- AU PMB MS 975
- Collection
- 1896 - 1968
Captain Oscar Svensen (1862-1943) was a pioneer planter and trader in the Solomon Islands from 1888 - 1912. He subsequently became Norwegian consul in Brisbane, Australia. In the Solomons, he was usually known as 'Captain Marau', after Marau Sound, the site of his first trading station.
The documents are:
- Article by J.G.B. Nerdrum, 'Indtryk og oplevelser under et 7 aars ophold paa Salomonoerne' in Norske Geografiske Selskab Aarbog 1901-02, Oslo, pp.23-58
- English translation of above by P. Stenbo, Auckland
- Typescript of article re Captain Oscar Svensen in The Daily Mail, Brisbane, 20 July 1922
- Article re Captain Oscar Svensen in Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1964, pp.77-80
- Letter from N. Theodor Svensen, 12 Buranda Street, Buranda, Queensland, of 11 May 1964, to Mr Carden W. Seton, re Pacific Islands Monthly article. Also typescript copy of letter.
- Letter dated 9 June 1964 from J. Svensen, 12 Rosling Street, Moorooka, Queensland, to editor of Pacific Islands Monthly re article on Captain Oscar Svensen, enclosing a manuscript entitled 'The First Kapitan Marau'. Also a typescript copy of 'The First Kapitan Marau'.
- Letter from R.A. Langdon, executive officer, Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, to J. Svensen, dated 15 October 1968 re Captain Oscar Svensen.
- Undated letter (of about December 1968) from Mrs Gertie A. Svensen, 12 Rosling Street, Moorooka, Queensland, re Svensen family.
- Map of Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, from a sketch by Captain C.J. Svensen, 1896.
Svensen, Oscar