Title Not a poor man's field : the New Guinea goldfields to 1942 : an Australian colonial history / Michael Waterhouse

Published Braddon, A.C.T. : Halstead Press, [2010] ©2010

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Description 272 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 29 cm Contents Discovery--Transition--Growth and development--Highway in the sky : the role of aviation--New Guinean experience--Life and death onm the goldfields--Administration of New Guinea between the wars--After the war Summary Between the wars, New Guinea goldfields attracted colourful characters, and yieled great riches to those who could afford to exploit them. The book also discusses Australia.s colonial experience under the League of Nations Notes Includes map on front lining papers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-266) and index Notes Additional information and photographs may be seen at Subject Ethnology -- Papua New Guinea. Gold miners -- Papua New Guinea -- History -- 20th century. Gold mines and mining -- Papua New Guinea -- History -- 20th century. Gold mines and mining -- Papua New Guinea -- History. SUBJECT Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Colonies -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012516 Papua New Guinea http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81034915 -- Colonial influence. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005253 Papua New Guinea -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097691 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005254 -- Papua New Guinea http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81034915 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165 Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116522 -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012476 ISBN 9781920831837

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