Samoa - History - Civil War, 1888-1889

Date: 1887-1891

Reference: PA1-q-610

Description: There are three main themes in this album. 1. The Royal Navy, Australian Squadron, based at Sydney. Pictures of naval cadets and war ships, some of which are in dry dock. The creator of the album, or a relative, seems to have been associated with HMS Orlando. Many photos of this ship appear in the album. The Orlando served as the flagship of the Australian Squadron from July 1888 to December 1897. The Sydney Morning Herald reported on 11th Feb 1889 that HMS Orlando and Dart were docked in Calliope Dock, Auckland, because Sydney facilities could not undertake the work. There are a number of Photographs of HMS Orlando in dock at Auckland in this album. Thus the photos of officers and naval cadets may also have associations with the Orlando. There are also 3 photos of a gun accident which occurred on the HMS Cordelia of the Australian Squadron. This happened on the 26 June 1891 while the Cordelia was on a cruize from Fiji to Noumea. During Gun Practice a gun burst killing 6 ratings and wounding 13 others. The photos show the broken gun casing littering the deck. 2. Of the New Zealand section much of it concentrates on the town of Lawrence. Many of the captions and photographs relate to the Anglican parsonage at Lawrence. This suggests the possibility of the album belonging to the Vicar or a member of his family. If this were the case, and given the period of the late 1880s-early 1890s, it may be associated with the Rev George Pice Beaumont vicar and archdeacon from 1872 to 1900. On the other hand the name of Beaumont does not appear anywhere in the album. 3. Samoan civil wars of the late 1880s and the hurricane of 1889 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1888-1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538

Description: Proclamations, notices, and newspaper articles relating to Samoan Civil War. Includes: - Proclamation, dated Mulinuu, 25 Feburary 1888, Tuiaana Tuiatua Tamasese. Written in Samoan. - Poster, Tivoli Hotel, 24 December 1888, Nipsic Minstrel and Variety Troupe. Printed in English by Samoa Times Print. - Proclamation, dated Magiagi, 11 January 1889, Magiagi, Mataafa Malietoa, Le Tupu o Samoa. Printed in Samoan by Samoa Times Print. - Proclamation, dated Apia, 19 January 1889, Dr. Knappe, Imperial German Consul. Printed in German and English by John T Jones, Government Printer, Apia, Samoa. - Notice, dated Apia, 23 January 1889, Fritze, Commander, Commanding H.I.G.M.S. Adler. Printed in German and English by John T Jones, Government Printer, Apia, Samoa. - Proclamation, dated Magiagi 3 April 1889, Mataafa Malietoa, Le Tupu o Samoa. Printed in Samoan by Samoa Times Print. - Newspaper front page, dated Apia 15 September 1888. 'Extraordinary' issue, printed by Samoa Times on soft paper. Title supplied by library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter on paper and tapa.

Date: 1899

Reference: MS-Papers-2504

Description: Account of movement of British and USA troops against Samoan `rebels' from Apia to Vailele on 1 April 1899. As told by guide attached to the expedition. Also included is a multicolour plan of the engagement made by Norman H MacDonald, surveyor, on 2 April 1899. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased, 1984 (84-118)

Date: 1889-1905

By: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890

Reference: ATL-Group-00534

Description: Contains papers and photographs relating to the Battle of Fagali'i in Samoa 1888, including affidavits describing the battle. Includes a copy of R Fletcher's summons to appear before the German court regarding rumours he had spread relating to American and British attitudes toward German claims on Samoan sovereignty. Photographs and newspaper clippings by Klein and his supporters relating to this time in Samoan history, including letterpress broadsheets. Contains one object, a section of tree branch with bullet embedded from the battle of Fagali'i. Title supplied by library In a bid to secure control of Samoa in 1886, Germany orchestrated the downfall of King Malietoa Laupepa and replaced him with the High Chief Tamasese. Subsequent anti-German sentiments among the Samoans in Mataafa gained the support of the Americans and British and culminated on December 17 1888 in the Battle of Fagali'i, during which 56 Germans were killed. The battle proved to be a catalyst for the recognition of Samoan sovereignty under the Treaty of Berlin (1889), a tripartite agreement between the German, British and American Governments that lasted a decade. Quantity: 11 folder(s). 1 curio(s). Physical Description: Manuscripts and printed matter Section of tree branch with bullet embedded, 30 mm in diameter and 155 mm in length. Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts and Archives, material transferred to other sections from here: - To Photographic Archive - 35 black and white photographs (PAColl-8920).

Date: [ca 1899]

From: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951 :Photographs of Samoa

Reference: 1/2-020958-F

Description: Graves of American and British soldiers killed in action during the Samoan civil war of 1888-1899. Photograph taken by Alfred John Tattersall, circa 1899. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1888

Reference: 1/2-C-023107-F

Description: Entrance to a fort during the Samoan civil war of 1888. Jack Monehunga is seated in the centre. Sese is standing on the right. Photograph by Alfred John Tattersall. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Date: between 1888-1889

Reference: 1/2-051402-F

Description: Photograph of a sketch plan relating to events during the civil war in Samoa 1888-1889. Artist, and date, of plan are unidentified. Photographer also unidentified. Title on sketch plan reads: "showing locality of engagement April 1st and route taken by forces going and returning". Notes on plan include "HMS Royalist covering retreat"; "Battle of Magiagi March 29th". Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: Between 1888-1889

Reference: 1/2-091588-F

Description: Men at Fort Samoa in Apia, Western Samoa, during the civil war of 1888-1899. Photographer unidentified. The name "Fort Samoa" was transcribed from National Library exhibition notes of Va'aomanu: an exhibition celebrating the history and culture of Samoa. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1888

By: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951

Reference: 1/2-020681-F

Description: Men with guns at Fort Samoa, Apia, Samoa, during the civil war in 1888-1889. Photograph taken by Alfred James Tattersall. The name "Fort Samoa" was transcribed from National Library exhibition notes of Va'aomanu: an exhibition celebrating the history and culture of Samoa. Relationship complexity - Same image at PA1-q-610-34-2. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 14 March 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: MS-Papers-12538-1-8

Description: Handwritten letter from Father Eugene Didier of Apia, to John Klein, San Francisco. Letter written in French on the eve of the March cyclone. Didier discusses political affairs following the Samoan civil war. Also refers to the translation of another letter, now at MS-Papers-12538-1-4. Title supplied by library. Physical Description: Holograph on graph paper with letterhead, 21 x 13 cm.

Date: 6 July 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: MS-Papers-12538-1-9

Description: Letter from Commander Dennis W Mullan of the United States' gunship 'Nipsic' to John Klein after his return to the United States. Title supplied by library. Physical Description: Holograph on paper, 21.4 x 12.5 cm.

Date: March 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: MS-Papers-12538-1-5

Description: Manuscript letter from Mata'afa Iosefa, high chief of Samoa, addressed to Sione Keleini (John Klein), San Francisco. Discusses the political situation in Samoa following the civil war. Title supplied by library. Physical Description: Holograph on ruled paper, 31.5 x 20.0 cm.

Date: 11 January 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

By: Samoa Times (Newspaper)

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538-3

Description: Proclamation from Mata'afa Malietoa, dated, 11 January 1889. Printed in Samoan by Samoa Times Print. Title supplied by library Quantity: 1. Physical Description: Printed matter on paper, 30.6 x 23 cm.

Date: 23 January 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538-5

Description: Public notice, dated Apia, 23 January 1889, from Fritze, Commander, Commanding H.I.G.M.S. Adler. Relates to civilian ownership of firearms and ammunition. Printed in German and English by John T Jones, Government Printer, Apia, Samoa. Title supplied by library Quantity: 1. Physical Description: Printed matter on paper, 25.2 x 31.3 cm.

Date: 15 September 1888

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

By: Samoa Times (Newspaper)

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538-7

Description: Newspaper front page with masthead, 'Extraordinary' issue, printed by Samoa Times in Apia, 15 September 1888. Relates to conflicts in Samoa and disputes regarding the king. Printed on a soft, thick paper with annotations in pencil on the reverse. Title supplied by library Physical Description: Printed broadsheet on soft paper, 43.1 x 33.9 cm.

Date: 24 December 1888

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

By: Samoa Times (Newspaper)

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538-2

Description: Poster advertisment for the Nipsic Minstrel and Variety Troupe performance, 'Apia, Ahoy!', Tivoli Hotel, 24 December 1888. Printed in English by the Samoa Times Print. Title supplied by library Quantity: 1. Physical Description: Printed matter on paper, 30.2 x 22.3cm

Date: 31 January 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

By: Mata'afa Iosefa, 1832-1912

Reference: MS-Papers-12538-1-6

Description: Contains two letters from Mata'afa Iosefa to J C Klein. One appears to be a draft copy, the other is signed "Iosefo I Matietoa Mataafa King of Samoa". Title supplied by library. Physical Description: Manuscript letters on paper, 25.0 x 19.5 cm.

Date: 30 March 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: MS-Papers-12538-1-2

Description: Typescript copy of a cable sent from Rear Admiral Lewis Ashfield Kimberley to the Secretary of the United States Navy. Gives an account of the 15 March 1889 Apia cyclone. Includes names of United States' Navy casualties and a brief report regarding the condition of the German fleet. Title supplied by library. Physical Description: Typescript on paper, 33.7 x 20.1 cm.

Date: 3 April 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538-6

Description: Proclamation by Mata'afa Malietoa, dated Magiagi 3 April 1889, Printed in Samoan by Samoa Times Print. Title supplied by library Physical Description: Printed matter on paper, 38.1 x 25.5 cm.

Date: 19 January 1889

From: Klein, John C, active 1870-1890: Papers relating to Samoa

Reference: fMS-Papers-12538-4

Description: Proclamation, dated Apia, 19 January 1889, from Dr Knappe, Imperial German Consul. Printed in German and English by John T Jones, Government Printer, Apia, Samoa. Title supplied by library Quantity: 1. Physical Description: Printed matter on paper, 25.6 x 38.4 cm.