A Political Memoir of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides
A Political Memoir of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides
Keith Woodward
Copyright Date: 2014
Published by: ANU Press
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A Political Memoir of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides
Book Description:

Keith Woodward has produced an inside account of the intricacies of official politics in the latter stages of the history of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides, which will be essential reading for anyone interested in the colonial period of Vanuatu.

eISBN: 978-1-925022-20-9
Subjects: Political Science
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  1. Front Matter
    Front Matter (pp. i-iv)
  2. Table of Contents
    Table of Contents (pp. v-vi)
  3. List of Illustrations
    List of Illustrations (pp. vii-viii)
  4. List of Acronyms
    List of Acronyms (pp. ix-x)
  5. Dedication
    Dedication (pp. xi-xii)
  6. Biography of Keith Woodward
    Biography of Keith Woodward (pp. xiii-xiv)
  7. Preface
    Preface (pp. xv-xvi)
    Margaret Jolly
  8. Author’s Acknowledgements
    Author’s Acknowledgements (pp. xvii-xviii)
    Keith Woodward
  9. A Political Memoir of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides
    A Political Memoir of the Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides (pp. 1-90)

    I arrived in the New Hebrides by Qantas flying boat on 26 March 1953. As viewed from the harbour the town could not have looked very different from the Port Vila that Edward Jacomb enthused over upon his arrival on a Burns Philp steamer in 1907.¹ There was no water-front reclamation, Fila Island canoes were drawn up along the beach and the great majority of the buildings were constructed of wood with red or green roofs, many of them being hidden by the luxuriant vegetation.

    I had come out from England to take up a junior post at the British...

  10. References
    References (pp. 91-94)
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