- UQFL273
- Collection
- 1928-1933
Photographs taken by William Henry Fleming of Papua New Guinea, featuring images of people and places in and around Rabaul, Edie Creek, Lae, Bulolo, Wau and Salamaua. Materials comprise 72 black-and-white photographs, 2 black-and-white real photo postcards and 1 black-and-white negative, various sizes.
Scenes from Rabaul include Indigenous and European people, aeroplanes (usually Junkers), buildings, and beached whales or porpoises following an earthquake ("earth shock") in 1930. Photographs of Edie Creek and Bulolo include depictions of mining camps and mining operations, often relating to gold mining. Wau scenes include buildings, pit sawing, the airstrip and a crashed aeroplane. Each photograph has handwritten identifying notes on the back.
Fleming, William Henry, 1900-1983