Noumea.
The news that Fiance purpose? miking Noumea, the chief town of ht-M* p^oal colony of lX gw Calf-doni-.t ihe headquarters of the Frenoh ships
in ths Pacific, and 'a about to eiiabli<h a large dock there, will be b 'iitd wkh no pleasure by the inhabitants of Australasia, as up tr. irvx n > Power has a naval d 'pot o;os> j to oiu- shores. New Ciledoni.i \\9.h ii'in^S raid wav between the.Fiji islands and the Queensland coist, and a g'ancs a 5 the map of Oceania will show that a naval station would 00 a'most in - ths centra of the numerous small islands dotted about, his ocean. Attached to New Gale•biiia are the small island*, Lslu of ! J in '-•, Liyalty Island:?, Huon island « Oh.* 1 ci field island?, and tha Waiii? archipelago. Though tha chief iiland is full of minerals the raQ-»f. important, coal, ia not mentioned. "^nnra b-is a population under 5000.
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Manawatu Herald, 29 November 1898, Page 2
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154Noumea. Manawatu Herald, 29 November 1898, Page 2
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