Identity area
Reference code
AU ANUA 547-200
Title
Papers related to the expedition from the Sepik River to Daru in 1942
Date(s)
- 1942 - 1952 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(28 April 1928 - 9 October 2017)
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The expedition was led by Jack Thurston following the Japanese invasion and fall of Rabaul. Includes a copy of the Diary of Ken Odgers, a member of the expedition, and related papers. Includes copies of documents: John Milligan interviewed by Bryant Allen, 2 December 1982, Various official documents, letters and reports about the murders of R. B. Strudwick, George Eichorn, Reginald James Beckett, Jack Mitchell and Ah Tang.