Australasian New Hebrides Company

Australasian New Hebrides Company

Friday, July 11th, 2008: Australasian New Hebrides Company, Australia & Dependencies, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Vanuatu

Maurice Mishkel. The establishment of the Compagnie Caledonniene des Nouvelles-Hebrides in 1892 was with the explicit aim of establishing French control in the New Hebrides. In 1887, alarmed missionaries persuaded the Victorian and N.S.W. governments to subsidize shipping services to and ...