Series 293 - Hitchcock slides of Papua New Guinea and Nauru

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AU ANUA 293

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Hitchcock slides of Papua New Guinea and Nauru

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  • 1962-1963, 1967 (Creation)

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164 colour photographic slides + 1 CD

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(1930 -)

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Nancy Eva Hitchcock worked as a dietitian in Papua New Guinea 1962-1963, and in Nauru and Banaba (Ocean Island). She has published material on her work in the region including Rabia Camp: a Port Moresby migrant settlement (with Nigel D. Oram, published by New Guinea Research Unit, Australian National University, 1967).

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  1. The first group of slides – Pari, Eastern Highlands New Guinea (slides ANUA 293-1 1-51); Kaparoka (slides ANUA 293-2 1-30); marriage in the Sinnga Valley, Eastern Highlands, New Guinea (slides ANUA 293-3 1-32) relate to the publication published by the South Pacific Commission - 'Studies of Dietary Intake and the Expenditure of Energy by New Guineans. Technical Paper No. 147' by Eben H Hipsley and Nancy E Kirk (Hitchcock), 1962. These slides are a record of food selection and preparation in Papua New Guinea during this time period.
  2. The second group of slides - Rabia Camp - A Port Moresby migrant community (slides ANUA 293-4 1-20) relate to the publication in the New Guinea Research Unit Bulletin, No. 14 - 'Rabia Camp: A Port Moresby Migrant Settlement' by Nancy E Hitchcock and N D Oram, 1967. These slides are a record of the people and their living conditions in a migrant camp in Port Moresby.
  3. Slides of Nauru and Ocean Island/Banaba (slides ANUA 293-5 1-31) relate to the report 'Dietary Survey of the UN Trust Territory Nauru' by Nancy E Kirk, 1957. These slides are a record of the people, their living conditions and the landscape on Nauru and Ocean Island/Banaba.

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Prepared by Karina Taylor on 13 February 2008

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