New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Photographs 1931 to 1940

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Acc No Provenance Title Description Date Ref No
42000/33 Smaill, T (Rev) & H Rev And Mr Frater With Native Teachers Group Photo Of Rev M Frater (At Left Front) With His Son John (?) Frater (At Right Front), With A Large Group Of Paama Native Teachers.
- "Mrs Frater, Nettie And I, Along With The Native Church, Send Loving Greetings"		 c.1935 A-S17-79.16-32
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. B. R. C. & Mrs. A. F. Nottage Wedding Day Portrait Of Rev. Basil Nottage And Mrs Ailsa F. Nottage (nιe Hanning) . 21/2/1934 P-A16.21-28
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. C. K. Crump Studio Portrait Of Clarence Kenneth (Ken) Crump. Looking At Camera With His Body Inclined To His Right; And Wearing A "Bible Class" Badge c.1938 P-A16.21-29
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Mrs C. M. Crump Studio Portrait Of Mrs Christina (Chris) McDonald Crump (nιe Morrison); Looking At The Camera With Her Body Inclined To Her Right

Wearing A Plain Outfit, With Knotted "Tie-Lace" At Front		 c.1938 P-A16.21-30
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. O. & Mrs A. E. Michelsen Outdoor Snapshot Of Rev. Oscar Michelsen & Mrs.Alba Michelsen (Taken On His 90th Birthday) 1935 P-A16.23-36
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. O. & Mrs A. E. Michelsen Outdoor Snapshot Of Rev. Oscar Michelsen & Mrs.Alba Michelsen (Taken On His 90th Birthday) 1935 P-A16.24-37
497/1 Foreign Missions Committee. Grave Of Rev. O. Michelsen The Grave Of Rev. J. Oscar Michelsen - Who Died 12th August, 1936. c.1936 P-A16.24-38
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Rev J G Miller Studio Portrait Of Rev John Graham Miller, Wearing His Graduation Gown. 1940 MLS-3-NH-142
497/221 Foreign Missions Committee Mrs F J Miller Studio Portrait Of Mrs Flora J Miller (Wife Of Rev J Miller). 1940 MLS-3-NH-143
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Tongoa Mission House Exterior View Of The Tongoa Mission House, With (Possibly) Rev B R C And Mrs A Nottage On The Steps.
Note-The Roof Battened Down With Logs.		 c.1935 MLS-1-NH-132
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Church Service, Nikaura A Missionary Holding A Service In A Small Thatched, Open Sided Chapel At Nikaura On Epi. c.1932 MLS-1-NH-133
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Wedding Group An Unknown New Hebridean Wedding Group, Taken In Front Of A Thatched And Woven Hut. c.1935 MLS-1-NH-135
499/28 Foreign Missions Commitee "Steamer Day-Tanna" A Group Onshore Watching As Sawn Timber Is Transferred From A Rowboat To Shore, After Having Been Delivered By A Steamer. c.1932 MLS-1-NH-136
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "A Flying Fox" A New Hebridean Man Holding Open The Wings Of A Flying Fox(Bat). c.1940 MLS-1-NH-137
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Sunset At Tongoa The Sun Setting Across The Sea, As Seen From The Banyan Tree Above The Mission House. c.1940 MLS-1-NH-140
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Site Of Original Mission" "Kalsongi" And "Shem", Standing By The Site Of The Old Mission House At Panita On Tongoa.
"Kalsongi And Shem Of The Junior Preachers Band."		 c.1940 MLS-1-NH-142
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Unknown Gathering Native Women And Children Pictured Sitting On The Grass In An Unknown Village. c.1940 MLS-1-NH-145
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee Thatched Hut Or Church A Thatched Hut Or Church, Pictured In An Unknown Village. c.1935 MLS-1-NH-162
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "In Vila Harbour" A Two Masted Ship Pictured At Anchor In Vila Harbour, With Boatsheds And Buildings Visible At Left. c.1935 MLS-1-NH-163
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee "Children At Play" Children On Small Outrigger Canoes Close To A Beach Spearing Fish With Bows And Arrows. c.1935 MLS-1-NH-164
499/28 Foreign Missions Committee New Mission House At Futari Mrs C M Crump, Pictured Standing In Front Of The New Mission Building At Futari On The East Coast Of Epi. A Small Thatched Building With Walls Of Woven Split Bamboo. c.1940 MLS-1-NH-167
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The New Horse An Unidentified Missionary Sitting Beside A Saddled Horse - Pictured In Front Of Mission House At Lumbukuti, Tongoa.

"The New Horse. With Saddle, In Front Of Our House"		 c.1938 P-A10.18-53
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Mission House At Futari Mrs. C. M. Crump Standing In Front Of The New Mission Building At Futari, On The East Coast Of Epi. The Walls Are Constructed Of Split Bamboo, And The Whole Is Thatched With Sato (?) Leaves c.1940 P-A10.19-56
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Church At Nguna The Christian Congregation At Nguna Gathered Outside Their Church c.1940 P-A11.21-50
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Robert Manamena And Family An Outdoor Photo Of Robert Manamena, His Wife Raela, And Their Six Children - Taken On Nguna c.1935 P-A11.24-57
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Emau Congregation The Christian Congregation At Emau, Standing In Front Of Their Church (On Nguna) c.1940 P-A11.24-58
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Grave Of Rev. W. V. Milne A View Of The Grave Of Rev. Willaim Veitch Milne (died 27-4-1937) c.1940 P-A11.25-62
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Nguna Elders Photo Of The Nguna Church Elders; Including:

Back Row: Rev. C. K. Crump (in Centre)
Front Row: Pastor Robert (In Centre)		 c.1940 P-A11.25-64
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Hei Hei At A Chief Making Ceremony A "Hei Hei" , Showing Pheasants (?) Laid Out On The Ground. Villagers Are Standing Around With Huts And Houses To The Rear.

"A Hei Hei At A Chief Making Ceremony. The New Chief Is The Man On The Right. With Best Wishes For Christmas And The New Year 1940. From Nguna, New Hebrides"		 1939 P-A11.26-67
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Wee Douglas And Mary Douglas Nottage (Son Of Rev. B. Nottage), With His Nurse, Mary. 1938 P-A11.26-68
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Students At The Teacher's Training Institute An Outdoor Photo Of Students From The Teachers' Training Institute, Tangoa, New Hebrides.
Dated: Oct 1933		 1933 P-A11.27-71
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Thatching Copra Workmen Thatching A Roof, Using Long Poles To Lift The Thatch Up From The Ground.
- "Thatching Copra - Drier (?) At Tangoa. (Different Kind Of Thatch From Tongoa).		 c.1935 P-A11.29-76
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Meriu Church, Tongoa - Opening Day The Christian Congregation Gatheed In Front Of The Meriu Church On Tongoa At Opening Day. It Is Built With Solid Whitewashed Walls And A Corrugated Iron Roof (Re-used Iron) 1935 P-A11.38-106
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Service On The Beach At Tongoa A Religious Service Being Held On The Beach At Tongoa, For The New 'Break Of Day' Launch, Dry-Docked On The Beach.
Photographer: Basil Nottage.		 c.1935-36 P-A11.38-107
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Central School For Youths, Opening Day Opening Day Scene At The Central School For Youths At Tongoa, A Thatched Hut Visible At Left "Opening Day, Central School For Youths, Tongoa, 4 February, 1936. About 500 Present (Mentioned In Annual Report)
Dated: 4/7/1936		 1936 P-A11.38-108
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Meriu Church, Tongoa - Opening The New Church At Meriu On Tongoa, Taken On Opening Day, 1935.

Shows A Building With Solid, Whitewashed Walls And A High-pitched, Corrugated Iron Roof		 1935 P-A11.38-109
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Mission House, Tongoa View Of The Rear Of The Mission House On Tongoa, Showing Part Of The Walls And Roof Destroyed By A Hurricane.

"View Of The Rear, Showing Damage Wrought By The Hurricane On February 23rd 1932"		 1932 P-A11.39-111
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Lupalea Church, Tongoa View Of The Lupalea Church On Tongoa - A Thatched Structure, With Woven Palm Leaf Walls Up To Shoulder Height

"Typical Native Church Building"		 1935 P-A11.39-112
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Mataso Church The New Church On Mataso Island - With Solid Walls And A High-Pitched, Corrugated Iron Roof

"Lime Walls With Iron Roof - One Door Is On End Hidden From View"		 c.1935 P-A11.6-13
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Two Unknown Men, New Hebrides Two Unknown Men - A European (Seated) And A New Hebridean (Standing), Both Dressed In White Shirts And Trousers c.1940 P-A15.1-1
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Yacht "Break Of Day" In Vila Harbour The Yacht "Break Of Day" At Anchor In Vila Harbour, And A Dinghy Tied To Its Stern c.1935 P-A15.10-43
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The "Break Of Day" In Vila. The Mission Yacht "Break Of Day" , Anchored In The Harbour Off Vila. 1934 P-A15.13-59
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Waving Goodbye From The "Dove" The Riddle And Nottage Families On The "Dove", Waving Goodbye To Rev. H. & Mrs. M. Davies, Leaving On A Steamer

"Mr & Mrs Riddell, Douglas & Peter, Mr. & Mrs. Nottage 7 Doug's Wee Baby, Saying Goodbye To Mr. & Mrs. Davies"		 1938 P-A15.13-60
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The "Dove" After The Alterations Rev. C. K. Crump & Rev. Bell, Busy Painting The "Dove", Which Has Been Dry Docked

"no. 2 - The "Dove" After The Alterations. Rev. Bell Of Tanna Is Here Assisting Me With The Annual Coat Of Paint. The Deck 12" Wide Above Mr. Bell's Hat Is A Great Help & Does Not Restrictthe Seating Accomodation. K. C."		 c.1939 P-A15.13-64
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Unknown New Hebridean Family An Unknown New Hebridean Couple, Pictured With Their Six Children c.1935 P-A15.14-67
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Bunch Of Bananas Two New Hebridean Boys Carrying A Large Bunch Of Bananas Suspended From A Pole c.1935 P-A15.14-68
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Transport Up The Hill Three Boys With A Cart Being Pulled Along A Forest Road By A Bullock

"Transport Up The Hill - A Heavy Job"		 c.1935 P-A15.14-69
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Marae And Kakae With Kava Plants. Two New Hebridean Men, Marae (left) And Kakae (right), Holding Up Kava - A Large Leaved Plant, Used To Make Kava Drink.
"Kakae (On Right), Now An Elder, & Marae, Now A Teacher, When The Latter Gave Up Kava & We Rooted It All Out Of His Garden"
Photographer: Rev.B.Nottage.		 1934 P-A15.14-71
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Makura Church An End-View Of The Makura Church, Showing A Solid-Walled Building With A High-Pitched Roof

"An End View Of The Makura Church. Nite That The Foundation & Wall At Base Of Building Is About Three Feet In Thickness & Yet It Was Not Strong Enough. There Was Another Door On The Right Side & Four Double Windows Each Side. Our Only Snap! K. C."		 c.1940 P-A15.15-72
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Girls Carrying Fruit And Vegetables Two New Hebridean Girls Carrying Baskets Of Fruit And Vegetables On Top Of Their Heads

"Girl's Bringing Fruit And Vegetables From A Neighbour's"		 c.1935 P-A15.15-73
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Yaws Injection Rev. B. R. C. Nottage Administering A Yaws Injection At Tongariki To The Lower Back Of A Child. Two Men Are Holding The Child c.1935 P-A15.15-74
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Katiri And Netu Two New Hebridean Girls Pictured In Front Of Some Broad-Leaved Tropical Plants

"Katiri & Netu, Our Housegirls. Katiri Now Married. Netu (Sugar Cane) On Right."		 c.1935 P-A15.15-75
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Preparation Of Arrowroot A Group Of Women Sitting On The Beach, Busily Removing The Outside Skin From Arrowroot Tubers c.1935 P-A15.15-76
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Pastor Robert "Pastor Robert", An Older New Hebridean Man Standing And Wering A Shite Shirt, A Striped Tie, And Round Glasses. c.1935 P-A15.15-77
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Unknown Mission Building Two New Hebrideans Standing On The Verandah Of An Unknown Mission Building. Note The Corrugated Iron Cladding c.1935 P-A15.16-79
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Hurricane Damage At Nguna Hurricane Damage Around The Church At Nguna, Showing Loose Corrugated Iron, Coconuts Scattered On The Ground, And A Broken Window In The Church

"Roofing Iron From Launch House Curled Around Cocoanut Palms. You See One Of The Three Windows Missing From The Church"		 c.1940 P-A15.16-80
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Unknown Mission Building Two New Hebrideans Standing On The Verandah Of An Unknown Mission Building. Note The Corrugated Iron Cladding c.1935 P-A15.16-81
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Unknown New Hebridean Man An Older New Hebridean Man, Wearing A Hat And A Very Wide Belt - Standing In Front Of Some Palms c.1935 P-A15.16-82
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Hurricane Damage At Nguna Hurricane Damage Which Has Toppled A Mango Tree In Front Of The Mission House At Nguna

"We Have Lost The Mangoe, But It Saved The House. Note, Cellar Window Blown In On Extreme Left. The Iron Was Torn Off Each End Of The Cellar"		 c.1940 P-A15.16-83
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. An Unknown Man An Unknown New Hebridean Man Standing In Front Of A Mission House, Possibly On Nguna c.1935 P-A15.17-89
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Inter-Island Steamer The "Adi Kena", The Inter- Island Steamer - At Sea Near Levuka, Fiji c.1935 P-A15.17-92
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Mataso Church The New Church On Mataso Island - With Solid Walls And A High-Pitched, Corrugated Iron Roof

"Lime Walls With Iron Roof - One Door Is On End Hidden From View"		 c.1935 P-A15.3-7
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. New Mission House At Futari Mrs. C. M. Crump Standing In Front Of The New Mission Building At Futari, On The East Coast Of Epi. The Walls Are Constructed Of Split Bamboo, And The Whole Is Thatched With Sato (?) Leaves c.1940 P-A15.4-10
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The "Dove" As I Found It The "Dove" Moored Next To A Heavily Laden Outrigger Canoe

"No 1. - Note Absence Of Deck, Heavy Sideboards, Four On Each Side & Difficulty Presented When Boarding, Departing Or Moving From The Stern Forward. K.C."		 c.1940 P-A15.4-12
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Burning Marae's Kava A Group Of New Hebrideans Standing Beside Burning Kava - A Large-Leaved Tyupe Of Shrub

"Good Helpers All These. 1st & 4th To Right Of Picture Are Tom Tinki & Bilhi, Elders. First On Left Is Chief Ti Nabua, & Kakae Nent"		 1934 P-A15.4-13
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Burning Kava A Line Of New Hebridean Men, Standing In Front Of A Pile Of Burning Kava

"1934, Burning O... Kava, - The One's Who Let Us Down, But Most Of THESE Men Are Our Faithful Preachers"		 1934 P-A15.4-14
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Giving Up Kava! Two Native Men, Marae (Left) And Kakae (Right), Holding Up Kava - A Large Leaved Plant Used To Make Kava Drink.
- "Marae, In Shorts, Made A Fine Stand In Face Of Threats & Opposition. Kakae, As Always, Was Strong For The Right"
Photographer: Rev.B.Nottage.		 1934 P-A15.4-15
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. A Flying Fox A New Hebridean Man Holding Open The Wings Of A Flying Fox (Bat) c.1940 P-A15.43-164
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The Dance Of The Birds New Hebrideans, Dressed Up, Performing The Dance Of The Birds

"A Scene In The Dance Of The Birds"		 1934 P-A15.5-16
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rest Home At Mangarisu, Tongoa A Thatched House, Made For Rev. & Mrs Nottage At Mangarisu, Tongoa; Some New Hebrideans Standing Outside

"Rest Home Made For Us At Mangarisu, Tongoa - In Which We Stayed One Weekend"		 1934 P-A15.5-17
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Sulky And Horse, Tongoa A Horse And Sulky With Three People On A Country Road - With Heavy Vegetation On Both Sides

"Sulky & Horse, Tongoa, Christmas, 1934. Typical Of Our Scenic Roads. You Know The Passengers (Rev. W.V. & Mrs. J. S. Milne & Mrs. A. Nottage) 		1934 P-A15.5-18
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mrs.Nottage By The Christmas Tree Mrs. Ailsa F. Nottage (Wife Of Rev. B. R. C. Nottage), Standing In Front Of A Poinsiana Tree

"Mrs. Nottage By The Upper Branches Of Our Christmas Tree (Poinsiana) On The Hill"		 1934 P-A15.5-19
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mission House, South East Epi Three New Hebrideans Standing Beside The Remains Of A Mission House On South East Epi: Roofless And Some Walls Missing - Either Abandoned, Or Damaged By A Hurricane 1934 P-A15.5-21
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The New Building, Medical End A Small Building, In The Mission Grounds - Used Partly For Medical Clinics. Shows A Very Basic Weatherboard Hut, With Small End Verandah 1934 P-A15.5-22
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. The New Building, The Girl's End A Small Building, In The Mission Grounds - Used Partly For Medical Clinics. Shows A Very Basic Weatherboard Hut, With Small End Verandah 1934 P-A15.5-23
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. J. G. Miller. Studio Portrait Of Rev. John Graham Miller, Wearing His Graduation Gown.
Photographer: 'Patillo', Dunedin.		 1940 P-A15.6-24
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Mrs Flora J. Miller. Studio Portrait Of Mrs. Flora J. Miller, Wife Of Rev. Graham Miller. (Hair Platted & Tied Across Her Head.)
Photographer : 'Patillo', Dunedin.		 1940 P-A15.6-25
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Manufacture Of Arrowroot -1 The Arrowroot Plant - Shown As Growing: With Its Distinctive Leaf Pattern c.1935 P-A15.8-29
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Manufacture Of Arrowroot -2 New Hebrideans Grating Arrowroot Tubers Into Metal Drums. Note The Pile Of Tubers In The Woven "Basket", With Their Outer Stems Removed c.1935 P-A15.8-30
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Manufacture Of Arrowroot -3 A Group Of Women Sitting Omn The Ground, Busy Removing The Outside Skin From Arrowroot Tubers c.1935 P-A15.8-31
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Manufacture Of Arrowroot -4 Men Pouring Liquid Through Muslin Strainers Into Metal Drums c1935 P-A15.8-32
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Manufacture Of Arrowroot -5 Metal Drums Containing Arrowroot, Laid On Trestles Facing The Sun In Order To Dry Out c.1935 P-A15.8-33
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Manufacture Of Arrowroot -6 New Hebrideans Helping To Load Barrels Of Arrowroot From The Beach Onto A Boat c.1935 P-A15.8-34
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. An Old Man With His Descendants An Elderly Man Seated With His Descendants In Front Of Rev. Crump's House (destroyed By Hurricane In 1940)

"Our House. Lime Walls With Thatched Roof Is In The Background. It Was Completely Destroyed By The Hurricane Of 18-2-40. K. C."		 c.1940 P-A15.8-35
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Hurricane Damage, Paama Mission House The Mission House On Paama, With Roof And Some Walls Missing - Due To Hurricane Damage c.1940 P-A15.8-36
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. T. Smaill's Church On Lamenu Island. View Of Rev. T. Smaill's Church On Lamenu Island, North Epi - Showing A Stone Building With A Corrugated Iron Roof, Surrounded By Mature Vegetation And A Stone Wall At Front
- "...Where His Memorial Tablet And Stained Glass Window Is"
Photographer: Possibly Rev.B.Nottage.		 1935 P-A15.9-42
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. NZ Missionaries At Vila The Riddle, Davies, And Nottage Families Pictured At Vila In 1938 Including (Left To Right):

Back Row: Mrs. I. Riddle; Rev. T. E. Riddle; Mrs. M. Davies; Douglas Riddle; Mrs A. Nottage; Rev. H. Davies.

Front Row: --Riddle (?); Unknown; Douglas Nottage; Rev. B. Nottage		 1938 P-A16.30-56
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. O. Michelsen & Rev. B. Nottage Studio Portrait Of Rev. Oscar Michelsen (left) And Rev. Basil Nottage (Right) 1932 P-A16.35-67
O/S Foreign Missions Committee. Rev. O. Michelsen & Rev. B. R. C. Nottage Studio Portrait Of Rev. Oscar Michelsen And Rev. Basil R. C. Nottage - Taken At Rev. Nottage's Ordination At The General Assembly In Christchurch.
Dated: Feb 1932		 1932 P-S4-18

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