Guinea, 1914-20
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New Book on German New Guinea, 1914-20
i LTHOUGH hundreds of books L about the Pacific Islands have been written and published in ie last 30 years, there is none that either comprehensive or accurate vering the pre-Australian period New Guinea.
The Germans took over North st New Guinea and the Bismarck 'chipelago about 1880, and the istralians occupied the German jrritory in 1914, as a result of orld War I. But no one has really Id the story of the German colon ition effort in this part of the icific; and —except for a war story written very much from the litary angle—no one has described lat really happened in German ;w Guinea between 1914 and 1920.
Fhe latter gap now is being closed, le Melbourne University Press is pected to publish, this year, a ok by Mr. C. D. Rowley, Prin )al of the School of Pacific Ad nistration, entitled “The Aus lians in German New Guinea, ■4-21.” Mr. Rowley, an indefatig le worker, has devoted years to s research, and believes that the •iod has been well and thoroughly rered.
Jow, who is going to do the book German New Guinea, 1880-1914?