Taim Blong Misis Bilong Armi : Memories Of Wives Of Australian Servicemen In Papua New Guinea 1951-1975.

By: Stephanie, LloydContributor(s): Marlena, Jeffery | Jenny, Hearn | Lloyd, Stephanie | Jeffery, Marlena | Hearn, JennyMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Canberra : Pandanus Books, 2001Copyright date: ©2001Description: 1 online resource (165 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781740760782Subject(s): Australia -- Armed Forces -- Papua New Guinea | Australians -- Papua New Guinea -- Biography | Papua New Guinea -- Description and travel | Papua New Guinea -- Social life and customs | Women -- Australia -- Papua New Guinea -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Taim Blong Misis Bilong Armi : Memories Of Wives Of Australian Servicemen In Papua New Guinea 1951-1975DDC classification: 995.30409229 LOC classification: DU740.4 -- .T35 2001ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface: Tok i go pas -- Introduction -- A Serpent on Our Lawn -- Adding a 'Guest Wing' -- Tarred-Paper Houses -- A Teddy Bears' Picnic? -- Single in Moresby -- Government House Aide -- Where's the Jungle? -- A Heavenly Bird of Paradise -- Mixed Messages -- Marriage to an Officer and a Gentleman -- The Gift -- A Rushed Arrival -- An Arranged Marriage -- Hospital Sinabada -- Mrs Osi to the Rescue -- Cars and Cultural Clashes -- Moem's Brown Owl -- The Hagen Show -- Clive's Game -- Yangpela Misis -- Earthquakes and Farewells -- Life in a Shoe Box -- All Sewn Up -- Teaching in Paradise -- A Year of Independence -- Misis bilong mi -- Glossary of Words, Phrases and Abbreviations -- Biographical Notes.
Summary: An anthology of the experiences of army wives who accompanied their husbands on postings to Papua New Guinea in the decades prior to independence in 1975.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface: Tok i go pas -- Introduction -- A Serpent on Our Lawn -- Adding a 'Guest Wing' -- Tarred-Paper Houses -- A Teddy Bears' Picnic? -- Single in Moresby -- Government House Aide -- Where's the Jungle? -- A Heavenly Bird of Paradise -- Mixed Messages -- Marriage to an Officer and a Gentleman -- The Gift -- A Rushed Arrival -- An Arranged Marriage -- Hospital Sinabada -- Mrs Osi to the Rescue -- Cars and Cultural Clashes -- Moem's Brown Owl -- The Hagen Show -- Clive's Game -- Yangpela Misis -- Earthquakes and Farewells -- Life in a Shoe Box -- All Sewn Up -- Teaching in Paradise -- A Year of Independence -- Misis bilong mi -- Glossary of Words, Phrases and Abbreviations -- Biographical Notes.

An anthology of the experiences of army wives who accompanied their husbands on postings to Papua New Guinea in the decades prior to independence in 1975.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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