Guide to the Papers of Percy Cochrane

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MS 3760

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Collection Summary

Creator
Percy N. Cochrane
Title
Papers of Percy Cochrane
Date Range
1950-1967
Collection Number
MS 3760
Extent
0.36 metres (2 archive boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2539160) for the access conditions.

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Percy Cochrane, National Library of Australia, MS 3760, [box number and series and/or folder number]'.

Item Descriptions

Papuan legends, 1950 and 1953 (Item)

A collection of native legends of Papua and New Guinea (mostly unedited). These were contributions to the Native People's Session often from barely literate listeners.

Journal of the Public Service (Item)

Vol. 1, Nos. 1 & 2 (August & December) - vol. 3, nos. 3 & 4 (September & December.1961);

Vol. 4, nos. 1 & 3 (March & December 1962); vol. 5, no. 1 (June. 1963).

Text of 12 inch LP ancient voices of Papua New Guinea, part 1 : Admiralty Islands; and map of the area described (Item)

Shell dance - Manus (Item)

Trobiand Islands material (Item)

Vagi and Varo-children of Papua (Item)

manuscript of book published by O.U.P. [n.d.]

Story file : native legends no.28 (Item)

Marriage customs of Gahuku village, Eastern Highlands of New Guinea (Item)

Sorvery (Item)

The story of the Hiri (Item)

Pottery (Item)

Movements and cults : Paliau movement (Item)

Courtship marriage: Mekeo Sub-district (Item)

Text of feature programme by Renata Cochrane broadcast by Canadian B.C.

Marriage and divorce (Item)

Surnames (Item)

Bride price miscellaneous papers: (Item)

a) Reasons for retention of payments

b) Attempts by native Local Government Councils to regulate maximum payments

c) Description of B.P. payments

Movements: Tomu Kabu (Item)

The Mapo men: a legend from Baluan Island, Manus district recounted to P.N. Cochrane by Palian (leader of the Palian movement) and later member of House of Assembly (Item)

Translations of wartime songs Motuan people, Hanuabada village (Item)

Mekeo legends by Allan Natachee (Item)

Alan Natachee: (Item)

a) Poems in Oceania

b) History of Mekeo in Journal of the Public Service. (2 parts)

c) Poems of a Papuan, published in Australian territories

d) Biography by Renata Cochrane

e) Miscl. works etc.

Administrative papers (Item)

Legal essays, nos. 3 4 (Item)

History of broadcasting in T.P. N.G (Item)

Script on United Nations (Item)

Your questions answered: Questions sent by listeners to the Native People's Session (Item)

Birth customs - Mekeo sub-district, Papua by A. Natachee (Item)

Oceania, vol. XXII, no. 2 (December. 1951) (Item)

Australian territories, vol.5, no.3 (May 1965) (Item)

The Story of Mekeo by A. Natachee (Item)

Tattooing (Item)

a) Text of an article published in She

b) Notes on tattooing in Gaile Village, Central District, Papua

c) Captions for a picture Story on tattooing

d) Pages 31 - 34 from She

The eyebrow eaters: a radio feature with recorded music on the Trobriand islands by Renata Cochrane (Item)

And so she sang...:the Story of a Papuan girl told through the Songs of her people in a radio feature with recorded music and effects by Renata Cochrane (Item)

Text of an address to the Historical Society: history of the MSC Catholic Mission in Papua (Item)

Mila Mala (Item)

Native legends, 1956 (Item)


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