Correspondence re the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1909-1928 [microform]
- Bib ID:
- 1760633
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Woodford, C. M., 1852-1927
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- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference.
- Description:
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- Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
- 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
- Series:
- PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1021.
- Summary:
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The correspondence includes a 4-page history of the philatelic services of the Protectorate and mentions the design of the first postage stamp and its production. The film also includes correspondence of Eric Monckton 1909-1910, describing the establishment of a copra plantation at Ko Ko Nai in the Shortland Islands. The correspondence includes a sketch of his 'native' house and describes how it was built; his efforts in copra production and trading; recruitment of native labour both local and from Malaita; the trochus shell industry; his experiment in the timber trade and his daily life in general. Also mentioned is Eric's brother, Claude (H.C. Monckton) who put money into the Ko Ko Nai venture, and who later became Advisor on Native Affairs in Fiji.
- Biography/History:
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Charles Morris Woodford, the first Rresident Commissioner of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, established its postal services and designed the first postal stamp used there.
- Notes:
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- Also available online: http://pambu.cap.anu.edu.au/digital/index.php/correspondence-re-british-solomon-islands-protectorate;isad
- Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1909-1928
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 9999
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