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Academic, government papers and newspaper clippings. Includes papers from the South Pacific Labour Ministers Conference, New Zealand, 1974. 'The need for an increased Australian commitment in the South Pacific', by Greg Fry; 'Australia's role in the South Pacific Forum' by Michael Pilbrow; 'Policing in the South West Pacific: Conventional defence attitudes and perception of South West Pacific nations', by Robert H Smith

Academic and government papers. South Pacific Commission, papers from the regional conference on manpower planning, labour, recruitment and migration policies, 7-11 July 1975. Development Studies Centre - 'The Island of Niue: Development or dependence for a very small nation' by EK Fisk; 'Anatomy of develoment - conference'; 'The Development Bank of Western Samoa' by PGH Carroll. 'Migration, employment and development in the South Pacific', project co-ordinator John Connell; 'Planners and people: The political context of development planning, by J Nation; 'The political economy of technology and development in the South Pacific', by Tony Marjoram; 'National strategies for S.W. Pacific countries in the Asian/Pacific economic age: Origins, options, problems', by RH Leach; `Socio-economic diagnosis and regional planning by defining and studying homogeneous zones'.

Academic, conference and government papers. Papers from the South Pacific Commission third regional conference of directors of agriculture, livestock production and fisheries. Lae, 31 Jan-8 Feb 1974. `Agriculture options for the Pacific Islands', by R Gerard Ward; 'Dietary colonialism: Or how to colonize through the stomach, some Pacific examples', by T G McGee; 'The structural, cultural and spatial dimensions of information flow in the Pacific - The case of nutrition in Western Samoa' by Pamela Thomas; 'AIDS and tourism: Implications for Pacific Island states', by Nancy Davis Lewis.

'Papua New Guinea - Caught in a trap', by Henry Mayer; 'Economics before politics - a colonial phantasy', by RS Parker; 'Towards a language and literature directory of Papua New Guinea', by Joice Franklin; 'Feasting for gain and help', by A Ploeg; 'Elite ideology in Papua New Guinea', by RE Young; 'Preparing a foreign office for Papua New Guinea', by PJ Boyce; 'Papua New Guinea &the British Solomon Islands protectorate - fusion or transfusion by James Griffin; The stateless politics of Melanesia by CD Rowley; Attitudes of Melanesian students to field work and research in the social sciences by JD Powell; Political culture and institution building in Melanesia', by Edward P Wolfers; `Background to current affairs in Papua New Guinea'

Drafts, notes and copies of the research and papers R G Ward and Ballard wrote on Australia's involvement in Papua New Guinea. These include, In their own image - An Australian New Guinea', presented by R G Ward at the 44th ANZASS Congress, Sydney, 1972 andThe relevance of Australian aid - Some lessons from Papua New Guinea.' Presented by Ballard at the 45th ANZAAS Congress, Perth 1973. Also includes papers by other presenters at the 45th and 46th Congresses.

Notes, newspaper articles, Government publications, papers and policy documents on making decentralisation work/Implementing Provincial Government in Papua New Guinea. Papers from a working session on implementing Provincial Government and a copy of Making Decentralization work - Summary of recommendations' both by McKinsey & Co. Inc. Also includes a copy ofOrganiziing for Provincial Government' by the Office of Implementation'.

Seminars. Meeting minutes, papers, notes. Copies of Ballard's paper Localisation in East Africa' and EN Scott's paperLocalisation in East Africa' which were presented at the December seminar.

By Dr A M Healy, Warren A Paia and J M Herlihy. Also includes a report Interim proposals on constitutional development - Apr 1969' andThe Solomon Islands Independence Order, 1978.'

Including, reports by the Auditor General, budget strategies, policy papers for growth, newspaper clippings. Also includes, academic papers - J Herlihy From planning toPlanning': Pressures and process in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands'; P A Potterton `The Solomon Islands in the world economy: An introduction.'

Mainly about politics in the Solomon Islands collected by Ballard. Includes copies of the Observer',Solomons TOKTOK', Solomon Star',Enterprise Review'

Reports, academic papers and newspaper clippings on Melanesia as a region. Includes papers from the sixth Waigani Seminar - Priorities in Melanesian development';Melanesia and South Pacific regional priorities' by Greg Fry; The political economy of urbanisation in Melanesia', by John Connell and Richard Curtain;Melanesia: Beyond diversity - Domestic shipping: Ownership, organisation and control', by Anne C. Dunbar, `Church, state, and language in Melanesia', by John Dominic Lynch.

Newspaper articles on France in the Pacific. A copy of Republic of Vanuatu - Report second national general election 1987 for the Parliament'. A copy ofThe French Pacific Territories - A regional perspective' by the Legislative Research Service Department of the Parliamentary Library, Australia, 1981.

The papers cover John Ballard’s political research in the Pacific Islands of Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Micronesia and Fiji. The majority of the collection is focused on Papua New Guinea where John Ballard was involved with the development of the political system leading up to and following independence in 1975. The papers also concern the Public Service administration courses John Ballard taught at the University of Papua New Guinea. There are a number of government related papers for the Pacific Islands.

Includes papers - a copy of 'The constitution of Nauru'; 'Three Pacific Island constitutions: Comparisions' by CJ Lynch;'The origins of indigenous political parties in Polynesia and Melanesia' by Ira Wolf; 'The 1991 elections in Western Samoa - the first under universal suffrage' by Mr Asofou So'o; 'The politics of tradition - Problems for political legitimacy and democracy in the South Pacific' by Stephanie Lawson; 'Chiefship today - Conflict and compromise in the legal and political systems of the Pacific' by C Guy Powles; 'The future of parliamentary democracy in Oceania: A preliminary framework for analysis and judgement' by John Henderson; 'Legal systems in the South Pacific' by Guy Powles; 'Federalism and national capitals in decentralization' by Peter Larmour.

Includes ‘Facts and figures 1981'; ‘Research register, 1975'; ‘Pacific 2010 - Women and employment in Solomon Islands' by Marion Ward; ‘Rural Solomon Islands and the role of traditionally-based socio-economic institutions - A village perspective' by Warren Paia; ‘Pacific History Association - Films for Pacific studes' compiled by Norman Douglas; ‘Commission of Inquiry Act - Into the administration of the central hospital, Honiara' by David Robert Crome, Commissioner; The Solomon Islands - Law Reports, 1980/81

Includes ‘House income and expenditure survey 1981 - Provincial Centres'; ‘Basic health facilities and population - 1982'; ‘Education statistics -1982'; and other loose bulletins.

• a copy of ‘Report from the future political status study commission to the eleventh legislature of American Samoa, second regular session', Feb 1970. Research paper -’American Samoa or Eastern Samoa? The potential for American Samoa to become freely associated with the United States' by Edward J Michal.

Includes ‘Education policy, 1975-1979'; ‘Education review - report on the conclusions of the council of ministers' by Hon. J Saunana. Papers relating to the appointment of teachers in the Solomon Islands.

Includes John R Price - ‘Attitude measurement and scaling in Papua New Guinea'; M A Hutton, R E Hicks, C J S Brammell - ‘Psychology in Papua New Guinea - a 1972 perspective'; Research reports from the psychology laboratory, UPNG - John Price and Joe Nidue ‘Conservation of area: A quantitive study'; John R Price ‘Readability: The other side of the reading problem'; John D Shea and John Jones - ‘Cross-cultural comparisions with a modified Wilson-Patterson C Scale'; Maryanne Shea and John Shea ‘The relative efficiency of aural, visual, and aural-visual presentation in learning for Papua New Guinean children'; PYSCHOLOGICAL SERVICES REPORT PAPERS -Grant Noble and John Gu'u - ‘Market round survey'; F D Young - ‘Juvenille crime in Port Moresby'; Grant Noble - ‘Flow of news and information in the Pacific basin'; Grant Noble - ‘The siren sounds softly: Communication needs in Papua New Guinea'

‘The decolonisation of the South Pacific' by Peter Larmour; ‘Decolonization - Issue on Tokelau', A publication by the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Trusteeship and Decolonization'; ‘Resistance and adaption to colonial rule in some Pacific Island societies' by CW Newbury; ‘Succession of Government in the Post-Colonial states of the South Pacific: New support for constitutionalism?' by Greg Fry; ‘The collapse of native autonomy in the Pacific and the reaction to colonial rule.' by RN Kennedy.

‘Legislative Council Report - To examine proposals for the election of members to the British Solomon Islands Legislative Council, 1964'; Comments on the report of the Commission on the Civil Service, 1968-1969; ‘Solomon Islands Politics: A change in Government and Policy, 1982'; ‘Government directory; Administrative training in the Solomon Islands' by Colin Fuller and Wyn Reilly, 1976; ‘Solomon Islands Politics - Prepared by the Legislative Research Service to the specific request of a Member of Parliament'.

‘Development and dependency: Divergent approaches to the political economy of Papua New Guinea'; Miriam Kahn - ‘History of agriculture - The spectre of famine in Wamira, Milne Bay Province'; Robin Radford - ‘History of Agriculture - Aiyura research station'; Sam Kaima - ‘History of Agriculture - Economic intitiatives in Wantoat, a report to the people of Wantoat'; G T Harris - ‘Forces of change in subsistence agriculture, Papua New Guinea'; Ross Garnaut - ‘Some thoughts on economic planning in Irian Barat'; Ross Garnaut - ‘Economic benefits to Papua New Guinea under the tuna fisheries agreements'; Ross Garnaut - ‘The Neo-Marxist paradigm in Papua New Guinea'; Mike Donaldson - ‘Class and politics in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea'

'Report on the fifteenth South Pacific conference - Some general propositions concerning the current state of health of South Pacific regionalism', by Greg Fry; ‘Institutional sources of stress in Pacific regionalism' by Dr Richard A Herr; ‘South Pacific regionalism' by Greg Fry; ‘Regionalism and the international politics of the South Pacific' by Greg Fry; ‘South Pacific regional organisation: Proposals for change' by Greg Fry; ‘South Pacific regional cooperation in comparative perspective - An analytical framework' by W Andrew Axline.

Item 38 - Academic papers from other Universities - Papua New Guinea University of Technology seminar - Technology and development; UNDP/CPO district planning project - Papua New Guinea', by Tony Barnett & Keith Hinchliffe; An administrative organisation to meet the needs for Provincial Government and villager', by B Holloway; Parties in Papua New Guinea, 1972-74', by Peter Loveday;Ideology and nation building in Papua New Guinea', by Ulf Sundhaussen; Town and village - The AHI response', by R Adams; The Pitenamu Society', by R Adams; Co-operatives law and overdue reforms', by Peter Fitzpatrick; Elections in Papua New Guinea - A search for a framework of analysis', by George Gadbois; Popular participation and the constitution', by Peter Fitzpatrick; Socio-economic indicators applied to sub-districts of Papua New Guinea', by R Kent Wilson; `What future role for the armed forces in Papua New Guinea', by Ulf Sundhaussen.