Milne With The Translation Of The New Testament, Pictured With His Bible.
Note The Conch Shells Beside His Feet.
c.1910 P-A11.21-49
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. One Patient Carrying Another, Nguna A New Hebridean Girl Carrying A Younger Child On Her Back

"Coming To The Mission Station To Get Sores Dressed"
c.1915 P-A11.22-51
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Fitting A New Engine In The Launch The "Mrs Milne Memorial Launch" On The Slipway - With A Group Using A Hoist To Lower A New Engine Into Place, Nguna.

"Installing The New Engine In The Mrs. Milne Memorial Launch, Nguna,
c.1920 P-A11.22-52
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Wedding Group, Nguna A New Hebridean Wedding Group, Dressed In Traditional European Manner.

"A Wedding Group. Puzzle: Find The Third Bridegroom. Nguna, New Hebrides"
c.1920 P-A11.22-53
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Church At Lumbukuti, Tongoa A Small Group Of People Standing On The Steps Of Rev. Michelsen's Church At Lumbukuti, Tongoa.

Showing A High-Pitched Wooden Building, With A Corrugated Iron Roof And Shuttered Windows ( Including Quarter Light Upper Windows). A Coconut Palm In Foreground
c.1910 P-A11.28-72
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Christian Chief With His Family A Christian Chief, "Te Mataso" , From Mataso Island, With His Wife And Eight Children - All Dressed In European Clothing c.1910 P-A11.3-6
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Head Station At Lumbukuti, Tongoa Mrs. Alba Michelsen With Her Four Children, Standing In Front Of Station Building At Lumbukuti, West Tongoa - A Long Building With Gabled Ends And A Long Central Front Verandah: With Steps Leading Up To It c.1915 P-A11.31-84
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Sasamathi A New Hebridean Man, Identified As "Sasamathi", Standing In Front Of A Building c.1920 P-A11.32-85
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Public Meeting House, Port Resolution New Hebridean Boys Standing In Front Of The Public Meeting House At Port Resolution On Tanna; A Tent-like Thatched Roof Right Down To Ground Level; Walls At The End Made Of Bamboo (Or Similar) Tied Onto Slats c.1910 P-A11.42-119
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Interior Of Church At Nguna View Of The Interior Of The Church At Nguna - Decorated For Christmas. "Garlands" Made Of Leaves Strung Across The Ceiling And Small Shrubs Placed Along The Aisle c.1910 P-A11.46-125
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Church At Nguna A View Of The Church At Nguna, A Weatherboard Structure, With A High, Corrugated Iron Roof

"Church At Nguna, Build By Rev. Peter Milne, Seated To Hold 600 People. Cost Over £600, And Was Paid For Out Of The Proceeds Of Arrowroot Made By The Natives Of Nguna"
c.1910 P-A11.46-126
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. Michelsen's Church On Tongoa A Small Group Of People Standing On The Steps Of Rev. Michelsen's Church At Lumbukuti On Tongoa. Shows A High-Pitched Wooden Building, With A Corrugated Iron Roof And Shuttered Windows. A Coconut Palm In Foreground. c.1910 P-A11.47-127
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mission House, Tongoa The Mission House At Lumbukuti, Tongoa - Showing A Long Building With Gable Ends And A Central Verandah

"The Tongoa Mission House, Since Destroyed By Hurricane"
c.1915 P-A11.47-128
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Volcanic Eruption At Dip Point, Ambrym Ash And Smoke Being Thrown Into The Air During The Volcanic Eruption At Dip Point On Ambrym.
Dated: 7/12/1913
1913 P-A11.5-11
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Two Unknown New Hebridean Men Two Unknown, Elderly New Hebridean Men.

Note The Ear And Nose Piercing
c.1910 P-A15.18-94
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Two Unknown New Hebridean Men Two Unknown, Elderly New Hebridean Men.

Note The Ear And Nose Piercing
c.1910 P-A15.18-95
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Grave Of Annie Muriel Shaw The Grave Of Annie Muriel Shaw, Possibly At Te Awamutu.

"In Loving Memory Of Annie Muriel, Beloved Daughter Of Rev. D. J. & Mrs. Shaw, Who Died 12th Jan 1917, Aged 4 Years, 10 Months. Little Ones To Him Belong."
c.1920 P-A15.18-96
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. O. Michelsen. Studio Portrait Of Rev. Oscar Michelsen, Missionary To New Hebrides.
Photographer: 'The Mora Studio', Gore, N.Z.
1917 P-A15.2-4
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The "Robert Lamb" The Sailing Launch "Robert Lamb", Still Being Worked On. The Boat Builder's Buildings At Rear. Presumably Taken In Australia

"Men Still Working On Her When Photo Was Taken"
c.1920 P-A15.20-100
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Pele Island, New Hebrides View Of Pele Island, Near Nguna - With Boats Anchored In The Bay c.1920 P-A15.20-102
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Group Of "Heathen" Women, Ambrim. Three New Hebridean Women And A Baby, Sitting On A Mat Of Woven Palm Fronds Next To Their Thatched Huts. Note The Beads, Bangles, And Minimum Of Clothing. c.1910 P-A15.3-8
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Malapokasi Bush Sunday School. The Malapokasi Sunday School Building On Nguna, Constructed With A Thatched Roof & Woven Wall Panels Of Coconut Leaves & Cane Grass.
Photographer : Rev.WV Milne (?)
c.1910 P-A15.3-9
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Milne Family And Relatives Group Photo Of Milne Family Members And Relatives.
Back Row: Rev W Anderson; _________;
Rev M Frater; Rev W V Milne.
Second Row: Mrs Kate Anderson;_________;
Mrs Janie Frater; Rev P Milne (Snr); Miss Isobel Milne; Mrs Jemima Milne.
Front Row: (Includes unidentified Frater Children) Violet Veitch Milne; Keith Anderson (baby on knee); _______; _______; _______; Ian Milne.

c.1913 P-A16.34-66
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Year 's Gathering On Tongoa. Villagers On Tongoa Gathered Under A Large Banyan Tree At Selembanga (Site Of An Old Dancing Or "Sing Sing" Ground) For A New Year Gathering .
Photographer: Rev.O.Michelson (?)
c.1912 P-A16.36-69
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Wéri, Anew Hebridean Man On Tanna Wéri, A New Hebridean Man Carrying A "Tring" Of Fish

"The First Native Mr. Watt Met On Tanna (1869)"
c.1910 P-A16.36-70
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Brown, One Of Rev. Watt's First Elders "Brown" One Of Rev. Watt's First Elders On Tanna, Pictured Seated Outside

NOTE The "Uniform" Of Tie And Cummerbund, As Used At T. T. I
c.1914 P-A16.36-71
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Home Life On Santo A Village Family Standing In Front Of Their Thatched Hut.

Note: The Lack Of "Western" Clothing
c.1910 P-L2 -8
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Hebridean House A New Hebridean Hut - With A Thatched Roof, Woven Stick Walls, And Pole Supports.

Dr. John & Mrs. Bowie Standing By Door
c.1899-1913 P-S4-22
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. William Watt Studio Portrait Of Rev. William Watt, Missionary To New Hebrides (Tanna) 1869-1910

Wearing A Clerical Collar, Jacket (Buttoned At Top), His Head And Body Are Slightly Inclined To His Right
1918 P-S4-28
42004/46 Communication Dept Scrambling for lollies New Hebridean youths and children scrambling for lollies in an open field on Tanna c. 1910 P-A16.48-101
42004/46 Communication Dept Their first view of a white child's doll Two native children on Tanna Island sitting on a table and reacting to their first sight of a European doll
Photographer: Rev. T. MacMillan
c. 1910 P-A16.48-102
42004/46 Communication Dept On The Reef at Low Tide Natives searching the coral reef at White Sands, Tanna for shellfish during low tide c. 1910 P-A16.49-103
42004/46 Communication Dept Shooting Fish at Low Tide "Yetika" shooting fish on a coral reef with a bow and arrow, taken on Tanna. "Nernon" (sic?) with her back turned c. 1910 P-A16.49-104
42004/46 Communication Dept Native Lily In Flower Close-up of a native lily in flower, taken on Tanna c. 1910 P-A16.49-105
42004/46 Communication Dept Heathen Man On Tanna Close-up of a heathen man on Tanna showing the style of dressing their long hair c. 1910 P-A16.49-106
42004/46 Communication Dept Group on board ship Group photo of missionaries and others, taken on the deck of a ship.
Names ( L to R ):
Back row: Mr. Purdie [ could be Mr. F. J. Purdy from the Church of Christ ] (Oba & Sydney); Mr. Clements (Geelong); Miss Elsie M. Stocks (Melbourne) [married Rev. T. MacMillan 29/3/1913]; Rev. Thomson MacMillan ( Tanna ); native statue; Mr. Gillan ( Sydney )
Middle Row: Captain Hillman
Front Row: Dr. William Gunn; Tortoise shell; Mr. Taylor
c. 1912 P-A16.50-107
42004/46 Communication Dept Synod Group at Paama, 1912 Group photo of missionaries taken at the 1912 mission synod on Paama
Names (L to R):
Back row: Rev. Thomson MacMillan; Rev. D.L. Paterson; Dr. Ewen MacKenzie; Rev. Robert Boyd; Rev. W.V. Milne; Rev. J.S. Jaffray
2nd row: Rev. Dr J. Annand; Rev. R.M. Fraser; Rev. J. Gillan; Rev. Dr. W. Gunn; Rev. J. B. Weir
Front row: Rev. F.G. Bowie; Rev. M. Frater
1912 P-A16.50-108
42004/46 Communication Dept Erata Church, Tongariki The Erata Church at Tongariki on Tongoa shown under construction with windows yet to be fitted c. 1910 P-A16.50-109
42004/46 Communication Dept Laurie & Ian Milne Laurie Milne ( at top ) and Ian Milne ( at bottom ) pictured on a rope swing, taken on Nguna 1912 P-A16.51-110
42004/46 Communication Dept Ere & Marie Michelsen With Nurse Close-up of Isabella Ere Michelsen and Irene Alette Marie Michelsen, together with Marie's native nurse Lii Pakoa ( or 'Tea Wia' ), taken at Tongoa 1912 P-A16.51-111
42004/46 Communication Dept Rev. W.V. & Mrs J.S. Milne & family Studio portrait of Rev. William V. Milne, Mrs Jemima S. Milne, Winifred H. Milne and Lauriston M. ( Laurie ) Milne.
Photographer: "Pattillo", Dunedin
c. 1915 P-A16.51-112
42004/46 Communication Dept Epi From Lamenu Epi Island, as seen from the beach on Lamenu, showing natives on the beach and two outrigger canoes fitted with sails c. 1915 P-A16.52-113 to P-A16.52-114
42004/46 Communication Dept Boats on Beach A small row boat, fitted with a mast for sail and a motor, pulled up on a beach including an outrigger canoe. Possibly taken on Eri Island c. 1915 P-A16.52-115 to P-A16.52-116
42004/46 Communication Dept Native House Girls(?) Three young native women ( possibly house girls ) and a small girl pictured preparing food(?) in an open clearing, a fire burning at rear c. 1915 P-A16.53-117
42004/46 Communication Dept Group of Native Men & Boys A group of native men and boys standing in front of a tree trunk covered with vegetation c. 1915 P-A16.53-118
42004/46 Communication Dept Native House Styles Tinted printed image of a group of villagers on Tanna in front of old and new styles of thatched houses c. 1915 P-A16.54-120
42004/46 Communication Dept Tanna Volcano Tinted printed image of a volcano on Tanna billowing smoke c. 1915 P-A16.53-121
42004/46 Communication Dept An Old Road on Tanna Tinted printed image of a group of natives walking along a bush track on Tanna c. 1915 P-A16.54-122
42004/46 Communication Dept Girl Climbing Cocoanut Tree Tinted printed image of a girl climbing a cocoanut tree on Tanna c. 1915 P-A16.54-123
42004/46 Communication Dept "Man Tanna" Hair Style Tinted printed close-up side view of a heathen man from Tanna showing the normal hairstyle c. 1915 P-A16.55-124
42004/46 Communication Dept Hospital & Mission Building, Ambrim Printed image of the Dip Point Mission buildings on Ambrim, destroyed by a volcanic eruption Dec 1913 c. 1910 P-A16.55-125
42004/46 Communication Dept Rev. P. Milne (snr) Printed postcard for the New Hebrides mission with a small image of Rev. Peter Milne (snr) and a brief description of his service c. 1915 P-A16.58-132
42004/46 Communication Dept Yasoor Volcano, Tanna Printed image of Yasoor( Yahoi ) volcano on Tanna billowing smoke c. 1915 P-A16.60-137
497/190 Communication Dept Rev. W. Watt Copy of a printed close-up studio portrait of Rev. William Watt, missionary on Tanna c. 1910 P-A84.57-137

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