Posted on October 8, 2008 by levuka
July 13, 1869 : These instalments were, in fact, paid by the Polynesia Company, Limited, on July 13, 1869, and on November 19, 1870, respectively.
Nine other chiefs and landowners sign: By a deed dated July 13, 1869, Cakobau and one Natika, with the ratification and confirmation of nine other chiefs and landowners, who also signed, [...]
Filed under: 1869, Cakobau, Fijian Leadership, Levuka | Tagged: 1869, 1870, Cakobau, July 13, Land Dealings, Levuka, Natika, November 19, Polynesia Land Company, Polynesian Company | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 14, 2008 by levuka
The Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4070, 7 September 1870, Page 3 reported Levuka trader Mr, Norman, well known in Sandhurst, Victoria, was murdered, and his body cooked after a group of 22 unnamed (slave labour) Tannese took over Norman’s boat, taking them from Levuka to Norman’s plantation. They wanted to go back home [...]
Filed under: 1870, Blackbirders, Captain, Captain McLiver, Colleen Bawn, FIELD, Guns and ammunition, Jimmy, Levuka, Mary Ann Christina, Melbourne, NORMAN, Scott, Slavery, Tanna, Traders, William and Julia | Tagged: ', 1870, Blackbirding, Cannabalism, Captain Field, Captain McLiver, Colleen Bawn, Jimmie Lasulasu, Levuka, Mary Ann Christina, NORMAN, Slavery, Tanna, William and Julia | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 14, 2008 by levuka
Fiji Times of July 23:— “We have just heard frightful news from Ba, on the North-west coast of Viti Levu. For some time past the Ba people have been at war with the mountaineers, and a few have been killed on both sides, but a letter just in from the native minister informs us [...]
Filed under: 1870, Ba Coast, Navosa, Silas, violence | Tagged: 1870, Ba, Fiji, massacre | Leave a Comment »
