Adventures in New Guinea
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About This Book
James Chalmers (1841-1901) was a Scottish-born missionary, active in New Guinea. In 1861, he joined the Glasgow City Mission as an evangelist. In 1866 Chalmers sailed in the missionary ship John Williams to Australia. After a stay of three months he left for the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu). In 1877 Chalmers had his desire for pioneering work fulfilled and was sent to New Guinea, then almost an unknown land. In 1885 Work and Adventure in New Guinea 1877 to 1885, written in collaboration with W. Wyatt Gill, was published in London. Then next appeared Adventures in New Guinea (1886) and Pioneering...
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- ADVENTURES IN NEW GUINEA by JAMES CHALMERS of port moresby
- INTRODUCTION.
- CHAPTER I. EARLY EXPERIENCES.
- CHAPTER II. A FEW TRIP INCIDENTS.
- CHAPTER III. SKETCHES OF PAPUAN LIFE.
- CHAPTER IV. PEACE-MAKING.
- CHAPTER V. THE KALO MASSACRE.
- CHAPTER V. EAST CAPE IN 1878 AND IN 1882
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