Drafts and typescripts of works written about experiences in the RAAF in Papua New Guinea, particularly Manus Island and Los Negros, during World War II, 'Australia's native infantry packed a deadly punch', ca. 1942, describing the role of Papuan and New Guinea natives in World War II and typescript of a major work 'Jungle fliers', 1945, also about the war in PNG; together with newspaper cuttings of articles about PNG (see Series 4 for short stories adapted from these drafts)

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File 28
Immediate source of acquisition:
The collection was donated to the Library by Dr Norman Bartlett in 1981 with an addition in April 1989. After Bartlett's death in 1992, a further addition was donated by his nephew, Michael Paul, in February 1996.

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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