tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post4929258242413104365..comments2024-03-28T00:13:03.960-07:00Comments on Babasiga: Joske's ThumbPeceli and Wendy's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01165668047817341837noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-91102332130256328672012-02-07T01:36:34.737-08:002012-02-07T01:36:34.737-08:00I am confused. My Great grandmothers uncle is Adol...I am confused. My Great grandmothers uncle is Adolph Alen Joske and his father was Alexander Joske. I believe that is who it's talking about and the family name has always been Joske (maybe he changed it to Brewster?) Can anyone shed some light?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-89314286245785982592011-08-15T14:16:19.590-07:002011-08-15T14:16:19.590-07:00Bula,
i am trying to organise a hike up there thi...Bula, <br />i am trying to organise a hike up there this weekend but i am having trouble getting the contact details for the village. would you have a phone number to call them on by any chance?Lars Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883294547463717423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-42710837317352987442011-08-03T02:37:34.367-07:002011-08-03T02:37:34.367-07:00I believe an Australian by the name of John Refere...I believe an Australian by the name of John Referendum Hayes was the first "White" man to climb Joske's Thumb, I believe there is a Suva Newspaper aticle supporting this account pre. 2nd WW?, could someone verify this please?.Bladerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608789012419788405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-83697583766586414182011-06-09T07:18:25.088-07:002011-06-09T07:18:25.088-07:00Really.Really.Blackjack Bookshttp://blackjackleague.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-59968836880522119092008-09-20T08:11:00.000-07:002008-09-20T08:11:00.000-07:00When I was in NZ over Christmas last year, my fath...When I was in NZ over Christmas last year, my father gave me a whole lot of papers to read through which were mostly about our family and contained letters to the Editor of the Fiji Times written by my grandfather.<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall one of them had info about the naming of Joske's Thumb in it, but I'm afraid that I can't remember the story now.nzmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160346268566279764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-58979895772338776772008-09-19T16:18:00.000-07:002008-09-19T16:18:00.000-07:00Helli Cieart,Thanks for visiting our blogsite. Tha...Helli Cieart,<BR/>Thanks for visiting our blogsite. That's interesting about Brewster/Joske. As Brewster, he wrote books about the hilltribes of Viti Levu, but I didn't know he was also known as Joske. I wonder if the Fijians have a name for this srange looking hill.<BR/>w.Peceli and Wendy's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165668047817341837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21733836.post-67813789200013147962008-09-19T03:05:00.000-07:002008-09-19T03:05:00.000-07:00Accordig to Wikipedia, "The peak gets its nam...Accordig to Wikipedia, "The peak gets its name from Mr Adolph Brewster Brewster, who had later changed his name to Joske's. The Brewster family were noted for their pioneering work in establishing the sugar industry, including the importation of machinery for Fiji's first sugar mill." <BR/><BR/><BR/>However another website (https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21733836&postID=4929258242413104365) says that Adolph Brewster Brewster was formerly Adolf Brewster-Joske and lived in Fiji from 1870-1910.<BR/><BR/>There is also a Joske Street in Suva behind ANZ's main branch.ciearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816523709409796272noreply@blogger.com