The Scandinavians in Australia, New Zealand and the Western Pacific / by J. Lyng

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Lyng, J. (Jens), 1868-1941
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Melbourne : Melbourne University Press in Association with Oxford University Press, 1939
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Scandinavians in Australia, New Zealand and the Western Pacific 1
DEBT TO 2
SCANDINAVIANS IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC 5
Scandinavians in Australia, New Zealand and the Western Pacific 7
FOREWORD 11
CONTENTS 13
INTRODUCTION 15
PART i SCANDINAVIANS IN AUSTRALIA 17
SETTLING AUSTRALIA 19
SCANDINAVIANS ON THE GOLD-FIELDS 25
FACTORS INFLUENCING MIGRATION (1871-1914) 31
CONTRIBUTION TO DEVELOPMENT Primary Industries 35
Scandinavian Sailors 36
SeCON IMRY INDUSTRIES 37
Art 38
Music 40
Literature and Journalism 42
Gymnastics and Sport 46
Scandinavians in Public Life 47
Scandinavians in the Australian Imperial Force. 47
Second Generation 48
CHURCH LIFE 49
SOCIETIES AND THEIR ORIGIN 55
SCANDINAVIAN PRESS IN AUSTRALIA 65
Conclusion 72
SCANDINAVIAN SHIPPING TO, AND TRADE WITH, AUSTRALIA 75
Shipping 75
Transatlantic S.S. Co. 81
Norwegian-Australia Line 82
Trade 84
Danish-Australian Chamber of Commerce 94
SCANDINAVIAN CONSULAR SERVICE 97
Norwegian Consuls 99
Danish Consuls 100
Duties of Consuls 101
Consuls and the Immigrants 102
Paid Consuls 104
SCANDINAVIAN PLACE NAMES 107
TWO OUTSTANDING DANES Edward Knox 111
Paul Jorgen Holdenson 113
JOSEPH ALEXANDER HEYMAN* 117
PART 2 SCANDINAVIAN MIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND 119
SCANDINAVIAN MIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND Early Days of White Settlement 121
Problem of Population 122
COMING OF THE SCANDINAVIANS 125
Voyage Out 128
TROUBLED BEGINNING 131
Rural Settlers 133
Town Dwellers 136
On the Gold-fields 137
Our Seamen 138
Later Arrivals 139
CHURCH LIFE 141
Church in Brisbane 146
SOCIAL LIFE 151
PART 3 SCANDINAVIANS IN NEW ZEALAND 159
SCANDINAVIANS IN NEW ZEALAND Their Arrival 161
Bishop Monrad 162
Influx of Scandinavians to New Zealand 163
Settlement in the Manawatu 164
Organizing the Larger Scheme 165
Settlements in Hawke’s Bay 166
Health and Education 167
Further Settlement in Hawke s Bay 168
Settlement Elsewhere 169
Settlement in the Wairarapa 169
RACIAL INFLUENCE, Etc. 173
Influence on Economic Development 174
CHURCH LIFE 177
PUBLICATIONS 183
Societies 186
TWO PROMINENT DANES Hans Madsen Ries 189
Oscar Thorvald Johan Alpers 190
PART 4 SCANDINAVIANS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC 193
SCANDINAVIANS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC 195
German Harry 203
PACIFIC ROMANCE 206
CONCLUSION 209
OMISSIONS 213
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