Events relating to the proclamation of the New Guinea Protectorate
Groups include: 'cannibal' chief with group on board HMS Nelson; commodore addressing chiefs on board HMS Nelson; People include: woman seated outside house, Koloka, missionaries or other Western men inside; Events include: hoisting the flag at Hall Sound, Delena; at Kerepunu [teachers wives seated...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 9 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
c.1884 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/Papua New Guinea/Photographs/Box 9 |
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| Summary: |
Groups include: 'cannibal' chief with group on board HMS Nelson; commodore addressing chiefs on board HMS Nelson; People include: woman seated outside house, Koloka, missionaries or other Western men inside; Events include: hoisting the flag at Hall Sound, Delena; at Kerepunu [teachers wives seated in front of stage] at South Cape [Kwato] and at [William George] Lawes' house, Port Moresby; Proclamation of New Guinea Protectorate, 1884 with Lawes and James Chalmers interpreting. Places or buildings include: rocks near Teste Island; sailors on beach with rowing boats and sailing ships in background at the mouth of river Motumotu. Also includes: man-of-war near New Guinea mainland. Pictures taken by/received from: Probably by William George Lawes. |
| Previous numbers: |
81 |
| Extent: |
15 large [?albumen] prints. |
| Access status: |
Open |
| File number: |
16 |
| Format: | Archive |