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The article discusses the concepts of memory and place in Vanuatu, including the relationship they have with one another. The role that boats place in the people of Vanuatu's concept of place, including the memories of landscapes that boats evoke for the Vanuatu resident Wilfred Stephens, is discussed. An overview of the English settler and trade store owner Tom Stephens and his Tongan wife Sela Tubou's move to Vanuatu in the early 20th century is provided. The social aspects of traveling in the Vanuatu region are also discussed.

Looks at the architectural history of Port Vila, a colonial town and capital of the New Hebrides, an Anglo-French Condominium, in the context of anthropology. Population of the town which has become the capital of Vanuatu as of 1999; Features of the New Hebrides in the colonial context; History of Port Vila; Problems of the Condominium; Reasons behind the rapid decline of the buildings in Port Vila.

Presents information pertaining to the process in producing British prisons and prisoners in the colonial New Hebrides. Information on British prison labor; Examination of an archival debate relating to the allowance of prisoners to live in grass houses; Details on the arrest of a murderer in 1907 by a colonial officer.

Discusses the downfall of chief Matthew Ala of the island of Ambae in Vanuatu after allegations of murder by sorcery. Discourse on the interplay between power and privilege in a weak postcolonial state; Tolerance of Anglican missionaries for the `kastom' practice; Comparison to the Cameroon model of sorcery.

The article examines the creation of historic sites in Vanuatu. Colonial structures in Vanuatu were generally on or near village land because their purpose was to facilitate administration, trade, conversion, or education of native peoples. Moving houses were created through the merger of colonial space and indigenous space. A record of traces in the cultural landscape was developed to remember, if not celebrate, the colonial past.