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This oval-shaped outcrop in the Central Pacific, west of Kiribati, is surrounded by a reef which is exposed at low tide. A century of phosphate mining has stripped 80 percent of the land area, and has left the central plateau infertile and unpopulated. The island has a fertile coastal strip. The population in the year 2000 was 11,000. | This oval-shaped outcrop in the Central Pacific, west of Kiribati, is surrounded by a reef which is exposed at low tide. A century of phosphate mining has stripped 80 percent of the land area, and has left the central plateau infertile and unpopulated. The island has a fertile coastal strip. The population in the year 2000 was 11,000. | ||
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The clan has been the traditional building block of Nauruan life, and electoral boundaries follow the clan boundaries. Clan names are of the utmost importance in doing Nauran family history work. They give us clues as to who is our relative and where they lived. | The clan has been the traditional building block of Nauruan life, and electoral boundaries follow the clan boundaries. Clan names are of the utmost importance in doing Nauran family history work. They give us clues as to who is our relative and where they lived. | ||
'''1798''' Captain John Feam names it “Pleasant Island.”<br>'''1850''' Whalers, black birders, loggers, and buccaneers stop by the island. Firearms are introduced.<br>'''1870''' The 12 tribes of islanders have been at war and the population was decreased by one third. <br>'''1888''' The Germans invaded Nauru. They make it a German protectorate along with Marshall Islands until 1914.<br>'''1900''' A huge supply of phosphate is discovered and a London company begins shipping it to Australia.<br>'''1914''' Australian warships wrest the island from Germany and it becomes a British-mandated territory. Phosphate mining continues, with thousands of tons of phosphate exported. Chinese laborers are brought in.<br>'''1942''' The Japanese invade Nauru and deport 1200 native islanders to Truk Island for forced labor. 500 perish. The Japanese starve and force the islanders to harsh labor.<br>'''1946''' The Japanese surrender and the British take over again. 737 survivors return to find that only 1,000 native islanders are left.<br>'''1951''' The Local Government Council is established.<br>'''1968''' Nauru wins full independence and becomes a special member of the British Commonwealth.<br>'''1970''' Australia, New Zealand, and Britain hand over their joint control of phosphate operations to the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.<br>'''1989''' Nauru wins a suit and Australia pays for damages of the landscape. Environmental recovery work begins. <br>'''1996''' Due to financial need, Nauru begins to receive would-be refugees to Australia in exchange for payment. | '''1798''' Captain John Feam names it “Pleasant Island.”<br> | ||
'''1850''' Whalers, black birders, loggers, and buccaneers stop by the island. Firearms are introduced.<br> | |||
'''1870''' The 12 tribes of islanders have been at war and the population was decreased by one third. <br> | |||
'''1888''' The Germans invaded Nauru. They make it a German protectorate along with Marshall Islands until 1914.<br> | |||
'''1900''' A huge supply of phosphate is discovered and a London company begins shipping it to Australia.<br> | |||
'''1914''' Australian warships wrest the island from Germany and it becomes a British-mandated territory. Phosphate mining continues, with thousands of tons of phosphate exported. Chinese laborers are brought in.<br> | |||
'''1942''' The Japanese invade Nauru and deport 1200 native islanders to Truk Island for forced labor. 500 perish. The Japanese starve and force the islanders to harsh labor.<br> | |||
'''1946''' The Japanese surrender and the British take over again. 737 survivors return to find that only 1,000 native islanders are left.<br> | |||
'''1951''' The Local Government Council is established.<br> | |||
'''1968''' Nauru wins full independence and becomes a special member of the British Commonwealth.<br> | |||
'''1970''' Australia, New Zealand, and Britain hand over their joint control of phosphate operations to the Nauru Phosphate Corporation.<br> | |||
'''1989''' Nauru wins a suit and Australia pays for damages of the landscape. Environmental recovery work begins. <br> | |||
'''1996''' Due to financial need, Nauru begins to receive would-be refugees to Australia in exchange for payment. | |||
'''2008 '''LDS Church membership on Nauru was 100. | '''2008 '''LDS Church membership on Nauru was 100. | ||
The world’s smallest republic, this oval-shaped outcrop in the Central Pacific, west of Kiribati, is surrounded by a reef which is exposed at low tide. A century of phosphate mining has stripped 80 percent of the land area, and has left the central plateau infertile and unpopulated. The island has a fertile coastal strip. The population in the year 2000 was 11,000. | The world’s smallest republic, this oval-shaped outcrop in the Central Pacific, west of Kiribati, is surrounded by a reef which is exposed at low tide. A century of phosphate mining has stripped 80 percent of the land area, and has left the central plateau infertile and unpopulated. The island has a fertile coastal strip. The population in the year 2000 was 11,000. | ||
The clan has been the traditional building block of Nauruan life, and electoral boundaries follow the clan boundaries. Clan names are of the utmost | The clan has been the traditional building block of Nauruan life, and electoral boundaries follow the clan boundaries. Clan names are of the utmost importance in doing Nauran family history work. They give us clues as to who is our relative and where they lived. | ||
Resources available On the Internet, go to Familysearch.org. Choose the Library tab and then FamilySearch Catalog. Click on Place. Type in Nauru, and a list of current holdings for Nauru will be displayed. Microfilm number VAULT INT Film 1213009 contains some oral histories from the 1900s to 1945. | Resources available On the Internet, go to Familysearch.org. Choose the Library tab and then FamilySearch Catalog. Click on Place. Type in Nauru, and a list of current holdings for Nauru will be displayed. Microfilm number VAULT INT Film 1213009 contains some oral histories from the 1900s to 1945. | ||