Edward Thomas Whyte Fulton - Papers, 1936-1948

PMB 610

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau [19--]

440504

Microfilm : PMB 610

microfilm reel 35 mm

E. T. W. Fulton (1904- ) first went to New Guinea in 1925 and from 1930 to 1939 was engaged in gold mining in the Sepik area. After service in the Army in the Middle East he joined ANGAU in 1942 and served in Central Highlands and Sepik districts. After the war he purchased Makurapau plantation near Kokopu. He returned to Australia to live in 1960

The papers comprise: 1. Correspondence re 'Starlight' claim (Sepik goldfield), 1936-1940. 2. Return of gold produced, 1936-1939. 3. Assay reports, 1936-1941. 4. Account of gold produced by various employees, 1938. 5. Inward letters, 1936-1939. 6. Outward letters, 1937-1939. 7. Diary of recruiting trip, Yapunda area, 1938. 8. Plan of principal gold bearing areas - Sepik district, 1937. 9. Papers re New Guinea Association, 1939. 10. Patrol reports, diary and correspondence, 1942-1944. 11. Messages sent from Ialibu Post, 1944. 12. Radio Messages sent, 1944

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 610
Papua New Guinea Records Project
Available for reference
Microfilm copy of original held in private ownership