William Grainger Johnson - Fiji 70 years and one month : the memoirs of William Johnson, ca. 1970

PMB 1017

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]

441086

Microfilm : PMB 1017

microfilm reel 35 mm

Johnson (1900-1980) was born in Suva, Fiji, the son of Henry Johnson, a Canadian. He spent his early years on his parents' plantation at Tavua, Viti Levu. During WWI he attended Melbourne Grammar School and then returned to Fiji to work for Clive Joske's trading company, later W.R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd. Johnson eventually became manager for the South West Pacific. Further references to Johnson will be found in Robert Langdon, ed., "Cumulative Index to the Pacific Islands Monthly, 1945-1955, (Canberra: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, 1984) ISBN 0 86784 474 4

Memoir, (200 p.). The writing is humourous and includes references to local characters, traditions, social events, commercial and daily life

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1017
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