Typescript report on Morington Island. Norman Nelson provides his impressions of Mornington Island which includes: the people, select individuals, the land, the mission, the vegetable garden, the buildings with measurements, furnishings, staff, general activities undertaken on the Island, visitors, the effects of recent cyclone.
Crew of "Morning Star": Scotty (skipper), Prince, Mick, Jack and Barney
Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission. Photograph has the five crew members [named in captioning], with other people in foreground [unnamed] and background [unnamed].
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Crew of "Morning Star": Scotty (skipper), Prince, Mick, Jack and Barney
Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission. Photograph has the five crew members [named in captioning], with other people in foreground [unnamed].
Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.
Mornington Island Mission Station : Plan of main buildings
Original sketch plans prepared by JTR [Joshua Thomas Robinson] and NFN [Norman Francis Nelson]. Shows the Manse or Mission hours, Assistants cottage, Girl's dormitories, Worshop, Store and Boy's dormitory.
Mornington Island Mission Compound
Original sketch plans prepared by JTR [Joshua Thomas Robinson] and NFN [Norman Francis Nelson].]. Incomplete map of Morning Island, focusing on the layout of the mission buildings.
Shaving with broken glass [two men]
Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission.
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Rev. R. Hall's grave, killed October 1917
Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission.
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Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission.
Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.
Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission.
Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.
Photograph taken while Nelson was at Mornington Island Mission.
Content advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that this resource may contain images, transcripts or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples now deceased. It may also contain historically and culturally sensitive words, terms, and descriptions.