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AU PMB MS 553
Title
Autobiography and diary re Solomon Islands
Date(s)
- 1928 - 1943 (Creation)
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1 reel; 35mm microfilm
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Sandars, a former officer in the British Army, went to the Solomon Islands in 1928 to join the armed constabulary. He was one of the most important District Officer and District Commissioners on Malaita throughout the 1930s until 1947. He died in NSW in March 1975.
The papers comprise:
- Autobiography covering the years 1928-43
- A diary kept from 23 November 1942 - 7 April 1943
- Autobiography, 1896-1923
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(1975) Mrs Joan Laws, Leura, NSW
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Access this title at PMB Member Libraries or by contacting the Bureau directly: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au.virtual.anu.edu.au/pambu/accessing.php
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Keywords: World War Two, World War 2, World War II, WWII, WW2, W.W.II, W.W.2, Second World War, 2nd World War, Pacific War
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ms553