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Page 289
... Anaa is a heap of hopeless ruin . It was a flourishing little town , about half the size of Levuka ; it had about 150 houses , good stores , Roman Catholic , Presbyterian , and Mormon churches , Resident's house , & c . The Seignelay ...
... Anaa is a heap of hopeless ruin . It was a flourishing little town , about half the size of Levuka ; it had about 150 houses , good stores , Roman Catholic , Presbyterian , and Mormon churches , Resident's house , & c . The Seignelay ...
Page 290
... Anaa alone , 300,000 cocoa - palms must have fallen , and Mrs Brander's loss in produce , stores and buildings , boats , three small ships and their cargoes , is reck- oned at 40,000 dollars , equal to about £ 10,000— a serious night's ...
... Anaa alone , 300,000 cocoa - palms must have fallen , and Mrs Brander's loss in produce , stores and buildings , boats , three small ships and their cargoes , is reck- oned at 40,000 dollars , equal to about £ 10,000— a serious night's ...
Page 299
... Anaa , he therein found two skulls , which the waves had sportively deposited as grim ornaments for his dining - room . Anaa was the principal settlement in the Paumotu group . The storm did not actually break there till the 7th Feb ...
... Anaa , he therein found two skulls , which the waves had sportively deposited as grim ornaments for his dining - room . Anaa was the principal settlement in the Paumotu group . The storm did not actually break there till the 7th Feb ...
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