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
Tony Moore
MOORE, JOHN ANTHONY (TONY) O.B.E. (December 02, 1908 — March 15, 1994) Superintendent, Royal Fiji Police Force Awarded the Colonial Police Medal New Business Manager and Deputy General Manager, CML Member, Fiji Legislative Council Senior Active Rotarian - Original Suva Club Champion Athlete and Fiji Rugby Captain Olympic & Commonwealth Games Fiji Sports Administrator Fiji Olympic Order. By John Anthony Eyre 'Tony Junior' Moore. John Anthony Moore was born in Labasa on 2nd … [Read more...] about Tony Moore
Set The Record Straight…
By Tony Snowsill Bula Vinaka Kai Vata Please....consider the following ... Each of us carries within our memories considerable information about our family’s lives and times in Fiji. This "history" will be lost as we age and our recollections fade and we forget or indeed we die before this important history is recorded. Here is a chance to set the record straight – to ensure that other people’s recollections, and worse still the findings of academics and later historians do not … [Read more...] about Set The Record Straight…
Grace Morrison
MORRISON, GRACE ANNE M.B.E., I.M. (July, 06 1893 — November 27, 1978) Nurse and Midwife Founder, Nurse Morrison's Nursing Home Fijian Government Independence Medal. By Jennifer (Mune) Willmott William Mune had migrated from Scotland to Queensland in 1863 and in 1870 he married Martha Fountain. They had six children before 1881 and in 1883 William took his family to Fiji where he had been appointed manager of the Rewa Sugar Company at Koronivia. A number of young men worked on … [Read more...] about Grace Morrison
Tavua Johnson
JOHNSON, WILLIAM HENRY "TAVUA" (April 10, 1862 — 1962) Pioneer Island Trader Property Developer Ship Owner Planter Authority on Poker Member, Suva Town Board. By David Johnson. The description of WH Johnson following is largely taken from the memoirs of Tui Johnson (“70 years and 1 month”) written in about 1975. For those who have read this, I apologise for the large chunks that have fallen without edit straight into this description. However that the reader will be … [Read more...] about Tavua Johnson
George Hemming
HEMMING, GEORGE RATCLIFF O.F., O.B.E. (July 11, 1908 — July 26, 2003) Humanitarian Anglican Church Minister Medical Practitioner Co-Founder & Chairman, JP Bayly Trust. By R A B (Tony) Snowsill. Lieutenant Commander, The Reverend Canon, Doctor George Ratcliff Hemming, Order of Fiji, OBE, died on Saturday 26th July, 2003 at 3.15pm in Auckland, NZ. He was 95. "Doc Hemming", as he was affectionately known, was born in Gympie, Queensland, Australia on 11th July 1908. He had three … [Read more...] about George Hemming
Stan Ritova
RITOVA, STAN aka STAN WHIPPY (April 04, 1935 — July 29, 2009) Pioneering Journalist Editor Author President of the former Fiji Islands Media Association By R A B (Tony) Snowsill. Stan Whippy Ritova, titled Ratu Viliame Ritova, was a noted journalist in Fiji and Australia. Mr Ritova grew up in Nasekula Village, Labasa, Vanua Levu where he was known as Ratu Viliame Lautiki Qomate. Stan was a true son of Fiji! The real Babasiga Lion! He fought to present the truth to all those of … [Read more...] about Stan Ritova