Reverent Joseph Waterhouse letter from Wesleyan Mission House, Auckland New Zealand, 14 October 1850 is full of fantasic expectations and religious righteousness as he waits to saleĀ on the Wesley to… more →
Levuka History and Timelinelevuka wrote 11 months ago: Reverent Joseph Waterhouse letter from Wesleyan Mission House, Auckland New Zealand, 14 October 1850 … more →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: The tale of the Hobart Whaler ‘Grecian’ from: Slavers in Paradise - The Peruvian Slave T … more →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: The sea-slugs (Holothuria) variously known as beche-de-mer, trapang, and dri, are found in the tropi … more →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: On August 18, 1838, six United States Navy ships left Norfolk on an expedition to the South Pacific. … more →
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 →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: Project Canterbury, Levuka Days of a Parson in Polynesia By C. W. Whonsbon-Aston London: Society for … more →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: In 1831 the Glide was anchored in the passage between Macuata Island and the mainland of Vanua Levu … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: In 1827 the French commander Dumont d’Urville brought the Austrolabe through the passage betwe … more →
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 →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: The lull in shipping continued till 1823, when the French ship Coquille (Captain L. l Duperrey) visi … more →
levuka wrote 11 months ago: Fabian von Bellinghausen, who had been engaged in exploration along the fringe of the Antarctic. On … more →
jeremeyes wrote 12 months ago: Shipping this Week: SEPTEMBER 06, 2007 (due to Labor Day holiday) PREMIER PUBLISHERS DARK HORSE CO … more →
jeremeyes wrote 1 year ago: Shipping This Week: AUGUST 22, 2007 The following products are expected to ship to comic book speci … more →