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
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