(Card 1/L) North of Hoiyevia, June 1938

Containers:

Box 1

Component identifier:

Item 10

Content Summary:

Usually Taylor walked a day or so ahead of Walsh and the main body, but on this detour all left together. These prints parallel Walsh's roll 10 so closely that they may be a selection of the best prints from this card.

1 The grave of a carrier, Wadza of the Hagen area, who died of pneumonia on 10 May 1938; Hoiyevia, 16-17 June 1938

2-3 Policeman outside a house barricade, north of Hoiyevia, 17 June 1938

4*-5*-6* House just north of Hoiyevia, 17 June 1938

7* Barricade north of Hoiyevia, 17 June 1938

8-10*-12 Patrol crossing the Tagwi river north of Hoiyevia, 18-19 June 1938

13*-14 Patrol at the Egada river north of Hoiyevia, 20 June 1938

15-17 Forest north of Hoiyevia, 20 June 1938; 16-17 show a camp being built.

18*-19* Hoiyevia men and boys, 20-22 June 1938; 19 includes Sgt Lopangom.

20-21*-22 The wireless mast, Hoiyevia, 20-22 June 1938

Immediate source of acquisition:

The Taylor Papers were donated to the National Library by Bill Gammage, on behalf of Taylor's nephew Russ Robinson, in 1998. The core of the collection is comprised of records Taylor brought to Sydney in 1940 to prepare his report on the Hagen-Sepik Patrol. This material spans the period 1932-40, though Taylor also drew on other records relating to the Patrol in his assessment. On completing the report Taylor passed the records to his nephew, Russ Robinson, who in turn added papers to the collection. In 1986, at Taylor's request the records were lent by Robinson to Bill Gammage for his book about the Hagen-Sepik Patrol, entitled The sky travellers: journeys in New Guinea 1938-1939 (Melbourne University Press, 1998). Gammage added further Taylor records to the original body of papers, principally acquired from John Black and Ian Downs.

Names:

Jim Taylor

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