The main activities of the report was census taking throughout the Minj District and through other regions of which the names are illegible due to text fading. Notable areas are Kudjip, Tambal and Mauwi. The census-taking was conducted from rest houses, with populations lined up outside of them in order to be recorded[1][2], with the…
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Making History Module Essay by Sarah Donnison
This patrol report was created in 1950 in the Eastern Highlands district of Papua New Guinea. It is inclusive of the patrol objectives, a letter from the District Officer, another letter from the Patrol officer, an introduction, a diary of events, a document of observations, a review of the Native Constabulary present on patrol, and…
Making History Module Essay by Isabella Holland
On December 28, 1952 patrol officer J. R. McArthur embarked on a patrol that lasted 46 days. He was joined by 28 natives who worked for the government, they were made up of 8 police officers, 1 interpreter and 16 carriers. The patrol was in the Eastern Highlands District, beginning in Kumiava, then to Goroka…
Making History Module Essay by Nicolette Arranga
I would like to pay my respects to the Boon Wurrung (Bunurong) People, Traditional Custodians of the lands I reside and work, and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. I extend these respects to any Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people reading this. Arthur T. Carey’s patrol report from 26th October…
Making History Module Essay by Trisha Underwood
The patrol report of Officer William McGrath is a valuable resource for understanding the early stages of Australian colonialism in the Southern Highland of Papua New Guinea. The report contains the documentation derived from the officer’s two patrols in 1955. The purpose of the patrol was to familiarise Officer McGrath with the Southern Highlands…
Making History Module Essay by Gabriela Valenzuela
This essay will discuss a patrol conducted within a six-mile radius of Wapenamanda which is located in the Lower Lai Valley of the Western Highlands. Robert A. Wright was the patrol officer and he was accompanied by five constables and one interpreter. The patrol occurred during a 15-day period, from the 17th September 1956 to…
Making History Module Essay by Jake Cox
The purpose of the E.R. Johnson’s patrol between 4th to the 25th of July 1957 within the Kamanuntina and Gafutina census divisions of Goroka District (Eastern Highlands Province) was “routine administration” and the collection and revision of census data.[1] By this point, the vast majority of the Highlands were under some degree of control by…
Making History Module Essay by Emma Johnson
Colonial records occupy a contentious space in historiographical thought and have inspired extensive theory surrounding their nuanced complexities and the many ways in which they can be read. The patrol reports produced by Australian patrol officers during their penetration and expansion of government influence and control in Papua New Guinea [PNG] has recently stoked this…
Making History Module Essay by Scott McCarthy
Introduction: This essay will respond to a patrol of the Kerowagi Patrol Post area in 1954, the subject matter of which is contained within a corresponding patrol report. The patrol in question took place between 9 and 18 December 1954 and was led by Patrol Officer John A. Gauci. The patrol visited the Eastern Highlands…
Making History Module Essay by Matthew Powell
Erave 2 Patrol Report: By Matthew Powell (218 273 116) Part 1: Describe the patrol which is the subject of the report. What can you say about when the patrol took place? What part of the Highlands did the patrol visit? What stage of development were the people who the patrol encountered? What were the…