Photographs and postcards belonging to Ida Wench

Groups include: Ida Wench with female missionary and indigenous girls, probably students of Bunana school, names listed on reverse; Ida Wench with Captain of Mindini and school girls; girls of St Hilda's, Bunana with Miss Piggot at Chritmas; Miss Piggot, Miss MacKenzie and orderly with babies at Fau...

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Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/17, Box 37
Date(s) of creation: c.1900 - c.1930
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: Melanesian Mission 7/17, Box 37
Summary: Groups include: Ida Wench with female missionary and indigenous girls, probably students of Bunana school, names listed on reverse; Ida Wench with Captain of Mindini and school girls; girls of St Hilda's, Bunana with Miss Piggot at Chritmas; Miss Piggot, Miss MacKenzie and orderly with babies at Faubu hospital, Malaita; Ida Wench playing organ to girls, October 1916; Ida Wench launching canoe with girls taking washing to Siota; boys in sleeping quarters, St Barnabas, Norfolk Island; indigenous men outside house, Savo; indigenous group at Patteson memorial cross, Nukapu; children of Fagani, San Cristobal; Guadalcanal women returning from work; indigenous group outside Christchurch, Fiu, Malaita; indigenous group on beach with canoe, Pileni; People include: Ida C Wench; Esther Hatibo from Guadalcanal in front of house, Bunana; Monica Jama'a near yam house; Sister Kate Dora near sleeping houses; Tikopian girl reclining; Emma climbing coconut tree; a fighting man of Ulawa; woman and child; Aoba; Places and buildings include: schoolroom, Bunana; chapel, Bunana decorated for Christmas; Gamal at Ahia, Ulawa; Bunana island; interior of Siota cathedral; Honggo church and school, Florida Islands; ?Valu Island, Malaita; Artificial Island. Also includes: newspaper clippings. Prints taken by/received from: Phil Victorsen, Brisbane; J W Beattie, Hobart; Ida C Wench.
Previous numbers: 10
Extent: 36 items comprising 18 silver gelatin and printing out paper prints, 14 postcards, 2 newspaper clippings, typed caption list from 1988 and 1 envelope.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by various including Melanesian Mission. Beattie copyright expired.
File number: 17
Format: Archive