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The price Banabans paid for Australia's prosperity as a wealthy farming nation.

Winner Winton Outback Writers Festival 2021

"Thanks Lucy! Just one day at a time ..." Winning Story - One Day at a Time; Thanks Lucy now available to read online In June 2021 at the...

The Authors' Story behind Te Rii ni Banaba - Backbone of Banaba

To see them together they are obviously in love, a team, but, how on earth did they ever meet? This is the question they are asked often.

The Arthur Mercer Mystery

Why did Arthur ‘jump ship’ and stay behind on Banaba? Did the Japanese execute him or did he try and escape only to perish at sea?

Escaping War on Ocean Island (Banaba)

The day Japan bombed Pearl Harbour they turned south-east to drop bombs on Ocean Island a few hours later... Ocean Island (Banaba) is a...

The Curious Banaban Dance: Te Karanga

Firsthand Account of Te Karanga - Spear Dance Ocean Island (Banaba) 1908 [1] by Arthur Mahaffy, British Colonial Official Arthur...

Should Banabans Call Australia Home

“Phosphate is vitally important to Australia and as the phosphate from Ocean Island is urgently required now and will in future be...

Banaba: The island Australia Ate

This is the title of the recent podcast broadcast on Australia's ABC Radio National by Alice Moldovan. It's a concept that we have not...