Guide to the Personal photograph album of W.A. Newman, Nauru
PIC/21011/1-102
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: July 2022
Collection Summary
- Title
- Personal photograph album of W.A. Newman, Nauru
- Date Range
- 1927-1933
- Collection Number
- PIC/21011/1-102
- Extent
- 102 items (102 photographs : black and white ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Pictures)
Introduction
Scope and Contents
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8632360).
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8632360).
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of item], Personal photograph album of W.A. Newman, Nauru, 1927-1933 / National Library of Australia, PIC/21011/[item number]'.
Item Descriptions
W.A Newman with his sister-in-law, son and another passenger on board for the journey to Nauru, 1, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/1) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription on album page: "Leaving Melbourne"
W.A Newman with his sister-in-law, son and another passenger on board for the journey to Nauru, 2, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/2) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmFriends and family attending the departure of the Newman family from Melbourne to Nauru, 1, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/3) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmFriends and family attending the departure of the Newman family from Melbourne to Nauru, 2, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/4) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmW.A Newman and sister-in-law on board for the voyage from Melbourne to Nauru, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/5) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmW.A. Newman's sister-in-law and daughter on board for the voyage from Melbourne to Nauru, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/6) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmFriends and family attending the departure of the Newman family from Melbourne to Nauru, 3, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/7) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmFriends and family attending the departure of the Newman family from Melbourne to Nauru, 4, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/8) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmFriends and family attending the departure of the Newman family from Melbourne to Nauru, 5, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/9) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmFriends and family attending the departure of the Newman family from Melbourne to Nauru, 6, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/10) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmPassengers on board ship during the voyage to Nauru, 1, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/11) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmPassengers on board ship during the voyage to Nauru, 2, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/12) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmThe bosun, Nauru Chief, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/13) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmInscription below image: "The Bo's un "Nauru Chief'"
Deck quoits on board the Nauru Chief during the voyage to Nauru, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/14) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Deck quoits"
The lounge area onboard the Nauru Chief, 1, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/15) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "The Lounge"
W.A. Newman and sister-in-law standing next to a car, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/16) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 11 x 8 cmNauruan man standing outside the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/17) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmInscription below image: "Denabeijia"
The lounge area onboard the Nauru Chief, 1, 1927 (Item PIC/21011/18) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmNauruan woman with five children, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/19) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Our neighbours"
W.A. Newman's sister-in-law standing with a Nauruan child, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/20) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmW.A. Newman standing outside the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/21) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmW.A. Newman's sister-in-law standing with outside the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/22) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6.5 x 11 cmInterior view of the entrance of the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/23) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6.5 x 11 cmInscription below image: "Entrance"
Woman standing next to a plant outside the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/24) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmTwo Nauruan women standing together outside, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/25) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmInscription below image: "Wash girls"
A prisoner weeding the garden, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/26) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "A prisoner weeding the garden"
W.A Newman standing outside a thatched building, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/27) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmNauruan boy climbing a coconut palm tree, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/28) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 11 x 6.5 cmInscription below image: "Sam getting coconuts"
Nauruan boy standing outside a thatched shelter, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/29) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 7.5 x 5.5 cmInscription below image: "Ekarawe (Sam)"
Nauruan woman with three children, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/30) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmSchool building, Nauru, 1, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/31) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmSchool building, Nauru, 2, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/32) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmNauruan teachers from the local school, Nauru, 1, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/33) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Schools and Teachers"
Nauruan teachers from the local school, Nauru, 2, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/34) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Schools and Teachers"
Children from the European school, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/35) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "European school"
Nauruan Boy Scouts lined up for an inspection in front of W.A Newman and two other men, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/36) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmInscription below image: "Scout Troup"
W.A. Newman standing outside the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/37) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmW.A. Newman's son standing in a garden, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/38) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item,The cantilever loading jetty, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/39) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 13 cmInscription below image: "The cantilever loading jetty"
Portrait of W.A. Newman, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/40) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmPortrait of W.A. Newman's sister-in-law, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/41) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmNauruan school students drawing, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/42) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Pastel drawing"
Nauruan man riding a bicycle on a driveway, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/43) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Road in front of our house"
Three Naruan women and a Nauruan man, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/44) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Domestic staff"
Chinese prisoners, Nauru, 1, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/45) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Chinese prisoners"
Chinese prisoners, Nauru, 2, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/46) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Chinese prisoners"
Chinese prisoners, Nauru, 3, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/47) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Chinese prisoners"
Chinese labourers coming ashore, Nauru, 1, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/48) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription on album page: "Chinese labourers coming ashore"
Chinese labourers coming ashore, Nauru, 2, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/49) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription on album page: "Chinese labourers coming ashore"
Naruan child standing outside, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/50) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmChinese labourers coming ashore, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/51) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmExterior view of the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/52) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14Inscription below image: "Home"
Scout camp, Nauru, 1, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/53) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 14Inscription on album page: "Scout camp"
Scout camp, Nauru, 2, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/54) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5 x 8Inscription on album page: "Scout camp"
Scout camp, Nauru, 3, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/55) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 14Inscription on album page: "Scout camp"
Scout camp, Nauru, 4, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/56) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5 x 8Inscription on album page: "Scout camp"
Scout camp, Nauru, 5, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/57) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 14Inscription on album page: "Scout camp"
Car parked at the side of a dirt road, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/58) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInterior view of the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/59) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6.5 x 10.5Inscription below image: "Home"
W.A. Newman sititing outside on a stone wall, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/60) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5.5 cmLeper teachers, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/61) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5.5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Leper teachers"
W.A. Newman and family inside the Administrator's residence, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/62) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6.5 x 10.5Inscription below image: "Home"
W.A. Newman's family and others at a child's birthday party, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/63) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 13 cmInscription below image: "Birthday party"
Group of Naruan Scouts in front of a flagpole, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/64) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 6 cmGroup of children standing outside a school buinding with teachers, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/66) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 13 cmDirt road between palm trees, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/67) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 13 cmNatural pool surrounded by palms, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/68) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 13 cmTwo Nauruan children standing next to a car, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/69) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8 x 5 cmPalms near the water, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/71) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5 x 8 cmCoast view with palm tree, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/72) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 13 x 8 cmFrigate bird at the beach, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/74) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5 x 8 cmInscription below image: "Frigate birds"
Coast view with palms, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/75) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 5 x 8 cmW.A. Newman's sister-in-law sitting on rocks near the beach, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/77) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6 x 8.5 cmW.A. Newman and his sister-in-law, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/78) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 7 x 11.5 cmTeachers and staff standing outside the school building, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/79) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmTeachers and staff sitting outside the school building, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/80) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmInscription below image: "Education Department"
Director and head teachers seated outside the school building, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/81) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmInscription below image: "Director and Head Teachers"
Domaneab or meeting house, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/82) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmInscription below image: Domaneab (Meeting house)
Thatched shelter, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/83) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmNaruan boy climbing up a palm near water, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/84) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmTwo Nauruan boys in the water, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/85) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmThree Naruan children on a beach, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/86) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmW.H Newman standing outside, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/87) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmChinese man sitting on a bench, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/88) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmInscription below image: "No 1 Chinese boy"
Young Nauruan boy standing outside, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/89) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmNauruan man carrying a tray, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/90) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmInscription below image: "Porte"
Nauruan girl holding a baby, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/91) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmTwo Nauruan women, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/92) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6 x 8.5 cmFour Nauruan children, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/93) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6 x 8.5 cmInscription below image: "School children"
Coast view through rocks, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/94) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmNauruan man standing outside, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/95) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmInscription below image: "Porte"
Two Nauruan children standing near the beach, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/96) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmNauruan man standing next to a path, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/97) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 8.5 x 6 cmWoman and two men standing outside, Nauru, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/98) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 6 x 8.5 cmChildren standing outside the European school, Nauru, 1, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/99) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmInscription on album page: "European school"
Children standing outside the European school, Nauru, 2, 1927-1933 (Item PIC/21011/100) - Drawer PIC Drawer PIC/21011
1 item, 9 x 14 cmInscription on album page: "European school"