This silent film appears to have been compiled with some of the footage of the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides that appears in Brown Fishers in Melanesia, Martyr’s Harvest and Southern Cross. Needs further research for positive identification of locations etc. (Video may appear to be slow as shot at silent film speed.)
Titles on film:
Taroniara - administration and engineering centre
Launches - Selwyn, Patterson, Gwen and Saint Mary Stafford
The shores of Iron Bottom Bay
Through the narrow Boli Passage
Siota - St Lukes Cathedral now rebuilt
Bunana - Destroyed during war and now being reestablished by the Sister of the Cross
The Sage Memorial Church at Fiu
Mothercraft training centre at Gwaigio (has a wonderful scene where young women are lined up in a river, playing ‘the drums’ with the water)
Moses in the bullrushes (Act)
-The leper colony in the foothills. (huts named after people who have donated money?)
1st reel stops at 23:00
2nd reel starts at 23:22
-The Hospital of the Epiphany.
-”Go forth in the name of God”.
-Senior Boy’s School, All Hallows’,Pawa, An important visitor. (sign says Haere mai)
-Alangaula, a district school near Pawa.
-All Hallows’ grounds, gardens, buildings.
-Ben Belle with the U.S. Medal of Freedom.
-The citation says exceptionally meretorious conduct, gallantry, herioc conduct, fearless initiative, highest credit in the face if the enemy, these words describe the behaviour of the ”
-”And to be a farmer’s boy”.
-All Hallows’ dances and costumes.
-Joseph and his brethren.
-More dancing.
-Kerepei, the local hospital.
-The school cemetary. Light and hope in the Cross.
2nd reel stops at 51:00
3rd reel starts at 51:25
-Lolwai Bay, hospital, college, schools.
-St Lukes Day at the hospital.
-The beach.
-Judah Butu, son of a native priest.
-Boy’s school.
-Motalava, and the need for regular medical work.
-Maewo, New Hebrides, on the “up and up”.
-Vanua Lava, Bishop Patteson’s trees
-Domestic details at Mota.
-Native doctor and priest at Gaua.
-Landing on the rocks at Merelava.
-The old and new churches.
More medical work
3rd reel stops at 1:19:55