J. Graham Miller - Field notes from Tongoa, New Hebrides, 1941-1947
J. Graham Miller - Field notes from Tongoa, New Hebrides, 1941-1947
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Date
Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
Call Numbers
PMB 1025
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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Fonds
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Microfilm : PMB 1025
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The notes comprise three sections: a bound volume, a folder and a collection of miscellaneous papers. Most of the notes are dated and have a name or initials attached. Some of the material is incomplete and some in poor condition. Much is recorded in the Tongoan language. Dr Miller has provided information on his informants, explanations, localitie...
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Full title
J. Graham Miller - Field notes from Tongoa, New Hebrides, 1941-1947
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PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1025
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Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Dr Miller and his wife Flora were missionaries of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand on the island of Tongoa, in the Shepherd Group, Vanuatu from 1941 to 1947. Miller was also a member of the New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission Synod and was closely associated with the indigenisation of the Church in Vanuatu (see PMB 1012). With a training in law...
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PMB 1025
Record Identifier
Ydmd3wR9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Ydmd3wR9
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441093
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