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REEL LIST PMB 1197 THOMAS, Kenneth H. (1904-1973) Patrol Reports and other Papers relating to the Region, , 1928-1934. 3 reels. (Available for reference)

Reel 1 SAM-11 General Records Book I. Original Ms., pp.1-100. 12 May 1927- Feb 1928 General Records Book I. Transcript by Mrs Helen 12 May 1927- Feb 1928 Inglis. Ts., 14pp. SAM-2 General Records Book II. General diary notes, Feb-Jun 1928 including part 1 of “Book of Burblings”. Original Ms., pp.1-87. General Records Book II. Transcript by Mrs Helen Feb-Jun 1928 Inglis. Ts., pp.1-22 General Records Book III and Burblings. Original Jul 1928-Jul 1930 Ms., pp.1-42. General Records Book III. Transcript by Mrs Helen Jul 1928-Jul 1930 Inglis Ts., pp.1-14 CBI. Notes on Customs, Barter, Weapons, etc. Ms., 20 Mar 1928 pp.1-54 incomplete CBI. Notes on Customs, Barter, Weapons, etc. Ms., 20 Mar 1928 pp.55-56 Legends I. Native Legends & Folklore. Ms., carbon n.d. copy, pp.1-11, 13-14 Diary 1932 Diary 1933 Patrol and general diary notes. Ms., pp.1-126 4 Oct 1933-26 Sep 1935 Anthropology lecture notes. Ms., pp.1-77, pp.1-32 1929 plus others Reel 2 Anthropology Lecture Notes. Ms., pp. 1-55 Jul-Nov 1929 Legal, anthropological & other notes. Jun 1931 (commenced) District, Mandated . Essay on “Race”. Anthropology I. Ms., 7pp. May 1929 SAM-8 New Guinea Notes & Articles 1927-1934 SAM-5 Tales from Melanesia. Ms., 8pp. n.d. Territory of New Guinea, Sepik District, Dec 1932 & Jan 1933 Marienberg. “Traders and Planters of Koroka: people of Koroka Tribe, between Marienberg on the Sepik River and the Murik Lagoon, on the coast”. Investigation by K H Thomas, December 1932 & January 1933. Ts., p/c, 3pp.

1 SAM: South Australian Museum identification code for documents. Reel List PMB 1197 Kenneth Thomas Papers

Reel 2, Coastal natives of Sub-District. Ts., carbon, pp. 1- cont. 34, plus map. “Fisher Folk of the Vanimo Coast”. Ts., carbon, 53pp., plus n.d. maps. “Notes on the Natives of the Vanimo Coast, New Guinea”, n.d. from Oceania (?). Printed, p/c, pp.165-186. “A Treatise by Kenneth Hewitson Thomas of Aitape on the n.d. Coastal Natives of Vanimo Sub-District, District of Atiape, Mandated Territory of New Guinea, and dealing particularly with the natives of Manimo village. Main data collected in the first part of 1930….” Ts., pp.1-34, plus map and related genealogical charts. “Civilised Money and Primitive People”. Reprint from The 1940 Federal Accountant. Part I, 25 Jan 1940, pp.25-29; Part II, 25 Mar 1940, pp.138-143. SAM-53 “Peoples of the Pacific: general survey”. Ms. notes for article. n.d. Ms., 21pp. Includes, “Post War Reconstruction in New Guinea”, Ms., 5pp. “A Treatise on the Collection of Native Genealogies at n.d. Vanimo, Aitape District, Mandated Territory of New Guinea”, Ts., carbon, pp.1-5. Original sent to A Radcliffe- Brown, Sydney University at his request. “Genealogy of Family of Makati, together with other families n.d. linked by marriage”, 1p. Together with sketches of Sepik native buildings, 1p. SAM-55 Miscellaneous notes. n.d. Correspondence: official circulars, Raymond Firth, A 1926-1934, Radcliffe-Brown, South Australian Museum, Chinnery; 1940 appointment as Patrol Officer.

File 1. Coast Road, Aitape-. Patrols, including: 1928-1933 • KHT report of patrol No.A10/27/28 regarding alleged murder at Yakamul, June 1928; • KHT report of patrol No.A18/27/28 to Wiwiak and back to Aitape for the purpose of 1. escorting seven Sepik prisoners to Wiwiak per MS Aloha, and 2. returning per road to inspect clearing of old German road and taking statistics in the Wiwiak portion, 29 Jun-14 Jul 1928; • KHT patrol to Matapoa and including Yak, 9-15 Dec 1930, Ms notes; • District Officer’s notes on patrol report No.A17/30/31 re census and construction of main coastal road between Aitape and Wiwiak, and further correspondence re that patrol; • Memo to DO, Aitape, re unauthorised employment of native women at the Yakamul Station, 12 Jun 1931, together with corresp. re main coastal road; • KHT report of patrol along the main coastal road between Aitape and Wiwiak Station, 28 Jul-26 Aug 1931; Reel 2, • KHT report of patrol No.A7/31/32 to Yakamul for road cont. inspection and making arrangements for singsing to be held at Yakamul, 2-14 Nov 1931, together with related corresp.

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and further corresp. on Tultuls and native customs; • KHT interim report on patrol from Aitape along coastal road to Wiwiak, 28 Jul-26 Aug 1931, replaced by report No.A5/31/32, plus DO’s notes on report; • Notes on the Question of Leadership, 21 Mar 1932; • Sepik Distict, Wiwak Sub-District, KHT report of patrol No.W1/33/34, along the coast road, 5-10 Jul 1933; • KHT report of patrol No.W8/33/34 from Wewak to Aitape for collecting head-tax and routine work, 17-29 Dec 1933; • KHT report of patrol from Wewak to Aitape and return, 26 Feb-27 Mar 1934; • KHT report of patrol No.SD10/33/34 to Boikin and Yarapas areas, Wewak Sub-District, 4-8 Oct 1933; • KHT memo to DO Sepik District re Luluais, 6 Nov 1933.

File 2. Inland Sissano. Includes, “Malay as Spoken by Natives n.d. around Vanimo”, “Palei report of divination of alleged maker of death magic…” and other notes on language and ethnography of Sissano people.

Reel 3 File 3. Aitape Inland. Includes: 1928-1931 • Aitape patrol diary 1930-1931 • Original journal Aug-Dec 1928 • Patrol No.A1/28-29 to villages behind Aitape Jul-Aug 1928 • Patrol No.AID/31-32 to tax paying villages near Aitape 14-15 Dec 1931 • Maps and carbon copy of General Records III journal, pp. 1- 36, [microfilmed on Reel 1].

File 6. Inland Yakamal. Wapa Alu, Palei, Aiyum, Kurom, Urat. 1931-1932 Including: • Diary of Patrol to Hurom, Aiyum, 20 Apr-2 Jun 1931 • “The True Parak”, p.1 only • Report of Patrol 17/30-31 to coastal villages from Aitape to 20 Apr-2 Jun Yakamul, Ts., and related papers 1931 • Report of Patrol 13/31-32 to Wapa-alu & West Palei 25 Feb-18 Nov 1932

File 8. Wewak West. Inland Karawop. Including: 1933-1934 • Patrol to Karawop & Kairiru Area 26 May-15 Jun 1934 • Sub-District Sing Sing at Kitiwai Hill 6 Jun 1934 • KT to DO re Luluais and Paramount Chiefs 2 May 1934, 25 Jul 1934 • Annual Report Wewak Sub-District to 30 Jun 1933 • Patrol Report No.SD-33/34 to Yamil & Kairiru 13-31 Jan 1934

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Reel 3, File 9. Wewak East, including: 1933 cont. • Patrol Report to taxpaying villages south of 4-12 May 1933 Wewak • Patrol Report SD–/33-34 to Kiniambu & part 6-17 Apr 1934 Sauri area • Patrol Report SD–/33-34 to coastal villages East 8, 9 & 14 Nov, 8-16 Dec of Wewak 1933

File 10. Maps & route maps. Including carbon copy of General Records Journal II, Feb-Jun 1928, pp.1-85

Further Patrol Reports and related documents in 1927-1934 chronological order: • Patrol Report No.– /27-28, District. To Jul 1927 search for traces of escaped Nakenai prisoner • Memo for District Officer, Aitape 20 Apr 1928 • Memo for Cadet Thomas, Vanimo, & related 25 Apr 1930 papers • Halie, Hollandia, to Mr Thomas 10 Jun 1930 • District Officer, Aitape, Monthly Intelligence Aug 1930 Report • Report A4/30-31, Diary 6 Oct 1930+ • Log of Patrol to Wapi Area 10 Jan-9 Mar 1931; • Police inquiry into death of female child Kowatei Mar 1931 of Wagoitei, Wapi • Police inquiry alleged murder in Wapiorea at Apr 1931 Wagoitei • Record of patrol to coastal Yakamul and inland 20 Apr-25 May 1931 toward Wapa-alu and Wapi • Patrol A1/31-32 to Walis island to investigate 29 Jun-7 Jul 1931 alleged murders and general administration matters • Police inquiry into death of Matehis of Walis 3 Jul 1931 island • Report of Patrol from Aitape to Wewak, re 28 Jul-26 Aug 1931 coastal road, village officials and general administration; • Report of Patrol A7/31-32 to Yakamul re road 2-14 Nov 1931 inspection & arrangement of Sing Sing • Memorandum re Sing Sing Yakamal 18 Nov 1931 • Map to illustrate patrol to Karandu and Molmo areas • Diary and report of patrol A12a/31-32 to Wapi re 12 Jan-9 Feb 1932 inter-village disturbances • Patrol AM4/32-33. Notes on the natives of the villages between Marienburg & the coast, visited during above patrol • “Twixt River and Lagoon”. Notes on the Natives Dec 1932 of the Villages between Marienberg on Sepik & Muuk Lagoon, adjoining the coast. 4 Reel List PMB 1197 Kenneth Thomas Papers

Reel 3, • Patrol diary & related papers 20-27 Feb 1933 cont. • Patrol instructions re patrol to hinterland Sissano 21 Mar 1933 • Patrol A8/32-33 to Hinterland Sissono Mar 1933 • Patrol No.SD–/33-34 to Ambukanja & Kumum 8-24 Aug 1933 areas, Wewak Sub-District re investigation of alleged fighting and general inspection • Patrol Report No.W2/33-34 to Schouten Islands 21-30 Jul 1933 to collect tax, general inspection and medical inspection • Memos to District Officer re Luluais etc. 15 Nov 1933 • Report of Patrol W6/33-34 to Wapi and Tarawai 21-22 Nov 1933 • Patrol Report No.SD/33-34, to coastal villages 15 Oct-6 Nov 1933 west of Wewak, Muschu Island and other islands and plantations in District • Proceedings of Coronial inquest held at Sissono 21 Mar 1934 • Report of Sub-District Sing Sing at Kitiwai Hill 6 Jun 1934 • Summary of Coronial Inquest, re death of Kawip 16 Jul 1934 • Wapi – Village Affairs

Village Book Wanimo, Aitape District, comprising 7 May 1930 Mundo, Wapretei, Pelain, Koreibin, Koroka. Vocabulary Boik Village, Marienberg Hinterland, n.d. Koroka Tribe. Photograph album. “Tropical Gems. From Adelaide via Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland Ports to Papua, thence to the Mandated Territory of New Guinea.” Kenneth and Constance Thomas. Wedding Photograph. Maps: Aitape East, 1943; Wewak, Feb 1944; Aitape, 1942; Wewak West, 1945; Vanimo, 1942. [Not microfilmed.]

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