Journal of George Turner, Samoa, 1876

Journal of George Turner, May - July 1876, describing his voyage in the John Williams from Samoa to the out stations of the mission in the Tokelau, Ellice [Tuvalu] and Gilbert Islands [Kiribati]. The islands visited include Fakaofo and Atafu in the Tokelau Islands; Nukulaelae, Funafuti, Vaitupu, Nuk...

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Archive & Special Collections CWM/LMS/02/05/174 Open

Order number: CWM/LMS/South Seas/Journals/Box 11
Date(s) of creation: 09 May 1876 - 21 Jul 1876
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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scb_order_with CWM/LMS/South Seas/Journals/Box 11
callnumber CWM/LMS/02/05/174
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title Journal of George Turner, Samoa, 1876
scb_date_creation 09 May 1876 - 21 Jul 1876
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scb_extent 36pp
format Archive
description Journal of George Turner, May - July 1876, describing his voyage in the John Williams from Samoa to the out stations of the mission in the Tokelau, Ellice [Tuvalu] and Gilbert Islands [Kiribati]. The islands visited include Fakaofo and Atafu in the Tokelau Islands; Nukulaelae, Funafuti, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Niutao, Nanomea, Nanomanga and Nui in the Ellice Islands; and Arorae, Tamana, Peru [Beru], Nukunau, Tamana and Onatoa in the Gilbert group. Turner records the number of members of the churches and schools, the population of the islands, the numbers kidnapped by slavers, and the use of carrier birds to transmit messages between the islands. The journal has been edited in pencil.
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_file_number 168
scb_copies CWm South Seas Journals FBN 37
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hierarchy_sequence CWM.00LMS.0002.0005.00174

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