b'120Ex 921921 Together with the previous item, these two albums provide A photograph album titled Glimpses of Nauru anda comprehensive and certainly unique record of Colonial Ocean Islands and containing more than 350 small- & Native life, work, worship and play on these islands. format photographs (some assembled into panoramas).An exceptional opportunity for scholarship and further Extensively annotated with dates ranging from 1930 toinvestigation.1935 the album records the activities of staff working for$5001,000the British Phosphate Company, their families, the natives - both at work and in traditional settings - the constructions,923mining, social and leisure activities. All personnel are named,TIMBER HAULING AT MURRINDI, 1934 hand-coloured many images are dated. black and white photograph in contemporaneous frame with Beginning with the arrival in September 1930 aboard M.V.convex glass,Clydebank some of the other events noted include waterfront36 x 54cm overallscenes Feb.-April 1931, various ship arrivals, My Quarters$100200 Londonderry on Nauru, the Laboratory Boy Luan Fook, Hum Dung and Anui - Office Boys, London Missionary Society Activities at the church at Yangor, the Leper Station924Chapel, the Sunday School class, the Chinese Theatre,DONALD F. THOMSON (1901 - 1970)the Opening of Buada Lagoon Chapel (April 1931), YangorIN ARNHEM LAND, 1934:Settlement, Athletic Sports, wrecks at Ocean Island, AAn original photograph, with HERALD FEATURE SERVICE h/wedding reception, cricket at The Residency, Gilbertesestamp and explanatory label affixed verso, Aborigines in full Dances, A Banaban Wedding, Native types and dresses,war paint, carrying fearsome weapons, perform their special Tabiang Village, Kanaka Married Quarters, Chinese Procession,corroboree for the Duke. The display took place at the mission Panorama from O.T. Wreck, means of rail transport,camp, about a mile from the railway line, at Ooldea.Kanaka Hospital, fancy dress party aboard Nauru Chief16.5 x 21.5cm.Jan.1933, Gilbert Island scenes, Mining the Phosphate, etc.Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester visited Ooldea in A most comprehensive collection. October 1934. He was in Australia primarily on the occasion of $5001,000 the Centenary of Melbourne and Victoria. Besides witnessing the aboriginal welcome salute, he also met Daisy Bates. He 922 was later to become Australian Governor General, 1945-47.NAURU & OCEAN ISLANDS: A 1933 - continuation of$150250the collection offered in the previous lot; this album with many photographs of larger format including village scenes925(Ooma, Tapiwa, Tabiang, Puakanakai, etc.), Phosphate FieldAn old-time photograph album (lacking covers) containing a near Cricket Ground, Head Tower, Hopper & Trucks, Steamwell-annotated collection of various sized images collected Shovel, Nauru Chief loading, Remains of Stump Jetty, Vesselsby Captain Robert Fitzroy Hamilton Pascoe Stuart-French, which call at Ocean Island, B.P.C. Buildings, G & E. I.C. Govtwho was ADC to the Governor General of New Zealand, Buildings, L.M.S. Chapels, L.M.S. Pastors, An Ellice Wedding,Lord Galway. Most images appear to be from a 1937-38 trip Drewery Rail Motor Car, Fancy Dress Football Match, Marineto Australia to commemorate the Bicentenary and including Scenes, On Board Triona 1932, Gilbertese Games, etc.several tipped-in documents, invitations, cuttings, etc (approx. 240). (approx. 220+ items)$300500 '