The collection contains research files compiled by Basil Shaw to write a biography on the former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Michael Somare. Includes correspondence, interview material, drawings by Captain Yukio Shibata, photographs, press cuttings, maps and photocopies of printed material.

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.

Includes interviews by University of Papua New Guinea history students with various PNG people.

Includes reports for years 1954-1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957. Typescript, carbon from the beginning of the station.

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.

Includes introduction, chapters 1 and 13.

Complied by Joan Ainsworth, Port Moresby.

9 black and white photographs, 60 x 40cm. Includes images of men from the Huli, Min and Duna people. Images from Southern Highlands areas.

2 colour prints of Sinclair's home office in Queensland.

Complied by Joan Ainsworth, Port Moresby.

Complied by Joan Ainsworth, Port Moresby.

Brief piece by James Sinclair with background explanation by Jan Sinclair. This item is for academic use only and requires Archivist permission before use.

Scale 1:250,000. Produced by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Air Photographic and Charting Service, United States Airforce.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 1274 Baxter HBR 1 inch series.

Scale 1:250,000. Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Series T 504.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Produced by the War Department, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 1754 Sagarai River 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Produced by the War Department, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Produced by the War Department, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 1802 Engineer Group 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Produced by the War Department, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army.

Includes correspondence with Michael Leahy and Hobart Van Deusen, and a tough sketch maps of Patrol No. 1 of 1931-1932.

Showing Road-Tracks and Air Routes from Salamoa and Lae to the Goldfields by Chas. Lexius-Burlington. Black and white, laminated copy.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Sewa Bay 4807 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. 1299 Dawson Strait 1 inch Series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 1790 Cape Frere 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 2007 Milne Bay 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. 1297 Fergusson Island East 1 inch series. Produced by the Australian Survey Corps.

Scale 1:250,000. Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Series T 504.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 1790 Cape Frere 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 2008 East Cape 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. 0390 Normanby I. East 1 inch series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. 2064 Goodenough Island 1 inch Series.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. 1298 Fergusson Island West 1 inch series. Produced by the Australian Survey Corps.

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.

Scale 1:250,000. Produced by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Air Photographic and Charting Service, United States Airforce. 74 x 58cm.

Detail of country vicinity of Menyamya and Tauri by courtesy Mr. A.D.O. Hurrell. Hand coloured annotations. 60 x 46cm. Tear on right edge.

Scale 1:250,000. Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps.

Scale 1:250,000. Produced by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Air Photographic and Charting Service, United States Airforce.

Scale 50 miles to 1 inch. Specifically drawn for Pacific Publications Pty Ltd by Ewart Collings. 63 x 49cm. Annotated with identifier 'J7'.

Scale 1:250,000. Land masses include east coast of New Guinea, Sideia Island, Basilaki Island and Normamby Island. Produced by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Air Photographic and Charting Service, United States Airforce.

Scale 40 miles to 1 inch. Show district divisions.

Scale 1 mile to 1/3 inch. Map of part of Morobe District.. Large tear in middle of map, nearly width of map.

Scale 16 miles to 1 inch. Yellow colouring indicates areas of gold mining operations.

Scale 1:250,000. Includes annotations. Series T 504. Produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps.

Scale 1:250,000. Produced by the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, Air Photographic and Charting Service, United States Airforce. 74 x 58cm.

Scale 1: 2,534,400. Coordinates of area depicted include '0-11' S, 112'-154'E. 2 sheets, prepared by the Property & Survey Branch, Department of interior, Canberra. Shows railways and heights in feet. Each piece is 102 x 77cm. Annotated with identifier 'J6/24'.

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)'.

Scale 1:25, 000. Includes notes referencing creation from aerial photographs and issues with inaccuracies. Very fragile with large tears.

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.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. Series T 781. N' 0452 Nadzab 1 inch series.

Scale half mile to 1 inch. Showing road-tracks & air routes from Salamoa and Lae to the Goldfields by Chas. Lexius-Burlington. Includes lease sites, villages and comments on condition of travel routes.

Scale 4 miles to 1 inch. Drawn by TK Heywood. Based on patrol maps and observations on Patrol Koroba No. 3 of 1962/1963. 62 x 50cm.

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'.

Scale 4 miles to 1 inch. Hand coloured, includes census divisions. Land masses depicted include Tolokiwa and Umboi islands.

Scale 4 miles to 1 inch. Drawn by TK Heywood. Shows main waterways, census and administration centres, and air strips. 48 x 34cm.

Scale 1:25, 000. Includes notes referencing creation from aerial photographs and issues with inaccuracies.

Scale 1 mile to 1 quarter inch. Shows waterways, provincial boundaries and villages. 57 x 45cm.

Commonwealth of Australia government reports. Includes reports for 1915-1916, 1917-1918, 1918-1919, 1921-1922, 1922-1923, 1923-1924, 1924-1925. Reports include maps of patrol areas. Some pages are fragile and torn.

Photographic reproduction of a sketch

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.

Photographic reproduction. Signed Jim Huxley/1959.

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.

Includes images of Aseki, Marawaka and Kukukuku people, and scenes of Morobe province

14 A3 sized pages. Black and white printing.

Photographic reproduction of a sketch,

Scale 4 miles to 1 inch. Coordinates of area depicted include 6'30-8'S, 142'30-144'E. Shows mountains, waterways, villages, camp sites and geographic features. 16cm tear in top right corner. Appears to be copy of original.

CD-ROM. 213 JPG files. 0.98 MB.

CD-ROM. 42 MS Word files. 1.46 MB.

Depicts mining operations, air fields and people. Includes map of Huon Gulf, Morobe district.

119 black and white photographs, 34 colour photographs and 1 colour transparency. Captioned. Depicts landscapes, social events and portraits. Patrons are advise this items contains images of a graphic nature (human remains). Discretion is advised.

CD-ROM. 89 JPG files. 39.1 MB.

CD-ROM. 116 JPG files. 42.9 MB. Includes hand written list.

Includes handwritten page numbers towards end of document.

37 black and white, and 4 colour photographs. Captioned.

10 black and white photographs, 1 colour photograph and 1 colour slide. Depictions include aerial of Goroka piggery and mock battles.

CD-ROM. 254 JPG files. 89.7 MB.

13 black and white photographs. Captioned.

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.

Flyer about an elephant imported for Highlands show, possibly at Mount Hagen. Flyer is a Papua New Guinean language.

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.

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.

Landscape panorama spread across 14 postcards. Handwritten note on front cover.

Includes University of Queensland library photographic collections lists, photocopies of pre-war Morobe district photographs and treatment for Film Australia documentary 'Kiaps'.

Includes Jan's and sons eulogy, memorial notices from ex-kiap website, condolence emails, death certificate, caricature by unknown artist and list of published books.

Flyer about an elephant imported for Highlands show, possibly at Mount Hagen. Flyer is a Papua New Guinean language.

12 strips of 35mm negatives.

6 strips of 35mm negatives. Mostly depicts landscapes.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

Correspondence relating to the Art Gallery of NSW's exhibition 'Plumes and Pearl shells: the art of the New Guinea Highlands'.

Collins Sterling diary for 1955 with handwritten entries.

Includes list of patrols at back of volume.

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.