Showing 82 results

Archival description
Anne McCosker Papers. English
Advanced search options
Print preview View:

Realia.

Metal printing plate used to print the cover of a 1919 issue of The Australian at Weymouth, with accompanying provenance statement; a single bound volume of 1918 and 1919 issues of The Australian at Weymouth; three ink stamps from German New Guinea. Sample imprints of two of these stamps are located in Series C, Subseries 1, File 2.

New Guinea photographs, 1920 to 1933.

Photographic prints of people, plantation life and scenery in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. Locations include Ningau, Witu and Rabaul. Many of the photographs show local people and European-Australians.

New Guinea photographs, 1924 to 1948.

Photographic prints of plantation life, people and scenery in Australian New Guinea. Locations include Rabaul, Witu, Matala Plantation, Gumyitke Creek (New Britain), and Vunakambi Plantation. Many of the photographs feature Stan and Marjorie McCosker and local people employed as plantation labourers and house servants. The majority of the photographs were taken in the 1920s and 1930s. A small number were taken at Matala Plantation in 1948.

Letters from Walford King.

Letters from Walford King in 1940 during his war service in Palestine and a photograph of King in AIF uniform in Jerusalem in 1940. The folder also contains a letter dated 25 December 1924 from 'Joe' to Telong, identified as G.T. Heathcote.

New Guinea photographs, 1925 to 1934.

Photographic prints of people, plantation life and scenery in the Australian Territory of New Guinea. Locations include Witu, Raulaurat Plantation, Kavieng (New Ireland), Ningau (Witu), Londip Plantation, and Samarai. Many of the photographs feature local people and European-Australians.

Stan McCosker papers.

Papers of Anne McCosker's father, Stan McCosker, including correspondence, business records, court documents, maps, photographs and drafts of articles.

Maps of New Britain.

Three maps of New Britain. The earliest map, dated 1927, shows New Britain in relation to surrounding islands and the New Guinea mainland. It includes an index of properties and places, and shows plantations and trading stations. The other two maps were issued by the U.S. Army in 1943 and show sections of New Britain. An accompanying note by Anne McCosker states the maps were used by Stan McCosker during the war years.

Research papers 1.

Two letters and typed manuscripts of 10 short articles about life in New Britain.

Results 11 to 20 of 82