01732ntc a22002297i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000032000722450012001042640016001163000027001323360021001593370023001803380032002035000018002355060028002535200221002815330077005025400079005795450704006588560140013622414140313k18701919xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aArundel, John T.d1841-191910aDiaries  c1870 - 1919  a1 reel; 35mm microfilm  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 485  aAvailable for reference2 aPlease see PMB MS 480 for full entry. John T. Arundel's Diary 1895 - 1896. During this period, John T. Arundel & Co were involved in guano mining and coconut plantations in Kiribati. See also PMB MS 14, 498.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php0 aJohn T. Arundel was a leading figure in the Pacific phosphate industry on Kiribati and Nauru. He initially travelled to the Pacific in 1860 and 1868, and established John T. Arundel & Co. in the Pacific 1871 with financial support from Houlder Brothers and Co. In 1897, John T. Arundel & Co merged its business with trading and plantation firm Henderson and Macfarlane. They formed the Pacific Islands Company Ltd (PIC), which was based in London with trading activities in the Pacific, particularly Kiribati. In 1902, PIC became the Pacific Phosphate Company and began phosphate mining on Banaba, Kiribati in 1901 and on Nauru in 1906. Arundel died 30 November 1919 in Bournemouth, England.41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/diaries-15zView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.