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Jan 25
4 min

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.

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Stacey M. King

Oct 23, 2019
11 min

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?

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Stacey M. King

Oct 6, 2019
7 min

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 s...

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Stacey M. King

Oct 6, 2019
5 min

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 Mahaffy’...

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Stacey M. King

Aug 19, 2019
6 min

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 requir...

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Stacey King

Jun 11, 2019
1 min

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 th...

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