Santa Isabel

Date: 1918-1928

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: PAColl-6056-10

Description: Photographs primarily taken in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu by unidentified photographers compiled by missionaries of the Melanesian Mission, 1918 to 1928. Shows landscapes, peoples and communities of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Some subjects are named and many photographs include inscriptions on verso. Photographs also feature scenes of missionary life in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 86 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Separated from album at Library reference PA1-o-2075.. Processing information: Desscription updated December 2023. Previous title: Photographs of the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Date: 1973-1982

From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1190-08

Description: Speeches, budgets, estimates, bulletins and research papers by Murray Bathgate on the economy of the Solomon Islands, especially rural economy and development. Includes papers on the Kamaosi Rural Training Centre on Santa Isabel, and from the Agricultural and Industrial Loans Board. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1889

From: Woodford, Charles Morris, 1852-1927: Collection on the Solomon Islands

By: Woodford, Charles Morris, 1852-1927

Reference: PA6-894

Description: Panoramic print of Ysabel Island of the Solomon Islands, made up of eight photographs attributed to C.M. [Charles Morris] Woodford, 1889. The image spans two bays, with a prominent river flowing out to the right. The larger bay on the right shows two men and a large dinghy or rowboat at the water’s edge. A sailboat or ketch is out at sea on the far edge of the bay. The panorama has handwritten pencil annotations on the edges, including “Puerto de la Estrella, Ysabel Island, from a photograph by Mr. C. M. Woodford” and “Spot where the brigantine was built”. Ysabel Island is also known as Santa Isabel or Mahaga. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s) Panorama.. Physical Description: Eight photographic prints, mounted as a panorama 133.5 x 21 cm. Processing information: This item was flattened as part of a panorama flattening project in 2022. It had previously been stored rolled.

Date: 25 May 1912

By: Fox, Charles Elliot (Rev), 1878-1977

Reference: MS-Papers-3011

Description: Sends copy of Bishop Patteson's Mahaga (Bugotu) vocabulary for donation to Alexander Turnbull Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph