Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Undated c.1949
... Simon Qaius, prisoner of war, New Britain, teacher, Methodist, mission, bible translator...Qaius was a prisoner of the Japanese during W.W.II. He subsequently worked for the Methodist Missionary Society as a teacher in New Britain. He assisted Rev. C. Mannering in translating the Old Testament into Blanche Bay dialect, as used by the Methodist Mission in New Britain. Simon Qaius, prisoner of war, New Britain, teacher, Methodist, mission, bible translator ...
Saimon Qaius was a prisoner of the Japanese during W.W.II. He subsequently worked for the Methodist Missionary Society as a teacher in New Britain. He assisted Rev. C. Mannering in translating the Old Testament into Blanche Bay dialect, as used by the Methodist Mission in New Britain.B & W head and shoulders studio photograph of Saimon QaiusSaimon Qaiussimon qaius, prisoner of war, new britain, teacher, methodist, mission, bible translator
