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14 October 1850: Waterhouse ready to sail on Wesley as third Missionary at Lakemba, Fiji

levuka wrote 11 months ago: Reverent Joseph Waterhouse letter from Wesleyan Mission House, Auckland New Zealand, 14 October 1850 … more →

Tags: Missionaries, 1850, John Calvert, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, Joseph Waterhouse

1863: Hobart Whaler 'Grecian' captures 130 Tongans, from 'Ata and sells them to Peruvian slaver

levuka wrote 11 months ago: The tale of the Hobart Whaler ‘Grecian’ from: Slavers in Paradise - The Peruvian Slave T … more →

Tags: Sandalwood, Missionaries, Levuka, Traders, 1863, New Zealand, Slavery, Tonga, Trade routes

1829: Chinese demand for sea-slugs (Holothuria) - beche-de-mer, trapang- attracts traders to Fiji

levuka wrote 11 months ago: The sea-slugs (Holothuria) variously known as beche-de-mer, trapang, and dri, are found in the tropi … more →

Tags: 1829, Beche de Mer, Sandalwood, Trade routes

August 18, 1838: six United States Navy ships expedition to South Pacific; 424 crew, 9 scientists and 2 artists

levuka wrote 11 months ago: On August 18, 1838, six United States Navy ships left Norfolk on an expedition to the South Pacific. … more →

Tags: 1838, survey, united states, botanical illustration, Landscape Artist, Maps

C. W. Whonsbon-Aston's 1937 sea journey, to visit to Maafu at Loma Loma

levuka wrote 11 months ago: By C. W. Whonsbon-Aston in Levuka Days of a Parson in Polynesia in London: Society for the Propagati … more →

Tags: Missionaries, Levuka, 1874, Tonga, 1937, Sea journey, Cakobau, Maafu

1937: Condition of Indian indentured labour in Fiji

levuka wrote 11 months ago: Project Canterbury, Levuka Days of a Parson in Polynesia By C. W. Whonsbon-Aston London: Society for … more →

Tags: Wrecks, Indentured Labour, India, 1937, Sugar

levuka wrote 11 months ago: In 1831 the Glide was anchored in the passage between Macuata Island and the mainland of Vanua Levu … more →

Tags: , Beche de Mer, Wrecks, hurricane

August, 1830, the whaler Faun, a Salem brig of 168 tons wrecked at Waikava, Cakandrove

levuka wrote 11 months ago: In August, 1830, the whaler Faun, a Salem brig of 168 tons, was at Waikava, Cakandrove; and in attem … more →

Tags: 1830, Wrecks, whaling

Oeno of Nantucket was lost in 1825 on the a dangerous reef - Vuata Vatoa

levuka wrote 11 months ago: The trade in beche-de-mer now began to attract ships, and soon there was as much shipping as in the … more →

Tags: 1825, Sandalwood, Beche de Mer, Wrecks

Dangerous reef - Vuata Vatoa wrecks beche-de-mer ships; who came to Fiji from Tonga; from south, entered passage between Oges and Vatoa

levuka wrote 11 months ago: The trade in beche-de-mer now began to attract ships, and soon there was as much shipping as in the … more →

Tags: Sandalwood, Beche de Mer

1827: Dumont d'Urville brought the Austrolabe through the passage between Ogea and Vatoa

levuka wrote 11 months ago: In 1827 the French commander Dumont d’Urville brought the Austrolabe through the passage betwe … more →

Tags: 1827, 1830, Sandalwood

1825, Peter Dillon came in the Calder, and revisited his old haunts of Bua Bay

levuka wrote 11 months ago: In 1825, Peter Dillon came in the Calder, and revisited his old haunts of Bua Bay to pick up sandalw … more →

Tags: 1825, Sandalwood

1823: French ship Coquille (Captain L. l Duperrey) visited Fiji

levuka wrote 11 months ago: The lull in shipping continued till 1823, when the French ship Coquille (Captain L. l Duperrey) visi … more →

Tags: 1823

Fabian von Bellinghausen lands southern outposts of the Fiji group 18th August, 1820

levuka wrote 11 months ago: Fabian von Bellinghausen, who had been engaged in exploration along the fringe of the Antarctic. On … more →

Tags: 1820

Comics shipping this Thursday(because of Labor Day)

jeremeyes wrote 12 months ago: Shipping this Week: SEPTEMBER 06, 2007 (due to Labor Day holiday) PREMIER PUBLISHERS DARK HORSE CO … more →

New Comics Shipping this Week

jeremeyes wrote 1 year ago: Shipping This Week: AUGUST 22, 2007 The following products are expected to ship to comic book speci … more →


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