ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : New Caledonia </title> <META name="keywords" content="Nouvelle Caledonie"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xncaledonia.html"> <img src = "../banners/banncal.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "100" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on November 21st 2004, last revised on November 24th 2004 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : New Caledonia </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> c. 1000 B.C. <BR> 1774 <BR> 1792 <BR> 1830 <BR> 1840 <BR> 1840 <BR> 1850 <BR> 1853 <BR> 1860-1862 <BR> 1862 <BR> 1864-1897 <BR> 1866 <BR> 1874 <BR> 1878 <BR> 1882 <BR> 1884 <BR> 1888 <BR> 1917 <BR> 1940 <BR> 1945 <BR> 1946 <BR> 1949 <BR> 1953 <BR> 1957 <BR> 1958 <BR> 1960es <BR> 1976 <BR> 1984 <BR> 1986 <BR> 1987 <BR> 1989 <BR> 1998 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Lapita stoneware used on New Caledonia <BR> English navigator James Cook visited the islands, named them "New Caledonia" <BR> Islands visited by French navigator Bruni d'Entrecasteaux <BR> First English missionary arrived; were consumed by local cannibals <BR> First French missionaries arrived; were consumed by local cannibals <BR> Arrival of British, American whalers <BR> French surveyors arrived; were consumed by local cannibals <BR> French forces occupied the islands; islands annexed by France <BR> First postage stamps for New Caledonia issued <BR> Lighthouse at Noumea constructed <BR> New Caledonia served as a penal colony <BR> Loyalty Islands were incorporated into Colony of New Caledonia <BR> Banque de la Nouvelle Caledonie established; issued banknotes <BR> Major Canaque revolt <BR> Regular steam liner services connected Marseille and Noumea <BR> Administration of New Caledonia transferred from military administration to civilian governor <BR> Wallis and Futuna were placed administratively under New Caledonia <BR> Canaque revolt <BR> WW II; New Caledonia recognized the Free French administration in Brazzaville <BR> Colonies Fran&ccedil;aises du Pacifique Franc created for N.Caledonia, W&F, Fr. Pol. <BR> New Caledonia proclaimed French Overseas Territory <BR> Coins were issued for New Caledonia <BR> First political party, Union Caledonienne, founded <BR> Canaques granted right to vote <BR> Council of Government, for the first time, elected <BR> Nickel boom <BR> Competences of Council of Government extended <BR> National Kanak Socialist Liberation Front (FLNKS) founded <BR> U.N. put New Caledonia on decolonization list <BR> Referendum resulted in vote for maintaining ties with France; boycotted by FLNKS <BR> FLNKS leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou assassinated <BR> Referendum resulted in vote for maintaining ties with France, extending autonomy <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "600" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> History of New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://www.newcaledoniatourism-south.com/history.cfm?&CFID=145648&CFTOKEN=23283385"><B> Tourism South</B></A> <BR> A Short History of New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://www.electionworld.org/history/newcaledonia.htm"><B>Election World</B></A> <BR> History of New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://www.pacificnavigator.com/newcaledonia/aboutnewcaledonia/history.html"><B>Pacific Navigator</B></A> <BR> Article New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia"><B>Wikipedia</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.amedee.ws/history.html"><B>Amedee Lighthouse History</B></A> <BR> New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/newcal.htm"><B>Sandafayre Stamp Atlas</B></A> <BR> Banknotes of New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://www.banknotes.com/nc.htm"><B>World Paper Money</B></A> <BR> A Global History of Currencies : New Caledonia, posted by <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/frameset.php3?location=/gh/235.html"><B> Bryan Taylor</B></A> <BR> Article New Caledonia, from <A HREF = "http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10781b.htm"><B>Catholic Encyclopedia</B></A> <BR> Chronology of Catholic Dioceses - <A HREF = "http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/new_caledonia.htm"><B>New Caledonia</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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