1844: John Williams, missionary barque 296 tons, Capt Morgan, Cape of Good Hope, 31st Aug, and Hobart Town 22nd Oct.

In 1844 The Missionary barque John Williams “with missionary stores (and) Passengers for Sydney—Mrs Allen, Mr Want and Mr Udny. For the Society Islands—Miss Barff, and Miss Credland. For Harvey’s Islands—Mr George Gill and Mrs Gill. For the Samoan Islands—Rev Thomas Heath, Rev J P Sunderland, Mrs Sunderland, Rev T [...]

1844: Tui Levuka orders traders to leave Levuka:houses fall into ruins, and scrub invades clearings

“Levuka fell upon evil days in 1844, when some of the traders incurred Cakobau’s displeasure, and he drove them all out of his dominions”. The cause was described as “there was at Rewa a man named Charles Pickering, said to be a native of New South Wales, who was a source of trouble between whites [...]