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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 August 1965Vol. 36, No. 8

New Bibliography

p. 98 · Read in the full issue

On Papua-New Guinea

A VALUABLE guide for refere; libraries, booksellers and t growing band of private collectors; New Guinea books, is “N Guineana 1942-1964”, compiled William A. McGrath.

Mr. McGrath is a Port More: resident, a staff member of Department of Lands, who is himi an enthusiastic collector of literature relating to the Territory, Papua-New Guinea, wherever p lished. His 88-page bibliograp is obviously a labour of love.

It is also reliable and com* hensive, and there could be very 11 he has missed that was publish between early 1942 and the end! 1964. There are almost 900 entt including even such publications the official Hansard numbers and Territory telephone directories.

The bibliography is avails direct from Mr. McGrath at Box 117, Port Moresby, or throe the Australian distributors, Marg£ Woodhouse’s Bookshop, 244 Ml Street, North Sydney, at 17/6.