Identity area
Reference code
AU ANUA 807
Title
Twomey linguistic materials
Date(s)
- 1944 - 1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
1 type 1 box
Context area
Name of creator
(circa 1916- 1993)
Biographical history
Father D. Kevin Twomey was a Sacred Heart missionary in Papua New Guinea for many years. He first arrived in Papua New Guinea in 1944. His missionary work took him to Sideia, Basilaki, Milne Bay, Nimowa (Nimoa) and the Trobriand Islands in Eastern Papua, Chanel College and Malaguna in East New Britain and Tabwiroa College in Kiribati. He spent seventeen years in Nimowa (Nimoa). He moved to the Northern Territory in 1983, working in parishes around Darwin for many years. He died on 23 August 1993, aged 77 years.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Researchers must sign access agreement.