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92 Muslims arrived from India on the sailing ship "Leonidas" to Levuka: Sunni Buddha Khan leads azzan
The first azzan - call to prayer - in Fjii was credited to Buddha Khan, one of the 92 Muslims who arrived from India with the first boatload of indentured laborers destined for the sugarcane farms of … more »
Levuka History and Timeline
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Domestic goddess wrote 2 months ago: On the weekend I spent a few days at the lovely 4wd park Levuka in Northern NSW. Believe it or not i … more »
Culture clash
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jennyinfiji wrote 4 months ago: Fijians laugh a lot. They laugh at other people’s mishaps. If you watch a horror movie with a … more »
An unrequited love
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jennyinfiji wrote 5 months ago: Currently having the following conversation several times a day: “Ohh! Your mosquito bites! Yo … more »
Welcome to Levuka
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jennyinfiji wrote 5 months ago: Finally got here! And it’s lovely. It really is. The school is beautiful; I’m staying on … more »
1845: Wesleyan Missionary womens' role in setting Fiji on a road to dependence on imported goods
levuka wrote 8 months ago: Women were involved in the process of development in Fiji since missionary wives and other European … more »
92 Muslims arrived from India on the sailing ship "Leonidas" to Levuka: Sunni Buddha Khan leads azzan
levuka wrote 9 months ago: The first azzan - call to prayer - in Fjii was credited to Buddha Khan, one of the 92 Muslims who ar … more »
May 14, 1879: Leonidas docked in Levuka carrying 522 indentured Indian workers from Calcutta
levuka wrote 9 months ago: Leonidas with Captain McLachlan on board, sailing from Calcutta (now called Kolkata) on March 3 (187 … more »
June 1875: Fiji's first Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, arrived from Australia
levuka wrote 9 months ago: In his retirement: After he was raised to the peerage in 1893, Gordon was an active member of the H … more »
1870: Levuka mix:people from Rotuma, Samoa, and Tahiti, Tanna, New Hebrides, Banks Groups, Solomon
levuka wrote 9 months ago: A. B. Brewster (1937:101), a long-term resident of Fiji, describes Levuka of the 1870s and 1880s whe … more »
1870: Fijian or pidgin Fijian evolves as plantation language in Queensland and Fiji
levuka wrote 9 months ago: Fijian began to dominate as a trade language after 1870. After the arrival of large numbers of Pacif … more »
1863: Hobart Whaler 'Grecian' captures 130 Tongans, from 'Ata and sells them to Peruvian slaver
levuka wrote 9 months ago: The tale of the Hobart Whaler ‘Grecian’ from: Slavers in Paradise - The Peruvian Slave T … more »
Freemasonry in Fiji began in 1871 at "high noon" on 27th December when a "Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons" in Polynesia was opened
levuka wrote 9 months ago: Freemasonry in Fiji began in 1871 at “high noon” on 27th December when a “Lodge of … more »
1815: Oliver Slater, a survivor of the Argo wreck, dies
levuka wrote 9 months ago: Oliver Slater, a survivor of the Argo wreck….after the busy days of the sandalwood trade were … more »
Mata-ki-Bau: David Whippy, an American from New Hampshire came to Fiji in 1822
levuka wrote 9 months ago: “David Whippy, an American from New Hampshire, who, as a mere lad, came to Fiji in 1822 on a b … more »
1840: The town of Levuka contains about forty houses
levuka wrote 9 months ago: Five volume Narrative of The United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 reported in 1840 - … more »
1931-34: sightings of the fish-god, the Dakuwaqa
levuka wrote 9 months ago: When I came to Fiji the famed fish-god, the Dakuwaqa, was very much a reality. The Government ship, … more »
1931-1858: Whonsbon-Aston Archdeacon of Fiji explains the skills needed for a Bishop in Polynesia
levuka wrote 9 months ago: In the preface to The Moon and Polynesia C. W. Whonsbon-Aston Archdeacon of Fiji, London: Published … more »
1937: Solomon-Fiji cultures of death and dying in Levuka
levuka wrote 9 months ago: Levuka Days of a Parson in Polynesia By C. W. Whonsbon-Aston London: Society for the Propagation of … more »
1870s: Anglican Minister of Levuka refuses to join Klu Klux Knan
levuka wrote 9 months ago: William E. Floyd, “the Apostle of the Anglican Communion to the Western Pacific” and was … more »
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