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JOHN ABRAHAMSABRAHAMS, JOHN
(August 10, 1850 – September 17, 1907)
Born London, England August 1850
Arrived Levuka, Fiji May 1878
Relocated to Rewa (Elliston) around the time of the move of the capital to Suva in 1882
Enters partnership with a Mr Van Hagen. Buys him out.
Acquires Stevens and Johnson in 1886
Married Adelaide Daniel in 1888. Two children Vivian (1889) and Vera (1895) followed
Purchased the Rewa Hotel in 1904
Died Suva, Fiji September 1907
vivian abrahamsABRAHAMS, VIVIAN RUDOLPH
(June 05, 1889 — February 03, 1965)
Overseer, CSR Rewa Mill
2nd Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, King’s Royal Riffle Corp, WWI
2nd Lieutenant, Fiji Defence Force & Army Reserve 1920-1939
Inspector of Labour, Fiji Civil Service
CSR, Rarawai 1924-1942
Captain, 2nd (Territorial) Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment, WII
Civial Aviation Authotity 1948-1955
Fluent in Fijian and Hindi
Warden, Anglican Pro Cathedral
Arthur Bell AcklandACKLAND, 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
Cyril Donald AidneyAIDNEY, CYRIL DONALD (DON) DFC, OBE, CF.
(December 08, 1923 — July 08, 2007)
Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force, Second World War
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)
Fr Michael BransfieldBRANSFIELD, 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
Archbishop BryceBRYCE, JABEZ LESLIE ARCHBISHOP
(January, 1935 — February 11, 2010)
Bishop of the Diocese of Polynesia
The Episcopal Church

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