Diary, 23 July 1899-11 July 1900
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- File 3
- Content Summary:
- The diary describes Edgell's voyage from Norfolk Island to Pentecost, accompanied by Bishop Wilson, visits to villages, settlement of disputes, baptisms, the activities of Catholic missionaries, journeys on foot and by boat, the construction of school houses, encounters with Queensland labour vessels, labourers returned from Queensland, medical treatment of villagers, feasts and dances, negotiations with the Roman Catholic missionaries, Edgell's reading and his translations of the Prayer Book and Psalter, the opening and closure of schools, and conflict between the Islanders. At the end of the volume are school statistics, registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, and a list of dedicated churches.
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- M721
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