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MS Acc06.177 and MS Acc07.141

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Collection Summary

Creator
Osmar White
Title
Papers of Osmar White
Date Range
c.1930-2005
Collection Number
MS Acc06.177 and MS Acc07.141
Extent
3.55 metres (14 ms boxes + 3 folio boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3806133).

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Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions.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 Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.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

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Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice:

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Item Descriptions

Class MS Acc06.177. Original Consignment

Correspondence; drafts of published and unpublished works, including novels, short stories, non-fiction works, articles, playscripts, television scripts (Homicide, Hunter and others), radio scripts (International man) and commissioned histories (for Australia Post and Gollin & Co. Ltd); notebooks; newspaper clippings books and loose clippings; research material, photographs and other papers relating to the Colombo Plan; speech notes; travel documents and other personal documents; material relating to journalism training and lectures; maps; story ideas, book proposals and synopses.

Comprises 12 ms boxes + 1 folio box.

Series 1. Colombo Plan Assignment, 1958 - 1959

Photographs - Australian News and Information Bureau, 1958 - 1959 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes 37 black-and-white photographs taken by photographer James Patrick, who had accompanied Osmar White on his assignment to South and Southeast Asia to document the impact of the projects as part of the Colombo Plan. Most photographs have captions on the back.

Colombo Plan Projects - Assorted Papers, 1959 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes copies of articles for publication by Osmar White, assorted correspondence between Osmar White and the Foreign Affairs Committee, work permits, notes on the political and economic conditions in Pakistan, and other papers related to projects undertaken through the Colombo Plan.

Colombo Plan Projects - Assorted Papers, 1958 - 1959 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a report by Osmar White entitled "Colombo Plan Survey for Australian Press", and other papers related to projects undertaken through the Colombo Plan.

Notebooks, 1958 - 1959 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes 2 notebooks containing various notes taken by Osmar White.

Notebook, 1958 - 1959 (Item 4.1) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes 1 notebook with handwritten notes by Osmar White.

Notebook, 1958 - 1959 (Item 4.2) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes 1 notebook with handwritten notes by Osmar White.

Colombo Plan Assignment - Correspondence, 1958 - 1959 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence between Osmar White and the Australian Department of External Affairs, correspondence with various government agencies related to White's assignment covering the projects undertaken in the Colombo Plan.

The Seed of Freedom: Australia and the Colombo Plan - Assorted Papers, late 1950s to 1961 (File 6) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of a manuscript for, and the final published copy of The Seed of Freedom: Australia and the Colombo Plan, a summary of the conclusions drawn from the impacts of projects undertaken in the Colombo Plan.

Series 2. Correspondence, 1962 - 1991

Under The Iron Rainbow ; Melbourne - Assorted Papers, 1966 - 1982 (File 7) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, reviews, contract paperwork, and other papers related to Osmar White's books entitled Under The Iron Rainbow and Melbourne, including a sample of the cover for Under The Iron Rainbow.

Guide to Australia ; Australia for Everyone - Assorted Papers, 1970 - 1979 (File 8) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, reviews, contract paperwork, and other papers related to Osmar White's books entitled Guide to Australia and Australia for Everyone.

Parliament of A Thousand Tribes - Assorted Papers, 1965 - 1973 (File 9) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, contract paperwork, and other papers related to Osmar White's book entitled Parliament of A Thousand Tribes.

Green Armour: The Story of Fighting Men in New Guinea ; Time Now, Time Before - Assorted Papers, 1962 - 1991 (File 10) - Box 1 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, reviews, contract paperwork, and other papers related to Osmar White's books entitled Green Armour: The Story of Fighting Men in New Guinea and Time Now, Time Before, including a sample of the cover for Green Armour: The Story of Fighting Men in New Guinea.

The Super-Roo of Mungalongaloo ; The Further Adventures of Dr. A.A.A. McGurk ; Dr. McGurk and the Lost Atoll - Assorted Papers, 1973 - 1989 (File 11) - Box 2 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, reviews, contract paperwork, and other papers related to Osmar White's children's books entitled The Super-Roo of Mungalongaloo, The Further Adventures of Dr. A.A.A. McGurk, and Dr. McGurk and the Lost Atoll.

A Guide And Directory to Australian Wines ; Side Of The Angels - Assorted Papers, 1973 - 1989 (File 12) - Box 2 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, reviews, contract paperwork, and other papers related to Osmar White's books entitled A Guide And Directory to Australian Wine and Side Of The Angels.

Silent Reach - Assorted Papers, 1977 - 1990 (File 13) - Box 2 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence, reviews, contract paperwork, publicity material, and other papers related to Osmar White's books entitled Silent Reach.

Series 3. Manuscripts for Published Novels and Other Non-Fiction Work, 1983 - 1991

Conqueror's Road - Revised Manuscript, 1983 (File 14) - Box 2 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the complete revised manuscript for Osmar White's book entitled Conqueror's Road.

Conqueror's Road - Revised Manuscript with Author's Annotations, 1983 (File 15) - Box 2 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the complete revised manuscript for Osmar White's book entitled Conqueror's Road, with author's edits, other edits, and notes by Mollie White.

Time Now, Time Before - Manuscript with Annotations, n.d. (File 16) - Box 3 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the complete typed manuscript for Osmar White's book entitled Time Now, Time Before, with annotations.

Forbidden Shores - Manuscript with Annotations, n.d. (File 17) - Box 3 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the complete typed manuscript for Osmar White's book entitled Forbidden Shores, with annotations.

Series 4. Unpublished Novels, 1930 - 1991

Side Of The Angels - Manuscript for Chapters 1 - 25, n.d. (File 18) - Box 3 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the original typed manuscript for Chapters 1 to 25 of Osmar White's book entitled Side Of The Angels, with the author's annotations and corrections. Missing some early pages.

Side Of The Angels - Manuscript for Chapters 26 onwards, n.d. (File 19) - Box 3 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the original typed manuscript for Chapters 26 onwards of Osmar White's book entitled Side Of The Angels, with the author's annotations and corrections.

Side Of The Angels - Manuscript for Pages 1- 223, n.d. (File 20) - Box 4 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a typed manuscript for Pages 1 to 223 of Osmar White's book entitled Side Of The Angels, with no annotations.

Side Of The Angels - Manuscript for Pages 224 - 449, n.d. (File 21) - Box 4 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a typed manuscript for Pages 224 to 449 of Osmar White's book entitled Side Of The Angels, with no annotations.

Wings Without Halo - Incomplete Manuscript, n.d. (File 22) - Box 4 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the incomplete typed manuscript, with annotations, for Wings Without Halo, including a note from Osmar White clarifying that the title was re-sued for another piece, but is unrelated to the content of this incomplete manuscript.

Series 5. Manuscripts for Short Stories, 1930 - 1991

Short Stories - Manuscripts, 1930 - 1991 (File 23) - Box 4 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes typed manuscripts for a variety of short stories by Osmar White, including Standard of Conduct, Beginnings, The Lost Mission, White Gold, Uncontrolled Territory, The Civiliser, the first version of Barney O'Rainey and the Donovan Baby, A Letter of Introduction, draft and edited versions of The Candles of Halmstad, The Silent Weapon, Agreement Fulfilled, The Ringmaster, Frozen Joe's Story and two versions of Kelley's Hope.

Short Stories - Manuscripts, 1938 - 1991 (File 24) - Box 4 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes typed manuscripts for a variety of short stories by Osmar White, including Full Hand's Wages, under the pen name E.M. Dorkin, an incomplete manuscript for The Nettle Club, several versions, including some incomplete manuscripts, for The Veil, an incomplete manuscript for Hassett Dreamed, and handwritten research notes and complete manuscript for Hunger Seas.

Short Stories - Manuscripts, n.d. (File 25) - Box 5 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes typed and handwritten manuscripts for various short stories written by Osmar White, including The Jolly Man, with annotations by Osmar White, An Entertaining Fellow, which was an early version of The Jolly Man, The Current, The Goldstone of Ontong Balu, incomplete manuscripts from several drafts, with handwritten notes for The Old Gods, two versions of The Quality of Mercy, two pages of an incomplete handwritten manuscript for The Case In Room 27, an incomplete manuscript for Hatter's Mate, an incomplete manuscript for The Job That Dinny Cased, which may have been an earlier version of Hatter's Mate, two versions of The Trouble Makers, Poo Er Remembers, Wages, an incomplete manuscript for Under The Clock, manuscript for two parts of Elissa and The Wicked Uncle, and pages of an untitled story, in an archival sleeve.

Series 6. Book Proposals, Manuscripts for Books and Newspaper Articles, 1946 - 1991

Articles - Assorted, late 1960s (File 26) - Box 5 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes assorted articles on a number of topics by Osmar White, written as a freelance writer.

Articles and Talks, 1946 - 1991 (File 27) - Box 5 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes typed copies of articles and transcripts for talks by Osmar White, including The Story Behind New Guinea Oil, The Story Behind New Guinea Oil, New Zealand Plans For The Future, The Men From Rue De La Paix: Pearl Buying in Northern Australia, Pearls, and other articles.

Manuscripts - Books, c. 1960 (File 28) - Box 5 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes an incomplete manuscript of a book about the New Guinea War, parts of Green Armour: The Story of Fighting Men in New Guinea, an incomplete manuscript for a book about New Guinea entitled Disputed Country, and copies of various newspaper articles on New Guinea.

Assorted Papers - Writing, n.d. (File 29) - Box 5 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes a proposal for a book about New Guinea, an incomplete manuscript for a book entitled The House of Kevi - A report on New Guinea since the Second World War, ideas for an Australian picture book (photography), and other ideas and proposals for various books.

Assorted Papers - Writing, n.d. (File 30) - Box 5 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes various incomplete fiction manuscripts, synopses for various short stories and serials, story ideas, and other papers.

Incomplete Manuscripts, n.d. (File 31) - Box 6 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes parts of an unpublished book, with annotations, by Osmar White entitled Side Of The Angels, and parts of manuscripts for other unpublished books.

Scripts for Television, Radio, and Plays, n.d. (File 32) - Box 6 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes scripts written by Osmar White for television, radio, and plays, including for a radio play entitled Towards Everest, a script entitled Disadvantage, and scripts for other productions.

Unpublished Commissioned Histories - "Gollin and Company", 1974 - 1975 (File 33) - Box 6 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of a typed manuscript, written by Osmar White (without annotations) of an unpublished commissioned history about "Gollin & Co.", wholesale traders in Australia from 1897 to 1976. Also includes pages from a notebook with contact details and other notes related to research for the manuscript.

Unpublished Commissioned Histories - "Gollin and Company", 1974 - 1976 (File 34) - Box 6 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of a typed manuscript, written by Osmar White (with annotations) of an unpublished commissioned history about "Gollin & Co.", wholesale traders in Australia from 1897 to 1976. Also includes correspondence between White and representatives from Gollin and Company Proprietary Limited.

Unpublished Commissioned Histories - History of the Post Office, n.d. (File 35) - Box 6 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a typed manuscript, written by Osmar White, on the history of the post office and postal service (minimal editing).

Series 7. Assorted Papers and Documents, 1937 - 1978

Personal Documents, 1944 - 1978 (File 36) - Box 6 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a number of personal documents including a British National Registration Identification Card (1945), telegram credit card (expiry date 1963), telegram pre-paid card booklet (expiry date 1959), cancelled Australian Passports from 1944 (issued by the British government), 1963 (issued by the British government), 1970, and 1977, an entrance pass/permit to a voting centre in India (location unknown, writing in Hindi) (1959), pass issued by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission (1954), E.F.I. (Expeditionary Forces Institute) Shop Card (1945), United Nations Charter pocketbook (n.d.), an American Alien Certificate of Nonresidence (1944), a passport/travel permit to the Jakarta-Rava region in Indonesia (writing in Bahasa Indonesia, Latin script), an army ration card (1945), World Health Organisation (WHO) International Certifications of Vaccination (1958 – 1978) , travel permit for entrance to the Southern Highlands (Papua) and the Western Highlands (New Guinea) (1953) (issued by the Territory of Papua and New Guinea), travel permit for entrance to Telefomin, in the Sepik District (1953) (issued by the Territory of Papua and New Guinea), International Certification of Inoculation Against Cholera (1950), and a tobacco ration card for ex-service personnel (1946).

Assorted Notebooks, 1943 - 1958 (File 37) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes assorted notebooks and address books.

Address Book, n.d. (Item 37.1) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes an address book with notes related to Osmar White's personal and professional contacts.

Spiral-bound Notebook, n.d. (Item 37.2) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a spiral-bound notebook with assorted notes by Osmar White.

French… My Second Language, 1943 (Item 37.3) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of French… My Second Language, a vocabulary book published for American soldiers stationed in New Caledonia.

German Conversation Simplified: A Collection of Practical Sentences, n.d. (Item 37.4) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of German Conversation Simplified: A Collection of Practical Sentences, a vocabulary and phrase book published by Hugo's Language Insitute.

Spiral-bound Notebook, n.d. (Item 37.5) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a spiral-bound notebook with assorted notes by Osmar White.

Spiral-bound Notebook, n.d. (Item 37.6) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a spiral-bound notebook with assorted notes by Osmar White.

Spiral-bound Notebook, n.d. (Item 37.7) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a spiral-bound notebook with assorted notes by Osmar White.

Notebook, n.d. (Item 37.8) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes related to with operations at Lewis Island, off the coast of South Australia [?].

Assorted Papers, 1948 - 1991 (File 38) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes speech notes on Australian literature and writing, , and book notes from the Council of Adult Education Discussion Groups.

Journalism Training - Assorted Papers, 1947 - 1949 (File 39) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes lecture notes and other papers related to Osmar White's time as a cadet counsellor for the Herald and the Weekly Times, journalism training material, and outlines for a textbook on journalism.

Assorted Papers - Eric Dark, 1978 - 1990 (File 40) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes correspondence between Osmar White and Warwick Blayden, a transcript of Blayden's interview with Australian medical practitioner and activist Eric Dark, and other assorted correspondence.

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1939 - 1940 (File 41) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes clippings of Osmar White's early writing in "The Herald" and "The Sun News Pictorial".

Magazine Clippings - Radio Record, 1937 - 1938 (File 42) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes short stories and articles written by Osmar White published in Radio Record, a magazine from Wellington in New Zealand. The short stories and articles were published under a number of White's pseudonyms and pen names, including "Maros Gray", "E.M. Dorkin", "Edison Watt", "O.E.W" and "M.O.S.".

Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, 1937 - 1943 (File 43) - Box 7 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes clippings of Osmar White's writings as a war correspondent, published under his various pseudonyms and pen names.

Series 8. Radio Scripts, 1960 - 1961

Radio Play Scripts - "International Man", 1960 - 1961 (File 44) - Box 8 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the scripts for Episodes 1 to 10 of a radio play by Osmar White entitled "International Man".

Radio Play Scripts - "International Man", 1961 (File 45) - Box 8 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the scripts for Episodes 11 to 20 of a radio play by Osmar White entitled "International Man".

Radio Play Scripts - "International Man", 1961 (File 46) - Box 8 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the scripts for Episodes 21 to 30 of a radio play by Osmar White entitled "International Man".

Radio Play Scripts - "International Man", 1961 (File 47) - Box 8 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the scripts for Episodes 31 to 40 of a radio play by Osmar White entitled "International Man".

Radio Play Scripts - "International Man", 1961 (File 48) - Box 8 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the scripts for Episodes 42 to 46 of a radio play by Osmar White entitled "International Man".

Series 9. Television Scripts, 1927 - 1967

Homicide - Assorted Papers, c. 1967 (File 49) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes copies of full scripts, episode synopses, notes for script writers, and other papers related to Homicide, a television series with some episodes written by Osmar White, and produced by Crawford Productions (Melbourne).

Homicide - Scripts, n.d. (File 50) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes scripts for episodes of Homicide written by Osmar White, including "Lovely Lady" (multiple copies), "Bitter Almonds", and "The Destroyer".

Homicide - Scripts, 1966 (File 51) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes copies of scripts of episodes of Homicide, including "The Hostage" by Ian Jones, and "What's the Answer" by Phil Freeman.

Hunter - Scripts, 1967 (File 52) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes copies of scripts of Episodes 9 and 12 of Australian espionage adventure television series Hunter, and copies of storylines for episodes written by Osmar White.

"New Friend" - Script, n.d. (File 53) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of a script for a production entitled "New Friend", by Osmar White.

Adventures of the Seaspray - Scripts, n.d. (File 54) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes copies of scripts and story treatments for episodes of Australian television series entitled Adventures of the Seaspray.

Unfinished Scripts and Drafts, n.d. (File 55) - Box 9 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes copies of drafts and parts of unfinished scripts for television episodes, written by Osmar White.

"The Defector: A Play for Television" - Script, n.d. (File 56) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a copy of the script, and pages of re-writes with annotations, for "The Defector", a television play written by Osmar White.

"Manhunt: A Television Play" - Assorted Papers, 1962 (File 57) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes several versions of the script for "Manhunt: A Television Play", by Osmar White, with a copy of the camera script with notes by Australian scientist and explorer P.G. Law and his wife and Australian artist, poet and diarist Nel Law.

Maps - Assorted, 1927 - 1961 (File 58) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes assorted maps collected by Osmar White during his career.

Map - New Guinea (Detailed), n.d. (Item 58.1) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a detailed map of New Guinea, published by H.E.C. Robinson Pty. Ltd.

Map - New Caledonia, n.d. (Item 58.2) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of New Caledonia, in French.

Map - Pacific Ocean, n.d. (Item 58.3) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of the Pacific Ocean, published by Robinsons'.

Map - East Indies, n.d. (Item 58.4) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of the East Indies, published by H.E.C. Robinson Pty. Ltd.

Map - Netherlands New Guinea, n.d. (Item 58.5) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of Netherlands New Guinea, printed by Topografische Diest.

Map - East Highlands of New Guinea, n.d. (Item 58.6) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a photocopy of a hand-drawn map of the East Highlands of New Guinea.

Map - West New Guinea Navigation Chart, n.d. (Item 58.7) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a navigation chart for West New Guinea.

Map - City of Singapore, n.d. (Item 58.8) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a tourist map of the city of Singapore, from "Orient Crafts and Chanrai's".

Map - Territory of Papua, 1927 (Item 58.9) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of the Territory of Papua, compiled and drawn by the Lands and Survey Branch, Works and Railways Department, Melbourne.

Map - Territory of Papua New Guinea, 1961 (Item 58.10) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of the Territory of Papua New Guinea, printed by the Commonwealth Government Printer. Date from date of reprint.

Map - New Guinea and Adjacent Territories, n.d. (Item 58.11) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of New Guinea and Adjacent Territories, published by Gregory's Guides and Maps.

Map - Pacific Ocean, 1943 (Item 58.12) - Box 10 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of the Pacific Ocean, drawn by the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society, for the National Geographic magazine. Printed by A. Hoen & Co. Lithographers.

Map - Burma, 1953 (Item 58.13) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of Burma.

Map - Munda Point, New Georgia, n.d. (Item 58.14) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of Munda Point on the island of New Georgia, published and printed by the US Marine Corps.

Map - New Georgia, n.d. (File 58.15) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes two copies of a map of the island of New Georgia, published and printed by the US Marine Corps.

Map - New Georgia, n.d. (Item 58.16) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of the island of New Georgia, published and printed by the US Marine Corps.

Map - Pakistan, 1953 (Item 58.17) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of Pakistan, including a map of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), published by the Surveyor General of Pakistan, printed at the Survey of Pakistan Offices.

Map - Malay and Indo-China, n.d. (Item 58.18) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of Malay and Indo-China, published by the Edinburgh Geographical Institute as part of the Bartholomew's World Survey Series.

Map - New Caledonia, n.d. (Item 58.19) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of New Caledonia, in French, printed by Service Topografique.

Map - New Zealand, 1945 (Item 58.20) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of New Zealand, authorised by the Surveyor-General, printed by E.V. Paul, Government Printers.

Map - Asia and Adjacent Areas, March 1951 (Item 58.21) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a map of Asia and adjacent areas, drawn by the Cartographic Section of the National Geographic Society, for the National Geographic Magazine.

Series 10. Scrapbooks, 1946 - 1991

Scrapbook - The "Jill" Case, 1955 - 1956 (Item 59) - Box 11 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a scrapbook containing newspaper articles written by Osmar White, published in The Herald, about 'The "Jill" Case', regarding the state of children's welfare.

Scrapbook - The Colombo Plan, 1959 (Item 60) - Folio-Box 12 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a scrapbook containing newspaper articles written by Osmar White, mainly related to The Colombo Plan.

Scrapbook - Articles and Reviews, 1960 - 1991 (Item 61) - Folio-Box 12 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a scrapbook containing newspaper articles and reviews by various authors and from various sources.

Scrapbook - Articles, 1946 - 1949 (Item 62) - Folio-Box 12 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes a scrapbook containing newspaper articles written by Osmar White, on a variety of topics.

Scrapbook - Articles, 1950 - 1955 (Item 63) - Folio-Box 12 (MS Acc06.177)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes a scrapbook containing newspaper articles written by Osmar White, on a variety of topics, excluding 'The "Jill" Case'.

Series 11. Scripts, 1981

Television Script - The Alcheringa Stone, 1981 (File 64) - Box 13 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes the scripts for a five episode mini-series entitled The Alcheringa Stone, later known as Silent Reach, based on Osmar White's book entitled Silent Reach. Adapted for television by Ted Roberts, and produced by AAV Productions, Melbourne. Alcheringa is a word in Arrernte language C8.

Series 12. Notebooks, c. 1950s to 1960s

Research Notes - Under The Iron Rainbow, 1966 (Item 65) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with research notes related to Osmar White's book entitled Under The Iron Rainbow.

Research Notes - Under The Iron Rainbow, n.d. (Item 66) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with research notes related to Osmar White's book entitled Under The Iron Rainbow.

Research Notes - Under The Iron Rainbow, n.d. (Item 67) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with research notes related to Osmar White's book entitled Under The Iron Rainbow.

Research Notes - Under The Iron Rainbow, n.d. (Item 68) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with research notes related to Osmar White's book entitled Under The Iron Rainbow.

Notebook - New Zealand, n.d. (Item 69) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's trip to New Zealand.

Notebook - New Guinea (Post-War), c. 1953 (Item 70) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's time in New Guinea, post-World War II.

Notebook - New Guinea, n.d. (Item 71) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's time in New Guinea.

Notebook - Tikopia, New Caledonia etc., n.d. (Item 72) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's time in Tikopia, New Caledonia, and other island nations in and around the Pacific Ocean.

Notebook - Fiji, n.d. (Item 73) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's time in Fiji.

Notebook - Tasmania, n.d. (Item 74) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's time in Tasmania.

Notebook - South Australia (Item 75) - Box 14 (MS Acc06.177)

Includes a notebook with notes and travel diary entries from Osmar White's time in South Australia.

Class MS Acc07.141. Consignment Added 25 September 2007

Mostly World War II era papers, including letters to Mollie White (wife), manuscript for Conquerors' road, 1946, notebook-diary, identification cards and other accreditation and press clippings, mainly on New Guinea, 1942-2005.

Comprises 2 ms boxes + 1 folio box.

Report - "Report on the Work of War Correspondents in the New Guinea Area", 1942 (File 1) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a copy of a report written by Osmar White entitled "Report on the Work of War Correspondents in the New Guinea Area", with a letter from the Department of the Army, Directorate of Public Relations, to Osmar White.

Manuscript - Conqueror's Road, 1945 - 1946 (File 2) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a typed manuscript for Osmar White's book entitled Conqueror's Road, with carbon copy pages with the author's edits.

Correspondence - Letters from Osmar White to his wife Mollie, 1945 - 1954 (File 3) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes correspondence, typed and handwritten, from Osmar White to his wife Mollie, while on various work assignments.

Correspondence - Letters from Osmar White to his wife Mollie, 1942 - 1943 (File 4) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes correspondence, typed and handwritten, from Osmar White to his wife Mollie, while on various work assignments.

Personal Documents - Press Permits, 1940 - 1945 (File 5) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a collection of press permits issued to Osmar White by various countries during his time as a war correspondent.

Leather Wallet, n.d. (Item 5.1) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a brown leather wallet pouch, used to hold White's press permits.

Foreign Press Permit, 1944 - 1945 (Item 5.2) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a foreign press permit issued in France (in French).

War Correspondent's Credentials and Identification Card, 1942 (Item 5.3) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a war correspondent's credentials and identification card, issued by the South West Pacific Area, New Guinea.

War Correspondent's Licence and Identification Card, 1942 (Item 5.4) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a war correspondent's credentials and identification card, issued by the Directorate of Public Relations, Australia.

Foreign Press Permit, 1945 (Item 5.5) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a foreign press permit issued in France (in French).

Press Correspondent Pass, 1943 (Item 5.6) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a press correspondent pass, issued by/for the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Press Permit, 1942 - 1943 (Item 5.7) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a press permit issued by/for the 1c Southern Command Military District.

Allied Expeditionary Force Club Honourary Membership Card, 1945 (Item 5.8) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes an honourary membership card for the Allied Expeditionary Force Club, issued to Osmar White.

British War Correspondent's Licence, 1944 (Item 5.9) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a British war correspondent's licence issued to Osmar White.

Exercise Book - Notebook and Diary, n.d. (Item 6) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes an exercise book used by Osmar White as a notebook in the front, and as a diary in the back (partially full).

Manuscript - Australia's Heritage, n.d. (File 7) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes typed manuscripts about the Australian Antarctica base, and on the history of early Australian theatre companies, to be included in Osmar White's book entitled Australia's Heritage.

Assorted Papers - Applications, 1942 (File 8) - Box 1 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes documents concerning Osmar White's application to visit the Samarai District, and the Kanga Force Headquarters, the base camp for the Australian Army units which served in New Guinea during World War 2, and part of a form for an application for White's Australian accredited war correspondent's licence.

Newspaper Articles - War in New Guinea, 1942 (File 9) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes clippings of newspaper articles written by Osmar White regarding the war in New Guinea, from multiple publications.

Cap and Identification Badges, n.d. (File 10) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes Osmar White's army uniform cap, and identification badges.

Cap, n.d. (Item 10.1) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a khaki cap, presumably belonging to Osmar White, as part of his uniform while working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.2) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.3) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'Accredited War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.4) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge, attached to a cloth strap, used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'Accredited War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.5) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge, n.d. (Item 10.6) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge, with orange fabric with, used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'Accredited War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.7) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'Accredited War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.8) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'Accredited War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.9) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Cloth Badge - 'War Correspondent', n.d. (Item 10.10) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Includes a cloth badge used by Osmar White during his time working as a war correspondent in World War II.

Scrapbook - Book Reviews, 1945 - 2005 (Item 11) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes a scrapbook with clippings of book reviews for Osmar White's books.

Scrapbook - New Guinea Campaign, 1946 - 1949 (Item 12) - Box 2 (MS Acc07.141)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes a scrapbook with newspaper clippings of articles written by Osmar White about the New Guinea campaign during World War II.

Scrapbook - New Guinea Campaign and the War in Europe, 1943 - 1946 (Item 13) - Folio-Box 3 (MS Acc07.141)

Cultural Sensitivity Advisory Notice: Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations people are advised that this file contains content that may be distressing and/or culturally sensitive including language or descriptions that reflect the period in which the works were created, and may now be considered inaccurate, inappropriate or offensive.

Includes a scrapbook with newspaper clippings of articles written by Osmar White about the New Guinea campaign and the battles/conflicts in Europe during World War II.


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