See historic events for any day of the year by entering the date below. Why not try your birthday?
Raising the Union Jack in Apia
Officers of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy and the French Navy raise the Union Jack at Apia courthouse, German Samoa, on 30 August 1914, the morning after the occupation.
The new Administrator of Samoa, Colonel Robert Logan, records that 'at 8.a.m, the British flag was formally hoisted on the Government Buildings in the presence of the officers of the New Zealand Division Royal Navy troops, and the leading Native chiefs.' He then read out a Proclamation laying out the terms of occupation.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-019626-F
Photographer: Alfred John Tattersall
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the
Library through its 'Timeframes' website,
http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of
New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any
re-use of this image
Delicious
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Facebook
Google
YahooHow to cite this page: 'Raising the Union Jack in Apia', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/raising-union-jack-apia, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 8-Apr-2009
Community contributions