E.T.W. Fulton (1904- ) first went to New Guinea in 1925 and from 1930 to 1939 was engaged in gold mining in the Sepik area. After service in the Army in the Middle East he joined ANGAU in 1942 and served in Central Highlands and Sepik districts. After the war he purchased Makurapau plantation near Kokopo. He returned to Australia to live in 1960.

The papers comprise:

1. Correspondence re 'Starlight' claim (Sepik goldfield), 1936-1940
2. Return of gold produced, 1936-1941
3. Assay reports, 1936-1941
4. Account of gold produced by various employees, 1938
5. Inward letters, 1936-1939
6. Outward letters, 1937-1939
7. Diary of recruiting trip, Yapunda area, 1938
8. Plan of principal gold bearing areas - Sepik district, 1937
9. Papers re New Guinea Association, 1939
10. Patrol reports, diary and correspondence, 1942-1944
11. Messages sent from Ialibu Post, 1944
12. Radio messages sent, 1944

See also Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's Who 1968