Title Masked Eden : a history of the Australians in New Guinea / Anne McCosker

Published Maleny, Qld. : Matala Press, 1998

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Description xi, 354 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm regular print Contents 1. Dancing fire -- 2. The legend of Solomon -- 3. Witi : Meto -- 4. Witu : Ningau -- 5. Robin -- 6. Matala -- 7. Vulcan -- 8. The world is one -- 9. The eye of love -- 10. Who cares? -- 11. War -- 12. Beyond their touch -- 13. 'Montevideo Maru' -- 14. Maron Summary "Masked Eden is a story of love and beauty, gallantry, courage and betrayal. The wonderful pioneering spirit of Australians is seen, often in co-operation with the New Guineans, struggling with the imcompetence and ignorance of a small elite in Canberra and Rabaul. The fall of Rabaul to the Japanese in 1942, when over 1000 Australian civilians and soldiers were lost; the greatest purely Australian tragedy in her history - is, for the first time, fully examined using original material gathered from the nation's archives and the author's personal collection." --Back cover Notes Includes bibliographical references (pp. 351-354) Subject McCosker, Anne, 1940- McCosker, Marjorie, -1957. McCosker, Stan., -1971 McCosker family. Montevideo Maru (Ship) Australians -- Employment -- Papua New Guinea. Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- History Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs Authors, Australian -- Australia -- Sunshine Coast (Qld.) Frontier and pioneer life -- Papua New Guinea. Plantation owners -- Papua New Guinea -- Biography. Queenslanders -- Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs Women pioneers -- Papua New Guinea -- History. World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- Papua New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea -- Personal narratives, Australian. World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea -- Rabaul. SUBJECT Gazelle Peninsula (Papua New Guinea) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053594 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165 Gazelle Peninsula (Papua New Guinea) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85053594 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Papua New Guinea -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097691 Genre/Form Biographies. Personal narratives. LC no. 2002391538 ISBN 064635289X (acid-free paper)

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