Photograph albums containing views of the Anglican New Guinea Mission in Papua [B 56981] • Photograph
House in the jungle
View of a timber house, two storeys, with jungle like vegetation in the foreground.
Unloading a vehicle
View of a tray top truck on a flat pontoon, being manoevred to shore by a group of Papuans. A dinghy is invloved in the operations.
View of village
View across a lawn area towards a number of buildings constructed of thatch.
Arrival of a boat
View of a boat tied up at a wharf, with locals walking out along the jetty towards it.
View from the river
View from some sort of boat towards the river bank, with buildings visible in the distance.
Open sided structure
View of a raised platform covered with a steeply sloping thatched roof; two men are standing in the grass in front of the structure.
Woman and child
A woman sitting in the open air with a small girl on her lap, antoher woman is behind her.
Children swimming in a river
Three children swimming in a shallow river.
Travelling on an outrigger canoe
Five young Papuans, a woman (believed to be Lilla Lashma) and two dogs pictured on an outrigger canoe on a river.
View across a river to the far shore
ALBUM: Photograph albums which belonged to the South Australian missionary, Lilla Lashmar, showing part of the life of the Anglican New Guinea Mission in Papua, 1929-1936. Album B 56981/1 (1929-1933), Album B 56981/2 (1933-1936). Photographs in Album 1 include mission buildings at Dogura and people attending mission conferences, indigenous people, including children, and Papua scenery. Lilla Lashmar and other mission staff were executed by the Japanese on Buna Beach in 1942.
Woman in the garden with a dog
ALBUM: Photograph albums which belonged to the South Australian missionary, Lilla Lashmar, showing part of the life of the Anglican New Guinea Mission in Papua, 1929-1936. Album B 56981/1 (1929-1933), Album B 56981/2 (1933-1936). Photographs in Album 1 include mission buildings at Dogura and people attending mission conferences, indigenous people, including children, and Papua scenery. Lilla Lashmar and other mission staff were executed by the Japanese on Buna Beach in 1942.
Two babies seated on a rug
Two babies seated on a rug in the Papuan bush. This image may depict shows Barbara Elder (now Walton) with Margaret, a Papuan baby, possibly taken at Eroro.
Two children
A girl and a boy, both aged about three years, standing on the lawn.
Lilla Lashmar standing outside a house
Lilla Lashmar, with a furled umbrella, pictured outside a thatched house. Some small Papuan children are watching from a distance.
Papuans outside a house
Nine Papuans standing outside a wooden house on stilts, with a thatched roof. There is a garden immediately in front of the house.
Papuan garden
Garden plants immediately in front of a wooden house.
Boys cutting down long grass
A group of Papuan boys busy cutting the grass around a grove of palm trees.
Papuans in ceremonial costume
A group of Papuan men, with a couple of boys, in ceremonial dress and holding drums.
Papuan men
A group of five Papuan men pose for the camera. There is a thatched hose in the middle distance.
Daily life at the Mission
Two young Papuan boys standing on either side of a low structure, in front of which a woven mat extends. There are two piles of what look like cassava roots beside them, and a blackboard on an easel and a fence behind them.
Lilla Lashmar on a pathway
Lilla pictured standing on a pathway with palm trees behind her, holding a hat, umbrella and some books.
House and garden
A woman and some Papuans pictured in a garden in front of a thatched house.
In an open sided structure
Two people working in a large, open sided structure. A hammock is strung between two of the roof supports, and there is a partially completed raised floor.
Men beside some water
Two men standing beside a body of water, with what appears to be fishing spears.
Dressed for a ceremony
A group of Papuans dressed for a ceremony.
Maypole dance
A maypole dance at the Mission.
Outdoor activity
An outdoor activity, with the majority of participants seated on the ground, but with a few on chairs.
Outdoor service
A large group of Papuans attending an outdoor service.
Church procession
Participants in a church ceremony progressing down a pathway, with two banners towards the front.
Relaxing in the lounge room
Two women and a man relaxing in lounge chairs in a simple house with shutters instead of windows.