Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2013
Abstract
The subject of the article is the history of inland explorations in the east part of New Guinea. Many parts of the island remained unexplored well into the thirties of the 20th Century and its inhabitants were unknown.
The bulk of the credit for exploring inland New Guinea goes to prospectors Michael Leahy and Michael Dwyer as well as patrol offi cers Ivan Champion, Jack Hides and James Taylor. A special attention is devoted to their travels and expeditions to the inner parts of the island.
The objective of the article is to describe the course the island explorations in a relation to both the Australian administration and cultural anthropology.