Patrol Into Yesterday recounts J K McCarthy Papua New Guinea career
The memoir follows Cadet Patrol Officer J K McCarthy from his 1927 Rabaul shore leave era through leading patrols among Nakanai and Sepik communities, evacuations, and postings across Kavieng Salamaua and Bulolo. It highlights his tolerant view of Stone Age peoples, administration influences, and later service with Coastwatchers ANGA U.S. 6th Army and as Assistant Commissioner of Sarawak before Papua New Guinea self-government progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. McCarthy
S.5. Marsina
Rabaul
New Britain
Ambunti
Sepik
New Guinea
Sepik McCarthy
Kavieng
New Ireland
Salamaua
Kainantu
Ramu
Markham
Bena
Bulwa
Bulolo
Kukukukuu
A.N. G.A
U.S. 6Th Army
Sarawak
Borneo
McCarthy
Territory of
Papua and New Guinea
Papua and
H.J.M
2/24th Battalion history among 18 WWII monographs
The article notes the 2/24th Battalion in the 9th Division is the 18th Australian infantry battalion history of World War II to appear. It covers Tobruk, El Alamein, Lae, Finschhafen, Tarakan and leadership under Lieut Col Alan Spowers and Col George Warfe, with emphasis on battle losses and manpower shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Serle
2/24th
Tobruk
el Alamein
Lae
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Tarakan
Alan Spowers
C.Q.5
Spowers
George Warfe
Alexandria
Palestine
Syria
7Th Division
Far East
North Africa
Rommel
Montgomery
A.I.F
Navy
Air Force
Army
J Army
Owen
Bren
Veteran authors produce cooperative war memoir with maps
Veterans wrote the book as a cooperative effort. The editor helped draft the first third and the unit commander handled printing and production. Another former commander drew maps and designed the dust jacket, yielding a format and typography notably above the Australian average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.M.L
Interpreting Statistics by Palmer review
A critique noting deficiencies in Australian statistics and praising Palmer’s book as a guide to use and interpretation. The work seeks to help readers locate statistics across many publications and warns against misleading conclusions, with wide subject coverage and university relevance. Published by Macmillans at 55/.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Palmer
Macmillans
Immigrant Bohemian Reminiscences Review lively and humorous
A Yorkshire immigrant Bernard Hesing recalls Sydney Bohemia in The Dinkumization and Decommitification of an artful English immigrant. The memoirs capture early 20th century Sydney figures, wartime boffin work, and a witty, ribald, polished raconteur style with a broad gallery of names and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Hesing
Ure Smith
Hesling
Australia
Sydney
England
Nino Culotta
Bernard Hmesling
Syedney Bohemia
Betty Roland
Norman Haire
George Molnar
Ministry of Munitions
Adelaide
Max Harris
Geographical Study of Australia Published for Australia
A Longmans slim 228 page volume by Alan D Tweedie and Kenneth W Robinson associate professors of geography at Newcastle University College. The Regions of Australia adapts the school text for Australian use with two added chapters. It surveys physical features soil rainfall industries pastoral development and national growth and is priced at 30 shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Longmans
Alan D. Tweedie
M.A
Kenneth W. Robinson
Newcastle University College
New Zealand
Department of Education
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Westerday
Cheshire
N. Penglase
Canberra
Otibanda
Sir Hubert Murray
Ramsay McNicoll
E. A. Wisdom J JK
Murray
T. Griffiths
Tan Mack
Neil Elliot
Tom Hough
Tan McDonald
Jack Hides
O’mally
Champion
Clarius
Black
Taylor
Vial
Towsend
Celtic Club
Errolyan
Hong Kong
Salamau Hotel
Flynn
Vulcan
Rabaul Harbour
R.A.A .F
Discovery
Fie
Lakatoi
Cairns
Victoria Barracks
Melbourne
Spear and Club
Jack Lesburg
Ray Jinnette
A.lf
Jacaranda Press
Mr. Hesling
Colin Simpson
Billy
Hughes
Curtin
Brian Penton
Alec Hope
Bers
University College
Billy Hughes
Mane Sage
Penton
Telegraph
Geographical Study of
Geoffrey Serle
Victoria
Geoffrey Blainey
Brent Companies
North
Queensland
Geoffrey Bolton
Tobny Cobley
Sydney Cove
A & KR
Charles Clicy
Chestires
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