When the late Dr Sione Latukefu was a young man, it was intended that he would become the first archivist of Tonga, however he became an historian and pursued an academic career. The documents which he collected are the outcome of both roles, but in particular his early association with Queen Salote and her Tongan Traditions Committee.

Documentation of Tongan traditions and royal genealogy of Tonga, as well as manuscripts of Fetuani of Kolovai, a diary of J. Fekau 'Ofahemooni, some correspondence of Rev. J. E. Moulton and an extensive collection of the correspondence of Rev. E. E. Crosby. <P><b>See reel list for further details</b>

Alan Ives is a former Librarian at the National Archives of Australia and Archivist at Charles Sturt University. He was also an editor of the Pacific Archives Journal.

• An Alphabetical List of Villages in Papua and New Guinea, Waigani, the Library, University of PNG, 1970; Ts., bound, 103pp. Cf. Village Directory, PNG Dept of District Administration, 2nd revised edition, 1968, arranged under Districts and Sub-Districts, whereas this UPNG Library publication is an alphabetical list derived from the Village Directory.
• Basic Documents concerning the Japanese Peace Settlement, n.d..; Ts., roneo, c.40pp. Texts of documents concerning the future of Japan and her territories:
A. The Cairo Declaration of 2 Dec 1943.
B. The Secret Yalta Agreement of 11th Feb 1945 (made public on 12 Feb 1946)
C. The Potsdam Declaration of 26 July 1945.
D. Notes exchanged between the Japanese Government and the Governments signatory to the Potsdam Proclamation in August 1945.
E. President Truman’s Directive to the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers 13 Aug 1945.
F. Proclamation of the Emperor of Japan 12 August 1945.
G. The instrument of Japan’s surrender signed on board the USS “Missouri” at Tokyo Bay on 2nd September 1945.
H. Basic initial post-surrender directive to Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers for the Occupation and Control of Japan.
I. The Moscow Communique of 28 December 1945 (relevant portion).
J. Proposed US 25 year Treaty on disarmament and demilitarisation of Japan.

Ephemeral papers on aspects of PNG history collected by Professor Donald Denoon when he was teaching at the University of Papua New Guinea.

The documents include transcripts of Australian Broadcasting Commission, PNG Service, programmes on the PNG Defence Forces, on Chinese in PNG, and on the Highlands Liberation Front. Further papers consist of Arthur Duna’s memoir of the occupation of the Duna area by Japanese and Australian armies; interviews with Michael Mell, Phillip Kamen and Anton Parao regarding the Highlands Liberation Front; lectures by Rev. Bert Brown and Edward P. Wlfers; and a translation of a German colonial report on unrest at Varzin in 1902.
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Cecil Gribble (born 1903) was a Methodist missionary and Director of Education in Tonga, 1943-46. He was General Secretary of the Methodist Overseas Mission from 1949 until his retirement in 1970. Rev. Gribble donated this collection of pamphlets to the Pacific Theological College Library.

Collection of 17 rare pamphlets by various authors relating to the work of the Methodist Church in Fiji. 13 of the pamphlets were published between 1900 and 1909, with many of these relating to the controversial issue of lay representation in the Fiji District Synod of the Wesleyan Methodist Conference of Australasia.<BR><P>A detailed inventory of the pamphlets, together with summary notes prepared by John Garrett is available.

Frank Miller was born on Banaba in 1920. His father, John Robert Miller, was employed as a carpenter, and later as a Foreman of Works, at Banaba from 1908 till 1939, with a break to serve with the First New Zealand Regiment during World War I. His mother, Beatrice Amy Miller, lived on Banaba from 1918 till 1939. His sister, Joy Miller (Mrs Talyor) was employed in the British Phosphate Commission office on Banaba. John Miller designed and built the Alexandra Theatre on Banaba where he and Beatrice Miller performed in many productions. He was also the first licensee for the film theatre at Nauru.

<LI>Banaba / Ocean Island theatre, dance and sports programmes
and related memorabilia, 1908-1939</LI>
<LI>“Banaba” photograph album holding photographs of Banabans, Europeans, the Miller family and British Phosphate Commission operations, 1909-1939.<P><B>See reel list for further details</B>

In the most industrial country in Oceania, labour unions are quite strong and active, and at times their strikes become militant and political, pushing politicians to complain or listen, for example, on the issue of favoring local hiring that was inscribed in both the Noumea Accord and the organic laws that followed (nc, 18 Oct 2007). Faced with rising living costs, they also want their share of the proceeds from economic development, so the minimum monthly wage was raised in January to 120,000 Pacific francs, or about us$1,200 (nc, 8 Jan 2007). Mining unions noted the rising price of nickel and demanded a corresponding increase in wages, and those in various support or service sectors felt likewise. But social dialogue between workers and employers has all too often not gone smoothly in New Caledonia, leading to roadblocks with burning tires and work stoppages without enough action by the State, positive or negative (nc, 4 Sep, 2 Oct, 9 Oct 2007). France too has its powerful labor unions who strike militantly, but in late 2007 Sarkozy battled transporters over pension reforms, while a thousand people marched in Noumea against “terrorism” by local unions (BBC News, 13 Nov 2007; nc, 12 Nov 2007). For example, USTKE, which Estrosi had criticized, blocked the local cement industry and urban bus company for months—along with other strikes to support favoring local hiring and protecting workers fired for union activities—and in October USTKE called a general strike because the police had intervened (nc, 13 Oct 2007). After testing the waters in the presidential and legislative elections by backing Bove and then its own candidates, respectively, USTKE defied appeals by the FLNKS not to divide the Kanak vote and formed its own Labor Party in November, with support from metropolitan Trotskyists, dedicating itself to independence, anti-globalization, and revolutionary socialism (nc, 16 Nov 2007). It remained one of the two largest unions, as labor leaders compete for membership using dramatic strikes to attract support (nc, 12 April 2007). From David Chappell, “Political review: New Caledonia”, The Contemporary Pacific 12.2 (2000) 515-520.
After a decade, in 2007, USTKE started a new series of Combat Ouvrier, again as a monthly, renumbering from No.1. No.8, Feb 2008, up to No.27, Nov 2010, are available on the web at: http://ustke.org/pdf.html.

Combat Ouvrier, Nos.1-43, 45-49, 51-54, 1992-2001, published monthly.
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Geoff Walls coordinated the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Botany Division's Biological Diversity Project for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands funded by the Commonwealth Science Council from 1986 to 1988. The author's summary report Traditional uses of plants in New Zealand and the Pacific ... (Havelock North, DSIR Oct. 1988) was distributed to PMB Member Libraries in July 1989.

4 papers:<BR>Paper No. 1: Commonwealth Science Council Biological Diversity Project perennial plants of New Zealand and South Pacific Islands, project plan for 1986. January 1986 - 4 pages<BR>Paper No. 2: Cook Islands visit, July-August 1986: reports on a visit as part of the Commonwealth Science Council's Biological Diversity of Perennial Plants project. September 1986 - 21 pages. Identifies for future research plants of high traditional human value throughout the Pacific: notes serious effects of mealy bug infestation of pandanus on production and sales of Atiu women's handicrafts: draws attention to Bill Sykes' work towards a comprehensive flora of the Cook Islands: summarizes discussions with Cook Islanders on traditional plant uses<BR>Paper No. 3: Commonwealth Science Council Biological Diversity Project, New Zealand and the Pacific: progress report, March 1987 - 14 pages<BR>Paper No. 4: Commonwealth Science Council Biologial Diversity Project, New Zealand and the Pacific: regional position paper, prepared for Commonwealth Science Council, November 1987 - 13 pages. Describes progress 1986-1987: defines project's aims as cataloguing information regarding existing plant use: conserving the traditional knowledge and the plants: and facilitating current and future plant use: recommends project development for future action.

Investors Ltd was formed in 1936 to provide funds to equip expeditions led by Jack Hides to prospect for gold.

The film contains:

1. Correspondence, 1936-37
2. 'Report of aerial reconnaissance made from Mt Hagen over the country examined by Hides and O'Malley on the Strickland-Purari Patrol, 1934-36'
3. Radio log, 22 February - 17 August 1937
4. Hides' diary, 7 March - 9 July 1937
5. Report on Central New Guinea Expedition, 1937
6. Financial statement, 1965

The papers were used by J.P. Sinclair in the writing of his biography of Hides, The Outside Man.

See PMB MS 432, material relating to Roman Catholic Mission Fiji.

Constitution and Rules for the Government of the Catholic Young Mens' Society of Fiji, 15 February 1923 and correspondence with Bishop C.J. Nicolas, SM, 1923-29.

Reel 1: 10 November 1974 - 24 September 1978<BR>Reel 2: 1 October 1978 - 27 July 1980<BR>Reel 3: 4 January 1981 - 26 December 1982<BR>Reel 4: 2 January 1983 - 30 December 1984<BR>Lacks issues for August - December 1980