160:, had purchased the island for a mere thirty dollars. He subsequently lived there, in the wooden two-story house he built, until 1849. On 4 July of that year, during American Independence Day celebrations, a store belonging to Williams was destroyed in a fire which started from a cannon burst, and his belongings that he had salvaged from the fire were subsequently looted by Fiji natives. A second fire in 1855 destroyed Williams' house. Williams held
22:
276:
There is a shed on the island but visitors can also bring their tents to camp out. For the shed, you will need to take your own sleeping items. Bathroom and toilet facilities are available on the island but it would be best to take your own drinking water be it for a day trip or going overnight.
252:, announced that the prison would be closed and its inmates transferred to other prisons. The land would be returned to a public park, as it was before 2000. The prison was closed on 20 December and its occupants moved to jails on the
184:
in 1858, in which hostages were seized. Cakobau's inability to pay the debt, coupled with fear of a U.S. invasion and annexation, led to a series of negotiations with the United
Kingdom. After a failed attempt to establish a stable
259:
On
December 26, the first people were able to visit the island. Visitors are charged a fee of $ 2 per person to help with the upkeep of the island. Barbecues are available and camping is possible - a permit must first be obtained.
277:
There are about nine BBQ stands and the hotplate is always with the island caretaker. Lovo facilities are also available but you will need to provide the hands and some firewood.
214:
indentured labourers brought in by the
British colonial rulers. After health checks, they were subsequently employed on Fiji's sugar plantations, or else repatriated to the
210:
The colourful history of
Nukulau Island did not end with the advent of British rule. From 1879 to 1916, the island served as a quarantine centre for thousands of
519:
294:
180:, demanded US$ 43,531 in compensation, to cover Williams' losses, valued at US$ 5000, and claims by other settlers. This was followed up by
129:, Fiji's capital, which lies about ten kilometers to the west. It is an island rich in history, which has played a pivotal role in Fiji's
426:
105:
196:, the negotiations culminated in a decision to cede the islands to the United Kingdom in 1874, ushering in almost a century of
358:
316:
43:
512:
389:
235:
203:
Historians now believe that the U.S. compensation claim was greatly exaggerated and largely fabricated (see Robson, A.E,
86:
58:
686:
505:
65:
39:
696:
528:
419:
186:
157:
32:
239:
181:
150:
72:
177:
399:
342:
193:
161:
130:
54:
215:
691:
412:
173:
630:
249:
242:
655:
635:
246:
169:
134:
660:
435:
211:
165:
665:
645:
231:
197:
146:
396:, March 30, 2008: a fairly lengthy article about the island's past, present and future
680:
640:
568:
466:
154:
79:
650:
620:
446:
625:
599:
573:
471:
21:
563:
542:
373:
360:
547:
486:
253:
190:
268:
Boat fares are usually $ 15/return for adults and half price for children.
481:
456:
583:
461:
604:
578:
227:
497:
404:
172:(King of Fiji) responsible for the looting, and, supported by the
451:
126:
122:
501:
408:
390:"The island which played a role when Fiji was ceded to Britain"
207:, 2004, p. 84 (citing Calvert 1856 and Freemantle 1856)).
15:
295:"Fiji military confirms plans to close Nukulau Island prison"
245:
government. On 18 December 2006, Fiji's military ruler,
400:
Fiji Lands
Department Nukulau Island Visitors Permit
613:
592:
556:
535:
145:Nukulau played a role in the ceding of Fiji to the
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
343:Permit, Ministry of Lands & Mineral Resources
513:
420:
8:
520:
506:
498:
427:
413:
405:
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
338:
336:
334:
286:
137:development over the past 160 years.
7:
317:"Speight back in Fiji mainland jail"
189:under the effective tutelage of the
44:adding citations to reliable sources
14:
166:Vunivalu (Paramount Chief) of Bau
230:was opened on Nukulau, to house
20:
31:needs additional citations for
234:and other perpetrators of the
121:is a small islet belonging to
1:
182:a second American expedition
264:Transport to Nukulau Island
713:
442:
149:Crown in 1874. In 1846,
272:Facilities on the Island
319:. RNZ. 20 December 2006
297:. RNZ. 19 December 2006
187:constitutional monarchy
392:, Geraldine Panapasa,
178:First Fiji Expedition
593:Significant outliers
168:and self-proclaimed
40:improve this article
557:Other major islands
370: /
243:Mahendra Chaudhry's
216:Indian subcontinent
151:John Brown Williams
374:18.167°S 178.517°E
174:United States Navy
125:. It is close to
674:
673:
631:Lomaiviti Islands
536:Principal islands
495:
494:
250:Frank Bainimarama
205:Prelude to Empire
194:Polynesia Company
116:
115:
108:
90:
704:
656:Vanua Levu Group
636:Mamanuca Islands
522:
515:
508:
499:
429:
422:
415:
406:
385:
384:
382:
381:
380:
379:-18.167; 178.517
375:
371:
368:
367:
366:
363:
345:
340:
329:
328:
326:
324:
313:
307:
306:
304:
302:
291:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
712:
711:
707:
706:
705:
703:
702:
701:
687:Islands of Fiji
677:
676:
675:
670:
661:Viti Levu Group
609:
588:
552:
531:
529:Islands of Fiji
526:
496:
491:
438:
436:Viti Levu Group
433:
378:
376:
372:
369:
364:
361:
359:
357:
356:
354:
349:
348:
341:
332:
322:
320:
315:
314:
310:
300:
298:
293:
292:
288:
283:
274:
266:
224:
143:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
710:
708:
700:
699:
697:Prison islands
694:
689:
679:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
666:Yasawa Islands
663:
658:
653:
648:
646:Ringgold Isles
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
617:
615:
611:
610:
608:
607:
602:
596:
594:
590:
589:
587:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
560:
558:
554:
553:
551:
550:
545:
539:
537:
533:
532:
527:
525:
524:
517:
510:
502:
493:
492:
490:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
443:
440:
439:
434:
432:
431:
424:
417:
409:
403:
402:
397:
353:
352:External links
350:
347:
346:
330:
308:
285:
284:
282:
279:
273:
270:
265:
262:
240:Prime Minister
232:George Speight
223:
222:Nukulau prison
220:
142:
139:
119:Nukulau Island
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
709:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
684:
682:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
641:Moala Islands
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
618:
616:
612:
606:
603:
601:
598:
597:
595:
591:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
561:
559:
555:
549:
546:
544:
541:
540:
538:
534:
530:
523:
518:
516:
511:
509:
504:
503:
500:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
467:Nananu-i-Cake
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
444:
441:
437:
430:
425:
423:
418:
416:
411:
410:
407:
401:
398:
395:
391:
388:
387:
386:
383:
351:
344:
339:
337:
335:
331:
318:
312:
309:
296:
290:
287:
280:
278:
271:
269:
263:
261:
257:
255:
251:
248:
244:
241:
238:that deposed
237:
233:
229:
221:
219:
217:
213:
208:
206:
201:
199:
195:
192:
188:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
156:
152:
148:
140:
138:
136:
132:
128:
124:
120:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
651:Rotuma Group
621:Kadavu Group
614:Archipelagos
476:
393:
355:
321:. Retrieved
311:
299:. Retrieved
289:
275:
267:
258:
225:
209:
204:
202:
198:British rule
144:
118:
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
626:Lau Islands
600:Conway Reef
472:Nananu-i-Ra
377: /
323:22 December
301:22 December
256:mainland.
226:In 2000, a
131:demographic
681:Categories
543:Vanua Levu
394:Fiji Times
281:References
191:Australian
96:April 2020
66:newspapers
692:Viti Levu
548:Viti Levu
487:Viti Levu
254:Viti Levu
247:Commodore
236:2000 coup
135:political
55:"Nukulau"
482:Vatulele
457:Leleuvia
365:178°31′E
170:Tui Viti
155:American
584:Taveuni
477:Nukulau
462:Naigani
362:18°10′S
176:in the
162:Cakobau
147:British
141:History
80:scholar
605:Rotuma
579:Ovalau
569:Kadavu
228:prison
212:Indian
164:, the
158:consul
153:, the
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
87:JSTOR
73:books
574:Koro
452:Beqa
325:2022
303:2022
133:and
127:Suva
123:Fiji
59:news
564:Gau
447:Bau
42:by
683::
333:^
218:.
200:.
521:e
514:t
507:v
428:e
421:t
414:v
327:.
305:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
