Levuka old capital, 1880 - 1885
Scope and Contents
223 x 176 mm. A view from a hill behind Levuka looking along the waterfront and showing shops and warehouses, and the town in the foreground. The capital was moved to Suva in 1882, and Levuka as a commercial centre lost most of its attraction. After a hurricane in 1886, many of the destroyed buildings were not replaced, and a comparison of photographs taken in 1880 and 1906 shows the town actually contracting in size.
Dates
- 1880 - 1885
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Language of Materials
English
Date information
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Finding aid date
2012-03-16 14:13:35+00:00
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ragg, Hugh Hall, fl1885 (engineer) (Person)
Repository Details
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