Patrol Reports. Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946

Approximately 12 patrol reports, with related correspondence. PATROL OFFICERS: Robinson, A. L.; Ireland, C. J.; Frame; Hardy, G. P.; Galloway, R. T.; Howarth, L. J.; Steen, H. K.; walker, J. W.; Wren, E. D. AREAS PATROLLED: Koiari, Astrolabe, Efogi, L'Watero, Brown River, Mount Victoria, Javai, Laloki, Goldie, Sogeri, Iawarere, Motu Motu, Gaile, Gerohu, Roku, Kila Kila, Port Moresby.

The key themes of this volume on the Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946, are post-war reconstruction, hygiene, ration, murder investigation and garden damage caused by rain. The post-war reconstruction subject includes census, inspection, repatriation, recruitment, garden reconstruction, house reconstruction and so on.

• 1944-1946

This digital object is a surrogate of an item from the National Archives of Papua New Guinea (Accession no. 496, Central District, Port Moresby, Volume 3). It was scanned from microfiche held by UC San Diego Library (MSS 215: Central : Pt Moresby : 007 : 003 - 009 : 039).

During July 2018, UC San Diego undergraduate students conducted a preliminary analysis of a few PNG Patrol Report volumes. Students were assigned one volume to analyze at the report level summarizing their findings, identifying key terms, and writing aboutness statements. Visit Patrolling the Past to Explore the (de)Colonial Gaze: CAT 124A Summer 2018 Sixth College to learn more about the students work and the course. https://knit.ucsd.edu/patrollingthepast/

• Central Province (Papua New Guinea)
• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

• Agriculture
• Buildings
• Census
• Crime
• Diseases
• Gardens
• Hygiene
• Inspection
• Investigation
• Recruitment
• Survival and emergency rations
• War damage
• Weather

• text

• English

Other resource

• Patrol Reports. Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946 described by Jia Li

• National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea

Patrol Reports. Central District, Port Moresby, 1944-1946. National Archives of Papua New Guinea, Accession 496.

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2021-11-16