By Robyn MortimerWW2. The islands of Fiji are in the midst of the Pacific theatre of war. These were worrying times for my Grandmother Maggie Brown Parker resident in Sydney with her family while half-sister Lulu Marlow and McGowan brothers William, Gordon and Andrew had their homes in the Fiji Islands.  News from Fiji was scarce.  Then at last with Peace and the end of hostilities normal shipping in the Pacific recommenced and Andy McGowan, her younger brother by two years wasted no time … [Read more...] about COUSINS – Frank Fleming & Maggie Brown Parker

PETRIE, WILLIAM SCOTT(October 17, 1842 – May 16, 1888)Cabin boy at age 14 Arbroath, Scotland 1856Certificate of Competency as Master, London, England 1868First Mate ‘Isle of France’, Mauritius 1869 -1870Master of the ‘Medora’, Lyttleton, New Zealand 1873-1876First Mate various vessels in Australian and Pacific Island waters 1876 – 1879Master of ‘Windward Ho’, Levuka, Fiji 1880-1884Perils at sea and at home for a labour recruiterMoved to Suva, Fiji 1887.By Michael … [Read more...] about William Petrie

This web site has switched to using Disqus for Comments due to the high level of irritating spammers intruding onto the site — They are anathema to community public discourse and a pest to be eradicated! DISQUS is the internet's favorite comment plug-in that makes it easy for readers to add your comments and bring them to life, fuel colorful discussions, efficiently track your comments, and help build an engaged community here on this "Fiji Fathers" website. Disqus makes it easy for you … [Read more...] about DISQUS — Express Yourself

SHERWOOD, LESLIE MILTON(April 11, 1900 —  June 6, 1982)Junior Chemist, CSR Co. Ltd., Australia 1918-1931Chemist, Labasa and Rarawai, Fiji 1931-1937Mill Manager, Penang, Fiji 1937-1945Mill Manager and Industrial Officer, Nausori, Fiji 1945-1947Industrial Manager CSR Co. Ltd. and SPSM Ltd., Fiji 1947-1962First President Fiji Employers’ Consultative AssociationMember of Labour Advisory Board and Apprenticeship CouncilMaster of Rewa Lodge of FijiPresident Fiji Bowls AssociationBy Michael … [Read more...] about Les Sherwood

FLEMING, FRANK(September 5, 1888 —  March 28, 1968) Electrician, Radio Operator, Airman, Administrator, Caretaker of Makuluva & Nukulau By Kim Fleming FRANCIS IVOR FLEMING was born in Deptford in South-East London.  He was the fourth of nine children, one of whom died in infancy.  When 11 years old his father died after having fallen from the crane that he operated on the south bank of the Thames, and six months later his mother died.  By March 1901 the eight orphans, one a small baby, were … [Read more...] about Frank Fleming

HARVIE, WALTER LESLIE DOUGLAS (June 18, 1891 —  May 24, 1969) Formed WLD Harvie Ltd, a construction company, in Lautoka in the late 1940s WLD Harvie Ltd took on the business of Ready gas in 1956, later to become Fiji Gas Company. By Lyndall Probert Fisher WALTER LESLIE DOUGLAS HARVIE was my grandfather. He was born in Auckland on 18th June, 1891.  His father, Charles Edward Harvie, was born 9th October, 1865 in London and immigrated to NZ as a young man, where he married Caroline … [Read more...] about Walter Harvie