The establishment of the Roman Catholic Mission on Ocean Island (Banaba) December, 1910.

Riots at Ocean Island. Chinese and Islanders Clash. One man was killed, and seventeen were injured.

Insight into the April 1947 controversial negotiations between the Banabans and Mr Maynard, revealing pivotal debates on land rights, compensation, and Banaban identity

Cinema and theatre on Banaba formed a small but vibrant cultural escape from the harshness of phosphate mining. The Alexandra Theatre—built and run by John Robert Miller—became the island’s social heart, hosting plays, concerts, and the first open‑air film screenings in the region. For Banabans and workers alike, these evenings of light, music, and moving pictures offered rare moments of joy and community on an island otherwise defined by labour and upheaval

Snippets of the Past life on Banaba Ocean Island during the Colonial period

KAVA BUSINESS PLAN By Donald Teai, Farmer, Rabi Island This Business Plan was compiled with information provided by Donald Teai when he...

Past and Present TABWEWA VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION The following proposal together with layout plans for the electrification of Tabwewa...

Rabi Island, Fiji by Carolyn Wright Rabi is a small island situated off the northeast coast of Vanua Levu, Fiji's second-largest island...

Te Koro Karewe By Linda Karakaua 2nd Placegetter ‘Banaban Literary Prize’ Rabi High School, Rabi Island, Fiji 1995. (Published...

The efforts of the late Raobeia (Ken) Sigrah to pass on knowledge from his ancestors and homeland destroyed by phosphate mining Raobeia...

Extract Conference Paper: "Cultural Identity of Banabans " First Banaban generation born on Banaba (Ocean Island) but raised on Rabi, Fiji 1950s BANABAN IDENTITY PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II The question of Banaban identity was never an issue leading up to World War Two, but once Banabans were removed from the island in 1943 (1), by the invading Japanese forces and subsequently relocated to Rabi, Fiji in 1945, the situation for the Banabans became very tenuous. From the post-war pe

Extract Conference Paper: "Essentially Being Banaban in Today’s World: The Role of Banaban Law 'TE RII NI BANABA' (Backbone of Banaba)...

Extract: Research Project, Common Law, University of South Pacific, School of Law, Suva, Fiji by Jacob Lanyon 2013 BACKGROUND The...

Travelling to the nearest town (Savusavu), from Rabi (1) takes about half a day covering about over 80 kms, depending on where you're...

In 1900 with the establishment of the phosphate industry (1) at Ocean Island (Banaba) the British government made claim to the island and...

Ocean Island Defence Force from The War Diary of Private Thomas H. Embleton No. 22 Ocean Island Defence Force, Ocean Island

The Banaban Settlement Act of 1970 has a "Quarantine" clause embedded in it. These Regulations may be cited as the Rabi Island...

I had a conversation with my Banaban (1) aunty Boibe Erekana, who is a strong advocate for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on Rabi...

Main grounds Nuku, Tabwewa, Rabi Island where the 15th December Annual Celebrations are held

The Rabi Postal services, which is the only financial institution on Rabi Island (1) that has been operational for decades now, is trying...