Personal photograph album of W.A. Newman, Nauru, 1927-1933
- Bib ID:
- 8632360
- Format:
- Picture
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Description:
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- 1927-1933
- 1 album (102 photographs) : black and white ; photographs 9 x 14 cm or smaller, in album 31 x 25.5 cm
- Summary:
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Personal photograph album of W.A. Newman, documenting his and his family's time on Nauru between 1927 and 1933. The album begins with the Newman family's journey from Melbourne via Sydney to Nauru on board the steamer Nauru Chief, and then documents various aspects of life on Nauru at the time including housing, school facilities, Nauruan Scouts, local domestic staff and island landscapes.
- Biography/History:
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W.A. Newman was the Australian Administrator of Nauru from June 1927 until 31 December 1932.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on acquisitions documentation.
- Condition: Album pages detached from cover; cover has tears and creases; photographs are yellowing, faded.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, 2022.
- Subject:
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- Newman, W. A. (William Augustin) 1873-1955 -- Photographs
- Newman family -- Photographs
- Ocean travel -- Photographs
- Government executives -- Australia -- Photographs
- Government executives -- Nauru -- Photographs
- Dwellings -- Nauru -- Photographs
- Schools -- Nauru -- Photographs
- Teachers -- Nauru -- Photographs
- Household employees -- Nauru -- Photographs
- Scouts (Youth organization members) -- Nauru -- Photographs
- Nauru -- Officials and employees -- Photographs
- Nauru -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs
- Nauru -- Social life and customs -- Photographs
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1933
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