Papers of Jim Taylor, 1913-1939
- Bib ID:
- 7461484
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Taylor, Jim 1901-1987
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [between 1913 and 1939]
- 0.60 m (1 large folio box)
- Summary:
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Papers of Jim Taylor relating to his work as a kiap (patrol officer) in Papua New Guinea, including his journals (1933-), patrol reports and a map.
- Biography/History:
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Born in Sydney in 1901, Jim Taylor joined the New South Wales Police in 1923. He transferred to the New Guinea Police in Rabaul in September 1926 but moved to Salamaua as a kiap (patrol officer) in February 1927. He returned to the Police force to reform internal corruption in Rabaul in 1928-31, before serving again as a kiap for the next eighteen years, principally in the Highlands. Between March 1938 and June 1939 Taylor led the Hagen-Sepik Patrol from Mt Hagen to the Dutch New Guinea border. It was the longest patrol in New Guinea history, and the world's last major land exploration.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference number: MS 10361.
- Associated materials: Papers and photographs of Jim Taylor, 1914-1987 MS 9218.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1913-1939
- Occupation:
- Patrol officers
- Terms of Use:
- Copying of Jim Taylor's copyright material permitted for research purposes.
- Copyright:
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Copyright Undetermined
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
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