Title: Not a poor man's field : the New Guinea goldfields to 1942 : an Australian colonial history /
Authors: Waterhouse, Michael, 1943-
Publisher: Halstead Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Gold mines and mining Papua New Guinea History.; Ethnology Papua New Guinea; Australia Colonies History.; Papua New Guinea Colonial influence.; Papua New Guinea History; Papua New Guinea Social life and customs
Abstract: Between the wars, New Guinea goldfields attracted colourful characters, and yieled great riches to those who could afford to exploit them. The book also discusses Australia's colonial experience under the League of Nations.