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oai:paradisec.org.au:NT3-ErakorSessionBook

Metadata
Title:Erakor Session Book
Access Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:Nick Thieberger (collector), 1861. Erakor Session Book. PDF. NT3-ErakorSessionBook at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/ngge-yt36
Contributor (compiler):Nick Thieberger
Coverage (Box):northlimit=-17.7164; southlimit=-17.8497; westlimit=168.25; eastlimit=168.419
Date (W3CDTF):1861-12-01
Date Created (W3CDTF):1861-12-01
Description:A handwritten book of some 290 pages recording the Presbyterian Church sessions in south Efate from 1861 to 1908. It was written by the missionaries Donald Morrison (until 1868), James Cosh (until 1873), and James Mackenzie. First written in English, it switches to Nafsan in July 1866, then back to English when Cosh takes over. Mackenzie write some of his entries in Nafsan. Permission was granted by the Uniting Church of Australia to copy this book and to make it available in PARADISEC. A transcription of the book is underway in 2026.. Language as given:
Format:Digitised: no Audio Notes: Hello Nick, I am pleased that your research turned up some interesting information, and that it will have meaning to the people of Vanuatu. Please take this email as permission for you to make a digital copy of the book located in the Mitchell Library and add it to the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) website. Thank you for the work you do. I am pleased you have been able to use the Presbyterian material in the Mitchell Library. Regards, Christine 24/3/2026 Christine Gordon Assembly Archivist Centre for Ministry 16 Masons Drive North Parramatta NSW 2151 Mobile 042 521 4771
Identifier:NT3-ErakorSessionBook
Identifier (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/NT3/ErakorSessionBook
Language:English
South Efate
Language (ISO639):eng
erk
Publisher:Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Rights:Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:South Efate language
Subject (ISO639):erk
Subject (OLAC):language_documentation
text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/NT3/ErakorSessionBook/NT3-ErakorSessionBook-01.pdf
Type (DCMI):Text
Type (OLAC):primary_text

OLAC Info

Archive:  Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Description:  http://www.language-archives.org/archive/paradisec.org.au
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:  Pre-generated XML file

OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:paradisec.org.au:NT3-ErakorSessionBook
DateStamp:  2026-04-06
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: Nick Thieberger (compiler). 1861. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms: area_Europe area_Pacific country_GB country_VU dcmi_Text iso639_eng iso639_erk olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics

Inferred Metadata

Country: Vanuatu
Area: Pacific


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