| RCS/Y3091A contains: |
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Govt House, Suva |
| 2 |
Govt House, Suva 1885 |
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Native Constabulary and police on parade outside Govt House, Suva |
| 4 |
Suva from the Harbour |
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Suva from the harbour |
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Principal street for ships, showing Custom House |
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Pier, Suva 1885 |
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Portion of Govt Offices, Suva |
| 9 |
Victoria Parade, Suva, from the water, taken at low tide |
| 10 |
Suva from harbour before a thunder storm |
| 11 |
Native Town |
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Views in Fiji
| Title |
Native Constabulary and police on parade outside Govt House, Suva |
| Reference |
Y3091A/3 |
| Covering Dates |
1884 (The date is approximate.) |
| Extent and Medium |
Fair condition, apart from some overall yellowing and fading. |
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| Content and context |
228 x 175 mm. A view showing a European officer in charge of a squad of the native police (unarmed and dressed in white). Behind them, and largely obscured, stands a squad of the native armed constabulary in blue blouses and white sarongs cut into a serrated pattern round the hem. Formed in the early 1870s, the force was used extensively against the hill tribes of the interior, and in the days of King Cakobau, this small army was said to have numbered 1400 men. The Europeans standing in the background have not been identified. The parade was to present medals to the Fijian boats crew and police who distinguished themselves during the rescue of survivors of the 'Syria' wreck in 1884. [This was the second ship to bring indentured Indians to Fiji. She was wrecked on Nasilai Reef with the loss of 55 lives.] |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Oceania |
| Fiji |
| Suva |
| No further on-line information. |
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