FADDY, NORMAN WALTER MC (Bar) (1888 — 1934) Inspector of Plantations Enlisted, Second Fiji Contingent, 1915 World War I 1914-1918 Captain, Kings Royal Rifles Corps Dairy Farmer, 'Vunibaka', Tailevu North By Jim Sanday Norman Walter Faddy was the son of medical practitioner Doctor William Faddy of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, and his wife Ruth Harriett Johnston, an English lady, who was living with one of her sons in the Sigatoka Valley, Fiji, in the early 1900’s. He was brother to … [Read more...] about Norman Faddy
Fiji Fathers
George Towson
TOWSON, GEORGE RICHARD BRODEDRIP (February 03, 1920 — February 23, 2012) Electrician Captain Royal Fiji Military Forces Warden Suva Gaol Superintendent Nasinu 9 Mile Approved School By Richard Towson. George Richard Brodedrip Towson, was born on February 3, 1920 in the remote (the only access in those times was by boat) settlement of Savusavu on the 2nd largest island in the Fiji Group of Islands, Vanua Levu. He grew up on a coconut plantation, Waibalabala, about an hour's trip by … [Read more...] about George Towson
Charles Stinson
STINSON, SIR CHARLES ALEXANDER KBE, OBE, CMG JP. (June 22, 1919 — November 02, 1989) Director / Managing Director / Chairman – Stinsons Limited City Councillor and Businessman 1947-1959 Mayor Suva City Council 1959-1966 Member, Fiji Legislative Council 1966-1970 Member, The Fijian Parliament 1970-1982 Minister for Works, Communications, and Civil Aviation and Minister for Finance Chairman Fiji Visitors Bureau Chairman Fiji Fire Brigade War Service Medals Fiji Independence Medal Fiji … [Read more...] about Charles Stinson
Arthur Ackland
ACKLAND, ARTHUR BELL (HOP) ED MBE OBE (September 06, 1894 — July 22, 1971) Fiji Constabulary 1915 World War I 1916-1919 Colonial Secretary's Office 1919 Lieutenant, Fiji Defence Force, 1920 Dept of Agriculture 1920-1938 Produce Inspector 1931-1941 Commanded 1st Battalion, Fiji Labour Corps, 1942-45 Native Land Trust Board 1945 Started Fiji Banana Ventures 1950-1959 Left Fiji for Auckland, NZ 1959. By Jim Ackland from the book The Acklands of Fiji by Betty Hunt (nee … [Read more...] about Arthur Ackland
Don Lane
LANE, DON (May 05, 1922 — January 17, 2011) Hotel Manager and Administrator Secretary & Board Member, Fiji Visitors Bureau Secretary and president of the Fiji Hotels Association and PATA Board Member, Fiji National Training Council Board Member, Fiji Employers Federation Sportsman, Sailor, Boatman, Fisherman and lover of all things about the seas and ocean around Fiji. By Wendikae Lane-Chan. My Dad, Don Lane, was one of five children, born in Levuka in 1922. He grew up in … [Read more...] about Don Lane
Michael Bransfield
BRANSFIELD, MICHAEL FR. S.M. (June 29, 1926 — August 04, 2009) Marist Father and Parish Priest The Catholic Church, Society of Mary Instrumental in the formation of the Tutu Training Centre on Taveuni Worked with the Marriage Encounter Movement Ran The Altar Boys Sodality, The Sacred Heart Cathedral, Suva. By R A B (Tony) Snowsill. Father Michael Bransfield was a member of the Marist Fathers and spent his priestly life in Fiji after arriving from Ireland on October 31, 1951. He … [Read more...] about Michael Bransfield
Jabez Bryce
BRYCE, JABEZ LESLIE ARCHBISHOP (January, 1935 — February 11, 2010) Bishop of the Diocese of Polynesia The Episcopal Church. By R A B (Tony) Snowsill. Jabez Leslie Bryce was born in Vava'u Tonga in 1935 of mixed Scottish-Samoan-Tongan parentage. He was reared in Samoa, and trained for the ministry in New Zealand. Ordained in 1962, he served the diocese in Fiji throughout his ordained ministry. The first Pacific Islander elected as Bishop of Polynesia, The Episcopal Church, … [Read more...] about Jabez Bryce
Don Aidney
AIDNEY, CYRIL DONALD (DON) DFC, OBE, CF. (December 08, 1923 — July 08, 2007) Director / Managing Director / Chairman - Williams & Gosling Limited Senior Resident Partner, Wilberfoss & Aidney (then Arthur Young), Chartered Accountants Company Director Member, Fiji Legislative Council Senator, The Fijian Senate (1992-1999). By David Aidney. Cyril Donald Aidney was born in Tonga in 1923. He lived in Fiji since the mid 1930’s, except for a break of five years or so with the … [Read more...] about Don Aidney