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Australasian New Hebrides Company

The Australasian New Hebrides Company (ANHC) was a trading enterprise in the New Hebrides (present-day Vanuatu). It was first incorporated in 1889 in the colony of New South Wales and was intended to counter French influence in the islands, which had been declared a neutral territory under the Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission.2 It ceased to exist in 1897.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded1
  • Founded inSydney1

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Australasian New Hebrides Company Store (cropped)
Photo: W. A. Lucas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Australasian New Hebrides Company (ANHC) was a trading enterprise in the New Hebrides (present-day Vanuatu). It was first incorporated in 1889 in the colony of New South Wales and was intended to counter French influence in the islands, which had been declared a neutral territory under the Anglo-French Joint Naval Commission.2

Timeline

  1. 1897Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1889Founded Founded in Sydney1

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