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PMB 1305 Rev. Neville A. Threlfall (1930- ): Notes and Materials on the History of and the Gazelle Peninsula, , 1786-1975. Reels 1-13. Available for reference.

Transcript of summary list compiled by Rev. N.A. Threlfall, together with item list of the files. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Canberra, 4 June 2003, amended April 2008 and August 2010.

Methodist Mission Papers: Minutes and reports of District Synods, 1896 to 1941; including Study Papers presented to the 1932 Synod. Reel 1 NT/1 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., & Ms., p/c. 1896-1904. NT/2 New Britain Synod minutes. Ms., p/c. 1905-1910 NT/3 New Britain Synod minutes, Ts. & Ms., p/c. 1911-1915 NT/4 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1916-1920 NT/5 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1921-1929 NT/6 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1930-1934 NT/7 New Britain Synod. Papers read at Special Sessions. (Presentation 1932 of Study Papers to the Synod, including: L.A. McArthur , 'The Education of Natives', 12pp.; J.H. Margetts, 'The Training of Native Pastors', 2pp.; I.L. Linggood, 'Some Aspects of Marriage and Divorce in the Raluana Circuit', 2pp.; W.H. Cox, 'The Spiritual Life of the Local Church', 3pp.; L. Tonkin, 'Training of the Wives of Students', 2pp.). Ts., p/c. Reel 2 NT/8 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1935 NT/9 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1936 NT/10 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1937 NT/11 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1938 NT/12 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1939 NT/13 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts. & Ms., p/c. 1940 NT/14 New Britain Synod minutes. Ts., p/c. 1941

United Church Papers: Minutes of the New Guinea Islands Regional Synod of the United Church of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, 1969, 1971-75 and 1979-82. (N.b. The minutes are in English from 1969 to 1972; from 1972 onwards they are Diglot, English and Melanesian Pidgin.) NT/15 New Guinea Islands Region, Second Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1969 roneo, bound, pp.1-105.

SPONSORING Australia: The Mitchell Library, INSTITUTIONS National Library of Australia, Canberra The Library, Australian National University New Zealand: The Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington The University of Auckland Library Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury United States: Library of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu Library of the University of California, San Diego Yale University Library, New Haven Reel List. PMB 1305. Threlfall Papers: Notes and Materials on History of Rabaul and the Gazelle Peninsula, PNG.

NT/16 New Guinea Islands Region, Fourth Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1971 roneo, bound, pp.1-83. NT/17 New Guinea Islands Region, Fifth Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1972 roneo, bound, pp.1-124. NT/18 New Guinea Islands Region, Sixth Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1973 roneo, bound, pp.1-126. Reel 3 NT/19 New Guinea Islands Region, Seventh Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1974 roneo, bound, pp.1-151. NT/20 New Guinea Islands Region, Eighth Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1975 roneo, bound, pp.1-99. NT/21 The New Guinea Islands Region, Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1979 roneo, bound, pp.1-131. NT/22 The New Guinea Islands Region, Annual Synod minutes, Ts., 1980 roneo, bound, pp.1-137 NT/23 The New Guinea Islands Region, Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1981 roneo, bound, pp.1-117. Reel 4 NT/24 The New Guinea Islands Region, Annual Synod minutes; Ts., 1982 roneo, bound, pp.1-38.

Early Contacts and Settlements: Including extracts from New Bedford Whalers’ Logs notes from the memoirs of Eduoard Hernsheim, etc. NT/25 An Immigrant Minority. The Adaptation of the Chinese in PNG. 1880-1930 NT/26 Mac Marshall, A History of Prohibition and Liquor Legislation in 1884-1963 Papua New Guinea, Boroko, PNG, Institute of Applied Science and Economic Research, 1980. 3pp. NT/27 Constitution of the Historical Society of New Britain. Historical n.d. Association of New Britain. Ts., 2pp. NT/28 Keravat – Lowlands Agriculture Experiment Station. Pamphlet. 1928-1978 NT/29 Peter Cahill, "Chinese Free Settlers in the Bismarck Archipelago", 1973 Port Moresby, 25 Jul 1973, Ts., 57pp. NT/30 The Chinese in Rabaul. Ms. 1914-1960 NT/31 Matupit Island. Interviews with old man of Matupit Island. Ms. 1971 NT/32 Medical Personal. Dr Robert Koch & Dr Eric Wright. Ts. & Ms. n.d. NT/33 History Notes. Ms. n.d. NT/34 Rabaul Interviews. PNG people – Margat Bilak; Kavivi Kaputin, 1981 Kutang Matalau. Ms. NT/35 Rabaul Interviews. PNG people – Elluel Salhuteu; Kapu Wolff. 1981 Ms. NT/36 Letters from Miss Jessie Mary Jenkins. Ms. Chinese Work (Post- n.d. War). Ts. NT/37 General Wisdom. (Reference to Montevideo Maru.) Press cutting. 1946 NT/38 W. Bradley, A Voyage to NSW. 1786-1792 NT/39 Whaling Ship Logs. Ms. & Ts. n.d. NT/40 Pacific Islands Year Book. Ts. P/c 1935-36

German New Guinea: Official reports and other documents. Chinese settlers (Cahill, Wu). NT/41 Various German Documents – Schmidt. Ts., p/c. early 1900’s NT/42 Notes from audio recordings of Interviews conducted by Neal late 1960’s Blackburn with New Britain & New Ireland informants & a Bibliography prepared by Blackburn, Ts.

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NT/43 Peter J. Hempenstall, Pacific Islands under German Rule, Ms. n.d. NT/44 German Interests in the South Seas. Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/45 Powell, Wanderings in a Wild Country, Ts. n.d. NT/46 B. Pullen-Burry, In a German Colony, Ts. 1907 NT/47 Governor in Papua New Guinea, translated by Peter Sack and 1980 Dymphna Clark, ANU Press, Canberra. Ts. NT/48 Birth Certificate of Booth. Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/49 Sun Worshippers. Ms., P/c. n.d. NT/50 Neu Guinea Kompagnie Charter. Ts., p/c 1885 NT/51 Stewart Firth. Ts. n.d. NT/52 Mouton Papers. Ts. n.d. NT/53 Catholic Church. Ts. & Ms. n.d. NT/54 The New Guinea Memoirs of Jean Baptiste Octave Mouton. Ts. n.d. NT/55 Peter Sack. Ms. n.d. NT/56 Memoirs of Edward Hernsheim, South Sea Merchant. Ts. n.d. NT/57 Parkinson, 30 Years in the South Seas. Ts. n.d. NT/58 Margaret Matches, Savage Paradise, Ms. n.d. NT/59 Stephen Windsor Reed, The Making of Modern New Guinea, Ts. n.d. NT/60 C.D. Rowley, Australians in German New Guinea. Extracts, p/c. n.d. NT/61 L.A.E. Bridges, Rabaul Notes, Ts., p/c. 1937 NT/62 L.A.E. Bridges, Rabaul Notes, Ts., p/c. 1936 Reel 5 NT/63 Entertainment in Rabaul, Ts., p/c. Pre-1942 NT/64 Mrs Eric Wood and Pat Boys, "Looking Back" [Plantation life in n.d. the 1930s], Ts., p/c, 19pp. NT/65 R.R. McNicoll, "Sir Walter McNicoll as Administrator of the 1968 Mandated Territory", for Waigani Seminar, Ts., 2pp. NT/66 Mr Forsyth, "A Day on a Coconut Plantation in New Guinea", Ts., Pre-1942 p/c, 3pp. NT/67 Aviation Development, Rabaul, Ms. n.d NT/68 Rabaul Wharf, Ms. n.d NT/69 "Some Significant Dates in New Britain's History", Ts., carbon, n.d. 2pp, with "D.N.A. Staff", Ts., carbon, 1p., and press cutting, "Rabaul 1872-1971 A Chronology", compiled by New Guinea News Service Pty Ltd, n.d., p/c. NT/69a J. Dunbar-Reid. Interview. Ts. & Ms., 4pp. n.d. NT/70 Seventh Day Adventist Church: questionnaire, responses and 1984 correspondence, Ts. NT/71 Ion Idriess, "The Trouble at Nakanai", Wide World Magazine, Ts., Apr 1932 6pp., and p/c. NT/72 The Rabaul Strike, 1929: press cutting, n.d., and Bill Gammage's n.d. article, JPH, Vol.10, 1975; p/c. NT/73 J. Griffin, "P.N.G. Portraits", Albert Hahl, Frank Pryke, W.C. n.d. Groves, Ian Downs; transcripts, Ts. NT/74 Allan Dawes, "The Turbulent Story of Rabaul" in Salt, Vol.12, 1946 No.2, 25 Mar 1946; Ms., notes, 1p. NT/75 L.P. Mair, Australia in New Guinea, p/c, extracts, 17pp. 1948 NT/76 Louisa Miller, press cutting of article by Austin Sapias, "Don't kill 10 Aug 1970 her, she's the daughter of a German", Post-Courier, 1p. NT/77 W.T. Wawn, Readings In New Guinea History, p/c and Ts., notes, n.d. 3pp. NT/78 S.S. Mackenzie, "The Australians at Rabaul", Vol.X; p/c, Murray n.d. Royal Commission, and "Events leading up to the Take-over of German New Guinea", Ts., 2pp.

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World War I. The Expropriation of German Properties (including Pat Hopper’s thesis, “Kicking out the Hun”). NT/79 The Royal Australian Navy – German New Guinea Landings. 1914 A.W. Jose; S. Veale; A. Walker. Ms. & Ts., p/c. NT/80 Lillian Overell, A Woman’s Impressions of German New Guinea, 1920 Ts., notes. NT/81 Marie Bassett, Letters from New Guinea, Ms., notes. 1921 NT/82 Le Breton Mount, Letters in Sun from Rabaul, Ms., notes. 1923 NT/83 Rabaul Record, extracts, p/c and Ms., notes. 1916-1917 NT/84 J.S. Lyng, Our New Possession (Late New Guinea), extracts, p/c. n.d. NT/85 J.S. Lyng, Island Films, Ts., notes, 5pp. 1925 NT/86 Government Gazette, British Administration, German New 1914-1916 Guinea, extracts, p/c, and notes, Ms, 10pp. (Vol.1, No.1, p/c in full.) NT/87 P.W. Hopper, Kicking Out the Hun: A History of the n.d. Expropriation Board of the Mandated , 1920-1927, UPNG History Dept Masters thesis, Ts., p/c, 145pp. NT/88 Expropriation. Includes lists of New Guinea properties sold by n.d. Custodian of Expropriated Property to W.R. Carpenter & Co Ltd, 31 Aug 1963, Ts., annotated, p/c., 3pp. and other documents.

The Australian Mandated Territory, between World Wars I & II. NT/89 C.B. Bailey, Australian Occupation of German New Guinea, Ts., n.d. notes, p/c, 6pp. Reel 6 NT/90 Sir Thomas Henley, New Guinea and Australia’s Pacific Islands n.d. Mandate, 1927; Ts., notes, 2pp. NT/91 Australia Vs Germany, Ms. & Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/92 Roy Alexander, "The Cruise of the Raider Wolf", 1929; Ms., n.d notes, 4pp. NT/93 C. Cameron, Two Years in Southern Seas, 1923; Ms., notes, 2pp. n.d NT/94 Namanula Times, 1915 & 1916, Ms., notes, 1p. n.d. NT/95 George Clune, “Why Gather Moss?” 1940. Ms., notes, 7pp. n.d. NT/96 Gertrud Wenzel, Rabaul Experiences 1914-1920. Notes from 1914-1920 audio tape made by New Britain Historical Society of interview with Mrs Wenzel, Rabaul, 1966, Ms., 8pp. NT/97 Labour Trade. Includes notes from W. T. Warn, "The South Sea n.d. Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade", 1973, Ms., and other publications. NT/98 The killings at Varzin Plantation and the subsequent retaliations. 1903 Fr Jean Eberlein MSC, "Scenes of looting and carnage in New Pomerania: account of eye witness", Annales de Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur, 1903, translation into English, Ts., 17pp., and p/c of original publication in French. NT/99 R. Michael Bourke, "Food Crop Farming Systems used on the 1975 Gazelle Peninsula in New Britain", in K. Wilson and R. Michael Moore, 1975 Papua New Guinea Food Crops Conference Proceedings, Dept of Primary Industry, Port Moresby, 1976, pp.81-100, p/c.

Extracts from Albert Hahl, “Governor in New Guinea”. More notes from the between-wars period.

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PNG history sources list. File of Rabaul News – post-WWII (duplicated publication by Education Office at Rabaul). NT/100 Micronesians – Invasion. Ms. Evacuation, 1941. 1941-1942 NT/101 Australian Army Return to Rabaul. Ms., p/c. 1945 NT/102 W.J. Read, A Snake Dance of the Baining. From the copy in the n.d. Mitchell Library, Sydney, Q572-906/0, Oceania, Vol.2; Ts., p/c. NT/103 Rabaul News, Vol.5, No.28, 1950, 1951, & 1952., Ts, p/c. 1950-1952` NT/104 D. Collins, Sea Tracks of the Speejacks Round the World, London, 1923 W. Heinemann, 1923; extract, p/c. NT/105 Pacific History – Sources. Non English Sources for the Study of n.d. Pacific History. Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/106 Characters and Incidents. 1930s NT/107 Caroline Islanders - Micronesians. Ms., Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/108 D.L Oliver, The Pacific Islands, Cambridge (US), Harvard 1951 University Press, 1951; P/c, 5pp., Ms notes 7pp. NT/109 D.C. Laycock & S.A. Wurm, Languages, p/c, 2pp. Selections 1975, 1976 from Wurm (ed), Papuan Languages and the New Guinea Linguistic Scene, & selections from Wurm (ed.) Austronesian Languages, Vols.1& Vol 2 of New Guinea Area Language and Language Study. NT/110 Language Notes – Various. Ulrike Mosel, University of Munich, 1914, 1966, "Early Language Contact between Tolai, Pidgin and English in 1970 view of its Sociolinguistic Background" (1875-1914); J. Hoskin & I. Reibe-Sellers, "The Linguistic Contribution to Cross-Cultural Psychiatry", 1966, 8pp.; Neville Threlfall, "Names in the North- Eastern Gazelle Peninsula", c.1970, Ts., p/c, 3pp. NT/111 J.O. Hoskin, H. Veness "Psychiatry in New Britain". Christine 1981 Bradley & Allyson Peberdy, "Reproductive Decision Making and the Value of Children: The Tolai of East New Britain", Dec 1981. Ts., 46pp. Reel 7 NT/112 Lapita Pottery. J. Specht, "Mortars & Pestles in New Britain", 1966 Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol 75, No.3, Sep 1966. NT/113 A.R. Richards, Rough Diary, Ts. 1915-1961. NT/114 Sir T. Henley, "New Guinea and Pacific Islands Mandate", 1927 Extract, Story of a brief visit to the Mandated Territory in 1920s; Ts., 2pp. NT/115 Threlfall - PNG Interviews. Saimon Gaius - An Interview by Rev. n.d. A. Leadley, "How the Japanese Occupation affected my Leadership in the Church", Ts., 5pp. "Taulil Migration Traditions" - as told to Mrs Ruth Nicholson by Panipas Tiriau of Taulil Village, May 1981, Ms., 1p. and other reports. "Some Oral Historical Research on New Britain and New Ireland", by N. Threlfall, a paper presented at the History Department, UPNG, c.1973, Ts., 5pp. NT/116 J.J. Cummins, "Roads and Public Works around Rabaul", 1919 Evidence of Major Joseph Jeremiah Cummins, Commissioner for Lands and Chief Surveyor, Rabaul, before the Royal Commission on the Future of German New Guinea, Rabaul, 9 Sep 1919, Ts. 3pp. NT/117 Baining Beliefs. 1. As told by an "Uramat"; 2. As told by a n.d. "Mali"; Ts., 3pp. NT/118 Readings in Guinea History, Research Notes, Ts., 3pp. n.d.

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NT/119 Albert Hahl, Governor in New Guinea, Peter Sack and Dymphna 1937 & 1980 Clark (eds. & transl.), Canberra, ANU Press, 1980; 18pp. Originally published by the Frundsberg Verlag, Berlin, 1937.

Geological and volcanic history, especially the 1937 and 1941- 43 eruptions. NT/120 Sundry Memoirs of 1937 Eruption. Transcriptions of interviews 1937 used for the ABC Radio Programme, Taim Bilong Masta, and dealing with the 1937 volcanic eruptions at Rabaul, PNG, (transcribed by R.W. Johnson, 1981), Ts. 42pp. NT/121 C.O. McKee, R.W. Johnson, et al., "Rabaul Caldera, PNG: 1983 Volcanic Hazards and Eruption Contingency Planning, Nov 1983", PNG Geological Survey Report 83/17, Ts., 34pp. R.W. Johnson, et al. "Submarine Volcanic Eruptions in PNG: 1878 Activity of Vulcan (Rabaul) and other Examples", Ts., 27pp. NT/122 1937 Eruption - Personal Reports. Adrian Field, "An Account of 1937 the Rabaul Eruption", c.Jun 1937, Ts., 2pp. Caroline Coleman, "Personal account of the happenings at the time of the eruption, as far as a personal diary shows", Ts., 2pp. NT/123 Vulcanological. Rev. Fr.K. Schluter, "Catholic Missionaries' 1937 Accounts of 1937 Eruption", Sep 1937, Ms. 8pp. N.H. Fisher, "Blanche Bay Geology and Topography", Ms. 9pp. NT/124 C.O. McKee, "Recent Eruptive History of the Rabaul Volcanoes, Jun 1981 Present Volcanic Conditions, and Potential Hazards from Future Eruptions", Geological Survey of PNG, Report 81/5, Dept of Minerals and Energy, Jun 1981. Ts., 16pp. NT/125 East New Britain Provincial Disaster Plan, Ts., 12pp. 1983 NT/126 Gladys Forsyth, "Memoirs of Rabaul", Ts., 13pp. Adrian Field, n.d. "An Account of the Rabaul Eruption", c.Jun. 1937, Ts. 2pp. NT/127 Bibliography of Volcanic History, Rabaul Area. Ts. n.d. NT/128 The Rabaul Times, Our Volcano Issues: No.633, 4 Jun 1937; 1937 No.639, 16 Jul 1937. NT/129 Rabaul Courier & PNG Post-Courier. Cuttings. P/c 1983-1985

Reel 8 Post-WWII material; in particular land claims and disputes on the Gazelle Peninsula; troubles in local government, especially the protests by the Mataungan Association against the formation of the multi-racial Gazelle Peninsula Local Government Council; report f the Commission on Enquiry chaired by P. Connolly; murder of DC E.J. Emanuel, and the trial of the accused, including address by Defence Counsel “Peter” Lalor; press cuttings and other notes on the general Tolai situation and the establishment of Provincial Government. NT/130 Untitled File: Various records on New Britain. Ts., Ms., p/c. N.b. NT/130 Pt.2, Papers presented at M.I – X.I.M (Melanesian Institute – Xavier Institute of Mission), Mission Orientation Course, Alexishafen, Jun-Jul 1972, included in this file have been microfilmed separately at PMB 1312. NT/130A Administration of Papua New Guinea. Press Release, Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/131 Emanuel Trial. Transcripts of Interviews: Sub-Inspector M.N. 1971-1973 Baker V. Clement Vavaula, and others, including translation of transcript from Tok Pisin into English by N. Threlfall, 1971-1973;

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Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/132 Leabeater Papers, Jun 1969; Ts., p/c. 1969 NT/133 Prepared speech read by John Kaputin in English at Queen Nov 1969 Elizabeth Park, Rabaul, 14 Nov 1969. Ts. NT/134 Tolai Problems. Land - Mataungan Association - Local 1967-1973. Government Problems - Gazelle Peninsula. Part of a summary of events relating to the Mataungan Association on the Gazelle Peninsula, 1967-1973; Ts., p/c. NT/135 Gazelle News. Vol.1, Nos.1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. 1969, 1970 NT/136 Bredmeyer correspondence, Ms. Together with Retired Officers 1968 & Jul Association of PNG, List of Members and their Addresses, May 1981 1968; p/c. NT/137 Rosemary Kennedy, "Memories of Rabaul", 1972-1978. P/c. 1972-1978 NT/138 Post-WW2 – Sundry. Correspondence, Rev. H. Taylor and 1968-1974 Saimon Gaius, Sep 1974. New Britain Survey Project Amended General Description of New Britain; Ts., Ms., p/c. NT/139 Statements at Rabaul Public Meeting with members of 1974 Constitutional Planning Committee. Ms. NT/140 Island Trader. Vol.1, No.15, Apr 1975; Vol.4, No.28, Aug 1977. 1975, 1977 NT/141 Beazley, Kim (Snr.) Ms. 1950s NT/142 Post War. Rabaul Times. Editor, Robert Angus Smales. Ms., Ts. 1957-1958

Gazelle Peninsula/Rabaul. Problems over Land & Multi- 1969-1971 Racial Council. NT/143 Islands Newsbeat, Vol.1, Nos.4, 5, 6, 8, 9-10; Vol.2, Nos.1-2, 7, 1969-1971 9. NT/144 Gazelle Problems. Report on Meeting with Mataungan leaders at 1970 the home of Mr Oscar Tammur at Kokopo on 19 Jul 1970. Rough Draft. A statement by the United Church, and other documents. Ts., p/c. NT/144a Race Relations Disturbance on the Gazelle Peninsula 1969-1971. 1969-1971 "Race Relations", a talk delivered at Rarongo Theological College, early 1970s. Wounds received by Tolai Villagers in conflict with Police, 1 Jul 1971. Ms., Ts. NT/144b W.H. Biscoe, "Gazelle Peninsula Alienated Land Problems". A 1973 special Report prepared for the Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea, Dec 1972-Mar 1973. Ts. NT/145 Rudolf Wahlen, "Statement on Purchase of Rabaul Land". Ts. Sep 1963 NT/146 Kabaira Plantation, W.A. Lacor, "Evidence Given at Rabaul", 18 1972 Jun 1972. Ts., Ms., p/c. NT/147 PNG press cuttings from The West Australian, Ian Hicks, "Verdict 1970 & 1971 on New Guinea" (in Port Moresby); Donald Woodford, "Mataungan rift is wider than ever" (in Rabaul), and others. NT/148 D. Woodford, "Papua New Guinea Initiation & Independence", 1976 Political Development from 1964 to Independence. Ms., p/c. NT/149 Court Proceedings re Tolai Land Claims. Ts., p/c. Reel 9 NT/150 PNG – Report of a Commission of Inquiry into Local Government Sep–Oct. and other matters in the Gazelle Peninsula of East New Britain. 1969 (Printed booklet.) NT/151 Freehold land – New Britain & New Ireland. Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/152 German Reports. Annual Report. (Supplement to the German 1904-1913 Colonial Gazette). Portion only. Ts., p/c. NT/153 Land Matters, Land Titles. Claims of land at Rabaul by Natives. 1962

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(Letter written by the Crown Solicitor, 28 Jun 1962.) Ts., p/c. NT/154 Press articles on John Kaputin, J. Emanuel Murder Trial, White 1971 feelings in Rabaul. Kuama version of Administrator's Radio Message after murder of J. Emanuel. P/c. NT/155 Press cuttings re trial of men charged with murder of J. Emanuel 1972 and Mataugan demonstrations. NT/156 Sundry notes & cuttings. Provincial Govt. ENB; Rabaul Town 1978 Community Government; Local Govt. on Gazelle Peninsula; also Self-Government & Independence; John Kaputin’s role in national government. P/c. NT/157 Plantations, Planters’ Association, Produce, etc. L.E. Clayphan, 1963 Notes on New Guinea Cocoa. Ts., p/c. NT/158 Rev. Lo Shui Kwong, "Rabaul, A Pleasant Place to Serve the 1948 Lord". Ms., Ts. NT/159 Fenbury, Notes on “Practice Without Policy:” Genesis of Local 1949-1973 Government in PNG”. Ms. NT/160 Social Change - Tolai Family Life. Ts. 1964 NT/161 Missions-Administration Conference, United Church Papers in 1954 PNG Collection, University Library, Port Moresby. Ts. 3pp. NT/162 Malaguna Technical College. Ts. 1946 NT/163 Rabaul Memories – Health. History of the Town of Rabaul. Ts., 1975 p/c. NT/164 Pacific Islands Monthly – Extracts re Rabaul. Ts., Ms., p/c. 1985 NT/165 Rabaul Riots 1961. Ts., p/c. 1961 NT/166 Rabaul Town Community Govt. Ts. 1979 NT/167 J.L. Chipper. Interview with John Lester Chipper, 6 May 1978, 1975-1979 Ms, 11pp. Letter from J.L. Chipper to Julius Chan of 17 Oct 1975, Ts., 5pp. Comments on issues of Paradise, Ts., et al. NT/168 Murder of J. Emanuel, Message to the Tolai People from His 1971 Honour the Administrator Mr. L.W. Johnson. Broadcast Saturday 21st August, 1971. Ts., p/c. NT/169 Ian Grosart, "Nationalism and Micronationalism in Papua New 1981 Guinea: The Tolai case". Ts. NT/170 Rabaul – German New Guinea - Extracts from reports. Annual 1904-1908 Report 1904-08. Ts. NT/171 Supplement to the German Colonial Gazette. Annual report on the 1904-1908 Development of German Possessions in Africa and the South Seas for the Year 1904-1908. Ts. NT/172 Volcanic Alert. Magazine article. "Rabaul's Killer Volcano”. P/c. 1984

A little more pre-WWI material. Material from the between-wars period. World War II: Including extracts from files in the Australian War Memorial on defence arrangements in Rabaul 1939-41, the Japanese invasion in January 1942, personal memoirs and press cuttings, and Alan Leadley’s thesis on the Tolai experience under Japanese occupation. Files of personal interviews and memoirs, from persons those memories cover, in some cases, the whole period 1910 to post- WW2, so a wide time-span is included. NT/173 Interviews with ex-Rabaul Chinese, NSW & Queensland. Ts., 1981 Ms., p/c. NT/174 Stewarts Handbook of Pacific Islands (extracts). McCarron, 1923

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Stewart & Co. Ltd., Sydney; p/c. NT/175 Rabaul Times. Ts., Ms., p/c & press cuttings. 1920-1940 NT/176 S. Waters & P. Tuxen, Chinnery articles. & Eruption 29 May 1937 1937. Information taken from E.W.P. Chinnery's Report on Eruption, and from Sarah Chinnery's Diaries. Ts., Ms., p/c. NT/177 Fred Archer. Notes of Interview with Fred P. Archer at Rabaul 11 1976 Feb 1976, Ts. NT/178 D.H. Vertigan Memories. (Taped interview). Ts. 1925 NT/179 Rabaul in 1928 – Head Hunting in the Solomon Islands. Around 1928 the Coral Sea. Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/179a Handbook of New Guinea, Papua, British Solomon Islands, 1933 Norfolk Is., Lord Howe Is., New Hebrides, New Caledonia. Extracts. P/c NT/180 Thurston / Henshaw Interviews, Ms., Ts., p/c. Includes: 1974-1981 # Notes on interviews with Jack Thurston, 4 Apr 1979, Ms., 6pp., and 17 Dec 1981, Ts., 1p. # Letter from David Henshaw to Jack Thurston, Sep 1974, with attached biographical notes on William Bruce Hall, Charlie Cardew, HA Gregory, Thomas Griffiths, James Reginald Halligan, Frederick Jolley, Walter Ramsay McNicoll, Fr Joseph G. Madigan, Robert Melrose, Phillip Smith, Harold Roderick White, Thomas Valentine Wallace, Johnny Walstab, JHL Waterhouse, To Woriga, and Evan Alexander Wisdom, Ts., p/c, 22pp. NT/181 Errol Flynn. Press cutting. 1981 NT/182 Between World Wars - Sundry. Doris Booth's Story "Mountains, 1929-1942 Gold and Cannibals"; Extracts from the Methodist Church monthly magazine in Rabaul, A Nilai Ra Dovot, dealing with the volcanic eruptions of May 1937. Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/183 Pre-WWI – Sundry. Notes from J.J. Denham’s, New Guinea 1916+ Notebook, 1916; notes from letters of Earl of Selbourne to Sir Henry Parkes; part transcript Parkes corresp., Vol.47, p.203; notes from Parkinson letters to Mr G. le Hunte (later Sir George), 20 Mar 1886, 4pp; notes from Northern Mining Register (forerunner of North Queensland Register); press cuttings re Queen Emma & review of Robson’s book, 1957, 1965 & 1972; notes on H. Rudolf Wahlen and Whalenburg & press cutting re trade tokens issued by Papuan Industries Ltd; extracts from J.A. Crump’s report and diary re Mrs Minnie Flockton; notes from log of the Federal, Sydney-Rabaul, 1912; A. Maibe, explanation of Tolai word ‘parau’ [hide]; N.A. Threlfall, “The Tolai people”, Ts., 2pp.; note from Chinnery on the “slave market”; et al. NT/184 Rabaul – German New Guinea – Extracts from Reports. Imperial 1885+ Charter of Protection (Schutzbrief) Granted to the "New Guinea Company", from the "Deutscher Reichs-Auzeiger" Berlin, 21 May 1885. Ts., p/c. NT/184 continued on Reel 10. Reel NT/185 WWII – Sundry Notes. (Notes from books by McCarthy & by 1939-1946 10 Townsend which cover a wide period, but include WWII information.) Ainui Vunareo," Story of War Experiences"; Saimon Gaius - an Interview by Rev. A Leadley; "How the Japanese Occupation affected by Leadership in the Church", Ts., Ms., p/c. NT/186 William To Kilala, The Valley of Prison. Ts. 4pp. 1942-1945 NT/187 G. Thomas, "Rabaul 1942-1945" (unpublished manuscript). Notes 1942-1945

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by Rev. Threlfall, Ms., 47pp, p/c. Includes G. Thomas, 'In Rabaul under the Japs', Pacific Islands Yearbook, n.d., p/c; and “The Story of Rabaul: 35 years a South Seas Storm Centre”, from Robson & Tudor, Where the Trade Winds Blow, Sydney, 1946, pp.134-142, p/c. NT/188 Gordon Thomas. Notes from Miscellaneous Papers of Gordon 1942-1946 Thomas 1942-1966 (PMB 600), Ms., p/c., pp.1-69. NT/189 Gordon Thomas – Miscellaneous Papers. Notes from the Gordon n.d. Thomas Papers (PMB 600), Ms pp.1-69, orig.; and from Gordon Thomas' book, Tropic Equations, published under the pen name, Don Gordon, Sydney, Macquarie Press, 1933. Ts., 1p. NT/190 Australian War Memorial Files re Rabaul. Ms. n.d. NT/191 Sinking of "Montevideo Maru". Ts., Ms., p/c. n.d. NT/192 R.S.L. Bulletin of the Rabaul Sub-Branch Returned Sailors, 1964 & 1967 Soldiers, & Airmen's Imperial League of Australia in Association with the Returned Servicemen’s Club, Rabaul. Ts. p/c. NT/193 B.A .Harding – Surrender of Japanese South-Eastern Army and n.d. Occupation of Rabaul. Ms., Ts. p/c. NT/194 Japanese Writers, Translated - Japanese Naval Operations. Ms. & n.d. Death of a Navy. The Fleets of the Mikado in the Second World War 1941-1945 by Andrieu d' Albas (Trans. A Rippon). London, Robert Hale Ltd., 1957. Ms. NT/195 Fairfax Ross. Ts. (press clipping) 1971. NT/196 Australian War Memorial. Report on Enemy Activities, New 1939-1945. Britain, Early 1942, by J.K. McCarthy. Various, Ms., Ts., p/c NT/197 A.J. Leadley, Japanese Occupation on Papua New Guinea Islands 20 Jul 1976 (especially Gazelle, History & Effects, with special reference to the Tolai People of the Gazelle Peninsula), Ts., Copy 6, Ms. NT/198 Australian War Memorial. Copies of Military reports, plans and 1942 notes on Rabaul, New Britain and New Ireland, together with maps and a plan shewing position of shelters, etc., for non- combatants at Rabaul, Ts., p/c. 30pp. 1942. NT/199 McGowan - N.G.V.R. Personnel Rabaul, Ts., 8pp Jan 1942 NT/200 Gavin Long, The Final Campaign. (Notes – From Australia in the 1939-1945 War of 1939-1945 Series 1 Vol 7). Ts., Ms. 10pp.

Chronology of Prisoners’ Movement: Europeans – Civilians & Soldiers all at first in Chinatown (soldiers in separate rooms). Soldiers – moved to Malogana Rd. Civilians – moved to Malaguna Rd. (Four “technicians” slept at Freezer.) Chinese in Chinatown until 1943. Ambonese left free. Many still lived in Rabaul until bombing got too bad, but made to work for the Japanese. NT/201 Jack Thurston. Notes on Rabaul. Ms.13pp 17.Dec.81 NT/202 Rabaul Interviews – Dion and Peter Coote (Coote family arrived 1981 on Rabaul about 1926), 18 Nov 1981, Ts., 2pp. & Ms., 3pp; J. Dowling (was Patrol Officer for the Army at Talasea after the war), 29 Nov 1981, Ts. 3pp. & Ms., 3pp.; Anon (was an MP guading Japanese accused of war crimes during their trials in rabaul), 25 Nov 1981, Ms., 3pp.; E.D. Clarke (Rabaul 1950 - Chinese were 100% operative with trade stores), 24 Nov 1981, Ms., 3pp.; T. Bredmeyer (expropriation), n.d., Ms., 2pp.; Pat Roberts, n.d., Ms., 2pp.; Chin Hoi Meen, press cutting, “War hero

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to business pioneer a quiet jack of all trades”, The Times Week, 23 Aug 1982. NT/203 Mrs. I. Lonergan. Cairns, Queensland, 31 October 1981, Own 1981. Diary, Ms., 6pp. NT/204 ANU. PNG War Film – Interviews on World War II. Ms., 6pp. n.d. NT/205 Rabaul – Japanese Prisoners, 1945. Interview with Mr. L. Mann - Mt. Waverley, Vic., 8 Sep 1981, Ms. 2pp.; List of Names and Addresses of Members of "Gazelle Liaison Group”, Ts.1p.; List of Photos., Ts., 1p.; Questions about Rabaul, 1942-1945 and afterwards. And clippings. NT/206 Bitapaka War Cemetery. History and pictures also a Message n.d. from the Prime Minister of Australia, The Right Honourable R.G. Menzies. Ts., p/c. NT/207 History of 22nd Battalion - Rabaul. Sep 1945-Jun 1946. Ts., p/c Sep 1945– (From 'Etched in Green'). Jun 1946 NT/208 War Crimes Trials – Australian Encyclopedia, Journal of the n.d Royal Australian Historical Society. Ms. 2pp. NT/209 A.J. Sweeting. Civilian Wartime experience in the Territories of n.d Papua and New Guinea, Ts., p/c. NT/210 The War with Japan – Various. A Concise History, by Charles n.d Bateson. Ms NT/211 T. Smith, P.N.G. Experiences (Pre & Post-WWII), Ts., Ms., p/c. n.d. NT/212 J.K. McCarthy – ‘BATARI'. Ts., p/c. n.d NT/213 Rabaul – Army Nurses. Ms., p/c. 1942 NT/214 World War II – odd press cuttings. 'Hitler says could not accept 1939 Britain's Terms'; 'New Guinea Volunteer Rifles'; 'The Ghosts of Rabaul'. P/c. Reel NT/215 Webb Cook - Tol Massacre. Press cuttings, p/c. 1942. 11 NT/216 H.H. Carr, Conditions, Action and Withdrawal from Rabaul. Ts., Jan-Mar p/c. (2/22 Battalion A.I.F). 1942 NT/217 From: Mavis Greene (Methodist Mission Nurse), Interned by 1942. Japanese at Vunapope 22.1.42 to 6.7.42. Ts., 4pp. NT/218 Rudolf Janke, The Hardships of Rudolf Janke. Press cuttings. n.d. NT/219 Correspondence: Threlfall and C.O. Harry. Ms., Ts. 1980-1981. NT/220 Leadley, When the Japanese Came. Some effects of the Japanese n.d. occupation of the Gazelle Peninsula on the Tolai People. Ts., p/c. NT/221 J.C.H. Gill, “The Last Days of Rabaul, 13 Dec 1941-23 Jan 1941-1942 1942”, from Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Vol.VI, No.3, 1960-61. Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/222 J. Peterson - Newspaper cuttings & leaflets re World War II on 1940-1945. New Britain. Copies of original lent by Mr J. Peterson, who narrowly escaped the Tol Massacre. Personal correspondence re Wartime experiences. Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/223 J.C. Mollard, Events at Rabaul. 19pp. Ts. 1941-1942 NT/224 Allison Ind, Spy Ring Pacific, London, Weidenfeld & Niclolson. 1958. 1958. 3pp., Ms. NT/225 J. MacCarthy, New Britain - Excavation of Troops. 1942. 6pp. Ts. 1942

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Committee 1898-1909; “The Missionary Review”- copies and extracts/notes, 1891-1945. Extracts from Journal of Rev. George Brown 1874-75. Notes from “A Brief History of the New Britain Mission” (Rev. B. Danks). “A Short History of the Methodist Church in the Bismarck Archipelago District” by Rev. H. Fellmann, translated into English from Kuanua by N. Threlfall. Letters and notes to Rev. J. Crump from J.M.C. Forsayth and other Crump papers. Personal reminiscences of missionaries, including Sister L. Tonkin (Mrs Gill), Revs Alec Pederick and Jack Flentje, Mrs Elsie Anderson, Mr Carl Vasey. Notes on Tongan Fijian Missionaries. Personal memoirs of New Guineans - oral interviews. “The First Sixty Years”-Rev. Frank Lewis. Programmes and Notes on MOM Mission Cruises, 1967 and 1971, and Centenary Celebrations 1975. Notes relating to New Britain/New Ireland, from United Church papers in the PNG Collection, UPNG Library. New Britain Fables, collected by Miss Ella Collins. New Ireland Customs, noted by Rev. Ira Mann. Tribal Customs account and Diary 1931-51, by Rev. Hosea Linge (transl. by Mrs J.Poole). “The Erstwhile Savage”. Rev.Hosea Linge, translated by Miss Ella Collins. New Britain Synod Reports 1947. New Britain Synod Minutes and Reports 1935-41, plus Journal Resolutions for some years. New Britain Synod Journal Resolutions and Reports 1946-49. UC New Guinea Islands Region Synod Agenda & Reports for 1974. UC New Guinea Islands Region Synod Agenda, 1978. And sundry other Methodist/UC materials. NT/226 Minutes of District Meetings. Ts., Ms., p/c 1878, 1880- 1895 NT/227 New Britain Synod. Reports & Journal Resolutions. Ts., p/c. 1947-1949 NT/228 New Britain Synod Minutes, 1946-1958. Ms., Ts., p/c. 1946-1958 NT/229 Tongan Missionaries in New Britain. Ts., 1p. n.d. NT/230 Report on Chinese Work in Rabaul 1948, Ts. 1948 NT/231 Mrs L. Gill (Sr. L. Tonkin), New Britain Memories, Infant n.d. Welfare Centre, Ts. NT/232 98 Na Kilala Namur, Ts., 16pp. Historical Play – Choir Day. In 1973 Tolai language. NT/233 Memoirs of New Guineans. Ts. n.d. NT/234 Methodist Overseas Mission, New Guinea District. F.G. Lewis, 1875-1934 The First Sixty Years, Ts., p/c. NT/235 N.A. Threlfall, N.G.I.R. History – Lecture Notes, Ts. "Some n.d. things which helped the Methodist Church to Grow in Early Years", Ts., 2pp.; "The Growth of the Methodist/United Church, New Guinea Islands Region, Part II: Through the Storm", Ts. 3pp. NT/236 B. Danks, "Brief History of the New Britain Mission". Notes; Dr. n.d. A.H. Wood. Ts., p/c., 4pp. NT/237 New Ireland Noted – Sundry Informants. (N.A.T). Ts. 1972 NT/238 Rev. Alec Pederick – Memoirs. Ms., Ts. n.d.

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NT/239 Notes taken from Uni. Library. Ts. Land Matters., G.J. Platten, May 1973 "The Use of Vernacular Languages as Vehicles of Instruction Both in School and out of School, and the related problems of Teaching in Language other than the vernacular in the South Pacific; Blackburn Tapes; B. Pullen-Burry, "In a German Colony"; Powell, "Wanderings in a Wild Country"; Points from Parkinson, "30 Years in the South Seas"; Ts. p/c. NT/240 Fijian Missionaries in New Britain & New Ireland. Basis of Fijian n.d. Investigation into George Brown's Behaviour in April 1878. Ts. NT/241 Rev. Jack Flentje’s Reminiscences. Ts. 1947 NT/242 Carl Vasey – Ulu. (Story from tape) Ts. 1937 NT/243 Isaac Rooney. Letters. (To B. Chapman). Ts., p/c. 1881-1886 NT/244 Rev. Hosea Linge, Diary. Also History of the Tribes. Ts. 1931-1951 Continued on Reel 12. Reel NT/245 Mission Board Minutes & Missionary Reviews. Ts. (N.A. 1913-1930 12 Threlfall's notes taken in Sydney 1971.) Rev. G. Brown, Correspondence, 1862-78, Mitchell Library, Ts. 48pp. NT/246 Missionary Reviews. Ts., 35pp. 1891-1913 NT/247 New Britain Synod. Reports, Statistics. Ts., p/c. 1938 NT/248 New Britain Synod. Statistics, Reports, Minutes, Journal 1940 Resolutions. Ts., p/c. NT/249 Missionary Reviews. Ts. & Booklet Vol.L, No 4, 6 Oct 1941; 1930-1945 Rev. J.W. Burton, Books that Touch Missions. NT/250 Sundry Methodist Church/MOM Notes. .Sunday, after the 1937 eruption of Vulcan, 1937. Ts., Ms.; MOM New Guinea District Authorised Regulations, Ts., Ms. NT/151 New Britain Synod, Minutes, Journal Resolutions, Statistics, 1941 Reports. Box NT/252 Source Lists. History. Ts. n.d. 6B NT/253 Synod. Minutes, Reports, Journal Resolutions. Ts. 1935 NT/254 Mrs A.E. Anderson, Nakanai. Ms., Ts. 1924 NT/255 Sundry. United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon 1978 Islands, New Guinea Islands Region Synod, 1978. Ts. NT/256 Agenda & Report, NGIR Synod. Ts. 1974 NT/257 Letters from Germany – children of ex-staff mainly, plus Wenzel n.d. & Hahl. Ts., Ms. NT/258 Mission Cruises. Ts. (booklets) "Tatabai", Souvenir of the 1967-1971 Missionary Cruise, New Guinea District, and New Guinea News. Ts. NT/259 Rickard’s letters – Chairman’s Letters – N.S.W. Conference 1913 minutes. Ts. NT/260 George Brown’s Journal – Extracts. Ms., Ts., p/c. 1874-75 NT/261 New Britain Synod. Reports, Statistics, Minutes, Journal 1939 Resolutions. Ts., p/c. Continued on Reel 13. Reel NT/262 New Britain Synod, Reports & Journal Resolutions. Ts., p/c. 1946 13 NT/263 Rev. Hosea Lige, The Erstwhile Savage. An Account of the Life n.d. of Ligeremaluoga (Osea). An Autobiography translated by Ella Collins. Ts., p/c. NT/264 New Britain Synod, Minutes, Statistics, Reports. Ts., p/c. 1937 NT/265 New Britain Synod, Reports. Ts. 1947 NT/266 New Ireland Notes – Customs, Diary Extracts, etc. Rev. Ira Mann. n.d.

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Ts. NT/267 New Britain Synod. Ts., p/c. 1936 NT/268 Notes from Executive Committee Meetings – Finance & Advisory 1898-1909 Committees. Ts. NT/269 New Britain Fables – collected by Miss Ella Collins. Ts., p/c. n.d. NT/270 Mission Board Minutes. Ts. 1874-1912 NT/271 Fellmann’s History. “A Short History of the Work of the Church 1918 in the Bismarck Archipelago District”. English translation by N.A. Threlfall, 1973. Ts.., 38pp. NT/272 Letters from New Britain Missionaries. Ts. 1909-1910 NT/273 Rev. J.A. Crump, Diary extracts, Reports, etc., & letter from Coe n.d. Forsayth to Crump, Ts. NT/274 Rev. J.A. Crump, Diary, Reports etc. Ts., Ms., p/c. Includes list of 1893-1903 Photograph Captions, Nos.1-318, Ts., 9pp. NT/275 First Wesleyan Catechism. Ts., p/c. 1879 NT/276 Fellmann. Listing of Printed Matter issued by The Methodist 1905-1910 Mission in the Bismarck Archipel. Ms., Ts., p/c. NT/277 L.A. McArthur – Education. Extracts from "The Educational 1936 Problems of the Methodist Mission in New Britain, with special reference to the training of Teachers", Ts., p/c. NT/278 New Guinea Islands Region (NGIR) Methodist Overseas Mission 1875 (MOM) – Early Years – Sundry Items. Ts., Ms.

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