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Records of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory (Mt Stromlo) and Duffield Family
Glass plate negatives, photographs and memorabilia.
Commonwealth Solar Observatory
Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
The collection was compiled by Charles Morris Woodford, naturalist and First Resident Commissioner of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate from 1896 - 1915. The collection includes diaries, photographs, correspondence, sketches and research notes related to the natural history, geography and ethnography of the Solomon Islands and other Pacific Islands from 1884 - 1915, as well as family papers and documents related to the administration of Solomon Islands Protectorate. There are documents about relations between the missionaries and the traders, matters associated with labour and the alienation of land, economic activity and tourism. The collection includes Woodford's 'Journal of a voyage from Suva Fiji to the Gilbert Group' from 4 March 1884 - 22 June 1884 ; Woodford's diaries from 1886 - 1889 ; 140 photographs taken on the voyage to and residence in the Solomon Islands in 1886 ; photographs of Rennell Island and inhabitants signed by Northcote Deck c1909. Of significance are ten large photographs of various scenes of the Solomon Islands, c1901, some published in The discovery of the Solomon Islands by Alvaro de Mendana in 1568, by Lord Amherst of Hackney and Basil Thomson (1901).
ANUA 481 is a consolidated collection of all four parts of the Woodford donation:
ANUA 481/1 is a photograph album containing 140 photographs taken in from April - October 1886 ;
ANUA 481/1 - 282 are items from 'bundles 1 - 30' ;
ANUA 481/ 283 - 317 relate to the second donation (ie PMB 1381) ;
ANUA 481/318 - 322 and 324 - 327 are eight large format photographs c1884 ;
ANUA 481/323 is a presentation plaque given to Woodford in 1905 ;
ANUA 481/329 is a collection of 126 photographs [ie PMB Photo 58]
Woodford, Charles Morris
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
There is no other copy in the Woodford Collection. A copy is held in the British Museum.
Correspondence and "Native" story from Clara Austen, with Who's Who Entry for Woodford
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Photographs of Koromira Mission Station, Bougainville
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Two photographs of a sacred image in bush near Warrior Bay, Choiseul
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Seven photographs of Tulagi, Gizo, and Rubiana
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
One photograph of Charles Morris Woodford reading the Proclamation of King George V on 27 June 1910 to a crowd of local Pacific Islanders and Europeans.
Photographs taken by Tillotson:
'Old Government House Tulagi'
'Native house at Gizo showing plaited bamboo work'
'C M W at Gizo' (with bird)
'Rubiana canoe' (2 photographs, different views of the canoe)
'3 natives at Tulagi. Sulakava of Guadalcanal in centre Photo Tillotson'.
Large B&W Photograph (de-framed): The first scene of Aola
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Large B&W Photograph (de-framed): Woodford and a group of men at Aola
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Western Pacific Herald (Suva, Fiji) 23 June 1911, pp. 1-8
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Large B&W Photograph (de-framed): Unidentified forest scene
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
There is no other copy in the Woodford collection. Could be Mbokokimbo River on Guadalcanal
Large B&W Photograph (de-framed): A second scene of four men in Aola village
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
There were many political issues going on at that time including the ending of the Pacific Labour Trade and Woodford's health was also poor. This is a significant document.
Handbook of the Fijian Lanuage
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Subject file - Meetings with non-professorial staff
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Papers related to Gravesend in Kent, the birthplace of C M Woodford
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Items reflect his ongoing interest in these places and include newspaper clippings such as ‘Funeral of the late Mr H P Woodford’ [undated], ‘The late Mrs [Mary] Woodford’ (Gravesend Reporter, 3 June 1899)
Issues of 'The Geographical Journal', March 1926 - May 1927
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
The Story of the Solomons by C. E. Fox
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Miscellaneous printed material, some concerned with farming.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Includes:
'The crimes of Germany' (being the Special Supplement issued by The Field newspaper revised and brought up to date with extra illustrations) ; advertising material on plants, including lupins and perennial pyrethrums, West Drayton, Middlesex: Reamsbottom ; City of Oxford High School for Boys, Proceedings at the unveiling of the memorial to Lawrence of Arabia 3 October 1936, Oxford: Thornton, 1937 ; Report of the Executive Committee of the Godman Memorial Fund [Woodford’s name appears among the subscribers]. The Journal of the Central Landowners' Association, vol, 10 part 4, Dec 1929; pamphlet on Bookplates and Heraldry, published by Cartier; pamphlet: How Landowners can Help in Saving British Agriculture; Report of the Agricultural Organization Society, 1922; Report of the Executive Committee of the Godman Memorial Fund, 1923; pamphlet: George V: the Sailor King; The 'W.E.P.' Series of Philatelic Handbooks- Falkland Islands by Bertram W. H. Poole; Gravesend Magazine, Sept 1912; pamphlet: Iodine for Livestock by Frank Ewart Corrie;
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Collection of miscellaneous printed documents
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Collection of miscellaneous printed documents and newsclippings, mostly about Samoa
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Miscellaneous printed documents relating to Charles Morris Woodford
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Papers relating to life of C E M Woodford [Woodford's son]
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Miscellaneous documents concerning the Woodfords domestic life.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Includes a printed description of The Grinstead (freehold property in West Sussex), auctioned on 29 April 1914 on instructions of trustees of late J. A. Mack [and presumably purchased by Woodford]; insurance of Woodford effects in 1915 and (principally) 1923; a set of letters and other documents in 'Stolzenberg' patent file relating to Woodford insurance policies and other financial matters, including purchase of The Grinstead, 1912 -1915.
Correspondence about the vessel, the Albatross.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Letter dated 16 June 1897 to Woodford from the Austro-Hungarian ambassador in London expressing gratitude for Woodford’s help to the vessel Albatross while it was engaged in scientific pursuits in Solomon Islands; a second letter to Woodford dated 23 October 1902 from Albert Mensdorff, Austro-Hungarian Charge d’Affaires, on the same matter; and a calling card of Le Chevalier Joseph Mauler d’Elisenau, Capitaine de Corvette, Commandant S M cannon ere, Albatross.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
British Proclamations issued by Sir George O’Brien, High Commissioner for the Western Pacific.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Includes the British protectorate over Bellona, Steward Islands, etc, dated 18 August 1898 and the British protectorate over Anuda, or Cherry Island, dated 1 October 1898.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Documents include: Letter from John Bates Thurston, Consul General, Fiji, dated 24 December 1894 appointing Charles M. Woodford to be the acting British Consul at Samoa ; Handwritten letter From John B. Thurston, dated 28 December 1894, informing him of his appointment as Deputy Commissioner for the Western Pacific, for the district comprising the Samoan and Union Groups (plus amendment letter dated 1 February 1895), together with the sealed commission document, 29 December 1894 ; Letter dated 15 February 1896 from Acting Colonial Secretary (Fiji) to Woodford appointing him as temorary Stipendiary Magistrate in the Province of Nadroga ; Commission dated 17 February 1897 as British Resident in the Protectorate established by Her Majesty in the Solomon Islands ; Letter dated 13 June 1912 informing Woodford of his apointment to the Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, together with Woodford's replies dated 10 August 1912 ; Annual Service in St Paul's Cathedral, 23 April 1928 ; Woodford's Commission as an Officer (Lieutenant) in the Volunteer Forces from 7 January 1874 (Kent Artillery Corp, 21 September 1875) ; Commission as an Officer (Sub-Lieutenant) in the Volunteer Forces from 7 January 1874 (Kent Artillery Corp, 6 January 1874) ; Letter from the Director, American Geographical Society requesting Woodford's acceptance as a Fellow of the Society ; Letter from L. Harcourt, Downing Street, dated 15 June 1912, congratulating Woodford on his C.M.G. ; Certificate from the Zoological Society of London, electing Charles M. Woodford as a corresponding member of the Society, dated 21 November 1889 ; Certificate of Proficiency for Captains, Subalterns in Infantry and Artillery Drill, dated 27 October 1874 ; Letter from Henry Lambert, Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, January 1915 accepting Woodford's resignation of the 28 ultimo ; Newspaper clipping from the Morning Post, 23 June 1909, The King's Levee.
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
One copy of the reprint has been edited in Woodford's hand in red. The island of Ysabel should read New Georgia:
Plate XLI - Head-hunting canoe from Ysabel (New Georgia)
Plate XLII - Head-hunting canoe from Ysabel (New Georgia)
Plate XLIII - Head-hunting canoe from Ysabel (New Georgia)
Plate XLIV - Head-hunting canoe from Ysabel (New Georgia)
Western Pacific High Commission, Proclamations, 1894 - 1908
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Published photograph: Group of Rennell Island lads, ANUA 481-81, circa 1909
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Twelve reprinted articles from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1884 - 1897
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Manuscript notes on Woodford's trip to the Gilbert Islands, no date
Part of Charles Morris Woodford papers on the Solomon Islands and other Pacific countries
Correspondence and unpublished manuscripts of Sione Latukefu
Correspondence, reports, press cuttings, research materials, contracts and employment documents, lecture notes and student essays, conference programs, manuscripts and publications, and interview tapes. Also includes records related to the Tongan History Association.
Latukefu, Sione
Photographic prints from Kaironk Valley, Papua New Guinea
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Slides from fieldwork in the Kaironk Valley, Papua New Guinea
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Field notebook from AMRAD expedition 1999 to Kaironk Valley, Papua New Guinea
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Field notebook from AMRAD expedition 1998 to Kaironk Valley , Papua New Guinea
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Field notebook from Kaironk 1993 expedition
Part of Rhys Gardner papers
Marie Reay anthropology collection
Research papers and notes on PNG elections, Kuma, Aboriginal Australians and gender relations; fieldwork notebooks, correspondence, draft manuscripts and completed MA thesis, sketches of kinship diagrams, reports and publications, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, maps, sound cassettes and reel tapes. Includes material from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies (AIAS).
Reay, Marie Olive
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit
Concrete and Aluminium housing in Barunga.
Part of Photographs, scrapbooks and audiovisual material from the ANU North Australian Research Unit