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.

Complied by Joan Ainsworth, Port Moresby.

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

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.

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

Includes introduction, chapters 1 and 13.

Complied by Joan Ainsworth, Port Moresby.

Scale 1 mile to 1 inch. No. 1274 Baxter HBR 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 1:250,000. 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.

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. No. 1754 Sagarai River 1 inch series.

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. 1802 Engineer Group 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. Sewa Bay 4807 1 inch series.

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

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

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

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

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. 1790 Cape Frere 1 inch series.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Hand coloured, includes census divisions. Land masses depicted include Tolokiwa and Umboi islands.

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

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

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'.

14 A3 sized pages. Black and white printing.

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.

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.

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 of a sketch,

Photographic reproduction. Signed Jim Huxley/1959.

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

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

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

CD-ROM. 254 JPG files. 89.7 MB.

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

Includes handwritten page numbers towards end of document.

13 black and white photographs. Captioned.

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

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

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

CD-ROM. 213 JPG files. 0.98 MB.

CD-ROM. 89 JPG files. 39.1 MB.

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.

6 strips of 35mm negatives. Mostly depicts landscapes.

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

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.

12 strips of 35mm negatives.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Includes correspondence and certificates regarding the following honours and memberships: Order of the British Empire, Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Australian National University with order of proceedings for October 1999 Conferring of Degrees, Order of the Star of Melanesia, Papua New Guinea Silver Jubilee recognition award, diploma of the Australian School of Pacific Administration, Explorers Club, Australian Geographical Society and Freemasons Queensland.

Handwritten entries.

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.

Wood's Australian Diary for 1938 with handwritten entries.

Collins Sterling diary for 1955 with handwritten entries.

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 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.

Includes articles 'Goodbye to all that

Includes list of patrols at back of volume.