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| − | + | The Auckland Islands have a history of short occupations engendered by a wide variety of causes and enterprises. These range from early Polynesian occupation through castaways, sealing expeditions, settlement by a community of Maori and Moriori from the Chatham Islands, a whaling base, scientific voyages and exploration, pastoral enterprises and coast watching during the second world war. Many of these have left some archaeological remains. A survey of these is Dingwall et al 2009<ref>Dingwall. P R, K L Jones and R Egerton (eds) 2009 In care of the southern ocean: An archaeological and historical survey of the Auckland Islands. New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 27</ref>. | |
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The Auckland Islands have a history of short occupations engendered by a wide variety of causes and enterprises. These range from early Polynesian occupation through castaways, sealing expeditions, settlement by a community of Maori and Moriori from the Chatham Islands, a whaling base, scientific voyages and exploration, pastoral enterprises and coast watching during the second world war. Many of these have left some archaeological remains. A survey of these is Dingwall et al 2009[1].
One of the more extraordinary settlements was that of the British Southern Whale Fishing Company and Port Ross (1849-52). It was contemporary with the Maori / Moirori settlemnt at the same place from the Chatham Islands. The company comissioner was
References
- ↑ Dingwall. P R, K L Jones and R Egerton (eds) 2009 In care of the southern ocean: An archaeological and historical survey of the Auckland Islands. New Zealand Archaeological Association Monograph 27
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