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Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission

 Organization

Biography

The Central Archives of Fiji and the Western Pacific were created in 1952 when the roles of Governor of Fiji and Western Pacific High Commissioner (WPHC) were separated and the office of the WPHC relocated to Honiara, Solomon Islands. As part of this restructure the pre 1920 records of the WPHC were transferred to the Central Archives rather than being moved to Honiara. Over time surviving non-current records from the New Hebrides British Service (NHBS), the British Solomon Islands Protectorate (BSIP), the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony (GEIC), the British Agent and Consul to Tonga (BCT) and Pitcairn (PIT) were also transferred to the Central Archives.

In addition to housing, preserving and listing the records the Central Archives offered a reference service to the colonial administration and Pacific scholars.

When Fiji became independent in 1970 records relating to Fiji were transferred to the new Fiji National Archives, and the remaining collections renamed the Western Pacific Archives (WPA). With the disestablishment of the WPHC in 1978 the WPA also closed.

Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1889

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1889
Scope and Contents

File 1/1889 to 282/1889



Dates: 1889
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1889

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1890

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1890
Scope and Contents

File 1/1890 to 376/1890



Dates: 1890
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1890

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1891

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1891
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1891 to 277/1891



Dates: 1891
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1891

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1892

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1892
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1892 to 294/1892



Dates: 1892
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1892

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1893

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1893
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1893 to 325/1893



Dates: 1893
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1893

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1894

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1894
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1894 to 350/1894



Dates: 1894
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1894

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1895

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1895
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1895 to 421/1895



Dates: 1895
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1895

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1896

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1896
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1896 to 525/1896



Dates: 1896
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1896

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1897

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1897
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1897 to 601/1897



Dates: 1897
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1897

Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1898

 Collection
Identifier: MSS Archives-2003/01-WPHC 4/IV-1898
Scope and Contents

Files 1/1898 to 369/1898



Dates: 1898
Found in: Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland / Western Pacific High Commission inwards correspondence files, MP series, 1898

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