A cash book containing a summary of John T. Arundel's activities from 17 December 1865 to 30 December 1892. During this period he was largely active in Kiribati. A notation on the first page reads: 'begun off Mornington Ids., Gulf of Carpentaria, 14/9/90' (For a fuller record of the period 1870-1892, see Arundel's diaries filmed on PMB MS 480-483). See also PMB MS 14, 498
Arundel (1814-1919) was a leading figure in the Pacific phosphate industry from the 1860s until his death, active largely in Kiribati and Nauru. See Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1974, pp.59-61.
The correspondence is chiefly with Lord Stanmore who was chairman of the Pacific Islands Company Ltd, and later the Pacific Phosphate Company Ltd, of which Arundel was the Vice-Chairman.
John T. Arundel (1841-1919) was a leading figure in the Pacific phosphate industry in Kiribati and Nauru from the 1860s until his death. See: Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1874, pp.59-61. For a summary of Arundel's activities from 1865-92, see film PMB MS 494. The National Library of Australia holds a number of Arundel photographic albums. The diaries have been filmed on reels PMB 480 - 492.
Diary 9 June 1870 - 31 December 1872.<BR>See also PMB 14, 498.
John T. Arundel Diary 1881 - 1887. During this period, John T. Arundel & Co were involved in guano mining and coconut plantations in Kiribati. See also reels PMB MS 14, 498.
John T. Arundel's Diary 1893 - 1894. During this period, John T. Arundel & Co were involved in guano mining and coconut plantations in Kiribati. See also PMB MS 14, 498.
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.
John T. Arundel's Diary 1903 - 1904. 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. See also PMB MS 14, 498.
John T. Arundel's Diary 1914 - 1919. Arundel was involved in phosphate mining in Kiribati and Nauru. This diary was written in the final years of his life before he died in Bournemouth, England, in November 1919. See also PMB MS 14, 498.
Diary of John T. Arundel, 1873 - 1880. During this period, Arundel managed guano digging in the central part of Flint Island, Kiribati. See also PMB MS 14, 498.
John T. Arundel's Diary 1911 - 1913. At this time Arundel was associated with the Pacific Phosphate Company, which began phosphate mining on Banaba, Kiribati in 1901 and on Nauru in 1906. However, Arundel had already stepped down as deputy chairman of the company in 1909 following a heart attack. See also PMB MS 14, 498