Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society - Records, 1804-1916.
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society - Records, 1804-1916.
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[Canberra, A.C.T. : National Library of Australia and the State Library of New South Wales, 1984]
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MAV/FM4/1392-1445; MAV/FM4/1562 Status: No longer available
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55 microfilm reels (35mm)
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Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society - Records, 1804-1916.
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Microfilm copies of original records held in the School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, England.
(1) MAV/FM4/1392-1394: Committee minutes, 1804-1865.
(2) MAV/FM4/1395-1398: District minutes, 1822-1855.
(3) MAV/FM4/1398-1422: Inward correspondence, 1812-1889.
(4) MAV/FM4/1423-14...
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Administrative / Biographical history
The General Wesleyan Missionary Society was formed by the British Methodist Conference in 1818. The Society's work in Australia commenced in 1815 with the arrival of Rev. Samuel Leigh, who also established a misssion in New Zealand in 1822. From 1826, Tonga (or the Friendly Islands) was ministered to by John Thomas. In 1835, William Cross and Davi...
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Call Numbers
MAV/FM4/1392-1445; MAV/FM4/1562 Status: No longer available
Record Identifier
9NaAe3gY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaAe3gY
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432390
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