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Departure from Calcutta

When
3 March 1879
Where
Calcutta, India
Part of
First Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas

The Leonidas departed Calcutta on 3 March 1879, carrying indentured labourers to Fiji.

Captained by McLachlan, the ship departed from Calcutta, India, on 3 March 1879. It had previously transported 580 Indian indentured labourers to St Lucia in 1878.

Sources

  1. Leonidas (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-06-15

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