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- 1958 - 2018 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 type 1 boxes and 1 album of slides
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr Edward (Ted) Freeman OAM served with his wife, Dorothy, as a medical missionary under the Presbyterian Board of Missions in the New Hebrides from 1963 - 1970. During this time he worked as a medical superintendent at the Paton Memorial Hospital, under difficult situations. He established a blood bank, updated anaesthetic procedures, taught family planning and supervised the training of many local and expatriate doctors and nurses while working in the New Hebrides.
Repository
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Scope and content
This collection includes correspondence, diaries, printed memorabilia, menus from the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, slides of the New Hebrides taken between 1963 - 1970 and slides of Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby) taken in 1963.
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Conditions governing access
Rearchers must sign an access agreement
Conditions governing reproduction
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Finding aids
A detailed list can be found at the PAMBU website: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au.virtual.anu.edu.au/pambu/reels/manuscripts/PMB1389.PDF
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
The collection has been microfilmed by the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau (PAMBU) - PMB MS 1389 - 1 reel of 35mm microfilm, and is available through PMB member libraries or by purchasing directly from the Bureau: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au.virtual.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php
The slides have been digitised and are freely available online here: https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/197846
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Numbers 8-10 were not used.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created by Christine Bryan on 6 October 2015 from information provided by the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
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PAMBU descriptions (PMB MS 1389; PMB Photo 76 ; PMB Photo 61)