| Bib ID |
1463000 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1901-1931
9 cm. (7 boxes).
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| Summary |
Contains letters from various correspondents including Alfred Deakin, J.H.P. Murray, Atlee Hunt, G.F. Pearce and H.H. Lewis. There are also press cuttings, diaries from 1906-1930 and some twenty publications. Subjects include the acquisition of land in Papua, the Kikori Expedition, missions in Papua and biographical material on Benjamin Boyd and Staniforth Smith.
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| Biography/History |
Senator for WA 1901-1906; director of Agriculture and Mines and Commissioner for Lands & Surveys, Papua, 1907-1916; Administrator, Papua; Administrator of N.T., 1919-1921.
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| Notes |
Manuscript references no. : NLA MS 1709.
Card index to correspondence available.
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| Index/Finding Aid Note |
Descriptive list available (11 p.). |
| Subjects |
Smith, Staniforth, - 1869-1934 - Archives. | Murray, Hubert, - Sir, - 1861-1940 - Correspondence. | Deakin, Alfred, - 1856-1919 - Correspondence. | Missions - Papua. | Land tenure - Papua New Guinea. | Papua - Officials and employees - Archives. | Northern Territory - Politics and government - 1918-1922. | Papua - Politics and government.
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| Time Coverage |
1901-1931 |
| Occupation |
Colonial administrators. |
| Other authors/contributors |
Murray, Hubert, Sir, 1861-1940 | Deakin, Alfred, 1856-1919
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| Also Titled |
Papers of Miles Staniforth Cater Smith
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