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AU ANUA 547 · Series · 1948 - 2013

The collection was made by James Sinclair in 1973 -1974 from files held by TPNG District Administration, Konedobu. It includes patrol reports, station journals and district annual reports (including selected memoranda), together with various other reports, reviews and studies with detailed indexes compiled by Bob Cole listing patrol number and date, patrol officer and area patrolled, photocopies and some original documents held in binders, departmental correspondence and reports and manuscripts and publications, collected by James Sinclair, together with some Department of District Administration confidential files, and Sinclair’s notes on various archives and secondary sources.

Includes documents given to James Sinclair by Sir John Gunther, J.K. McCarthy, Robert Cole and the family of Sir Donald Cleland.

Sinclair, James Patrick
AU ANUA 547-1187 · Item · c.2003 - 2020
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Print outs of forum posts after the announcement of James Sinclair's death. Includes comments from PNG Attitude, Ex-Kiaps Network Forum, The Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe) forum and others. Includes undated page discussing Sinclair receiving the award of the Companion of the Order of the Star of Melanesia.

North West Tari patrol map
AU ANUA 547-1154 · Item · no date
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Scale 1:100,000. Map to illustrate patrol report No. 2 of 155/56. Map based on time and rate compass traverse and reference made to Hagen-Sepik Patrol map of 1958/59 and 1954 APC survey patrol map. Heights in feet approximate from aneroid. 113 x 78cm. Annotated with identifier 'J12/59'. Large tears along bottom edge.

Map of District of Morobe
AU ANUA 547-1141 · Item · no date
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Scale 4 miles to 1 inch. Coordinates of area depicted include 6'-8'S, 146-146'30E. Printed on paper, mounted. Key shows villages, Aerodromes, Mission centres, road and sub-division boundaries. 61 x 103cm. Annotated with identifier 'J10/45 (SB55-6,10,14)'.

AU ANUA 547-1139 · Item · c.1964
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Scale 1:2,500,00/2,534,400. Heavily annotated map labelled 'Master' with annotations in ink and pencil. Annotations include name changes and removals. Complied and drawn by the Department of Territories by Division of National Mapping, Department of National Development, Canberra. Reprinted with minor amendments 1964. 101 x 76cm.

AU ANUA 547-1142 · Item · 1943
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Scale 5 miles to 1 inch. Printed on paper. Shows route with camps and dates of camps. Original by L Odgers, clerk, New Guinea Public service and based on maps submitted by Karius and Champion 1927-1928. Redrawn by KA Bell, Property & Survey Branch, Dept of the Interior, Canberra ACT Jan 1943. 71 x 92cm. Left edges torn. Annotated with identifier 'J7-2/4-19'.

Photograph album
AU ANUA 547-1129 · Item · no date
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

75 60mm colour transparencies and 347 35mm colour transparencies. Includes images of Marawaka (Kukukuku) people, Eastern Highlanders in dance regalia, Huri Wigman, Asaro warrior in dance regalia, Duma wig wearer and Marawaka woman. Some items have captions.

AU ANUA 547-1137 · Item · c.1936
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Scale: 7 miles to 1 inch. Sketch map of central new Guinea expedition in 1936. Topographic map of area glued in lower left corner and faded annotations in ink & pencil. Note from Jack Hides in lower right corner: "This is the map showing gold-bearing areas referred to in agreement. Jack Hides 24/7/36". 128 x 85cm with 2 large tears from left and right sides, 39 & 41cm each.

AU ANUA 547-1106 · Item · 1973 - 1986
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes 'Post-Courier' article of Sinclair's reflections about leaving Papua New Guinea, advice letter for Australian ex-Papua New Guinea public servants moving to Australia, letters from the PNG government requesting Sinclair stay in his role till December 1975, applications for Australian government jobs and job advertisements from newspapers.

Newspaper cuttings
AU ANUA 547-1111 · Item · no date
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes articles discussing leaving PNG, Steamships Trading company 90th anniversary celebrations, award of OBE by brother Peter Sinclair then Governor of New South Wales, and Sinclair's books including 'To find a path : the life and times of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment', 'Lihir Destiny'' and book on the 9th South Pacific Games hosted by Papua New Guinea.

The Age' book reviews
AU ANUA 547-1112 · Item · 1976 - 1980
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes reviews of work by authors including Dr Romola McSwain, Azeem Amarshi, Kenneth Good, Rex Mortimer, James Griffin, Hank Nelson, Stewart Firth, ND Oram, Francis Edgar Williams, John Goode, John Rawlings, Philip Moyes, CR Hallpike, Annette B Weiner, Brian Bond, Anthony John Trythall, Alexander Mamak, Grant McCall and Dudley McCarthy. Sinclair mainly reviewed books related to the pacific but he did some reviews outside of this topic.

Permits and souvenir items
AU ANUA 547-1116 · Item · c. 1956 - 1973
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes Sinclair's warrant card as commissioned officer, 'Pacific Islands Monthly' metric conversion slide chart, Sinclair's entry permit for Papua New Guinea 1969-1973, Papua New Guinea driving permit, Port Moresby postcard and Hides Hotel Cairns coasters.

AU ANUA 547-1100 · Item · 1983 - 2018
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes book reviews for 'Gavamani: the Magisterial Service of British New Guinea', 'Steamships Trading 1918-2008: A history', 'Balus' Vol. 3 and 'South Pacific Brewery-the first 30 years', flyer for 'Colonists for a day' documentary film by Film Australia, newspaper articles on 'South Pacific: the games of 1991, Papua New Guinea' by Sinclair, publicity flyers for books by Sinclair, programme for book launch 'To find a path : the life and times of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment', flyers for talk chaired by Sinclair at Highlands history exhibition at Goroka High school, forward by Sinclair for Bryan McCook book 'Flying Men & Metal Birds'.

AU ANUA 547-1101 · Item · 1990
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes Daily Orders for 8th & 9th August 1990 at Governor's House Sydney, articles on the swearing in of Peter Sinclair as NSW Governor, booklet about the NSW parliament, swearing in ceremony invitation & programme, and engagements list for August-December 1990. Appointed 8 August 1990, Peter Sinclair served as the State Governor of New South Wales till 29 February 1996. Peter and James Sinclair were brothers.

AU ANUA 547-1105 · Item · 1961 - 2014
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Topics include congratulations on promotion to district commissioner, Peter Turner another ex kiap, about his career including in PNG post independence, travel advice to Papua New Guinea from 1999, 1974 membership list of the Retired Officers Association of Papua New Guinea and recognition of work including arrangement of diplomatic visits.

AU ANUA 547-1098 · Item · 1970 - 2017
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes short papers 'First Contact Patrols in Upper Mendi: an oral history' and one on Lutheran mission flying service between 1935-1939, transcript of recording of David Marsh reminiscing on this time in the highlands, correspondence regarding permission to use images in book on Edie Creek, work on Lihir book, 'Steamships trading company' book launch, German aviation history in Papua New Guinea and German contacts for research.

Speeches-Kiaps
AU ANUA 547-1102 · Item · c. 1990 - 2010
Part of James Sinclair's Papua New Guinea Research Collection

Includes paper 'The Patrol Officers of Papua New Guinea', speeches for the book launch of 'Steamships Trading 1918-2008: A history', reprint of article from the October 1975 Independence issue of 'Pacific Islands Monthly', NAA research guides to Papua New Guinea patrol reports and flyers for talk chaired by Sinclair at Highlands history exhibition at Goroka High school.