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12 August, 1874: leader of British squadron, of warships, Commodore Goodenough mortally wounded with poisoned arrow at Santa Cruz
“Commodore Goodenough was in command of the squadron employed in the Pacific, of which the headquarters are at Sydney. He had taken Sir Arthur Gordon, the new governor, to Fiji, and had afterwar… more →
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A letter from Slaveikov about the Macedonian Archbishopric of Ohrid, 1874!
makedonika wrote 1 month ago: Your Grace, I sent you a letter via a trustworthy man two days ago, in which I briefly described to … more →
I enjoy small victories.
Renovation Dad wrote 3 months ago: I know, I know….I was going at this great guns for the first few days but like everyone else I … more →
Predicted End of the World in 1874?
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reslight wrote 4 months ago: Many are making all kinds of unsubstantiated claims about Charles Taze Russell. One of the claims th … more →
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Charlotte wrote 5 months ago: I recently found a diary that was written by my Great Uncle Daniel Sampson Lake. The diary was wri … more →
The term Gorkha and Gorkhaland is just coincidental
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barunroy wrote 6 months ago: By Vimal Khawas The term Gorkha and Gorkhaland is just coincidental. 1. Issue of Regional Identity … more →
1874: Measles: "50,000 have perished. Throughout the whole of Fiji, one in five has gone!"
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levuka wrote 7 months ago: “An additional melancholy has been thrown over our entry upon this new possession by the break … more →
12 August, 1874: leader of British squadron, of warships, Commodore Goodenough mortally wounded with poisoned arrow at Santa Cruz
levuka wrote 7 months ago: “Commodore Goodenough was in command of the squadron employed in the Pacific, of which the hea … more →
1874: Cakabau gets a pension from the English government
levuka wrote 7 months ago: Anthony Trollope wrote in 1875, “As soon as the transfer was completed, Thakombau, with some o … more →
1868: three-way fight for control of Fiji by Britain, America, and Australia; Thakombau crowned king, Melbourne-based Polynesian Company offers to pay Cakobau's debt; but on 10th October, 1874, a deed of cession to Britain, was executed at Levuka
levuka wrote 7 months ago: Trollope, Anthony reported in 1875 the Sir Hercules Robinson view of Fijian affairs which lead up to … more →
1870: Kopsen joined the missionary ship John Wesley and reached Levuka in May
levuka wrote 7 months ago: KOPSEN, WILLIAM (1847-1930), manufacturer and ship-chandler, was born on 29 December 1847 and baptiz … more →
October 1874: Chiefs sign Deed of Cession of Fiji to Great Britain
levuka wrote 10 months ago: One original of the Deed of Cession was retained in Fiji, and until the late thirties of the present … more →
C. W. Whonsbon-Aston's 1937 sea journey, to visit to Maafu at Loma Loma
levuka wrote 10 months ago: By C. W. Whonsbon-Aston in Levuka Days of a Parson in Polynesia in London: Society for the Propagati … more →
1874: Measles killed over 40,000 in Fiji
levuka wrote 10 months ago: 1874: Measles killed over 40,000 in Fiji, reportedly after Ratu Cakobau and his two sons returned fr … more →
1874: Fiji ceded to Great Britain after a meeting of the first Great Council of Chiefs
levuka wrote 10 months ago: 1874: On September 28 the Council of Chiefs gave Fiji unreservedly to the Queen. Following this Sir … more →
Anthony Trollope's Port Arthur interviewee 1872
Nevin publishers wrote 11 months ago: Thomas [T. J.] Nevin took identification photographs of prisoners at the Port Arthur prison and Hoba … more →
Key dates in Thomas Nevin's life
Nevin publishers wrote 1 year ago: KEY CHRONOLOGY 1842-1923 SUMMARY Thomas J. Nevin, professional photographer and civil servant, wa … more →
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