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The author spent the period covered in this diary as war correspondent in New Guinea for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and the London Daily Telegraph. The Diary is an historical document as well as a personal record of the author and gives a day by day account leading to the Japanese occupation of New Guinea and the imposition of martial law in Papua and New Guinea.
Notes
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Short extracts from New Guinea Diary were published in The Australian newspaper's 'The War on Our Doorstep' series in 2002.
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Dedication:
This book is dedicated to comrades-in-arms,
both American and Australian,
who fought in New Guinea
for the way of life they
loved; who in fighting
gave the lie to axis propa-
gandists who said that
democracy was decadent;
who in dying levied a toll
on the rest of mankind -
the promise that these
man shall not have died
in vain.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 29 January 1944;
— Review of New Guinea Diary 1942 single work diary non-fiction -
New Guinea Front
1943
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 November no. 33043 1943; (p. 6)
— Review of New Guinea Diary 1942 single work diary non-fiction
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New Guinea Front
1943
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 November no. 33043 1943; (p. 6)
— Review of New Guinea Diary 1942 single work diary non-fiction -
Untitled
1944
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 29 January 1944;
— Review of New Guinea Diary 1942 single work diary non-fiction
Last amended 30 Mar 2012 11:32:26
Subjects:
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cPapua New Guinea,cPacific Region,
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