W. L. Parham - Papers relating to Fiji, 1912-1942

PMB 1015

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]

441084

Microfilm : PMB 1015

microfilm reels 35 mm

Parham (1900-1942) worked for the Fiji Department of Agriculture in central and eastern Viti Levu and for a short time in Macuata, Vanua Levu. He was the son of Charles and H.B. Richenda Parham. After schooling in New Zealand, he settled in Fiji in 1921. His family had a plantation at Nasau, Rukuruku Bay, Vanua Levu. Parham quickly learned Fijian and a great deal about Fiji farming methods. In 1931 he began work with the Department of Agriculture, Suva

Reel 1 - Personal journal 1912-1920; Reel 2 -Personal journal 1921-1926; Reel 3 - Personal journal 1927; Personal journal Jan-Dec. 1932; Reel 4 -Personal journal 1933; Scrapbook of clippings; Reel 5 - Notes towards a study of Fijian customs; W.L. Parham original stories and articles; Reel 6 - A.H. Wilkie -An eyewitness account of the Wellington Mounted Rifles in the Middle East during WWI, 274 pp

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1015
Available for reference
Microfilm copy originals held in private ownership
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Reeve, Phyllis Parham, On Fiji Soil : Memories of an agriculturist : based on the journals of W.L. Parham, 1918-1942 (Suva: Institute of Pacific Studies, 1989)