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New South Wales Parliamentary Papers: 1858 Legislative Council…
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Melbourne
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28-May-2023
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New South Wales Parliamentary Papers: 1858 Legislative Council Report titled 'Proceedings of H.M.S. 'Iris' (at Tanna and Woodlark Island.) from Captain William Loring to SIr William Denison, the Governor General, 'With reference to the murder of the master and two of the crew of the schooner 'Anne and Jane', on the Island of Tanna.....and also with reference to the massacre of the crew of the 'Gazelle' at Woodlark Island.....detailing the destruction of native property and crops in retribution. (2 pages); also, 1863 'Natives of Polynesia' (1 page); 1873-74 'Port of Ngaloa, Island of Kandavu, Fiji' (1 page + map); 1882 'Western Pacific Islands (Despatch respecting Inquiry made into Outrages committed in.) 2 pages; 1891 'Treaty Between Her Majesty the Queen and The King of Tonga' (2 pages). (5 items).
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