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1938 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 November 1938.Western Samoa Legislative Council '''', 21 December 1938 Electoral system Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Following the passing of the ''Samoa Legislative Council Elective Membership Amendment Order, 1938'' by the New Zealand government, universal suffrage was introduced for the European and mixed European-Samoan population aged 21 or over, having previously been restricted to those with property worth at least £200 or with an annual income of at least £200.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono and Apolima); and several smaller, uninhabited islands, including the Aleipata Islands (Nu'utele, Nu'ulua, Fanuatapu and Namua). Samoa is located west of American Samoa, northeast of Tonga (closest foreign country), northeast of Fiji, east of Wallis and Futuna, southeast of Tuvalu, south of Tokelau, southwest of Hawaii, and northwest of Niue. The capital city is Apia. The Lapita culture, Lapita people discovered and settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan culture, Samoan cultural identity. Samoa is a Unitary state, unitary Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy with 11 Administrative divisions of Samoa, administrative divisions. It is a sovereign state and a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Herald
''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand, peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006, although circulation of the daily ''Herald'' had declined to 100,073 copies on average by September 2019. Its main circulation area is the Auckland region. It is also delivered to much of the upper North Island including Northland, Waikato and King Country. History ''The New Zealand Herald'' was founded by William Chisholm Wilson, and first published on 13 November 1863. Wilson had been a partner with John Williamson in the ''New Zealander'', but left to start a rival daily newspaper as he saw a business opportunity with Auckland's rapidly growing population. He had also split with Williamson because Wilson supported the war against the Māori (which the ''Herald'' termed "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Islands Monthly
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', commonly referred to as "PIM", was a magazine founded in 1930 in Sydney by New Zealand born journalist R.W. Robson. Background ''Pacific Islands Monthly'' was started in Sydney in 1930. The first issue ran in August 1930. It consisted of 12 pages and was in the format of a newspaper. The following year it was presented in magazine format. Its founder Robert William Robson, who was originally from New Zealand, moved to Sydney, Australia during World War I. The journalists for the magazine were said to be some of the Pacific's most respected. During the 1940s the magazine included advertisements for W. R. Carpenter & Co. The magazine ran for approximately 70 years with the first issue on 16 August 1930 and the last issue on 1 June 2000. ''Pacific Islands Monthly'' (1931-2000) has been digitised, and is now freely available online through Trove Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 Western Samoan General Election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 1 November 1935. Electoral system Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to Europeans or Samoan-Europeans owning property worth at least £200 or with an annual income of at least £200. Of the European/Samoan-European population of 3,000, only 134 people were registered to vote,Samoan Europeans ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', November 1935, p32 down from 172 in the 1932 elections.Samoan Legislative Council< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Frederick Nelson
Ta'isi Olaf Frederick Nelson (24 February 1883 – 28 February 1944) was a Samoan businessman and politician. He was one of the founding leaders of the anti-colonial Mau movement. Biography Nelson was born on 24 February 1883 in Safune on the island of Savai'i to Swedish trader August Nelson and his Samoan wife, Sina Tugaga, whose family had links to the Sa Tupua, a prominent chiefly family. His name Ta'isi is a '' matai'' chief title from his mother's family from the Savai'i village of Asau. Nelson grew up in the family's home village of Faleolo until the age of eight, when he was sent to the Marist Brothers School in Apia. He left the school at the age of thirteen and became an apprentice at the DH & PG firm. He worked at DH & PH for four years, during which time he founded Samoa's first brass band. After leaving DH & PG, Nelson returned to Savai'i and took over his father's business, which had started on 1895 under the name - Nelson and Robertson Limited. He expanded his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dawson (doctor)
Charles McBeth Dawson (died 5 February 1956) was a New Zealand doctor who worked in Niue, Tonga and Western Samoa. He was involved in both world wars, and served as a member of Legislative Council of Samoa between 1938 and 1941. Biography Dawson moved to Niue in 1913,Dr C.M. Dawson leaves islands after long years' service '' Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1949, p7 before becoming Chief Medical Officer in the New Zealand expeditionary force that occupied German Samoa at the start of . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Smyth (Samoan Politician)
Alfred George Smyth (17 June 1879 – 27 October 1959) was a New South Wales-born Western Samoan politician. Biography Smyth was born in Maitland, New South Wales and attended the local Sacred Heart School and the government school on Thursday Island. When Smyth was due to return to Western Samoa on 28 December 1929, the Mau movement planned a major reception for him. However, when the police attempted to arrest a member of the procession, a fight erupted and several Mau members were shot dead by the police firing into the crowd. The event became known as Black Saturday. Smyth was then considered for deportation again; although Governor Stephen Allen described him as an "ass", he decided that another stint in exile was unjustified. Smyth planned to contest the 1932 elections. Although he was widely considered the favourite candidate, he was forced to withdraw his candidacy due to his employer's opposition. Smyth did contest the 1935 elections, and was elected with by far th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amando Stowers
Amando Stowers, also known by the Samoan name Vui Tafilipepe Amato,New Zealand Samoa 1944 Centre for Samoan Studies was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1951. Biography Stowers was a part-Samoan descendant of the English trader John Stowers. A planter, he held the title of ''vui'' in Fa'asaleleaga district.J. W. Davidson (1948) "Po ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (Western Samoa)
Labour Party or Labor Party is a name used by many political parties. Many of these parties have links to the trade union movement or organised labour in general. Labour parties can exist across the political spectrum, but most are centre-left or left-wing parties. The largest Labour parties, such as the UK Labour Party, Australian Labor Party, New Zealand Labour Party and Israeli Labor Party, tend to have a social democratic or democratic socialist orientation. Angola * MPLA, known for some years as "Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party" Antigua and Barbuda * Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party Argentina *Labour Party (Argentina) Armenia *All Armenian Labour Party *United Labour Party (Armenia) Australia *Australian Labor Party **Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) **Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) **Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) ** Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) ** Australian Lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Turnbull
Sir Alfred Clarke Turnbull (14 October 1881 – 17 September 1962) was a New Zealand colonial administrator who served as Administrator of Western Samoa and Tokelau between 1935 and 1946. Biography Turnbull was born in Balclutha in 1881.Turnbull, Alfred Clarke (Sir), 1881–1962 New Zealand National Library He joined the civil service in 1899, initially working in the Lands & Survey Department, before becoming Chief Accountant in 1912 and an inspector in 1915. He served in the between 1916 and 1919. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole
Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole (3 June 1905 – 5 April 1963) was a Western Samoan paramount chief. He held the royal title of Tupua Tamasese from 1929 to 1963, and O le Ao o le Malo (Head of State) jointly with Malietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 until his death the following year. Biography He was born in Vaimoso 1905 as the one of three sons of the paramount chief Tupua Tamasese Lealofi II. He was educated at the Marist school in Apia.Tamasese: Architect of West Samoan Independence ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', May 1963, pp41–47 In 1929, he was installed as Tupua Tamasese when his elder brother and Mau leader, |
Tuala Tulo
Tuala Tulo (died 4 October 1953) was a Western Samoan politician who served as a member of the Fono of Faipule, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly between 1936 and 1953. Biography Tulo was a member of the anti-colonial Mau movement. He was arrested and subsequently prosecuted for sedition in 1934, leading to a fine. When the Fono of Faipule was reconstituted in 1936, Tulo became a member of the legislature.The Hon. Tuala Tulo ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1953, p126 He was subsequently nominated by the Fono to become a member of the Legislative Council, taking his seat on 16 December.Lauofo Meti (2002) ''Samoa: The Making of the Constitution'', National University of Samoa, p21 He was re-nominated following the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
