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Phosphate-rich island in the South Pacific. Annexed by Germany in 1888, and administrated as an annex to the
Marshall Islands which Germany purchased from
Spain in 1884. The exploration of the island's phosphate deposits began in 1906. Early in World War I, the Marshall Islands were occupied by Japan while Nauru came under the occupation of Australia In 1920 Australia was awarded trusteeship, with Britain and New Zealand as co-trustees. From 1942 to 1945 under Japanese occupation. From 1945 onward again under joint trusteeship of Australia, Britain and New Zealand. 1966 self-government, 1968 independence. Timeline : Nauru |
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| E x t e r n a l . F i l e s |
| Country Profiles | Links, Portals | Organizations | Accounts of History | Politics | Military History | Economic History |
| Social History | Ethnography | History of Religion | Regional History | Local History | Institutions | Culture |
| Biography | Others |
| D o c u m e n t s |
| Historical Data | Documents | Institutions | National Symbols |
| P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e |
| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Modern |
from BBC Country Profiles;
from Wikipedia;
from CIA World Factbook,
Countries : New Zealand from Index Mundi Jane's New Zealand Home Page |
| Historical |
| Links | General |
from dmoz Category : New Caledonia, from Wikipedia |
| on History |
Category : History of Nauru, from Wikipedia |
| Organizations |
Pacific History Association Pacific Islands Museums and Cultural Institutions Association (PIMA) New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Pacific Islands Interest Group Pacific Islands Study Circle (Philately) |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Archaeopedia New Zealand |
| Timelines |
from BBC Country Profiles |
| Accounts of History | General, Modern |
Article : History of Nauru, from Wikipedia |
| General, Historical |
M. Russell, Polynesia: a history of the South Sea islands, including New Zealand ; with
narrative of the introduction of christianity, 1852, GB |
| Specific Periods |
| Politics |
Political Resources on the Web : Nauru;
Governments on the WWW : Nauru;
Article Politics of Nauru, from Wikipedia |
| Military |
| Economy & Finances |
Article Economy of Nauru, from Wikipedia |
| Social History |
| Ethnography |
Languages of Nauru (3), from Ethnologue World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples : Nauru |
| Religion |
Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Nauru, from Kirken i Norge |
| Institutions |
Nauru, from Airline History Structurae : Nauru |
| Biographies |
| Others |
Oceania Ecoregion, from WWF |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
World Statesmen : Nauru, by Ben Cahoon |
| Lists of Ambassadors |
Political Graveyard, Nauru, has incomplete lists of U.S. ambassadors |
| Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : Nauru, from Population Statistics,
by Jan Lahmeyer |
| Lists of Bishops |
Article : Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarawa and Nauru,
from Wikipedia |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Search Papers Past
(New Zealand Newspapers 1839-1920) Search Newspapers SG (Singapore Newspapers 1831-2006) Historic Australian Newspapers 1803-1954 Life Magazine 1936-1972, GB, 8 entries on Nauru |
| Modern Newspapers |
| Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons License Plates, from Francoplaque, from License Plates of the World Images of Nauru, from Pacific Picture Agency Airline Timetable Images : Nauru |
| Archival Deposits |
Search National Archives (UK),
Archives New Zealand for Nauru |
| Constitutions, Laws |
| Treaties |
| Consular Reports |
| Document Collections |
| Historical Maps |
Oceania Maps, from Perry Castaneda Map Collection, UTexas; scroll down for Nauru |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
| Religious |
| Economic |
| Geographical |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from
International Civic Heraldry National Anthem, from National Anthems; from David's National Anthem Reference Page |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of Tonga, from World Currency Museum; from
Ron Wise's World Paper Money |
| Stamps |
Rare Nauru Stamps, from Sandafayre Stamp Gallery;
Stamps Nauru 1916-1924, from Stamps Catalogue 1840-1920 by Evert Klaseboer |
| PRINTED REFERENCE |
| Bibliographies |
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde
(Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keyword Brunei (site in German, most titles listed in English;
hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) RHS Bibliography |
| Online Libraries | general |
Google Books;
Internet Archives;
Gutenberg Library Online;
HathiTrust;
Gallica Biblioteca Digital Hispanica; Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes |
| on Nauru | Nauru, Digital Micronesia |
| Online Journals | On Oceania |
| Historiography |
Article : Pacific Islands Historiography, by K.R. Howe, pp.685-687, in vol.2 of A Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing, NY 1998 [G] |
| General Accounts | On Oceania |
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 15th edition, Macropaedia, Vol.25, pp.281-283 Article Pacific Islands : Nauru. KMLA Lib.Sign. R 032 B862h v.25 |
| On Nauru |
| Historical Dictionaries |
Robert D. Craig and Franklin P. King, Historical Dictionary of Oceania, Westport CT : Greenwood 1981 [G] |
| Historical Atlas |
Colin McEvedy, The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Pacific,
London : Penguin 1998, 120 pp. [G] |
| Statistical Data |
IHS : B.R. Mitchell, International Historical Statistics. Africa, Asia & Oceania 1750-2000, London : Palgrave 2003 [G] |
