Islands Without Owners
Dublin Core
Title
Islands Without Owners
Description
Describes various remote islands around the world and highlights their features. Though several were in fact owned at the time, its still an interesting and researched account, with the only known mention of the recluse Mr. Strawn who occupied it at the time.
Creator
Pearson's Weekly
Source
New Zealand National Library
Publisher
New Zealand Star
Date
1902-07-19
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Newspaper
Language
English
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
So also now is Palmyra Island, where for a considerable period a solitary English recluse, named Strawn, had his abode. Fish here are abundant, and in great variety, but turtle are described as "scarce." Curlew, snipe, and plover are, however, plentiful, and delicious land crabs abound, so that apparently Mr Strawn's successor, whoever he may be, will not have to go hungry.
Original Format
Newspaper
Citation
Pearson's Weekly, “Islands Without Owners,” Palmyra Archive, accessed December 11, 2019, http://palmyraarchive.org/items/show/69.