02984ntc a22002417i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000033000722450020001052640038001253000040001633360021002033370023002243380032002475000017002795060028002965201118003245330077014425350105015195400079016245450894017038560145025971369140313k18751877xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aYoung, James Lyled1849-192910aPrivate journal  c6 January 1875 - 31 December 1877  a1 reel; 35mm microfilm; Digital PDF  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 21  aAvailable for reference2 aJames Lyle Young (1849-1929) was born in Londonderry (Derry), Ireland, and went to Australia with his parents in the mid-1850s. After working in Australia as a station hand, Young, in 1870, went to Fiji where he was associated for five years with a cotton-planting venture at Taveuni. In April, 1875, he left Fiji on a trading voyage to Samoa via Futuna and Wallis Island. The journal gives a vivid account of Young's life during three of his most adventurous years. It begins with a trading voyage round the Macuata coast of Fiji followed by a voyage to Samoa via Futuna and Wallis Islands. In Samoa, Young saw a great deal of the American adventurer, Colonel A.B. Steinberger, who headed the Samoan Government for 10 extraordinary months. After playing a prominent part in the events that led to Steinberger's downfall, Young sailed for the Marshall Islands in May, 1876, to open a trading station for Thomas Farrell at Ebon Atoll. He remained in Farrell's employ until November, 1877 when he went to Majuro. See also PMB MS 22 and 23 and the Bureau's newsletter Pambu, Dec. 1968:5, pp.1-12.  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aThe Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Walesb1 Shakespeare Pl, Sydney NSW 2000cAustralia  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php0 aJames Lyle Young (1849-1929) was born in Londonderry (Derry), Ireland, and went to Australia with his parents in the mid-1850's. After working in Australia as a station hand, Young, in 1870, went to Fiji where he was associated with a cotton-planting venture at Taveuni. In 1875, he left Fiji on a trading voyage to Samoa, and from May, 1876, to October, 1881, he worked as a trader in the Marshall, Mariana and Caroline Islands. In 1882, Young went to Tahiti to become manager of the Papeete trading store of Andrew Crawford & Co., of San Francisco. In 1888, he went into business in Tahiti on his own account. He was closely associated with the Pacific Islands for the rest of his life, as managing director of S.R. Maxwell & Co., of Tahiti, and owner of Henderson and Macfarlane Ltd., of Auckland. He became recognised as an authority on the life and culture of the region.41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/private-journalzView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.