Group Title : Subject File

Series Title : Rev M. Frater (New Hebrides)

Date(s) : 1902 to 1934

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Item Description : This file contains correspondence written to and from Rev. Maurice Frater of the John G. Paton Memorial Fund (Australia) who was stationed on Paama with responsibility as well for Lamenu, Lopevi, and parts of Ambrim and Epi.  He worked closely with the NZ Missions Committee.  He latterly acted as secretary of the John G. Paton Fund for a while.

Major Topics Include : tribute to and description of funeral of Rev. Thomas Smaill (1902); "Ambrim Evangelistic Campaign" (1916); iteneration and evangelistic work; "Epi Evangelistic Campaign" (1917); "Tour on Ambrim" (1917); proposal for trained women teachers on Tongoa and Nguna (1917); native attitude to the Great War (1917); annual station reports; tribute to the late Rev. JB Weir (1919); "Nguna Past and Present" (1920); statistics of foreign population in the New Hebrides (1921); "Indentured Labour in New Hebrides" (c. 1926); references to Mr JW Mansfield; "Trade Depression in New Hebrides" (1930); tribute to Mrs FG Bowie (c. 1930-1935); "The Social System of the New Hebrides" (c. 1930); "Ambrim Mission Account" statement (1930); "School on Paama" (c. 1930-1935); "In the Centre of a Hurricane" (c. 1932).
 

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