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Title
Date(s)
- 1924-1948 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 album (214 photographs : b&w ; 8.5 x 14 cm and smaller + 5 photo postcards : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm and smaller)
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Arranged in batches according to the arrangements in the envelopes in which the prints were originally housed. The envelopes have been retained and filed before each corresponding batch.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Pre-1955 photographs: copyright expired.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Photographic prints.
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Existence and location of originals
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Notes area
Note
Album 3.
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Created, JR, 1-Apr-2021