John McInerney's journal 1945-1948 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1039927
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- McInerney, John Cranston, 1916-1953
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 195?
- 126 leaves : 1 port. ; 30 cm.
- Summary:
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Journal mostly written in New Guinea during World War II when McInerney was serving as a Medical Officer. Includes Kuman vocabularies, descriptions of folklore, and customs and practices of the Dengla-Maguagu people.
- Biography/History:
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Doctor. John McInerney served in New Guinea during the war. After the war he returned to New Guinea to become District Medical Officer at Wewak. He died when his Auster crashed into the sea at Vanimo, in March 1953.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9718
- Caption title
- Reproduction:
- Typescript
- Subject:
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- McInerney, John Cranston, 1916-1953 -- Diaries
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea -- Personal narratives -- Australian
- Chimbu (Papua New Guinean people) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Papua New Guinea -- Medical care
- Medical personnel -- Papua New Guinea -- Diaries
- Chimbu (Papua New Guinean people) -- Folklore
- Chimbu (Papua New Guinean people) -- Languages
- Medical personnel -- Papua New Guinea -- Wewak District
- Papua New Guinea -- Languages
- Occupation:
- Doctors
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 2023 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1953
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1950
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