Letters of Vernon Lee Walker to his mother (52pp.), 1878-1887

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Written from Melbourne, Sydney and Noumea, the letters refer to a visit to Fiji (1878), impressions of Suva, meeting with King Cakobau, visit to New Caledonia (1882), work for brother Howard Walker, life in New Caledonia (1884-87), daily routine, trading trips to New Hebrides, savagery of natives, life on schooner, fever. The final letter, from Howard Walker (Mallicola), describes the murder of Vernon Lee Walker by natives at Pentecost Island on 21 December 1887 and plans for revenge expedition.
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