Item F1229 - Trip to Ramu River from Madang

Identity area

Reference code

F1229

Title

Trip to Ramu River from Madang

Date(s)

  • 1927 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 v. ; 21 cm.

Context area

Name of creator

(1896-)

Biographical history

Reginald Beazley, resident in Brisbane, managed a plantation on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, and prospected for gold near the junction of the Juat and Jimmi Rivers. He also led the Akmana Expedition in its second attempt to find gold.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Diary of a trip to Ramu River from Madang, August 1927, transcribed from rough notes on field sketch map in poor condition. Also article from Pacific Islands monthly, April 1971, and newspaper cutting on the Akmana expedition, Sydney Morning Herald, ... »

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Unrestricted access.

Language of material

  • English

Notes area

Note

Holograph and typescript.

Alternative identifier(s)

Alma MMS ID

991008596739703131

Access points

Description control area

Status

Migrated

Dates of creation revision deletion

Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.