Map of Bulolo Area, Morobe goldfields, New Guinea [cartographic material] : showing road-tracks & ai...
Map of Bulolo Area, Morobe goldfields, New Guinea [cartographic material] : showing road-tracks & air routes from Salamoa and Lae to the goldfields / by Chas. Lexius Burlington.
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Publisher
Sydney : H.E.C. Robinson Ltd., [1931?]
Date
[1931?]
Call Numbers
988.41/B
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Language
English
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Cartographic data
Scale 1:129,416 (E 146°30'--E 147°00'/S 07°00'--S 7°30')
Physical content
1 map ; 84 x 32 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney : H.E.C. Robinson Ltd., [1931?]
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
[1931?]
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Full title
Map of Bulolo Area, Morobe goldfields, New Guinea [cartographic material] : showing road-tracks & air routes from Salamoa and Lae to the goldfields / by Chas. Lexius Burlington.
Portion of title
Morobe goldfields New Guinea.
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General note
Gold in large quantities was first discovered at Wau in 1926 and triggered a massive growth in the town of Lae which became the headquarters for many aviation companies that dropped off supplies to gold miners in the Morobe Province. Today Lae is New Guinea's second largest city due to this earlier growth. This map has been very popular with trekke...
Time Period
d1926 d1931
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Call Numbers
988.41/B
Record Identifier
74VKvk0LZWpb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvk0LZWpb
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MMS ID
991021630599702626
