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'''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. | ||
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Resources available On the Internet, go to Familysearch.org. Choose the Library tab and then Family History Library 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 Family History Library 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. | ||
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