Farquhar, a farmer of Maryborough, Queensland, visited New Caledonia, the Loyalty Islands and New Hebrides (Vanuatu) in the schooner 'City of Melbourne' in November 1870 to January 1871 to recruit Pacific Islander labourers for himself and other farmers in Maryborough. He made a second voyage to New Caledonia, the New Hebrides and Banks Islands in the schooner Petrel in September 1871-January 1872 as a government agent under the Polynesian Labourers' Act of 1868.

Description of the two voyages mentioned above.

The Moniteur, New Caledonia's first newspaper, was an official weekly. The first 119 issues consisted of two printed pages containing Government decrees and decisions, court judgements, statistics, news of official ceremonies, shipping movements and some general news. From the beginning of 1862, the size of the paper was doubled and was divided into official and non-official sections. The non-official section was open to contributions from readers so long as they did not transgress the limits of an official journal. There was a further liberalisation of the paper's policy six months later. For detailed description see P. O'Reilly Bibliographie ... de la Nouvelle Caledonie (Paris, 1955)

Nos. 1-248, 2 Oct 1859 - 26 June 1864

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 249-426, 3 July 1864-24 Nov. 1867

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 719-810, 2 July 1873- 31 March 1875

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 719-810, 2 July 1873- 31 March 1875

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 887 - 940, 10 September 1876 - 26 September 1877

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 941-1027, 3 October 1877 - 25 May 1879

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 1028-1122, 1 June 1879 - 23 March 1881

For details see PMB Doc 11. According to P. Oreilly, issues 1396-1397, dated between 23 June and 30 June 1866, are entitled Journal Officiel de la Nouvelle Caledonie.

Nos. 1320-1397, 7 January 1885 - 30 June 1886

For details see PMB Doc 11

Nos. 1201-1319, 27 September 1882 - 31 December 1885