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Pullen, Royal, 1925- : Personal correspondence while on botanical expeditions in Papua ...
Date: 1956-1972
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
By: Pullen, Royal, 1925-
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1232
Description: Mr Pullen wrote regular letters to his wife which are detailed, observant and witty. Mr Pullen's letters clearly convey his impressions of the country and the people as well as giving a clear account of his botanical survey practices. During the 1950s and 1960s the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) was investigating resources in Papua New Guinea on a broad scale using both air photography and checking "ground truth". Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Complete listing at http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/finals/searchlong.php. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 2005
Singh, Chint (Captain), fl 1943-1945 : Brief Sketch of the fate of 3000 Indian POWs in ...
Date: 1943-1945
From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area
Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1249
Description: Roneoed typescript of some 61 pages, dated 4 Nov 1945. Source of title - Transcribed Captain Singh, of the Dogra Regiment, was captured with other Indian troops at the fall of Singapore in 1942. Some 3000 of the prisoners were transferred to New Britain and New Guinea May 1943. Only 194 prisoners survived until the end of the war. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: See http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pambu/.
Pellion, Alphonse, 1796-1868 :Ile des Papous. Vue du mouillage de l'Uranie sur l'ile Ra...
Date: 1825
From: Freycinet, Louis Claude Desaulses de, 1779-1842 :Voyage autour du monde. Paris, 1824
By: Pellion, Alphonse, 1796-1868; Garneray, Ambroise Louis, 1783-1857
Reference: PUBL-0216-atlas-045
Description: Freycinet's ship the Uranie (Uranus) moored to the right, with a wooded island behind it, with several dwellings visible close to the shore. In the foreground are a small and a large outrigger canoe, both with people aboard, approaching the ship. Several other small canoes are also nearing the ship from further away. From: Freycinet, L.C.D. de. Voyage autour du Monde. Atlas Historique. 1825. Pl.42 'Rawak' may be off Wewak on the North coast of Papua Other Titles - Papua New Guinea. View of the anchorage of the Uranie at Rawak Island [translation] Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, 257 x 322 mm