James Campbell Ross - Papers relating to Papua, 1941-1945
James Campbell Ross - Papers relating to Papua, 1941-1945
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Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, [19--]
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PMB 1059
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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Microfilm : PMB 1059
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Contents
1. Lists of evacuees from Samarai, December 1941. 2. 10 letters/memoranda relating to Ross' work for ANGAU, 1941-45. 3. Diaries: 1942; 1944; and January-August 1945. 4. Minute book including handwritten and typed drafts of patrol reports for the Samarai/Milne Bay District, February 1942-May 1943 and for the Purari District, August-December 1943....
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James Campbell Ross - Papers relating to Papua, 1941-1945
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PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1059
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Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership
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Jim Ross was an officer of the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) during World War II. Based initially at Samarai/Milne Bay in East Papua, in July 1943 he was transferred to Kikori in the Purari District of Western Papua. In July 1944 Ross was again transferred, this time to Kairuku, Yule Island, in the Gulf of Papua. For further inf...
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PMB 1059
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YRlZ74en
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZ74en
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441407
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