Item 22 - Notes on New Guinea - by OHK Spate, JW Davidson and Firth, Oct-Nov 1951 - "These notes arise from a brief visit to the Territory of New Guinea...to make a reconnaissance of some of the major areas likely to be of some of the major areas likely to be of interest to the research programme of the RSPAS, especially bearing in mind the desirability of sending future field research workers to the Territory".

Also includes the following papers, 'Hahl at Herbertshoehe, 1896-8: The genesis of German native administration in New Guinea', by Peter Biskup, Second Waigani Seminar; 'The Legislative Council for Papua and New Guinea: Opening Session', Oct 1960; 'Papua/New Guinea and Nauru: Statement by the Australian Minister at the United Nations, Mr Dudley McCarthy, 9 Dec 1960'; 'Melanesia on the road: Whither?' by OHK Spate; 'Papua and New Guinea Bill (No. 2) 1960', speech by Hon. PMC Hasluck, MP, 22 Sep 1960; 'The Legislative Council for the Territory of Papua and New Guinea: Budget papers, 1963-1964', presented by APJ Newman; 'A child's heritage in the Territory of Papua-New Guinea', by DG Bettison, May 1964; 'Bigfellow man belong business in New Guinea', by Ben R Finney, 4 Oct 1968; 'Revolution or evolution in the prehistory of New Guinea Highlands: A seminar report', by HC Brookfield, 1 Jan 1968; 'ANU on Bougainville', by OHK Spate, c. 1970s; Papers relating to the Council of New Guinea Affairs, 1971; Papers from the Department of External Territories on Papua New Guinea, 1971;