Part I, Series N: Macdonald Papers
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Collection of unpublished stories/proposed articles by P.D. Macdonald: ‘Tales from the Pacific’, ‘The Western Pacific High Commission’.
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Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: Ten hours at Tabiteuea(2016)Macdonald's account of his official duties on Tabiteuea (1930s).Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: The Case of the Young Dick(2016)Revenge attack on British recruiter John Hornidge by natives of Malaita Island, as well as further attacks on the boat "Young Dick" in answer to British retaliation (destruction by bombardment of village and crops).Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: The Amateur Doctors(2016)Medical adventures experienced by Macdonald in 1935.Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: The Femme Fatale "Housekeeper"(2016)Tales of life in the New Hebrides in 1870-1890Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: From the Gilbert Islands to Guatemala and back(2016)Macdonald's stories of Gilbertese slavery in the Pacific and Central and South America and breaches of contracts in repatriating them at the end of their service.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: Tales from the Posts(2016)Macdonald's account of his duties as postmaster in the northern Gilbert Islands and as recruiter of workers in the phosphate fields of Banaba or Ocean Island.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: Tales from the Courts(2016)Macdonald's experiences as Cadet and District Officer in the Gilbert Islands and the administration of the law.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: The Pirate(2016)Macdonald speaks with George Murdoch about his life and times in the islands until 1935.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: Defenders of the Atoll(2016)Macdonald's history of Fanning Island and wartime defence, as well as his experiences in administration on the island.Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: A tale of three traders(2016)Macdonald's account of Solomon Islands black birding or slave trading, arms trading among the natives, as well as killing and retribution on various islands in the South Pacific.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: Of Matters Piscatorial(2016)Macdonald's fish tales and experiences throughout his time on the islands.Item Open Access Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: The Isabelle Tragedy(2016)The tragedy of the "Isabelle", recruiting ship, where sailors and native crewmen were murdered in revenge for the voluntary recruiting of the chief's daughter. Retaliation of the British by hunting down the perpetrators as far as possible.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: Escape from Murder(2016)Japanese occupation of Ocean Island or Banaba, from August 1942 and war crimes committed.Item Open Access Series N, Section 1: The Babai-Slashers(2016)Tarawa's history before World War II, as told by Macdonald, District officer on Tarawa and his solution to the crime of the babai slashers.Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: The would-be Empire Builder(2016)King Tem Binoka of Apemama took over from his father in 1878 (and ruled till 18910 as a paranoid greedy tyrant, seeing himself as the Napoleon of the South Seas.Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: The Reluctant Empire Builders(2016)History of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands' colonisation by the British in 1892, as well as American and German interests in the Protectorate.Item Open Access Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: The May Queen Massacre(2016)The story of the massacre in 1881 of some crew members of the British ship, 'May Queen' engaged in "black birding" or recruitment of Islanders for labouring in the Queensland cane fields.Item Open Access Series N, Section 2: Power comes out of the barrel of a gun (Mao-tse-tung)(2016)Role of the Royal Navy in the Gilbert Islands in the 19th century.