Jane's Oceania Home Page Newsletter - November/December 2011

Jane's Oceania Home Page Newsletter &
Jane's Pacific Islands Radio Newsletter
(combined Newsletters until January 2012)
Vol. 10, Edition No. 18, November/December 2011
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T H E V I E W _________________________________
News and Views from Oceania

Welcome everybody to our Newsletter for November/

December 2011!

It has certainly been some time since our last Newsletter
and I must say that, as usual, it is just great to be back in
touch with everybody once again. Please let me take this
wonderful opportunity to very sincerely wish everybody
all the very best.

My heartfelt thanks go to our many valued members
who have taken the time to write and for sharing so
much with us all. Words cannot adequately express
my deepest appreciation and gratitude for your most
welcome contributions and very kind support.

Once again, please join me in extending a very warm
and sincere Oceania/Pacific Island welcome to all our
new members who have joined us since our last
September/October 2011 Newsletter! I would most

sincerely like to welcome you all on board! As always,

please make yourselves feel at home, sit back, relax,

and may your stay and time with us be most enjoyable,

mutually beneficial and most rewarding!

OBJECTIVES

The objective of this Newsletter is to promote
worldwide the Pacific Islands and, in particular,
the island people. In addition, the intention of
the Newsletter is to aid in the preservation of
our island culture, history, genealogy, mythology,
ethnology, anthropology, customs, etc. including
rituals and lifestyles.

In doing this, the Newsletter shares and makes
available a wide selection of rare, historical and
contemporary postcards, along with extensive
picture galleries of the countries and the people
of Oceania. These are still being extensively
upgraded and are of tremendous interest and
value to people who are interested in the history
of Oceania, as well as to our Oceania/Pacific
Island people who wish to gain a greater
appreciation of their beautiful island heritage.
http://www.janeresture.com/oceania_resources/postcards.htm

In addition, the Newsletter introduces some of
the many lesser known beautiful, important and
very interesting islands and places of the Pacific/
Oceania region.
http://www.janeresture.com/home/index.htm

NEWS AND VIEWS

The Pacific Islands Forum gathering in Auckland
last September was most notable not so much for
what it did, but for what it did not do. Indeed it would
be fair to say that the Forum ended with a whimper
rather than a bang given some of the most pressing
issues the region is facing were completely ignored.

Fiji’s suspension was not lifted, lacklustre Forum
Secretary General Neroni Slade was not replaced,
and delegates did not agree to back the placing of
French Polynesia on the United Nations' list of non-
decolonised territories. All three decisions reflect
the dominance of Australia and New Zealand over
the regional summit, which also brings together the
leaders of fourteen Pacific Island states.

In addition, West Papua’s self-determination failed
to rate a mention, in spite of a high profile protest for
human rights and a public plea for a United Nations
special representative. The communiqué released
mentioned nothing of the fledgling and troubled Pacific
colony ruled by Indonesia, despite the regional body’s
heavy rhetoric so far on human rights and self-
determination. This did not, however, prevent the
Forum leaders from considering French Polynesia
in its bid for decolonization. The bid was aimed at
getting Forum support for the territory to be re-inscribed
on the UN decolonisation list after being removed by
France in 1947.





On the positive side, Australia has pledged $200
million to Pacific Island nations to tackle education,
health and environmental issues. The biggest component
of the spending is $152 million for the continued running
of a network of training colleges in Papua New Guinea,
Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu.

Australia will also spend $500,000 on encouraging the
people of Kiribati to play basketball, volleyball and
football as part of an initiative to address chronic
conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Australia would also spend $13.5 million on alleviating
the effects of climate change in the Pacific, including
the planting of mangroves on Kiribati and other water
supply, agricultural and coastal maintenance projects
in the region.

Also mentioned were the pressing issues of violence
against women and children, corruption, poor maternal
health and infant mortality statistics, governance training
and educational achievements. It was also recognised
that women were seriously underrepresented in Pacific
parliaments, and they have also struggled to have their
voices heard at the Forum. Where does that leave them?
Millennium Development Goals for maternal health,
infant mortality, access to health services and education
will never be achieved if women's voices are not heard.

Finally, one of the Forum's previous director of economic
governance, has indicated that the Forum's efforts to unite
and strengthen the region were pointless without Fiji's
involvement. He indicated that he felt that among other
things, the regional trade deal, cannot go forward, and
anything to do with integration cannot go forward without
including Fiji.


The Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea, Solomon
Islands and Tuvalu attended, as did the Foreign Ministers
of Nauru and East Timor -- though the latter is not a
Forum member -- and ministers or other representatives
from five more forum countries. Discussed was a plan to
build a regional police training centre in Fiji. Its progress,
and its potential sponsors -- including possibly China --
will be watched closely by Canberra. The fact the Forum
is alive and well 40 years after its creation is a mark of
success. However, it is most certainly past time for this
regional body to carry out a stock-take of its achievements.
This is particularly so considering China's influence is
growing in the Pacific. Also the Melanesian Spearhead
Group centred on Fiji, is now giving expression to a
sense of Melanesian solidarity that is in part directed
against Australia. In response, the US has rediscovered
the South Pacific.

The American aid program to the region has resumed
after a break of 16 years, possibly as an indication that
the United States seems to be losing faith in Australia
and New Zealand's ability to maintain its interests in
the region.

Influence in the islands is also being contested by the
United Arab Emirates who recently announced a
$US50m aid program, in an area where it appeared
to have no obvious interests.

All this leads to the conclusion that the Pacific Islands
Forum may not be as central to Pacific islands' concerns
and to regional co-operation as many, including Australia
would like it to be, and perhaps imagines it is. Indeed,
the recently concluded gathering in Auckland may well
have been a complete damp squib were it not for the
accompanying razzmatazz of the rugby world cup,
currently underway in New Zealand. On concluding
their fruitless deliberations, the majority of Pacific
Island leaders merrily dispersed to catch a game or
two.

It is a sad fact that the women of the Pacific region

are among the most discriminated against in the world.

These women suffer shockingly high domestic violence

and maternal death rates, do most of the work for a

fraction of the male wage and have virtually no

representation in public office.

Just under 3 per cent of all elected leaders in the

Pacific are women - the lowest percentage in the world.

The region is now far worse on women's parliamentary

equality than the Gulf states. In fact, five of the nine

countries that have no female parliamentarians are in

the Pacific.

Even Ban Ki-moon, during his recent visit to the Pacific

Islands Forum, became disturbed by the issue of women's

representation. He acknowledged that the situation in

Papua New Guinea in particular, disturbed him.

The problem for women seeking public office in the

Pacific region is quite complex. Apart from considerations

of traditional cultural values, there is straight out

discrimination and the refusal of men to vote for a good

woman candidate with endemic corruption is also being

a factor in some cases. Women with little access to wealth

(or pigs) are in no position to offer the traditional feast that

a successful candidate is expected to provide.

The women of the Pacific, and in particular the educated

women of which there are more and more, are all articulate,

intelligent and hard working. They are seemingly equipped

to run a powerful campaign and become great MPs, but

without intervention this will never happen. Also it has been

suggested that the greater the influence of women in public

life in developing countries, the less corruption exists.

To improve the lot of women in the Pacific will most

probably be a long and difficult journey, A good start

would be to tackle the problem of domestic violence in

the region. This is particularly so as 60 per cent of the

Pacific countries have no domestic violence legislation

and two in three women have reported physical and/or

sexual violence at the hands of their spouse or partner.

Perhaps then the next step would be to get some

women elected to the parliaments of Tuvalu, Nauru,

Palau, Micronesia and the Solomon Islands.

It is most pleasing to see that the Republic of the Marshall

Islands is now home to the world’s largest shark sanctuary.

The legislation passed by the Marshallese Parliament, ends

commercial fishing of sharks in all 1,990,530 square

kilometres (768,547 square miles) of the central Pacific

country’s waters. To put the sanctuary in context, it

covers roughly the same area as Indonesia, Mexico or

Saudi Arabia, and is about eight times bigger than the UK.

Key provisions of the comprehensive Marshall Islands’
law include a complete prohibition on the commercial fishing
of sharks as well as the sale of any sharks or shark products.
Its zero retention stipulation requires that any shark caught
accidentally by fishing vessels must be set free. In addition,
large monetary fines, of anywhere between US$25,000 to
US$200,000, would be incurred by anyone found to be
fishing sharks or in possession of shark fins.

The Marshall Islands follows the lead taken by Palau two

years ago, whose sanctuary was then the world's biggest.

Other nations including the Bahamas have since followed

suit. However, with the Marshall Islands as with Palau

and some other countries, there are questions over the

capacity of authorities to monitor fully such huge

expanses of ocean.

This legislation is particularly important as many species

of open ocean shark are under serious threat of extinction.

Among those listed as endangered are two species of

hammerhead shark, often subject to "finning" - a practice

of removing the fins and throwing away the body.

Indeed, sharks are "profoundly vulnerable" to overfishing,

principally because many species take several years to

mature and have relatively few young.


It is also most pleasing to see that an unprecedented

The government of New Zealand has responded

to a call for help from the Tuvalu Government by

urgently sending two desalination units to Funafuti.

As well, the United States Coast Guard has sent a

vessel with more than 100,000 litres of fresh water

to drought stricken Tokelau after the government of

Tokelau declared a state of emergency.

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PACIFIC ISLANDS RADIO
www.pacificislandsradio.com

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AUSTRALIA - ABORIGINAL MUSIC

The music of the Australian Aborigines and Torres

Strait Islanders is very much part of the social fabric of

their life, their history and their culture. It has a haunting

and mysterious quality that draws the listener into the

history, culture and the ancient dreamtime of the

Aboriginal people.

http://www.janesoceania.com/australian_aboriginal_music/index1.htm

MELANESIA MUSIC

The people of Oceania, in common with all of mankind,

have a common origin in Africa. The migrations to the

Pacific region, however, came about through different

routes and over a long period of many tens of thousands

of years. The first to arrive were the Melanesians who

are by far the oldest ethnic group in the Pacific region,

and who are the proud owners of a very rich and diverse

cultural heritage.
http://www.janesoceania.com/melanesia_music/index.htm

KIRIBATI TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Traditional Kiribati musical composition involves both

ritualism and magic. It is undertaken using procedures

that had been handed down from generation to

generation.

http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_music/index.htm

POLYNESIAN MUSIC

Internationally, Polynesian music is mostly associated

with twinkling guitars and grass skirts, Hawaiian hula

and other tourist-friendly forms of music. While these

elements are justifiably a part of Polynesian history and

culture, there is actually a wide variety of music made

in the far-flung reaches of Polynesia.

http://www.janesoceania.com/polynesia_music/index.htm

MICRONESIA MUSIC

The traditional music of Micronesia was composed utilizing

mythology, magic, rituals and closely guarded procedures

handed down from one generation to the next. In common

with the people of Polynesia and Melanesia, the people of

Micronesia have a deep love of music from contemporary

to traditional. Music can be heard in the early morning

while the toddy cutters are at work, in the babai or taro

pits, and until late at night to the accompaniment of the

traditional dance.

http://www.janeresture.com/micronesia_music/

PACIFIC ISLANDS RADIO

Pacific Islands Radio's range of broadcasting

formats and playlists has now been integrated

into a single high definition FM stereo format in

order to allow our listeners greater enjoy of

our beautiful island music.

As usual, Pacific Islands Radio is always keen
to promote our talented island musicians
worldwide in order to satisfy the continuing
demand for our beautiful and distinctive Pacific
Island music! In this respect, should you know
of any island artists whose talents you would
like to see promoted, please contact me on:

jane@pacificislandsradio.com

Our four Pacific Islands Radio Stations play the
enchanting music of the Pacific Islands 24 hours
daily.

MELANESIAN MUSIC (WEST PAPUA)

Like most indigenous cultures of the South
Pacific, music and dance are integral to the West
Papuan identity. Singing takes place at funerals,
ceremonies, in times of suffering and in times of
celebration.

Musical groups exist, both at home and abroad -
even in the refugee camps, where suffering and
worry are the people's daily food. Here they sing,
form choirs, make simple instruments and
continue their musical traditions as they have
done for centuries.

It takes courage, however, to sing of freedom in
West Papua - the territory that's been administered
by Indonesia since the 1969 Act of Free Choice.
Any cultural expression that doesn't fit neatly
within Indonesian national ideology is definitely
frowned upon by the Indonesian authorities.

Melanesian identity is certainly celebrated, by
the West Papuan group, Black Paradise. Their album
"Spirit of Mambesak" includes songs from different
areas of West Papua-Biak, Manokwari, Merauke,
Sorong, and Arso-and the diverse cultures of the
islands.

Black Paradise

A driving force behind the band is Ferry Marisan,
who jointly produced "Spirit of Mambesak" with
Australian musician David Bridie. Marisan graduated
in anthropology from the University of Cendrawasih
in Jayapura. Together, with most members of Black
Paradise, he works with the Institute for the Study
and Advocacy of Human Rights (ELSHAM), the
leading human rights organization in West Papua.

This combination of academia, performance and
human rights activism follows a path travelled by
Arnold Clemens Ap-the famed cultural leader who
formed the band Mambesak with Eddie Mofu and
Sam Kapissa in the late 1970s. These early leaders
of the Papuan cultural renaissance are now dead.
Ap was imprisoned by the Indonesian authorities
for alleged sympathies with the outlawed Organisasi
Papua Merdeka (OPM), and was killed in 1984,
supposedly while trying to escape from prison.
Kapissa died of "food poisoning" in 2001, but
many West Papuans believe he was murdered by
the Indonesian military.

A central feature of Arnold Ap's work was to
collect and perform songs in local languages-music
that still unites the disparate peoples of a nation
with more than two million people. Ap collected songs
that fuelled a sense of West Papuan identity, from
coastal and mountain communities and from east
and west, songs that celebrate a connection with
the land.

Twenty years after his death, the influence of Arnold
Ap resonates through the music of Black Paradise.
Their "Spirit of Mambesak" CD includes songs like
"Tata Mena", first collected by Ap in the 1970s.
Ferry Marisan's song "Mambruk ma Manyouri", sung in
the Biak language, uses the Mambruk bird and the
Nuri bird to symbolise Ap and Sam Kapissa, who also
served as a mentor for Black Paradise.

Mambesak performed songs from around the country,
and Black Paradise follows the same tradition. There
are love songs like "Aye Nanaweye", the string band
tune that opens the album, and music that evokes love
of the land, the bush, and the mist on the hills.
"Metamani", sung in the nawatan language, pictures
the Metamani River.

This sense of place takes on a sharp political edge,
at a time when politicians in Jakarta, Port Moresby
and Canberra stress that West Papua is part of Indonesia.
As David Bridie notes: "Something as innocuous as a
song about the beauty of the mountains and the rainforest
is quite political, because of the freedom of being able to
hunt and farm on your own land. If you're denied that,
the songs take on a stronger meaning."

Bridie has been a strong promoter of Melanesian music
in Australia. His interest was sparked by visits to
Papua New Guinea in the 1980s with childhood friend Mark
Worth (the Australian filmmaker who tragically passed
away in Jayapura). Bridie's former band, Not Drowning,
Waving, recorded their 1990 album "Tabaran" in Papua
New Guinea, and he formed a continuing partnership
with Papua New Guinea musician, George Telek.

Bridie's visits to Papua New Guinea inspired greater
awareness of the situation facing West Papuans across
the border: "I was quite political, but it really struck
me not knowing about this situation - knowing more about
Nicaragua and El Salvador than I did about the history
of West Papua."

For further information on "Spirit of Mambesak"
(Blunt Records), you are invited to visit:
www.mana.com.au/blackparadise

ARNOLD AP

Arnold Ap was a singer, guitarist and tifa drummer.
He had intimate ties with customary leaders and other
artists. He was appointed Curator of the Museum
at the CenderwaseH (Bird of Paradise) university in
Jayapura. He believed his role was to uncover,
cultivate and develop Papuan songs, language, stories
and arts which he believed were under threat. He saw
the university as a "Khasana" - meaning a treasury or
storage area for valuable objects. Ap was concerned
to represent West Papuan culture as being with
Melanesia rather than the rest of the Indonesian
archipelago. He formed the music group Mambesak
in 1978 which travelled the country recording the
songs and dances of different regions, encouraging
their continued performance

Mambesak was formed to uncover, revitalise and
introduce West Papuan traditional artistic culture.
They played songs of Papuan freedom. Their music
was aired on local radio stations and on village
tape recorders. Their cassettes were extremely popular
amongst all Papuans. His producing and recording
of songs in local languages rather than Bahasa was
considered a political statement, akin to flying the
flag. He was arrested in November 1983. He was
seen as a threat by the military rulers such was his
status. He was accused of writing songs that were
intended to inspire the OPM separatist struggle.

On April 26th,1984, Arnold Ap was killed by
soldiers. Allegedly as he escaped from jail
where he had been detained since his arrest in
November 1983. By his people, he was regarded
as a "Konor", a philosopher, a saint with many
powers. These people always think good thought,
have a true understanding of life and can even
foresee the future. Ap sang the song "Sup Moyiwa"
(my ancestral land) just prior to his assassination
which included the following lyrics.

"I am sailing away,
I am sailing away to make my way
To look for knowledge as a foothold in life for
the time to come
Clouds at the peak of the Blue Mountain,
Sad hearted but joyful,
In the land of my ancestors,
On a certain day tomorrow,
I imagine the suffering of my people,
my nation, my mother, my father as well as my
people that earthly; and leave behind with great
yearning."

BLACK PARADISE
SPIRIT OF MAMBESAK

This is an album of extraordinary beauty
and integrity. I found the music to be rich
and appealing, with vocals and harmonies
that are melodious, pleasing and compelling.

This album successfully retains the values,
colour and identity of each of the different
indigenous groups in West Papua from
which the music is derived..

Produced as part of a movement aiming
to preserve and revitalise indigenous
song and dance, this album successfully
introduces the music and song of West
Papua to the international community.

I think that, on its musical strengths
alone, this album deserves to be heard
and appreciated by a worldwide audience

FEATURE ARTIST
ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO'OLE

The gentle giant Israel Kamakawiwo'ole is regarded
by many as the most honoured Hawaiian singer of
all times. This gentle giant who sadly passed away
in 1997 at the young age of 38 left behind a
remarkable legacy of five solo albums and ten disks
with his group, the Makaha Sounds. In a 20 year carerr,

Israel composed and interpreted major works of

contemporary Hawaiian music.

With an amazing vocal range, and the voice of an
angel, he was an artist whose extraordinary talent
left no listener untouched.

Following his death in 1997 at the young
age of 38, the body of Israel
Kamakawiwo'ole lay in state in the state
capitol, only the second person to receive
such an honour. Kamakawiwo'ole's appeal
lies in his love for prestatehood,
precondominium Hawaii. Iz sings with
great passion about a Hawai'i of earlier
times, before being overrun by mainland
developers and Japanese tourists and,
indeed, the regret of native Hawaiians
over losing their sovereignty... The voice
is supple, ethereal, with only a ukulele
accompaniment and the expressiveness
of his gently passionate voice can float
through higher registers with ease, and
can melt the hardest heart.

One of Hawaii's most beloved singers,
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole made an
impression on Hawaiian culture that will
never be forgotten.

His untimely death

in 1997 was a national day of mourning,
and rightly so. His work, not just in
Hawaiian music, but also in keeping the
Hawaiian heritage and culture alive,
gives inspiration to all, and this
collection of songs gives a great window
into a truly legendary performer. Israel
"IZ" Kamawiwo'ole, the man, may be gone,
but his music has made him immortal.
Even if you have never visited Hawaii
or listened to Hawaiian music before,
buy a copy this CD and it will
immediately become one of the premier
discs in your collection.

Soak in the enchanting sounds of the sun-drenched Oceania/Pacific Islands coming to you in 64kbps FM Stereo!

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NOTICE BOARD

It is certainly my great pleasure to be able
to again introduce to you all our new and
hopefully beneficial fourth Domain:

www.ourpacificocean.com

The name of our fourth Domain - Our Pacific
Ocean - has been selected to reflect our close
affinity with and our love of our vast and most
beautiful Ocean. This Domain effectively sits
across our other three Domains and, in doing
so, provides updated information as well as
ease of navigation via the alphabetical index
provided for you and all our visitors on the
Menu.

The above Domain has been successfully in
operation since late 2008. Also, I have
incorporated a considerable amount of new
material including numerous postcards from
the Philippines and the Pacific/Oceania. This
upgrade also provides significant authentic
and most colourful images of Oceania.

OCEANIA RESOURCES

This Web site draws together a wide range
of Oceania material in order to allow visitors
to access this information from a common source.
This information includes an extensive range of
Oceania mythology, ethnology, tribal art, tattoos,
postcards and picture galleries, as well as links
to the home pages of the countries of Oceania,
Pacific Islands Radio Stations Web sites and to
other Oceania Web sites.
http://www.janeresture.com/oceania_resources/index.htm

OCEANIA GENEALOGY

This Web site contains a short list of reference
material that may be useful for people wishing
to trace their genealogy, particularly if they are
descendants of the early traders of Oceania.
http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_genealogy/index.htm

JANE RESTURE'S OCEANIA PAGE

Jane Resture's Oceania Page was developed
to present and highlight an extended range of
material in conjunction with Jane's Oceania
Home Page. In doing this, it will allow the visitor
to readily access information about the Pacific
Islands.
http://www.janesoceania.com/index.html

JANE'S OCEANIA TRAVEL PAGE

Jane's Oceania Travel Page exists to provide
the traveller with information to assist in the
preparation of a travel agenda. The information
on these pages is complemented by links to the
various travel authorities throughout Melanesia,
Micronesia and Polynesia as well as other Pacific
Islands. These authorities will be able to make
available more detailed information as well as
arranging accommodation and attending to the
other needs of the traveller.

Throughout Oceania, there is a vast and
comprehensive variety of attractions and
interesting places to visit and see. From the
ancient mountains of Papua New Guinea to
the coral atolls of Tuvalu and Kiribati to the
modern cities of Hawaii, please settle back
and enjoy an armchair traveller's visit to the
exotic, enchanting, mysterious and beautiful
Pacific Islands.
http://www.janesoceania.com/tourism/index.htm

OCEANIA TRAVEL - AN OCEAN OF FUN

The Pacific Ocean represents one big holiday
for people worldwide, including the Gold Coast
and the rest of Australia. At this time of year,
there are bargains galore, some of which are
outlined below.
http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_travel/index.htm

OCEANIA TRAVEL - AUSTRALIA

THE PACIFIC COAST

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PACIFIC ISLANDS RADIO STATIONS

PACIFIC ISLANDS RADIO
MUSIC SUPPLIERS

The following are some of the main specialist
suppliers of our music from the Pacific
Islands, who are highly recommended by
Pacific Islands Radio.

ISLANDMELODY.COM

Pacific Islands Radio recommends
Islandmelody.com for a selection of
traditional and contemporary music with
an emphasis on Micronesian music.
http://www.islandmelody.com

BWANARAOI MUSIC SHOP -
TARAWA, REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI

For the beautiful music of Kiribati along with
the enchanting music of other Pacific Islands,
you are invited to contact the following exclusive
distributor:
E-mail: angirota@tskl.net.ki

Our four Pacific Islands Radio Stations play the
enchanting music of the Pacific Islands 24 hours
daily.
www.pacificislandsradio.com
http://www.janeresture.com/radio/index.htm

Pacific Music Radio 68 kbps (mp3PRO)
http://www.live365.com/stations/drjaneresture
Pacific Islands Radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/janeresture
Radio Melanesia
http://www.live365.com/stations/janeres
Micronesia Music Radio
http://www.live365.com/stations/jane_resture

ABOUT BOOKS

LAST FLIGHT

By Amelia Earhart

By Crown Trade Paperbacks

New York

The remarkable account of Amelia Earhart's last

fateful flight is recorded in this collection of essays,

letters, poems, and flight records all written by the

legendary aviatrix herself.

Earhart writes with humor and intelligence of how

she grew to love aviation and what it came to mean

in her life. She describes her travels to exotic and

remote locations, the sheer strength and fortitude

needed to repair airplanes, and the long, tedious

hours spent cramped in a small cockpit - as well

as the delight she took in overcoming obstacles.

Last Flight is an absorbing and exciting adventure

story lived by a woman who demanded the

opportunity to meet the same challenges as her

male peers and then who faced those challenges

with unique grace and courage.

Since her disappearance over the Pacific in 1937,

countless theories of espionage, intrigue, and

government interference have risen to explain the

mystery. Earhart's legend has only grown among

this whirlwind of speculation and controversy.

And now, with the reissuing of this volume, a

whole new generation of readers will be

introduced to the woman herself in her own

words.

COMING EVENTS

COOK ISLANDS

1st December, 2011: Miss Tiare Pagent & Young
Warrior Contest

TAHITI

15th December, 2011 "in Gauguins's Footsteps"
Exhibition

(Papeete, Tahiti) - The last exhibition of the year
takes place at the Fare Manihini on the Papeete
waterfront. It will be dedicated to Tahiti's favorite
enigmatic colonial era painter, Paul Gauguin, and the
mysteries of his life and fascination with the islands
and lifestyle of Polynesia.

SPECIAL FEATURE - PROMINENT PEOPLE

CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLIGH

A famous figure in Australian history, William Bligh

is less well-known for his love of natural history

and his sketches of the wildlife he saw in his travels.

http://www.janesoceania.com/captbligh1/index.htm

CAPTAIN BLIGH OF THE 'BOUNTY'

Best known for his role in the 'Mutiny on the Bounty',

Captain William Bligh was a brilliant seaman and

navigator who served under Captain James Cook

during his third and final voyage. He later went on

to become Governor of New South Wales, Australia.

http://www.janesoceania.com/captbligh/index.htm

FEATURE WEB SITES

BOUGAINVILLE HISTORY
The First 28,000 Years

The first humans to set foot on Bougainville-Buka, some

28,000 years ago, came from the northwest - either

directly, from southeastern New Ireland or, more probably,

by stages from there via the Feni and Nissan Islands. The

present open-sea distances between New Ireland and

Buka, via Feni and Nissan, are no wider than 72 kilometres...

http://www.janesoceania.com/bougainville_history/index.htm

BOUGAINVILLE HISTORY

Mandated Territory

TUVALU LAND AFFAIRS


This Web page is mainly concerned with our heritage
in land matters. The land has been valued as our asset
from earliest ancestral times. The ancestors formulated
the land customs which are being used up to the
present time. The rapid change of lifestyle in Tuvalu is
a factor which is gradually changing the land customs.
People are adopting the European ways of life which
depend on money and land but have little effect on the
life of the people. Boundary disputes are now a major
problem where people try to move their boundaries into
their neighbours' territories to make their lands wider or
longer. This is intensified by increased population where
people need more land to feed more mouths which is
also a worldwide problem. The flow out of family-inherited
lands to other people is becoming a common factor where
nobody pays attention to former land customs, and land is
just given out as gifts.
http://www.janeresture.com/tuvland/index.htm

* * * * *
TUVALU AND THE HURRICANES
HURRICANE BEBE 1972

In the afternoon of Saturday 21st October, people were
seen paddling their canoes in the airfield which was then
flooded with sea water to about knee deep. The sea
water came out from holes in the ground, apparently
people were beginning to sense something of the ordinary
for they had never seen flooding to have risen to waist
deep, neither have they seen it reached knee deep.

* * * * *
TUVALU HISTORY The Davis Diaries

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ABOUT PAPUA NEW GUINEA HISTORY

The history of Papua New Guinea prior to the arrival
of European colonists in the 19th century is only starting
to be pieced together. The task is daunting. The highly
fragmented indigenous cultures left no written records
and the marks they made on the landscape have almost
been completely erased, their houses, fields and artefacts
have been swallowed by the tropical environment. The
incredible capacity the vegetation has for swallowing
history is clear when you look for the scars of World
War II. Although you still don't have to search far,
whole bases have been completely engulfed by jungle.
If you don't know precisely where to look, you can
walk straight past bunkers, railways and bomb craters
that are less than 50 years old. Little wonder there are
few relics of the hunger/gatherers who are now
believed to have settled on the island at least 50,000
years ago.
http://www.janesoceania.com/png_about/index.htm

NORFOLK ISLAND POSTCARDS

Norfolk Island has a unique atmosphere and character

of its own. There are old convict buildings and ruins,

with their austere history which share the island with

the courteous and gentle descendants of the Pitcairners

along with the mainlanders who have come to share

this peaceful haven in the South Pacific.

http://www.janesoceania.com/norfolk_postcards/index.htm

NORFOLK ISLAND - A SHORT HISTORY

http://www.janesoceania.com/norfolk_history/index.htm


NORFOLK ISLAND
Prehistory and First Penal Settlement (1774-1814)
http://www.janesoceania.com/norfolkisland_history/index.htm

AUSTRALIA

Australian Native Flowers

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_flowers/index.htm

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_goldcoast1/main.htm

HAWAII
Maui, The Valley Island

The beautiful isle of Maui came about as the result of
the fiery explosion of two volcanoes. To one side of
Maui is 5,788 foot Pu'u Kukui and on the other
Haleakala, a 10,023 foot dormant volcano with a
Manhattan size crater that houses a vast desert of
unusual flora including the rare Silversword. Add to
this 125 miles of dazzling coastline, both dramatic
and diverse for surfing, snorkelling and canoeing,
plus waterfalls plunging a thousand feet, rainforest
bursting with colour and exotic vegetation and a
start lunar landscape, so barren that the astronauts
practised their moon landing here and you have the
extraordinary island of Maui.
http://www.janeresture.com/hawaii_maui/index.htm

The Early Gilbertese (Kiribati) Wars

British influence began to be noticed in the latter

part of the nineteenth century. British warships

began frequenting the islands from the mid 1800's

until the hoisting of the flag on Abemama by

Captain Davis in 1892. The British government

came to the islands with totally different motives

from the traders or missionaries. The British

came to rule. They stopped civil disturbances,

set up a system of government, which included

traditional leaders at least for a time, established

law and order, and protected the interests of

foreigners residing in the islands. Later,

educational and medical facilities were also

developed.

http://www.janeresture.com/kiriwars/index.htm



SAMOA - THE LOTUS LAND OF THE PACIFIC



The following unique historical perspective of Samoa

PAPUA NEW GUINEA TRIBAL ART

The Tribal Art of Papua New Guinea is ancient,

rare, vibrant and among the most beautiful in

Oceania.

http://www.janeresture.com/png_art/index.htm

PAPUA NEW GUINEA - THE GIMI PEOPLE

The Gimi people of Papua New Guinea live in

splendoured isolation still adhering to the stone age

culture of their ancestors. This culture gives great

emphasis to elaborate ceremonies reflecting

concerns for fertility - both of the land and the

people.

http://www.janesoceania.com/png_gimi/index.htm

POLYNESIAN ORIGINS

Modern DNA evidence strongly supports the

view that the Polynesian people have their origins

in a small group of Austronesian speaking people

in Taiwan. This web site takes a preliminary

look at some of the many tribal traditional groups

and provinces in the Philippines Islands with regard

to their traditions, language, music and culture with

particular emphasis on the apparent similarities

with those of the Polynesian people.

http://www.janesoceania.com/polynesian_origins/index.htm

OCEANIA

Japan And The Great Pacific Conflict

Despite the knowledge in the upper echelons of

the Combined Fleet and at naval headquarters that

Japan had suffered a disastrous defeat at Midway,

no indication of the truth was permitted outside the

fleet. As the Japanese steamed home, radio Tokyo

was blaring out its braggartry about the "great victory"

won by the Imperial forces in this battle. They had

sunk two American carriers, one destroyer, and

damaged a cruiser. (The fact was they had sunk one

aircraft carrier and one destroyer.) They had shot

down 179 American planes. (Actually the Americans

had lost 147 planes, but not nearly that many pilots.

Many pilots were rescued and the planes included

those lost with the carrier Yorktown when she sank.)

http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_ww2_japan/index.htm

AUSTRALIA - ABORIGINAL SCULPTURE

Before the arrival of European settlers in Australia, all

Aboriginal three-dimensional sculptures were ephemeral,

designed through inspiration from the Dreaming or tjukurpa

and translated into reality for a brief moment of ceremony.

Unlike many African nations, for example, Australia had no

tradition of venerating ancestors through carved wooden

or moulded images. Ritual objects in Australia were either

designed to influence the spiritual powers by allowing their

life force to enter the temporal world during dance and ritual,

or to encourage the spirits of the dead to leave the temporal

world during dance and ritual, or to encourage the spirits of

the dead to leave the temporal world and pass into the

landscape whence they came.

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_aboriginal_sculpture/index1.htm

TAHITI IMAGES

The following are a collection of interesting and

beautiful images from Tahiti.

http://www.janesoceania.com/tahiti_images/index.htm

AUSTRALIA - GREAT AUSTRALIAN MEN

SIR CHARLES EDWARD KINGSFORD SMITH

(1897-1935)

* * * * *
AUSTRALIA - GREAT AUSTRALIAN WOMEN

MAUI, HAWAII

The Valley Island

The beautiful isle of Maui came about as the result of

the fiery explosion of two volcanoes. To one side of

Maui is 5,788 foot Pu'u Kukui and on the other

Haleakala, a 10,023 foot dormant volcano with a

Manhattan size crater that houses a vast desert of

unusual flora including the rare Silversword. Add to

this 125 miles of dazzling coastline, both dramatic

and diverse for surfing, snorkelling and canoeing,

plus waterfalls plunging a thousand feet, rainforest

bursting with colour and exotic vegetation and a

start lunar landscape, so barren that the astronauts

practised their moon landing here and you have the

extraordinary island of Maui.

http://www.janeresture.com/hawaii_maui/index.htm

AUSTRALIA - THE RISE OF BUSHRANGING

Gold was an attraction to more than the honest

labourer. The promise of easy and instant wealth

also brought to the North-east a host of ex-convicts,

ruffians and criminals of the worst type whose

presence demanded proper law enforcement. Only

a few months after the first strikes in the May Day

Hills the constabulary erected a primitive slab hut to

restrain prisoners. This was soon given over in 1853

to wooden stockade, but even this proved insufficient

to cater for the needs of those boisterous times and

by 1857 the present gaol was in construction. This

massive structure with its huge rugged walls and

watchtowers was completed in 1860 for the sum of

$94,000 and through its cells passed Ned Kelly,

Harry Power and the bushranger Shehan, the

last-named being hanged at Beechworth Gaol in

1865.

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_bushranging/index.htm

AUSTRALIA - BUSHRANGERS-

NED KELLY AND OTHERS

Highway robbery is not a uniquely Australian

phenomenon. There have been 'knights of the

road' in England and bandits in America and

elsewhere, but in 19th-century Australia bushranging

was so widespread, and so strongly supported by

public sympathy, that it amounted to a leading

national institution.

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_bushrangers/index.htm

OCEANIA WEB SITES

AUSTRALIA - THE DE BORTOLIS

A Place At The Table




MICRONESIA MYTHOLOGY - MARSHALL ISLANDS

In the Marshall Islands, myths explaining navigational
skills, such as the judgment of position and weather from
the observation of natural phenomena were included in
the training of navigators.
http://www.janeresture.com/micronesia_myths/marshalls.htm

Marshall Islands History - The Davis Diaries

http://www.janeresture.com/marshalls_davis/index.htm

MARSHALL ISLANDS

Rongelap Revisited

In March 1954, the United States detonated a nuclear

bomb on Bikini atoll 1,000 times more powerful than

the one that incinerated Hiroshima. Radioactive fallout

from the bomb landed on a number of neighbouring

islands, including Rongelap atoll, 100 miles to the east.

This atoll is still too contaminated to be inhabited.

http://www.janesoceania.com/marshalls_rongelap/index.htm

MICRONESIA POSTCARDS AND PICTURE GALLERIES

The countries of Micronesia cover a vast expanse

of Oceania with each having its own culture, history,

customs, rituals, myths and legends, lifestyle and

topographical personality. I do hope that you enjoy

your visit to Micronesia Postcards and Picture

Galleries.

http://www.janeresture.com/michome/postcards.htm

HAWAII POSTCARDS AND PICTURE GALLERIES

The postcards on the Web sites below are diverse and

different and provide a chance to view images that

represent many facets of this diverse and fascinating

Polynesian nation.

http://www.janeresture.com/hawaii/postcards.htm

HAWAII - THE VANISHING SPECIES

Since the Polynesian voyagers set foot on Hawaii about

1500 years ago, at least one thousand creatures have

become extinct. Having evolved in isolation, native

species were not equipped to survive the onslaught of

predators introduced with human arrival. Among the first

species to be lost were the 20 species of flightless birds -

easy prey for hunters - including the large tortoise-jawed

moa nalo, known today only from skeletal remains.

http://www.janesoceania.com/hawaii_species/index.htm

TAHITI HOME PAGE

Ever since the famous French impressionist painter

Paul Gauguin painted the Tahitian maidens, Tahiti has

always had a mysterious allure. Officially known as

French Polynesia, it consists of 118 islands spread

over four million square kilometres of ocean in the

eastern South Pacific.

http://www.janeresture.com/tahitihome/tahiti.htm

SOLOMON ISLANDS HOME PAGE

The Solomon Islands, Treasured Islands of Melanesia
and the Pacific, has something for everyone. Comprising
literally thousands of large islands, small islands and islets,
it has a multiplicity of cultures and diversity of people that
is forever fascinating. Indeed the Solomon islands are rich
not only in the diversity of the customs, culture, rituals and
lifestyle of the people, they are also generously endowed
with natural resources. These natural resources include
not only the mineral resources that drew Alvaro de
Mendana who named it the Solomon Islands so many
years ago but also the natural resources of fresh air,
crystal clear waters with an abundance of fish along
with so many of the treasures that Nature has so
generously endowed.
http://www.janeresture.com/solhome/index.htm

FOCUS ON NAURU - 2003!

Dark clouds are said to be gathering over Nauru. The

phosphate is almost gone and the national finances are

sliding rapidly into the red. However, the flood of asylum

seekers is seemingly unquenchable and Nauru may well

have found another source of significant income. Just

south of the equator, half way between Australia and

Hawaii, Nauru remained in splendid isolation before the

first Europeans arrived. On Nauru, the Nauruan language

is distinct, and is spoken by most Nauruans. Mixed

marriages are uncommon, and ten of the twelve clans

represented by the twelve-pointed star on the national

flag above still exist.

http://www.janeresture.com/nauru_focus/index.htm

HAWAII POSTCARDS VINTAGE COLLECTION





THE VOYAGES OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS

The Southern Cross left Norfolk Island at 4.00 p.m. on
September 17th 1903 for the islands with the first place
of call being Vila (Sandwich Island, New Hebrides).
They went there to get a little more coal, and also to
arrange about having some ready for their return south.
The coaling arrangements of Vila were reported as being
somewhat primitive. They only had a small punt holding 1
8 tons, so it took nearly three days to get 46 tons on
board.
http://www.janeresture.com/southerncross/index.htm




INTERESTING LINKS

COOK ISLANDS

Mangaia

That is how one lands on Mangaia. This island is of a

good size, being some thirty miles in circumference. Its

formation is very notable, being indeed rather celebrated

among geologists. It is supposed to be of volcanic origin,

like most of the "high" islands. From the sea, it looks

much like any other place of the same size. But going

inland, one is astonished to find that a mere strip of land

close round the coast terminates the ground available

for walking on.

http://www.janesoceania.com/cookislands_mangaia/index.htm

ALFRED RESTIEAUX

MANUSCRIPTS - PART ONE


The following is a transcript of Part I (Australia) of
the Memoirs of Alfred Restieaux. They have been
extracted from Alfred's original handwritten manuscripts
which are held on microfilm at the National (Alexander
Turnbull) Library, Wellington, New Zealand. The
original manuscripts are quite old and are not in good
condition with a number of missing pages. It is a
valuable record of very early colonial Australia. It was
a time when so many of the things we take for granted
were not yet part of colonial Australia. Like so many
others, Alfred was a swagman who carried his swag
from place to place looking for work and hoping to
make his fortune on the diggings. It was an endeavour
at which he was ultimately very successful.
It gives me great pleasure to be able to present the
writings (as it is) of my dear great grandfather
Alfred Restieaux, starting with his Manuscripts
Part I (Australia) ... Jane Resture (Restieaux)
http://www.janeresture.com/ar11.htm

VANUATU HOME PAGE

A tropical paradise, only three and a half hours from

Sydney, Australia, Vanuatu means 'the land that has

always existed'. It is made up of 83 islands formed in

a Y-shaped archipelago which stretches over some

800 kilometres of the Pacific Ocean, half way between

Australia and Hawaii.

http://www.janeresture.com/vanuatu_home/index.htm

COOK ISLANDS

Recollections Of An Early Visitor to Penrhyn

It was certainly a long way from Liverpool, England and

the muddy Mersey River to the sparkling blue waters of

the Pacific. The following observations about Penrhyn,

including the leper colony, were made at the turn of the

twentieth century by an English lady travelling the South

Seas.

http://www.janeresture.com/cookislands_visit/index.htm

JANE'S OCEANIA LINKS PAGE

These are a collection of some highly recommended

links from Jane's Oceania Links Page.
http://www.janeresture.com/links.htm

LETTERS

The following are extracts from a few of the
many most interesting and often touching letters
that I have received since our last Newsletter. I
would very much like to share some of them with
you as I find these letters to be most gratifying
and motivating.

Please join me in thanking these wonderful
people for sharing their kind thoughts with us.

Should you like to get in touch with any of
the writers of the letters below, please do
not hesitate to send me an e-mail and I will
arrange a contact. Certainly, many of our
members and the writers of these wonderful
letters have been in mutually beneficial contact
with each other. Indeed, it is one of the aims
of making these letters available to our
members so that people can share their
common interests in the Pacific Islands.

As an aid to appreciating your most kind
letters, I shall also include, in conjunction
with some of the letters, the relevant Web
sites to which these letters relate.

Miss Jane Resture: I write from Mexico, I hope

you understand my English, it’s not very good.

I write because a few days ago saw an article in

TV about Kiribati, and I saw images, and the

preoccupation of the president Anote Tong by

the effects of the climatic change. In TV the

landscape is beautiful, I can’t imagine a fascinating

place. But today, I find the page of Kiribati, and

find your page, and I’m here to write to you. Thank

you by showing the natural beauty of the Pacific

Islands, because you give other reasons of care to

the planet, we live very far, but I think that I have

the obligation to express that you live in a special

place, to surround the nature, with ancestral

traditions that to keep up the identity of your nation.

Congratulations to your page.

Sincerely ........Mexico City

http://www.janeresture.com/kirihome/index.htm

Hi Jane,

I have just read an interesting article you have

written on the medical services to the Solomon

Islands. I had an aunty who was a missionary

nurse there. I have some information – but

wondering if you have come across more.

Lillian de Berry is her name – she is my father's

sister. She was in the Solomons from March

1922 – 1933. She went with the Methodist

Mission and travelled to the Solomons with a

Mr Dent, Mr & Mrs Chivers and Sister May

Barnitt.

Please let me know if you have any information

on any of these. I would love to put more family

info together. Many thanks

http://www.janeresture.com/solhome/index.htm

Hello Jane, I am hoping you can assist me.

I am researching my husband’s family, his

grandmother (Alphonsine Louise Cureau) was

born in New Caledonia 28th March 1904 and

migrated to Australia in 1920. She has since

passed away so we are unable to get any

information from her. Are you able to direct me

to anywhere in New Caledonia that I can get

any information at all. I am unable to find any

Australian records confirming her entry here I

only have her marriage record. We are hoping

to travel to New Caledonia in the not too distant

future and I would like to have some information

before we go there. I thank you in advance.

Regards

http://www.janeresture.com/newcal/index.htm

http://www.janeresture.com/banaba/index.htm

http://www.janeresture.com/nauru_home/index.htm

Good day to you Jane,

--- In early November myself and two crew will be

visiting Ocean Island and Nauru on our sailing trip

from the USA to Australia. I travel on an Australian

Passport and my two deck hands on Finish Passports.

What passport requirements are there for visiting

these two Islands? In the event; because of weather

for example; I am unable to visit both Islands, will I

be able to stock up with diesel, fresh water and

rations on either Island? Also please, what radio

channel do the respective ports operate on? look

forward to your reply.

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_home/index.htm

Hi Jane, I was very interested in your Fanning Island

web page. I lived there from 1939 to November 26

1941 when the Monterey was diverted and we were

taken to Honolulu for our safety. I was particularly

interested in David Craig’s photos of the cable station

and of the group of children. My father worked for

Cable and Wireless. If David Craig has an E-mail

address I would appreciate receiving it. I do have

photoprints and my father had an 8mm movie camera

of which some film survives.

Regards ---

http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_line/fanning.htm

Hello Jane, I am one of the staff in the mathematics
and computer department of the University of the
South Pacific. I am from Kiribati and I would like to
do a research on developing mathematical concepts
of canoe construction in Kiribati. I have been trying
to get information on canoe construction and I noticed
that you have an article on line about canoe construction
in Kiribati, could you please assist me by giving
directions to the literatures on this concepts:
“construction of the Kiribati canoe”.
http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_canoe/history.htm

Dear Jane, In 1915 my grandfather went to Fanning
Island and built the radio tower. My grandmother
joined him in 1916 on the island and my uncle was the
first white baby born on the island. I have many pictures
of the towers being built, my grandfather and Mr. Greig
along with the natives who worked the island. I would
be more than willing to share these for your web site if
you are interested. Please let me know, Barbara Cain
Email: babeonaride@earthlink.net
http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_line/fanning.htm

Dear Jane,
I just finished reading your Story of Blackbirding in
the South Seas and was wondering if you might be
able to help me in my search. I am interested in Thomas
Webb and George Robinson. I am trying to find where
these two men originated from. In The History of the
Bonin Islands by Cholmondeley it states that Webb is
from Wallington, Surrey, England and that George
Robinson is an Englishman. Do you have any further
information? It would be particularly helpful to know
siblings or parents for either of these men, birth/christening
dates of either man, marriage date for Robinson,
Robinson's wife's name, and Robinson's place of origin
in England. Any information would help. Thanks so
much for your time! Sincerely
http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_blackbirding/index.htm
http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_blackbirding1/index.htm

Hi Jane, I just want to thank you for the resourceful
site. I went to school at UH Hilo from 1977 to 1985. Thank you again. Sent from my iPod.
www.janeresture.com
www.janesoceania.com
www.ourpacificocean.com
www.pacificislandsradio.com

Hi Jane, I was looking at your PNG mythology stories

on your Site and was interested to read about the Ayon

pygmies of inland PNG. I’ve lived in the country for

some time, travelling extensively, and have never heard

of these people. Are they Highlanders? I know the people

from Jimi, WHP, are considered by some to be pygmies.

I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers...

http://www.janeresture.com/png_home/index.htm

Hi Jane, My name is Bob, I live in Canada in the province

of British Columbia, in a town called Chilliwack, I have

spent the biggest part of my life working in the computer

and communications field, for over 27 years now. I have

dreamed of one day coming to Kiribati and using what I

have learned in my work to assist your country. If you

can could you tell me if my skills could be used in your

country? You are the first person in Kiribati who I have

found an email address for so I apologise if I am asking

you questions you can not answer, but I am so fascinated

by your lovely country. Thank you for taking the time to

read my email. Many thanks.

http://www.janeresture.com/kirihome/index.htm

Hi Jane, I was wondering if you would be willing to add
the Polynesian Cultural Center to
http://www.ourpacificocean.com/austronesian_people/index.htm
The Polynesian Cultural Center focuses on promoting
Hawaiian culture through education, hands-on activities
and a wealth of information on Polynesia and the islands
that encompass it. We feel it would be a very useful
resource for your site's visitors. Aloha ---
Polynesian Cultural Center www.Polynesia.com

Hi Jane, My name is --- and I am an inspiring travel
writer and I am in the process of creating my travel
blog so I can post up my writing. I haven't actually
traveled anywhere yet, but I still write. I have a article
on Cooks Islands and I came across your photos
and I was wondering instead of just copying the
photo I would get your permission first...
f you wouldn't mind can I have a copy of the photo?
I will have photograph by..... and your name. Hope
to hear back from you! Best regards ...
http://www.janeresture.com/cookislands/index.htm
Hi Jane, I am currently researching the types of
housing in Papua New Guinea. do you have any
information in regards to the size (i.e. how many
bedrooms, square metres, etc.), materials (wall
types, floor coverings, etc.), costs of construction,
construction techniques, skilled labour, construction
times or any other information you would be able to
provide? If you are able to provide any information
in regards to the types of housing it will be hugely
appreciated. Thank you for your help!
Kind Regards --
http://www.janeresture.com/png_home/index.htm

Hi Jane, It has been awhile. I was with the group

that put the runway on Makin. Have you heard

anything about the people in the Gilberts (Kiribati)

Hope they were spared.

http://www.janeresture.com/kirihome/index.htm




Hello Jane, I'm --- from the BBC in Sydney calling.
We're putting a story together for the BBC website
looking at the indigenous culture of Tahiti & are
hoping to speak with you this week by phone or
via email if possible. Many thanks. Regards...
http://www.janeresture.com/tahitihome/tahiti.htm

Bula, I have come across a lot of sites where you
have posted information on history, families and
genealogy topics. I was wondering if you have come across a
Trader/Settler named HICKS in Fiji during the
mid 1800s. He is mentioned in an except in "Fiji
Islands - A Brief History". We believe him to be
our ancestor and would like to find any information
with regards to him. Anything you may have to
share will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks. Kind Regards,
http://www.janesoceania.com/fiji_history/index.htm

Dear Jane, I would like to introduce myself, my name is --- I
am a Travel Agent based here in San Diego, California,
U.S.A. I have a client are interested to go to Solomon
Islands for Scuba Diving. I would like to ask some
information regarding the international flight from USA
to Solomon Islands. I am not sure where is the nearest
major gateway either Australia or New Zealand or Fiji
before to connect going to Solomon Islands. I know
they have Solomon Airlines flights services going to
Solomon Islands. Your prompt reply in this request is
greatly appreciated. Thank you. Travel Agent -
http://www.janeresture.com/solhome/index.htm

Hi Jane,

Having spent a day on Fanning Island and mixing

with its wonderful people, I am particularly interested

in knowing if the island was affected by the Tsunami

from the recent Japanese earthquake. Hope you can

help.

http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_line/fanning.htm

Hello Jane, Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is ---.
I work for a multimedia company ToadShow Pty Ltd
here in Brisbane. We have been contracted to design
and produce an Educational Centre at the Hinze Dam
located in the hinterland of the Gold Coast. We are very interested in your website, janesoceania
in particular two images that we are seeking permission
to use in part of the display at the Education Centre.
Would it be OK with you if I send you a mock up of
the page on which we would like to use the images?
The page is 1 of 24 and would appear in a Touchscreen
kiosk. The whole theme of the Touchscreen display is
of the history of the area, Numinbah Valley and the
whole catchment area. I look forward to hearing from
you.
http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_home/index.htm

Hi Jane, I have some PNG carvings, had them for about
40 years, handed down from parents. I have 2 masks, 2
statues: man and woman, drums axes crocodile, don't
know anything about them, could you help.
http://www.janeresture.com/png_home/index.htm

To Dear Jane,

My name is --- I am a second year student at James

Cook University in Townsville. I am currently taking a

subject on Australian People. We have been asked to

choose a theme and select some photographs that go

along with that theme and analyse them and what they

represent. My group and I have chosen to look at the

Melanesians and the slave trade in the sugar cane

industry. Your website has been more than helpful in

providing us with some wonderful photos for this

assessment.

http://www.janeresture.com/kanakas/index.htm

Dear Jane, I am looking at the photograph which I
am using from your website of the last group of
Kanakas returned to the Solomon Islands in 1895.
I am going to be looking at the deportation of
Melanesian people after the work was done and
modern day Melanesian people living in Australia.
What I wondered was if you had any websites or
references or any other information that might
assist me. Thanking you in advance for your time ...
Kind Regards
http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_kanakas/index1.htm

Hi Jane

I came across your site and it referred to aboriginal

rock carving symbols in the area of Mt Cameron in

Tasmania. I am doing a history project and would

like to know where they are .. and which pictures

you have that may be of them.

Kind regards

http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_home/index.htm

Hi Jane,

I was looking at your excellent website on PNG art

and I wondered what the copyright status of the images

is. I'm a freelance designer working on a website for

AusAID on their SPSN (Strongim Pipol Strongim

Nesen) project in PNG aimed at encouraging democratic

governance and equality. I want to use PNG art as

watermarks and buttons within the site to give a local

feel to the site. This leaflet I just completed for them

might give you an idea of what I mean:

..... as you'll see the images are highly treated

(posterised, blurred, sharpened and cut out to give a

simple 2 tone effect). I was wondering what the fee

(remembering it is an aid project) for using some of

the images on your site might be.

Congratulations on your site. It's a very interesting

and valuable resource. Best regards

http://www.janeresture.com/png_home/index.htm

http://www.janeresture.com/png/index.htm

Hello Dr. Jane
I am a Planning & Development student at the

University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

My research paper is on the effects of development

aid on the culture and social structure, as an example

Kiribati. My interest lies in Kiribati because I visited

your beautiful country twice last year as a NZAid

consultant. You mentioned in your website that

progress has impacted the culture and family dynamics.

Can you please be more specific, and be able to cite

examples or any points of reference? Any assistance

would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much,

Yours truly

http://www.janeresture.com/kirihome/index.htm


Dear Jane,
I really appreciate your collection of resources on the
janesoceania.com website,
http://www.janesoceania.com/
I became interested in world time scales after I was
assigned a research project in the field. From that research,
we ended up publishing a great article here: -------, that
covers all areas of world time. I also came across your
site and thought I might pass this link on to you as a thank
you for your wonderful resources. I know this article would
be a great addition to your information, and I'm sure that it
could help many of your users. Let me know what you
think! Best Wishes

Hello Jane, I am a teacher on the Gold Coast and the
Gold Coast is bidding for the Commonwealth Games.
Each school has been given a country to promote and
ours is The Cook Islands. Our school has planned a
cultural day in May and I have contacted many
government departments in the Cook Islands but to
no avail. It is quite important as Sir Geoffrey Henry
President Cook Islands Sports & Olympic Association
Inc will be visiting. We are planning a cultural day
where the school chn will be immersed in a variety of
activities. I was wondering if would please have a
something the chn could copy or some ideas about a
simple traditional craft activity the chn could do,
bearing in mind they are between 5 and 7 years old.
Thank you. Kind Regards.
http://www.janeresture.com/cookislands/index.htm

Many more very interesting letters to be
inserted here in our forthcoming editions,

with my very sincere gratitude to you all,

the writers, for sharing your kindest thoughts

with us all about our beloved Pacific Islands/

Oceania.

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Thank you so much everybody for being
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Let us all hope for continuing greater
peace and harmony, good health, prosperity
and happiness, for everybody!

I wish you all the very best and please
take care!

May our God bless us all and, as usual,
I look forward to the pleasure of your
company next time.

Jane Resture

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It is most pleasing that the number of subscribers
has more than doubled since our last August 2011
Newsletter. No words can adequately express how
much I really do appreciate your welcome response
and I look forward to welcoming you all on board to
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you.

I am so very excited about all of the above issues

mentioned in this Newsletter, and I invite you all to

join me in our next, our last Newsletter prior to the

Festive Season - Christmas 2011 and the New Year

2012, by sharing with you all again, in extending

Christmas Best Wishes as well as Good Health

and Prosperity to and for everybody in 2012!

At this time, my loving and warm Best Wishes and
very sincere Congratulations go to all our students,
wherever you may be at this time - you have all done
us very proud and you are certainly the future of our
Oceania people!

I am taking the liberty of attaching below the URL
of our Jane's Oceania Home Page Newsletter for
September/October 2011. Of course, should you
wish to subscribe in order to receive your free copies
for the holiday season, now is the time to do it before
it is too late!:-) This can be readily done in your spare
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Enjoy your day!

November/December 2011 Newsletter:
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September/October 2011 Newsletter:
http://www.janeresture.com/janes_oceaniahomepagenewsletter_september_october2011/index.htm

Christmas 2011/New Year Year 2012 Special Edition:

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July/August 2012

You are all cordially invited to view the full Newsletter for July/August 2012 at the following URL:
http://www.janeresture.com/janesoceaniahomepage_newsletters_JulyAugust2012/index.htm
January/February 2012

http://www.janeresture.com/janes_jan-feb2012_newsletter/index.htm

Christmas/New Year

http://www.janeresture.com/janes_christmas_newyear2012_newsletter/index.htm

Shared Thoughts

http://www.janeresture.com/janes_shared_thoughts/index.htm

November/December 2011

http://www.janeresture.com/janes_oceaniahomepagenewsletter_november_december2011/index.htm

September/October 2011

http://www.janeresture.com/janes_oceaniahomepagenewsletter_september_october2011/index.htm

August 2011

http://www.janeresture.com/janesoceania_homepagenewsletter_august2011/index.htm

Jane's Oceania Postcards and Picture Galleries

http://www.janeresture.com/oceania_resources/postcards.htm

Jane's Genetic Journey:

http://www.janesoceania.com/oceania_aspects1/index.htm