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Page 282
... chief of Papara , a district in the south of the larger peninsula ( see Pl . V ) : There were no great chiefs on the north coast , where the British and French ships touched . At the time of Wallis's discovery the chief of Papara was ...
... chief of Papara , a district in the south of the larger peninsula ( see Pl . V ) : There were no great chiefs on the north coast , where the British and French ships touched . At the time of Wallis's discovery the chief of Papara was ...
Page 283
... chiefs ( led by Cook's friend Tootaha , chief of the district of Attahuru , who had been much enriched by the Dolphin's visit ) formed a coalition to combat Purea's arrogant claims . In December 1768 a great battle , the grim evidences ...
... chiefs ( led by Cook's friend Tootaha , chief of the district of Attahuru , who had been much enriched by the Dolphin's visit ) formed a coalition to combat Purea's arrogant claims . In December 1768 a great battle , the grim evidences ...
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... chief became intolerably arrogant or threatened to destroy the rest , the others united to overthrow him .... The ... chiefs . ' Wallis ( unlike Cook ) took no direct part in island politics , but the intervention of later explorers ...
... chief became intolerably arrogant or threatened to destroy the rest , the others united to overthrow him .... The ... chiefs . ' Wallis ( unlike Cook ) took no direct part in island politics , but the intervention of later explorers ...
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