Indian indenture to Fiji (1879–1920)

1. Fiji becomes a British crown colony

   Oct 10, 1874Labels: Fiji, British Crown

   • Britannica
   • Wikipedia

2. First Indian indenture ship arrives in Fiji

   May 14, 1879Labels: Leonidas, Levuka

   • Leonidas
   • Fiji Times

3. CSR begins operations, expanding sugar’s labor demand

   Jan 1, 1880Labels: Colonial Sugar, CSR

   • CSR Fiji
   • ANU PMB

4. CSR’s Nausori mill starts crushing cane

   Jul 17, 1882Labels: Nausori Mill, CSR

   • Nausori
   • CSR Fiji

5. Steamship migration shortens voyages to Fiji

   Jul 23, 1884Labels: SS Newnham, Steamship

   • SS Newnham
   • Indenture Ships

6. Viria mill opens, broadening Rewa sugar production

   Jan 1, 1886Labels: Viria Mill, CSR

   • Viria Mill
   • CSR Fiji

7. Manilal Doctor arrives to support Indo-Fijian legal rights

   Aug 27, 1912Labels: Manilal Doctor, Suva

   • Manilal Doctor

8. Andrews–Pearson report documents indenture conditions

   Feb 29, 1916Labels: Andrews Pearson, Andrews

   • Manilal Doctor
   • Ram Singh

9. Sutlej brings the last indentured migrants to Fiji

   Nov 11, 1916Labels: SS Sutlej, Suva

   • SS Sutlej
   • Fiji Times

10. Overseas recruitment from India is suspended

    Mar 12, 1917Labels: Recruitment Suspension, World War

    • Fiji Journal

11. Indenture contracts in Fiji are terminated

    Jan 1, 1920Labels: Indenture Termination, Girmit

    • Fiji Times
    • Fiji Times

12. Suva labor strike tests post-indenture power relations

    Jan 15, 1920Labels: Suva Strike, Public Works

    • Manilal Doctor
    • ISO NZ