Patrol Reports. Southern Highlands District, Pangia, 1970 - 1971

Approximately 8 patrol reports, with related correspondence. PATROL OFFICERS: Barber, P. J.; Hunter, R. C.; Kennedy, D. C.; Setchell, G. A.; Mora, S. I.; Goldthorp, D. M. AREAS PATROLLED: Wiru, Pangia, Kagua.

This volume contains 8 patrol reports, with patrols conducted throughout the Pangia sub-district in the Southern Highlands in 1970 - 1971. Topics covered on these patrols revolved around tax collection, general elections, heavy emphasis on political education and the empowerment of women, and the construction of the Tealands road with work being done on Wiru Loop in particular. The economic growth in this district was highlighted throughout this volume, with the growth increasing rapidly. Also included information on the cattle project, subsistence farming and village gardens, coffee, tax collection and infrastructure such as the Apenda school site and the Karanas pit road development.

• 1970-1971

This digital object is a surrogate of an item from the National Archives of Papua New Guinea (Accession no. 496, Southern Highlands District, Pangia, Volume 10). It was scanned from microfiche held by UC San Diego Library (MSS 215: Southern Highlands : Pangia : 014 : 024 : 017 : 015.).

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/

• Melanesia
• Oceania
• Pacific Islands
• Pangia (Papua New Guinea)
• Southern Highlands Province (Papua New Guinea)

• Agriculture
• Census
• Economic development
• Education
• Education--Political aspects
• Elections
• Gardens
• Inspection
• Taxes
• Women's rights

• text

• English

Other resource

• Patrol Reports. Southern Highlands District, Pangia, 1970 - 1971 described by Shefali Goel

• National Archives and Public Records Services of Papua New Guinea

Patrol Reports. Southern Highlands District, Pangia, 1970 - 1971. National Archives of Papua New Guinea, Accession 496.

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2021-11-16