Talk:James Johnston (missionary)

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Did you know... that Dr Johnston (pictured) took six Afro-Caribbeans to central Africa to follow in the footsteps of Dr Livingstone?

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"FROM ALL QUARTERS". Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate. No. 10, 267. New South Wales, Australia. 5 October 1907. p. 14. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia., A native choir of singers and dancers from Jamaica. form the latest novelty In England. The choir consists of twelve coloured ladies and gentlemen, survivors of the terrible earthquake which -took place at Kingston in January last, and each one is an artist to the finger-tips. Not one of them had over been outside the West Indies, or even put foot on a steamer, until they came to England. Their mission was due to Dr. James Johnston (a Scotchman and a noted medical practitioner in Jamaica), and to the famous Liverpool shipping magnate, Sir Alfred Jones (who conveyed the troupe to England by one of his steamers'free of charge), and who Is taking them back at the end of the tdur). Favours have been bestowed on the visitors ;by Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Derby, Lord Roberts, Lord Brassey, and others. The unique, charming, and spark ling entertainment provided is being witnessed by vast audiences all over England.
"JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE". The Sydney Mail And New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. LXXXIII, , no. 2359. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1907. p. 214. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link), ...Note. — Most of the illustrations are from photographs in the possession of Mr. E. J.Forbes, of Sydney, which were taken by the Hon, James Johnston. M.D., of Brown's Town. Jamaica.
"THE FATE OF EMIN PASHA". The Australian Star. No. 1842. New South Wales, Australia. 28 October 1893. p. 8 (SPECIAL EDITION). Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia., Dr. James. Johnston, of Jamaica, West Indies, "the well known African explorer, arrived in New York on September 6.
"NEEDLES:". The Express And Telegraph. Vol. XXX, , no. 8, 882. South Australia. 29 June 1893. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link), Dr. James Johnston, of Jamaica, has recently returned to Scotland after a journey across Central Africa oooupying twenty monthB. He believes that it is a mistake for a missionary or a traveller to ask for British protection. His experience was that a man might walk from one side of Africa to the other with a walking-8tiok only, provided he acted honestly, paid his way, and governed his carsvan.
"NEWS ABOUT STAMPS Liandovery Falls". Western Mail. Vol. 61, , no. 3, 236. Western Australia. 5 September 1946. p. 18. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link), ...Intended as a commemorative of the commencement of Imperial Penny Post (May, 1889) they wëre not issued until May, 1900...when Doctor James Johnston took the photo...