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	Background research prior to departure for [[Niku I (1989)]] had been limited to study of published sources and consultation with a few people who had been on [[Nikumaroro]] (such as the Smithsonian ornithologist, Roger Clapp). We set out to expand our background knowledge of the island during a week spent in Suva, Fiji while making logistic arrangements. We quickly learned that the records of the [[Western Pacific High Commission]] (WPHC), which had overseen the [[Phoenix Islands]] in colonial times, had been sent back to [[Hanslope Park\|London]] and/or distributed to the former colonies, but the library at the [[University of the South Pacific]] yielded a number of useful secondary sources. Notable among these was [[Luke\|Sir Harry Luke’s]] ~~“From~~ a South Seas Diary,” which includes Sir Harry’s account of his visit to [[Nikumaroro]] shortly after [[Gallagher\|Gallagher’s]] death, and provided a photo of the [[Government Station\|“Rest House”]] where [[Gallagher]] lived.		Background research prior to departure for [[Niku I (1989)]] had been limited to study of published sources and consultation with a few people who had been on [[Nikumaroro]] (such as the Smithsonian ornithologist, Roger Clapp). We set out to expand our background knowledge of the island during a week spent in Suva, Fiji while making logistic arrangements. We quickly learned that the records of the [[Western Pacific High Commission]] (WPHC), which had overseen the [[Phoenix Islands]] in colonial times, had been sent back to [[Hanslope Park\|London]] and/or distributed to the former colonies, but the library at the [[University of the South Pacific]] yielded a number of useful secondary sources. Notable among these was [[Luke\|Sir Harry Luke’s]] ''From a South Seas Diary,'' which includes Sir Harry’s account of his visit to [[Nikumaroro]] shortly after [[Gallagher\|Gallagher’s]] death, and provided a photo of the [[Government Station\|“Rest House”]] where [[Gallagher]] lived.

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Background research prior to departure for [[Niku I (1989)]] had been limited to study of published sources and consultation with a few people who had been on [[Nikumaroro]] (such as the Smithsonian ornithologist, Roger Clapp). We set out to expand our background knowledge of the island during a week spent in Suva, Fiji while making logistic arrangements. We quickly learned that the records of the [[Western Pacific High Commission]] (WPHC), which had overseen the [[Phoenix Islands]] in colonial times, had been sent back to [[Hanslope Park|London]] and/or distributed to the former colonies, but the library at the [[University of the South Pacific]] yielded a number of useful secondary sources. Notable among these was [[Luke|Sir Harry Luke’s]] “From a South Seas Diary,” which includes Sir Harry’s account of his visit to [[Nikumaroro]] shortly after [[Gallagher|Gallagher’s]] death, and provided a photo of the [[Government Station|“Rest House”]] where [[Gallagher]] lived.

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