Canoes

Groups include: people of Santa Cruz in canoes; Santa Cruz group with sailing canoe on beach; people in canoes in Solomon Islands and Reef Islands; patients arriving for treatment by canoe at Faubu hosptial, Malaita; group of men launching Southern Cross boat from reef at Le Motu. People include: Po...

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Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/15, Box 37
Date(s) of creation: C.1920 - C. 1965
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/15, Box 37
Summary: Groups include: people of Santa Cruz in canoes; Santa Cruz group with sailing canoe on beach; people in canoes in Solomon Islands and Reef Islands; patients arriving for treatment by canoe at Faubu hosptial, Malaita; group of men launching Southern Cross boat from reef at Le Motu. People include: Port Adam woman in canoe; Bishop Dudley; Canon Willie. Activities include: selling bush fibre rope from Canoes, Nupani Island; blessing canoes, Mala. Places or buildings include: Taumako; Boli Passage. Also includes: illustration of Solomon Islands Headhunters; canoes surrounding the Southern Cross off Lord Howe Islands [now Ontong Java]; St Mary Stafford boat, New Britain; canoes blessed by the Bishop at Malu, Malaita; launch with Bishop and whaleboat visiting artifical island [possibly Malaita] captioned "the Bishop goes ashore"; ocena going canoe loaded for trip. Prints taken by/Received from: D Leech; Captain Healy.
Previous numbers: File 9
Extent: 45 printing out paper and silver gelatin prints.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright probably held by Melanesian Mission
File number: 16
Format: Archive