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[https://mowcaparchives.org/items/show/100 '''Polynesian Immigrants Records, 1876-1914'''], are available at the [[Fiji Archives and Libraries|'''National Archives of Fiji''']]. These are records of Pacific Islanders who were brought to '''Fiji''' as laborers. Although the first ship arrived in 1864, records were not kept until 1876. Laborers came from New Hebrides (Vanuatu), Solomon Islands, Banks and Torres Straits Islands, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), and '''Papua New Guinea'''. There were about 23,000 who went to Fiji. Others were taken to Queensland, Samoa, and New Caledonia. This movement of people is often referred to as "black-birding". These records include general shipping records, agents, and recruiters' journals, plantation records, and personnel documents. | [https://mowcaparchives.org/items/show/100 '''Polynesian Immigrants Records, 1876-1914'''], are available at the [[Fiji Archives and Libraries|'''National Archives of Fiji''']]. These are records of Pacific Islanders who were brought to '''Fiji''' as laborers. Although the first ship arrived in 1864, records were not kept until 1876. Laborers came from New Hebrides (Vanuatu), Solomon Islands, Banks and Torres Straits Islands, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), and '''Papua New Guinea'''. There were about 23,000 who went to Fiji. Others were taken to Queensland, Samoa, and New Caledonia. This movement of people is often referred to as "black-birding". These records include general shipping records, agents, and recruiters' journals, plantation records, and personnel documents. | ||
*'''To search the records, contact the National Archives by e-mail at ''archives@govnet.gov.fj''. They will advise you of information they need to conduct a search and any fees involved.''' | *'''To search the records, contact the National Archives by e-mail at ''archives@govnet.gov.fj''. They will advise you of information they need to conduct a search and any fees involved.''' | ||
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]*{{FSC|Papua New Guinea - Emigration and immigration| | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]*{{FSC|Papua New Guinea - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=1223980729|disp=Papua New Guinea - Emigration and immigration}} | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Papua New Guinea== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Papua New Guinea== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Papua New Guinea, see [[Papua New Guinea Finding Town of Origin|'''Papua New Guinea Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Papua New Guinea, see [[Papua New Guinea Finding Town of Origin|'''Papua New Guinea Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||
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