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Groups include: Mrs Lawes, [Harry Moore] Dauncey, [Frederick William] Walker and "granny" outside mission house, Port Moresby [See Lindt, J W Picturesque New Guinea 1887 p30 for account of granny and Lawes' household]; [Doctor Henry Ogg] Forbes ' Inland Expedition party, native village, Port Moresby [Acting Deputy Commissioner, British New Guinea 1886 - 1889, led two expeditions to Mount Owen Stanley 1885 - 1886 and 1889]; girls carrying native water pots, Port Moresby; students and their wives, Port Moresby, 1890; South Sea teachers; [Francis], C & Mrs Lawes with [Harry Moore Dauncey] and indigenous men at "Wet Camp" at the Laroki river, including view of kitchen; Walker, his teachers and their wives outside mission house at Suau [Island in Fyfe Bay area]; indigenous group outside "native houses" at Teste island; three indigenous men holding shields from Motumotu [captioned as Maiva in File 5]; indigenous men seated and standing around canoe, Teste Island; first students at Port Moresby; first writing class at Port Moresby; three indigenous men with large bundles of Sago brought from the West; Kabadi folk; Kabadi women; Kerepunu "natives"; group of villagers, Aroma; indigenous group outside Piri's house, Boera; Mrs Lawes, Mr and Mrs Smithurst, Captain Runcie (of the Ellengowan) and C H Lawes; Port Moresby girls; Tamate [James Chalmers], Mrs Lawes, Rev H and Mrs Scott, [Francis Edwin] Lawes, [Hugh Hastings] Romilly [Acting Special Commissioner for New Guinea] outside Tamate's house, Port Moresby; New Guinea Committee, 1889 - 1890, consisting of Albert Pearse, Archibald Ernest Hunt; E B Savage; Dauncey; Walker; Lawes and [James] Chalmers; wedding party of Harieta [bride], Port Moresby; Rev A and Mrs Pearse, Mrs Lawes and indigenous women outside mission house, Kerepunu; indigenous group including teacher outside "Native" church, Lealea; indigenous group outside house of Timateo, indigenous teacher in the Kabadi district; Dauncey with indigenous group outside Timateo's church. People include: Rev E B Savage; Rev W Sharpe; Rev Lawes ("Misi"); Rev Chalmers ("Tamate"); Port Moresby girl; Port Moresby boy; Chief's daughter, Port Moresby; Lare, Chief of Port Moresby with shield and Musikaka on breast, and in mouth, as worn when fighting; Piri; Ruotoka and Maka, South Sea teachers; portrait of unnamed indigenous teacher and wife; Boevagi, late chief of Port Moresby; wife of Maulu, native teacher [nude portrait of upper torso with clay markings on face]; Dagoela, New Guinea teacher, [side profile]; Lohia, inland chief; Semesi, late chief of Motumotu; Lohia and son; Kerepunu man; Kiniopi, chief of Kerepunu. Events include: opening of Piri's church at Boera; hoisting of British flag at Mission house, Port Moresby in 1884 by Romilly. Activities include: making pots at Port Moresby. Places or buildings include: Port Moresby from the island; Government house, Mr Goldie's store, student houses, new native church and store, Tamate's house, view [of Elevera Island] from Mission house, native village [possibly Hanuabada] Port Moresby; Laroki river, at the foot of the Astrolabe range; Rouna falls, Laroki river; native church, Tupuselei; native sacred place or feasting platform, Tupuselei; view of Tupuselei [houses on stilts in sea, 200 to 300 yards from the shore; view of Kaile, houses in the sea, showing church and teachers house; main street at Kaile; tree houses at Veiburi, some views showing Lawes, Walker and Dauncey on ladders or platforms; Rigo village and sacred place; first church and mission house in New Guinea, Port Moresby; houses at Kerepunu; Roma villages; Boera; college at Port Moresby; English church, Port Moresby, opened May 1890; Francis Lawes house, Port Moresby; village scene with people, Manumanu. Also includes: London Missionary Society's "Harrier" [ship]; the LMS "Mayri" [ship] Lakatois [trading canoes]; Milne Bay canoe at Killerton; large dancing mask from Maiva, man standing beneath it; still-life photographs of various indigenous objects including dancing masks from Motumotu; men's belts, charms and pipe, Motumotu; various native arms; arms and large drum from West etc; shield from Kaile; Western masks; mask from Torres Straits; East End canoe prows; pig nets, drum etc; Western shields, belts etc; clubs; pottery. Pictures taken by/received from: William George Lawes
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