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Catalogue  > Second World War  > WW2 Biography Autobiography  > New Guinea Experience, Gold, War And Peace 1940 - 1963 by Jim Huxley

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When young Jim Huxley went to the goldfields of New Guinea in 1940, little did he realize what adventures lay ahead of him.

Living in the Wau-Bulolo area and working on the gold dredges, he was a keen observer of the people of pre-war New Guinea and writes in detail of the characters and the way of life there.

When war came in 1941 he joined many other locals in a unit called the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) - men who knew the country around them and the ways of the native people.

When the Japanese arrives on the New Guinea coast, Wau became the base for Australian commandos who harassed the enemy at every opportunity. Jim had been appointed as a Medical Orderly and was near the front line much of the time - watching the action and tending the wounded.

By war's end, he had transferred to the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) and was looking after the medical needs of native carriers and local villagers around Wewak and the Sepik.

The third phase of his New Guinea Experience was in the rebuilding of Lae and other towns after the war. He then went into newspaper business in Lae and played a large part in the introduction of Rugby League to the Papua and New Guinea in the 1960's.

Jim Huxley had the opportunity to witness twenty five years of history in Papua and New Guinea.
   

Contents:


Maps and Illustrations - Authors note - Introduction - Mother Springs a shock - Gold and NGVR - War and NGVR - Front line Soldiers - Commandos Arrive - The Salamaua Raid - Patrols and Panics - In Action again - Back to Wau - Home and a New Unit - ANGAU - The Highlands - Medical leave - Back at work - Medicine in the hills - Wewak and War's end - Surrender at last - A change of location - Maprick and Discharge - Home and return - Another start - Starting again in Lae - Changes to life - Epilogue - Appendix 1 : Glossary and Abbreviations - Pidgin Words - Rugby League in PNG - Contains Maps.

 
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SKU:WWII Books
Quantity:- out of stock -
Author/s: Jim Huxley NGVR and ANGAU
Book Size(cm): 25 x 18
Condition: New
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Printing &/or Publishing Information: Australian Military History Publications
Printing Year: 2007 1st edition
ISBN: 0-98032045-3
Weight:1.31 kg
Price:$ 39.95
 

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