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"Domasi Hospital Verandah". Exterior view of the hospital where two patients are bedded out on the verandah, both are reading leaflets. Further along stands Miss Muir beside other patients who are sitting on a bench, mainly women and children. Two orderlies stand next to a pillar and wear shorts and shirts. This photograph is one of several taken during Miss Muir's time serving in the Domasi mission where she gave medical support throughout the region. ❧ The Domasi Mission was founded in 1884 by Rev. Alexander Hetherwick (1860-1939). It is one of a number of important missions in Southern Nyasaland and takes its name from the largest river that flows into Lake Shirwa [Chilwa] on the western shore. It is situated north of Blantyre near Mount Zomba. The station was central to the medical work in the area, and trained girls in industrial and domestic work. Mr Hetherwick was an accomplished linguist and translated the New Testament in to the Yao language and wrote manuals on the Yao and Nyanja languages. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
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