Shows
Melanesian StoriesSandline Affair, Bougainville, 1997Brother Lawrie McCane describes his experiences during the Sandline Affair
2021-08-2611 minMelanesian StoriesSister Theresa Cartier's StorySister Theresa SMSM gave a talk to US veterans about her escape from the Japanese invaders in Guadalcanal.
2021-08-2627 minMelanesian StoriesBishop Aubin's StoryA reading from Bishop Aubin's war diary in which he describes his escape from the occupying Japanese troops
2021-08-2624 minMelanesian StoriesSister Margaret Tisch speaks about her time at Bishop Epalle High School Solomon IslandsMargaret spent ten years at Bishop Epalle, including during the Solomon Island Tensions
2021-06-0612 minMelanesian StoriesSister Margaret Tisch talks about her time at Saint Mary's AsitaviMargaret spent many years as a teacher and principal at Asitavi
2021-06-0618 minMelanesian StoriesRecollections of Marau ... Brother James ThriftThis is a talk given by Brother James Thrift in the late 1960s
2021-05-1615 min2021-05-0106 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 27 Moving Back and Moving OnLater Years in Solomon Islands and Bougainville 1981-2003
2021-05-0145 min2021-04-2958 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 25 From Founding Settlements to New OutpostsEnga Province and Western Province 1980-2001
2021-04-2928 min2021-04-2842 min2021-04-2642 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 22 Koromira, Buin and Marai 1976-1989Openings in Central and Southern Bougainville
2021-04-2630 min2021-04-2536 min2021-04-2543 min2021-04-2524 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 18 Rigu SingsingSt Joseph's Rigu in the 1960s and 1970s. The approaching crisis.
2021-04-2439 min2021-04-2426 min2021-04-2448 min2021-04-2441 min2021-04-2422 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 13 The Rabaul Story 1950-1959Marist Brothers School in Rabaul, East New Britain
2021-04-2035 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 12 From the Marching Rule to the Bougainville CrisisCautionary tales of nationalist movements
2021-04-1948 min2021-04-1848 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 10 Brother John Paul Mauro's StoryBrother John Paul's story in his own words
2021-04-1736 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 09 The First Solomon Island BrothersFirst vocations ... achievements and difficulties
2021-04-1719 min2021-04-1721 min2021-04-1717 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 06 Early Days at TenaruMarists return to Solomon Islands after the war ends
2021-04-1719 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 05 Chabai, Bougainville. The deaths of Brothers John, Augustine and DonatusTragedy strikes as the three Brothers die a the hands of Japanese forces.
2021-04-1723 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 04 War Comes to MarauJapanese forces invade Solomon Islands ... Brothers imprisoned
2021-04-1722 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 03 Rumours of WarWorld War 2 approaches, causing concern for the new arrivals.
2021-04-1719 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 02 Arrival at Marau, Solomon IslandsJohn, James and Ephrem sail to Solomon Islands to establish the first Marist school in Melanesia
2021-04-1710 minMelanesian StoriesChapter 01 The Mission BeginsThis chapter describes the uncertain nineteenth century beginnings of marist education in Melanesia, the reasons for the early failures and an invitation to Australian Marists.
2021-04-1718 minMelanesian StoriesIntroductionOur story begins with the arrival of four youthful Bougainvilleans in Sydney in 1952. They are beginning an adventure which will not only change their lives, but also contribute to the development of a sound educational future for their homeland.
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