02908ntc a22002177i 45000010005000000080041000050400026000461000026000722450085000982640009001833000027001923360021002193370023002403380032002635000019002955060028003145201969003425330077023115400098023888560204024864443140313s1988    xx            000 0|eng d  aANU:PMBcANU:PMBerda1 aThrelfall, Neville A.10aFrom mangroves to frangipani: the story of Rabaul and East New Britain province.  c1988  a1 reel; 35mm microfilm  atext2rdacontent  acomputer2rdamedia  aonline resource2rdacarrier  aAU PMB MS 1285  aAvailable for reference2 aRev. Neville A. Threlfall, who was a Methodist missionary in New Britain, is a historian and writer. His published works include, One hundred years in the islands: the Methodist/United Church in the New Guinea Islands Region, 1875-1975, Rabaul, 1975; and Volcano town: the 1937-43 eruptions at Rabaul, Bathurst, N.S.W, c1985, with R.W. Johnson. Contents: An unpublished history of Rabaul and East New Britain, PNG, Ts., 2 vols., 682pp., arranged as follows: Prologue. The Town that Shouldn’t Be. p.1 Part I. Before the Town Chapter 1. A Harbour without Shipping, p.3 Chapter 2. Ships Arrive, 1700-1884, p.27 Chapter 3. A German Colony, 1884-1902, p.48 Part II. A Town and its People Chapter 4. A Town is Born, 1902-1910, p.76 Chapter 5. A Cosmopolitan Community, 1910-1914, p.104 Chapter 6. No More ‘um Kaiser, 1914-1915, p.138 Chapter 7. The Long Occupation, 1914-1921, p.162 Chapter 8. The New Masters, 1921-1930, p.185 Chapter 9. The Non-Masters, 1921-1930, p.217 Chapter 10. Depression and Development, p.240 Part III. A Town Destroyed Chapter 11. Eruption and Evacuation, 28 May-6 June 1937, p.259 Chapter 12. Future Uncertain, 1937-1939, p.298 Chapter 13. Shadows of War, Sep 1939-Dec 1940, p.325 Chapter 14. The Shadows Deepen, 1941, p.338 Chapter 15. War with Japan, Dec 1941-Jan 1942, p.359 Chapter 16. The Fall of Rabaul, 20-23 Jan 1942, p.377 Chapter 17. Under New Rulers, 1942, p.398 Chapter 18. Withering on the Vine, 1943-1945, p.417 Chapter 19. Peace in a Wasteland, Aug 1945-Jun 1946, p.439 Chapter 20. Not to be Rebuilt, 1946-51, p.457 Part IV. The Town Lives Again Chapter 21. Rabaul Rebuilding, 1952-60, p.496 Chapter 22. Prosperity and problems, 1961-70, p.540 Chapter 23. The Mataungans March, 1969-1970, p.566 Chapter 24. A Year of Shocks, 1971, p.592 Chapter 25. Towards Independence, 1972-1975, p.617 Chapter 26. Facing the Future, 1975-1984, p.641 Epilogue. The Town That Is, and Shall Be, p.655 Bibliography and List of Sources, p.664  aElectronic reproduction:bCanberra :cPacific Manuscripts Bureau, d2014  aAvailable for referenceuhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au.virtual.anu.edu.au/pambu/copyright.php41uhttp://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu/digital/catalogue/index.php/from-mangroves-to-frangipani-story-of-rabaul-and-east-new-britain-provincezView this item in the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Catalogue.