Part of the New Guinea Islands Region
Bismarck Archipelago
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Threlfall, Neville A (Rev), 1930- : Papers on the history of Rabaul and the Gazelle Pen...
Date: 1786-1975
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1305
Description: Comprises papers of the Methodist Mission and the United Church; notes and other papers on early contacts ; papers on German New Guinea and the subsequent Autralian Mandated territory; papers on geological and volcanic history; post world War II material; issues over land; the Japanese invasion and defence Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 13 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 2009
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Manuscript map of the Bismarck Archipelago
Date: [19--]
From: Fortune, Reo Franklin, 1903-1979: Papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-8290-6
Description: Material comprises two manuscript maps of the Bismarck Archipelago, drawn in ink, pencil and crayon Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
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Custom series
Date: 1876-1965
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1147-2
Description: Comprise research papers, extracts, transcripts, copies and some original documents from Patrol Officers' reports, anthropological papers, court documents and genealogies, arranged by district and island. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).
Manuscript
Russell, Bourn (Captain), 1794-1880 : Logbook of the Lady Rowena
Date: 1830-1846
By: Russell, Bourn, 1794-1880
Reference: Micro-MS-0961
Description: Journal kept by Russell describing a whaling voyage on the `Lady Rowena' 1830-1832, with later annotations 1839-1846, and incidental papers 1820-1829. Includes a brief account of the voyage from London to Sydney, 25 Apr-19 Aug 1830, and a detailed account of the whaling voyage around the Solomon Islands, Papua, the Bismarck Archipelago, Japan, the Marianas, the Admiralty Islands, Dampier Strait, the Trobriand Islands, the Caroline Islands, Samoa, Tonga and the Santa Cruz Islands 2 Nov 1830-25 Jun 1832. Describes islanders' dress, their languages, appearances and culture, as well as islands geography, flora and fauna. Includes maps and island profiles. Source of title - Supplied by Library Bourn Russell arrived in Sydney, NSW, in 1826. A ship owner and commander of several ships, he made a whaling voyage on the Lady Rowena as far North as Japan in 1830-1832. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.