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Robertson, William Torrie Santo, Vanuatu Collectie
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  • AU PMB MS 50
  • Collectie
  • 1927 - 1960

William Torrie Robertson was a planter at Big Bay and Hog Harbour, Espiritu Santo, (New Hebrides), Vanuatu.

  1. Excerpt from Sydney Nichols Shurcliff's Jungle Islands: The 'Illyria' in the South Seas: Record of the Crane Pacific Expedition of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, New York, 1930, recording the expedition's visit to Robertson (1928-1929) and giving details of Robertson's career and labour recruitment practices.
  2. Declaration made by Robertson regarding the February, 1927, inspection of Kerr Bros Ltd plantation at Turtle Bay, New Hebrides, of which Robertson was then manager.
  3. List of unexpired time of labour signed on with C.G.F.H. at T.B, giving each labourer's name, village, island and date his/her contract expired.
  4. Letters to Robertson from various correspondents.

Robertson, William Torrie