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AU PMB MS 50
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Papers
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- 1927 - 1960 (Creation)
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1 reel; 35mm microfilm
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William Torrie Robertson was a planter at Big Bay and Hog Harbour, Espiritu Santo, (New Hebrides), Vanuatu.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Letters to Robertson from various correspondents.
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Mr Bill Robertson, Santo, (New Hebrides), Vanuatu
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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php
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ms50