Papers of Fulvio Favetta, 1968-1977
- Bib ID:
- 6249943
- Format:
- Manuscript and Microform
- Author:
- Favetta, Fulvio, 1946-
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- Description:
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- [between 1968 and 1977]
- 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm
- Series:
- PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 1383.
- Summary:
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Patrol reports and field officer's journals kept by Favetta at Popondetta and Tufi, Northern District, Papua New Guinea from 1968-1972, and at Tari and Mendi, Southern Highlands District, Papua New Guinea, 1972-1977.
- Biography/History:
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Fulvio Favetta was a patrol officer in Papua New Guinea from 1968-1980. He was on the first intake of married officers and following a one-month induction course at Kwikila he was joined by his wife and son. From 1968-1972 Favetta worked as a patrol officer in the Northern District, in Tufi and Popondetta. From 1972-1980 he worked in the Southern Highlands District, in Tari and Mendi. He was promoted to assistant district officer while in Tari and to district officer when he transferred to Mendi at the end of 1975. In Mendi he was appointed executive officer to the local Area Authority and finished his career in Papua New Guinea as provincial finance officer for the Southern Highlands Provincial Government. His longest patrol (Tufi patrol No. 3 of 69/70) was 51 days to the Lower Musa area in the Northern District, now Oro Province. Following his return to Australia Favetta worked as a customs officer with the Commonwealth Government from 1982 until his retirement in 2006.
- Notes:
- Microfilm copy of originals held in private ownership.
- Reproduction:
- Microfilm. Canberra : Produced for the Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, Australian National University, 2012. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm
- Subject:
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- Favetta, Fulvio, 1946- -- Archives
- Colonial administrators -- Australia -- Archives
- Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- Archives
- Papua New Guinea -- Officials and employees -- Archives
- Papua New Guinea -- Politics and government -- To 1975
- Papua New Guinea -- Politics and government -- 1975-
- Australia -- Colonies -- Administration
- Time Coverage:
- 1968-1977
- Occupation:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau, issuing body
- Copyright:
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