Church buildings - Vanuatu

Date: [1982] 1986

From: Dennis, Lawrence Samuel, 1915-2000 :Photographs relating to the career of Lawrence Samuel Dennis

Reference: PA1-f-306

Description: Visit to Vanuatu and Noumea includes - Views of the hotel grounds and the sea, Port-Vila, Vanuatu. Taking tea outside with other tourists or friends. A Cruize liner, Port-Vila. Gardens, houses and social occasions. Traveling in Vanuatu. This includes countryside, forest, villages, coastal views, churches, a metal bridge-like structure, and people, especially children. Events surrounding the opening ceremonies of the first Vanuatu Games (called First Interdistrict Games Vanuatu), Port-Vila, 1982. Two storied colonial house. Old church and religious figures in a Roman Catholic church. Volcano erupting. Noumea, New Caledonia, its surroundings, and in particular church buildings. Loose pages in the front of the album record a holiday in New Zealand, 1986. This includes Hawke's Bay. Picnics by the way. White baiting at the Rangitaiki River mouth. The Coromandel Peninsula. Oil rig at Moturoa. Friends. Source of title - Title supplied by the Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1962, 1971

From: Hancock, Kathleen Montagu, 1915-2004: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10670-151

Description: Black and white and colour photographic prints relating to Port Vila and Tanna, Vanuatu, dated 1962 and 1971. Some prints have caption information inscribed verso. Includes portrait of Kathleen Hancock captioned "Self sitting on rim of crater volcano Yasur, Tanna, New Hebrides". Also includes image captioned "Sacred slit gong presented to the Queen by Chief Tofor of N. Ambrym, New Hebrides". Title transcribed from original enclosure. Quantity: 43 b&w original photographic print(s). 6 colour original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Colour and black and white photographic prints. Transfers: Negatives originally enclosed with this group of prints at Library reference 1/4-135113-F to 1/4-135128-F, and 35mm-111446 to 35mm-111449.. Processing information: Negatives were separated from prints and rehoused for reasons of preservation and storage.

Date: 1974

From: Hancock, Kathleen Montagu, 1915-2004: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10670-183

Description: Black and white photographic prints relating to Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, dated 1974. One print has caption information inscribed verso: "Market day outside Burns Philp trade store, Santo, New Hebrides". Images depict an airport, church building, construction site for Hotel Santo, market, and carved ceremonial pole, possibly a slit gong. Title transcribed from original enclosure. Quantity: 21 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Black and white photographic prints.

Date: 1943

From: Minson, Patrick Opawa, 1917-1978 :[Twelve watercolours of scenes in the Pacific (New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu), 1942-1944; and two of Gore Bay, North Canterbury 1944-1945].

By: Minson, Patrick Opawa, 1917-1978; Minson, Marian Frances, 1945-

Reference: A-348-006

Description: Shows an indented coastline of Vila, Vanuatu, with a church building at the far right. Appears to show the same location as the pencil sketch entitled "Vela Lefate, N.H." (A-348-002-2). Other Titles - New Hebrides, 11 9 1943 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - [Title]; Verso - centre - New Hebrides; Recto - bottom right - P O Minson Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on sheet 158 x 249 mm. Provenance: Donated by Marian Minson in 2001.

Date: 1931

From: Richards, Ceredig :Photographs of Vanuatu

Reference: PAColl-9507-29

Description: Clamshell used as font in Melanesian Mission church, Vanuatu. Photograph taken 1931 by Ceredig Richards. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 20.5 x 16.1 cm

Date: 1857 - 1858

From: Bent, Thomas, 1833?-1887 :[Fifteen watercolours mainly of Pacific views. 1857-1858].

Reference: A-282-029

Description: Shows a view looking along the coast of a mountainous island. Along the water's edge are buildings, partly obscured by the luxuriant vegetation. One house has smoke coming from its chimney. In the right foreground are several figures under trees. Numerical inscription was made by an Auckland conservator in 1999. Other Titles - Aneityum Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - TB; Verso - top right - 22; Mount recto - bottom right - [Title] 24 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 234 x 358 mm.

Date: 1931

From: Richards, Ceredig :Photographs of Vanuatu

Reference: PAColl-9507-28

Description: Church, Vanuatu. Photograph taken 1931 by Ceredig Richards. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 16.7 x 21.6 cm