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colonisers since they arrived in the 1800s other than one or two graziers and fishermen. Rocheteau reports early settler efforts at establishing cattle or sheep grazing, and two
Japanese fish traders were on the island in the 1930s. There is no evidence of roads or nickel mining, which exists on other fringing islands nearby and on the mainland of Grande Terre. Balabio rock formations do not contain adequate nickel concentrations.
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Little is known. The island is encompassed by the Hoot ma Whaap cultural region, and the Nyêlâyu language. One document describes pottery dating to the first millennium AD. Another describes a burial site from the same period.
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