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AU PMB MS 600
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- 1942 - 1966 (Creation)
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2 reels; 35mm microfilm; Digital PDF
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Edward L.G. Thomas, or Gordon Thomas as he was usually known, joined the Methodist Mission in New Guinea as a printer in 1911, and later worked as a planter, trader and oil driller in that territory. He was editor of the Rabaul Times from 1925-1927 and from 1933-1942. He was one of about 300 European civilians captured when the Japanese invaded Rabaul in January 1942 and one of only four who remained in Rabaul throughout the Japanese occupation.
Reel 1:
- General correspondence, 1946-66
- Correspondence re disposal of printing plant used to produce Guinea Gold 1946-47
- Correspondence re Fred Urban's war damage claims, 1947-48
- Correspondence re Queen Emma (Mrs Emma Kolbe), 1955
- Diary and other writings while prisoner-of-war, 1942-45
- Notes and papers collected while prisoner-of-war, 1942-45
- Articles, 1945-49 (Continued on reel 2)
Reel 2:
- Articles, 1945-49 (Continued from reel 1)
- Speeches and articles, undated (c.1946-49)
- Diary of trip on MV Bulolo to Papua and New Guinea, 1955
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Institution: Division of Pacific and Asian History
Research School of Pacific Studies
Address: Australian National University, Canberra
Country: Australia
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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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Thomas' manuscript 'Rabaul - 1942-45', describing his experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Rabaul, has been filmed as PMB 36.
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Part of the Sponsoring Libraries of the Papua New Guinea Records Project
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- Thomas, Edward Llewellyn Gordon (Subject)
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ms600