Samoan Independence

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand

This story features in the National Library blog post Researching Samoa: "Samoa Mo Samoa" — https://natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/researching-samoa-samoa-mo-samoa

Image: Warships and troopships inside the reef, Apia Harbour, 29 August, 1914

Warships and troopships inside the reef, Apia Harbour, 29 August, 1914

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Image: Apia, Samoa, 29 August 1914: New Zealand troops landing

Apia, Samoa, 29 August 1914: New Zealand troops landing

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Image: New Zealand troops landing in Samoa

New Zealand troops landing in Samoa

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Image: New Zealand troops arriving to annex Samoa for Britain during World War I

New Zealand troops arriving to annex Samoa for Britain during World War I

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Image: New Zealand troops arriving to annex Samoa for Britain during World War I

New Zealand troops arriving to annex Samoa for Britain during World War I

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Image: Apia, Samoa, 27 August 1914: New Zealand naval officers landing with the demand for German surrender

Apia, Samoa, 27 August 1914: New Zealand naval officers landing with the demand for German surrender

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Image: Scene at the Courthouse, Apia, Western Samoa, during the ceremony for the raising of the Union Jack

Scene at the Courthouse, Apia, Western Samoa, during the ceremony for the raising of the Union Jack

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Image: Raising of the Union Jack outside the courthouse in Apia, Samoa

Raising of the Union Jack outside the courthouse in Apia, Samoa

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Image: Colonel Robert Logan, Apia, Samoa

Colonel Robert Logan, Apia, Samoa

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Image: New Zealand troops and Samoan group, during the annexation ceremony in Apia, Western Samoa

New Zealand troops and Samoan group, during the annexation ceremony in Apia, Western Samoa

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Image: [Colonel Robert Logan and his staff, Western Samoa]

[Colonel Robert Logan and his staff, Western Samoa]

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Image: A Mau Movement demonstration in Apia Samoa

A Mau Movement demonstration in Apia Samoa

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Image: A Mau Movement demonstration in Apia Samoa

A Mau Movement demonstration in Apia Samoa

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Image: Tamasese and his committee outside the Mau office at Vaimoso

Tamasese and his committee outside the Mau office at Vaimoso

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Image: Mau parade along Beach Road in Apia, Samoa, on Black Saturday

Mau parade along Beach Road in Apia, Samoa, on Black Saturday

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Image: The funeral of Tamasese

The funeral of Tamasese

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Image: New Zealand police officers in Western Samoa during the Mau uprising

New Zealand police officers in Western Samoa during the Mau uprising

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Image: Sailors removing the white band, the insignia of the Mau, from lava lavas

Sailors removing the white band, the insignia of the Mau, from lava lavas

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Image: Sailors removing the white band, the insignia of the Mau, from lava lavas

Sailors removing the white band, the insignia of the Mau, from lava lavas

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Image: Western Samoan fautasi (canoe) being searched during Mau uprising

Western Samoan fautasi (canoe) being searched during Mau uprising

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Image: New Zealand marines transporting Mau prisoners

New Zealand marines transporting Mau prisoners

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Image: Sailors and Mau prisoners, Apia

Sailors and Mau prisoners, Apia

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Image: 60 Mau prisoners arrive from coast at dawn

60 Mau prisoners arrive from coast at dawn

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Image: The Women's Mau leaders and committee

The Women's Mau leaders and committee

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Image: The head of a procession of a thousand women of the Samoan Mau movement

The head of a procession of a thousand women of the Samoan Mau movement

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