Explore items from Melanesia

Engineers from the 2nd NZEF IP building a landing jetty at Maravari, Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands

Wrecked Japanese ship, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Wrecked Japanese ship, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Wrecked Japanese ship, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Military truck, and a jetty built by World War II New Zealand soldiers, Maravari, Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands

World War 2 New Zealand troops, in action on Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands

Scene at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, with World War 2 soldiers of 3 NZ Div Eng building a bridge

New Zealand soldiers and gun, Mono Island, Solomon Islands, during World War II

World War 2 New Zealand troops, with local guides, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands

Qantas Empire Airways, Mr I Peters and Miss Nicholson, passengers on the Bird of Paradise service, en route to join the fisheries survey vessel, MV Fairwind, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Sandys, Edward Roper Stapleton, b. 1845 :Maran Sound, Danae Bay, Solomons [1888?]

Scott, Alastair McGregor, 1921-1993 :Photographs of No 6 Squadron, RNZAF, in Solomon Islands