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Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
- Date
- 1930
- By
- Gleeson, Francis Joseph, 1908-1993; Penrice, Marie, 1933-
- Reference
- PA1-o-795
- Description
This is an interesting and important document in relation to the Mau, the Samoan nationalist movement against the New Zealand administration. It was compiled by a young police officer sent to Samoa as part of a larger contingent, to put down the Mau. They arrived in Samoa in very early 1930, soon after the police shootings of Mau demonstrators which had resulted in the death of the Mau leader, Chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi 111. As well as the police, the New Zealand Government had sent the warship Dunedin and armed marines. The marines and the police searched villages and arrested Mau members, many of whom had gone underground or into hiding. The open political activities of the Mau were continued by the women's wing of the movement. To keep the economy of Samoa going as a result of a lack of labour for the plantations, the authorities brought in indentured chinese labour. All of this is reflected in the album.
As well as official and commercial photographs, about two thirds of the images were taken by Gleeson himself. These give a somewhat "behind the scenes" view of the situation. They show the photographer Tattersall at work in the midst of a Fono, many informal photos of Mau members and their leaders, armed marines arresting Mau, rounding them up and stripping them of the Mau insignia - a white stripe worn on the lava lava. There are also social events like Samoan football games and Gleeson and his friends with their Samoan hosts who billeted them on their rounds. The arrival and processing of the Chinese labourers is covered in detail. There are a number of formal photographs of The Mau and Tamasese lying in state as well as scenic and other Samoan views.
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Quantity: 1 album(s).
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- 1 album(s), Albums
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UnknownHigh chief Tamasese lying in state at Vaimoso
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951
Reference: PA1-o-795-06
Description: High chief Tamasese lying in state at Vaimoso photographed by Alfred James Tattersall Hei whakatūpato: He whakaahua o ngā kōiwi tangata i roto i tēnei taonga. Warning: Please be aware this object/item contains images of human remains. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
The lying in state of High Chief Tamasese
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951
Reference: PA1-o-795-16
Description: The lying in state of High Chief Tamasese photographed by Alfred James Tattersall Hei whakatūpato: He whakaahua o ngā kōiwi tangata i roto i tēnei taonga. Warning: Please be aware this object/item contains images of human remains. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Group photograph of leaders and committee of the Women's Mau
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951
Reference: PA1-o-795-51
Description: Group photograph of leaders and committee of the Women's Mau, Western Samoa. Photographed by Alfred James Tattersall in 1930 When then men of the Mau movement went into hiding in the bush, the women of the movement took over the job of direct political protest. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Toned gelatin silver print 19 x 23.9 cm mounted on album page
Bridge destroyed by Mau
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-18-1
Description: Bridge in Western Samoa destroyed by the Mau, photographed 1930 by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Bridge destroyed by Mau Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 6.8 x 11.1 cm mounted on album page
Chief Faumuina at Fono
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-14-2
Description: Mata'afa Faumuina Fiame Mulinu'u is seen facing the camera among other Samoan men. Behind him can be seen the Fono building, a traditional Samoan structure with a thatched roof supported by wooden pillars. Photographed by an unknown photographer in 1930. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Western Samoan fautasi (canoe) being searched during Mau uprising
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-18-3
Description: Western Samoan fautasi (canoe) being searched during Mau uprising, photographed 1930 by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Native fautasi being ordered inshore on south coast to be searched Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 6.7 x 11.1 cm mounted on album page
Sailors and Mau prisoners, Apia
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-12-4
Description: Sailors and Mau prisoners, Apia, photographed by an unknown photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 8.4 x 13.3 cm mounted on album page
Sailors removing the white band, the insignia of the Mau, from lava lavas
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-17-4
Description: Sailors removing the white band, the insignia of the Mau, from lava lavas photographed by an unknown photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 6.6 x 11.1 cm mounted on album page
The head of a procession of a thousand women of the Samoan Mau movement
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-25-2
Description: Procession of women supporters of the Samoan Mau movement against the New Zealand administration. When the men supporting the Mau movement went into hiding in the forest, the Women's Mau took over the public side of the protest. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
Lewis machine guns stripped for inspection at Tualele police post
Date: 1930
From: Gleeson, Francis Joseph 1908-1993 :Album of photographs of the Mau uprising, Western Samoa, 1930
Reference: PA1-o-795-26-4
Description: Lewis machine guns striped for inspection at Tualele police post during the Mau uprising, photographed 1930 by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - Lewis machine guns stripped for inspection Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Gelatin silver print 6.8 x 11 cm mounted on album page