Edward Llewellyn Gordon Thomas - Papers, 1942-1966

PMB 600

fonds

Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau [19--]

440524

Microfilm : PMB 600

microfilm reels 35 mm

Edward Llewellyn Gordon Thomas, or Gordon Thomas as he was usually known, joined the Methodist Mission in New Guinea as a printer in 1911, and later worked as a planter, trader and oil driller in that Territory. He was editor of the Rabual Times from 1925-1927 and from 1933-1942. He was one of about 300 European civilians captured when the Japanese invaded Rabaul in January 1942 and one of only four who remained in Rabaul through-out the Japanese occupation

The papers comprise: -- 1. General correspondence, 1946-1966. -- 2. Correspondence re disposal of printing plant used to produce "Guinea Gold" 1946-1947. -- 3. Correspondence re Fred Urban's was damage claims, 1949-1948. -- 4. Correspondence re "Queen Emma" (Mrs Emma Kolbe), 1955. -- 5. Diary and other writings while prisoner-of-war, 1942-1945. -- 6. Notes and papers collected while prisoner-of-war, 1942-1945. -- 7. Articles,1945-1949. -- 8. Speeches and articles, undated (circa 1946-1949). -- 9. Diary of tripon MV "Bulolo" to Papua and New Guinea, 1955

PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 600
Papua New Guinea Records Project
Available for reference
Microfilm copy of original held by Department of Pacific History, The Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T.
Thomas' manuscript "Rabaul - 1942-1945", describing his experiences as a prisoner-of-war in Rabaul, has been filmed as PMB 36