John Geddie - Diaries, 1848-1858
John Geddie - Diaries, 1848-1858
About this item
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Date
Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau [19--]
Call Numbers
PMB 418
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Physical Description
Contents
microfilm reel 35 mm
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Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : PMB 418
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The diaries provide a useful key to Geddie's activities during his first ten years on Aneityum
Alternative Titles
Full title
John Geddie - Diaries, 1848-1858
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Notes
General note
PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 418
Available for reference
Microfilm copy of original held by The Australian Presbyterian Board of Missions, Margaret Street, Sydney, N.S.W.
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Geddie (1815-72), a Presbyterian missionary, left Nova Scotia for the New Hebrides in 1846 and reached Aneityum in may 1848 in the mission ship John Williams, accompanied by the Rev. Thomas Powell. Geddie and Powell established themselves on the southern side of the island, but were coolly received by the inhabitants. When Powelll left the island a...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PMB 418
Record Identifier
1LjRpxr9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjRpxr9
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Reference code
440476
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