PACIFIC MANUSCRIPTS BUREAU

PACIFIC MANUSCRIPTS BUREAU Room 4201, Coombs Building College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 Australia Telephone: (612) 6125 2521 Fax: (612) 6125 0198 E-mail: pambu@anu.edu.au Web site: http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/pambu REEL LIST PMB 1371. Nigel D. Oram (1919-2003), Papers on town planning in Bougainville and Reel No. Item No. Description Date Range Reel 1 The Mystery of Guise NO/1 Nigel Oram to Martha [Macintyre], Ts., 1p., cover note for Oram s paper on Reginald Edward Guise, attached, The Mystery of Guise. Conflict between Mission, Colonial Administration and foreign traders during the British New Guinea Protectorate, Ts., 53pp.; references; appendices (poor quality computer printouts), c.4pp.; and genealogy, Ms., 5pp. Cf. a version of The Mystery of Guise (Ts., 29pp.) at PMB 1288 and published in the Journal of Pacific History. 2 Aug 1993 NO/2 NO/3 Box file, 33C. British Solomon Islands Protectorate. Correspondence on Honiara town planning with Peter Larmour, Waita Ben, Charles MacFadden, D.K. Manedika, Roland English, et al., including reference to Oram s report on problems arising in Honiara and other non-traditional town centres, 1978, not enclosed. Untitled file of reference papers on town planning in Honiara, as follows: 1. Chairman, Honiara Town Council, Illegal Buildings Squatters in Honiara, BSIP Circular 4/67, 1 Sep 1967, Ts., p/c, 2pp. 2. A.V. Hughes (for Commissioner of Lands and Surveys), Memo, Squatters, 7 Sep 1967, Ts., p/c, 1p. 3. A.V. Hughes (for Commissioner of Lands and Surveys), Memo, Temporary Housing Areas, Honiara and Environs, 18 Oct 1969, Ts., p/c, 2pp. 4. Classification of different types of land tenure in the Protectorate,, Ts., p/c, 8pp. A.V. Hughes (Permanent Secretary, Finance), Memo to Permanent Secretary, WPU, Finance for Housing Policy, 25 Jun 1976, Ts., p/c, 2pp. 5. J.B. Twomey (Adviser, Natural Resources Committee), Allocation of Public Land in Honiara, BSIP Secretariat Public Notice No.40/73, 11 Apr 1973, Ts., p/c, 2pp. SPONSORING Australia: The Mitchell Library, Sydney INSTITUTIONS National Library of Australia, Canberra The Library, Australian National University New Zealand: The Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington The University of Auckland Library Macmillan Brown Library, Canterbury University, Christchurch United States: Library of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu Library of the University of California, San Diego Yale University Library, New Haven University of Michigan Library Pacific Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives (PARBICA) 1970-1979 1967-1976

NO/4 NO/5 NO/6 NO/7 NO/8 6. Ministry of Works and Public Utilities, Housing Policy, 18 Apr 1975, Draft, Ts., p/c, 14pp. 7. Ministry of Works and Public Utilities, Housing Policy, 6 Aug 1975, 1 st copy, Ts., p/c, 14pp. Ministry of Works and Public Utilities, Housing Policy, 14 Jul 1975, 2 nd copy, Ts., p/c, 14pp. S. Kelly, Squatters on Public Land behind Honiara, 4 Jul 1975, Ts/. p/c, 1p 8. A.V. Hughes (Central Planning Office), Memo to Permanent Secretary MWFU, Implementation of Housing Policy Working Party on Housing, 11 Dec 1975, Ts., p/c, 2pp. 9. Peter Larmour (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & lands), Memo to Secretary for Public Service, Technical Assistance Housing Policy, 29 Sep 1975, Ts., p/c, 3pp. 11. Ministry of Works and Public Utilities, Housing Policy, 6 Aug 1975, Ts., p/c, 14pp., and Appendix A & B. 10. Appendix B of Housing Policy (Item 11 above), An analysis of house prices and cross subsidization of a typical estate in 1975, 6 Aug 1975, Ts., p/c, 2pp. 12. A.V. Hughes (Head of Planning), Memo to Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works & Public Utilities et al., Housing Authority and Housing Policy, 28 Jul 1975, Ts., p/c, 3pp. 12 [sic]. Public Service Housing, and Housing Policy General, 11 Aug 1976, Ts., p/c, 2pp. 13. P. Larmour, Memo to Central Islands Council et al., Temporary Housing, Tulagi, 29 Oct 1976, Ts., p/c, 4pp. 14. Solomon Islands Ministry of Agriculture and lands, Housing Authority & Rents, 26 Apr, 1976, Ts., p/c, 1p. 15. Appraisal of Solomon Islands Housing Authority,, Ts., p/c, 8pp., tables. Report on the Honiara Town Development Plan, Published under the authority of the Town Planning Board on 1 st March 1962, BSIP Lands Department, 1962p 12pp., bound. M.D. Irving Gass (Chief Secretary), Procedure for selecting and approving sites on which government buildings are to be erected or where government projects are to be undertaken and for approving building plans, BSIP Secretariat Circular No.25/62, 15 Jun 1962, Honiara, SPC Literature Production Training Centre, 11pp., annotated. M.E.P. Bellam, Abstract for proposed doctoral dissertation: Colonial Town, Tribal Society: A Socio-Economic Study of Honiara British Solomon Islands, Wellington, Victoria University, Geography Department, May 1967; Ts., 8pp. With Comparative Conceptual Framework, Ts., pp.i-v; and references, Ts., 3pp. N.S.N. Berry, Report on the Development of Housing Sites in Honiara, Honiara, Public Works Department, Jan 1972 (Nov 1972 edition); Ts., roneo, 10pp., Figs.1 &2, plan. Solomon Islands, Agricultural and Industrial Loans Board, Annual Report balance sheet and financial accounts for the Mar 1962 Jun 1962 May 1967 Nov 1972 Jul 1975 2

year ended 30 th September 1974, Honiara, Jul 1975; 13pp., appendices 1-9, bound. NO/9 Solomon Islands, Agricultural and Industrial Loans Board 1976 (incorporating Small Business Credit Scheme), Annual Report balance sheet and financial accounts for the year ended 30 th September 1975, Honiara, 1976; 13pp., bound. NO/10 Solomon Islands, Agricultural and Industrial Loans Board, 1977 Annual Report balance sheet and financial accounts for the year ended 30 th September 1976, Honiara, Government Printing Office,1977; 14pp., bound. NO/11 A.S. Fogg (University of Queensland), Review of Fiji Town Planning and Subdivision Law, A project carried out under the Australian Government s South Pacific Technical Aid Programme, Suva, Nov 1975; Ts., p/c, 25pp. NO/12 C.H. Floyd, Physical Planning in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Suva, United Nations, Development Advisory Team for the South Pacific, Mar 1974; 27pp., map, bound. NO/13 C.H. Floyd, Physical Planning Comments on Four Development Proposals in Honiara, Solomon Islands, Suva, United Nations, Development Advisory Team for the South Pacific, Dec 1975; 48pp., bound. Reel 2 NO/14 C.H. Floyd, Housing in Honiara. A contribution from the physical planning aspect, Suva, United Nations, Development Advisory Team for the South Pacific (UNDAT), Jun 1976; 55pp., bound. NO/15 Solomon Islands, Report Special Committee on Lands and Mining, Honiara, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, May 1976; 91pp., bound. NO/16 Honiara Town Council, Final Statement as at 31.12.76; Ts., roneo, 6pp. NO/17 Honiara Town Council, Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure 1977 1977, Honiara, 1977; Ts., roneo, 11p. NO/18 Ian Heath, Melanesians, Europeans and land in the Solomon Islands, paper presented at post-graduate seminar, La Trobe University, 31 March 1977; Ts., 10pp. NO/19 Joseph Zwaenepoel (ADB Reconnaissance / Fact-Finding Mission), A Report on Housing in Honiara, prepared for the Asian Development Bank, Mar/Apr 1977; Ts., p/c, pp.1-31. NO/20 Daniel Manedika, Honiara How can Melanesians participate 1977? in its development?, (c.1977?), Ts., p/c, 7pp. NO/21 Ian Heath (consultant through UN Development Advisory Team for the Pacific), Report on Land Research Project in the Solomon Islands, Suva, Sep 1978; Ts., 68pp., bound. NO/22 C.H. Floyd, Industrial and Housing Areas in Honiara, Suva, United Nations, Development Advisory Team for the South Pacific (UNDAT), Jul 1978; 42pp., map, bound. NO/23 Statistical Bulletin (Solomon Islands, Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance), Nos17/78 21/78. Nov-Dec 1978 NO/24 Solomons Toktok, No.10, 26 Oct 1977 NO/25 Members of the New Legislative Assembly, (1975?), 1975? Nov 1975 Mar 1974 Dec 1975 Jun 1976 May 1976 Dec 1976 Mar 1977 Mar/Apr 1977 Sep 1978 Jul 1978 Nov-Dec 1978 3

2pp. NO/26 Report of the Constitutional Conference, September 1977, New Drum, 7 Oct 1977; 2pp. NO/27 Plan. Village-type house for temporary housing areas, ; 1 sheet. NO/28 Map. Honiara Town West, BSIP, Dept of Lands and Surveys, partially revised May 1971; 1 sheet. NO/29 Map. Solomon Islands, Honiara, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Lands Division, Edition 5, 1976. 1 sheet. 1977 May 1971 1976 NO/30 NO/31 NO/32 NO/33 NO/34 NO/35 NO/36 NO/37 NO/38 Box File, 33B. British Solomon Islands Protectorate. The British Solomon Islands (Electoral Provisions) Order, 1969; The Electoral Provisions (Governing Council) Regulations, 1970, Supplement to the British Solomon Islands Protectorate Gazette, BSIP No.1, 9 Jan1970; 40pp., bound. T. Russell (Chair), Report of a Special Select Committee on Constitutional Development, BSIP, Governing Council, Paper No.89 of 1972, Honiara, Govt. Printing Office, Nov 1972; 24pp., and Appendices A-E, bound. BSIP, Sixth Development Plan 1971-1973, First Annual Review of Progress and Revised Project List, Governing Council Paper No.21/72; 14pp., and Appendices A & B, bound. BSIP, Sixth Development Plan 1971-1974, Second Annual Review, Governing Council Paper No.22/73; 70pp., and Appendices A & B, bound. J.C. Kenworthy, Marine Shells of the Solomon Islands, Volume 1, Cowries, Honiara, Solomon Islands Museum Association, 1972; 29pp., bound C. Floyd (Honiara Town Planner), Honiara Town Plan, Technical Report No.1, Airport, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Physical planning Project, 30 Aug 1979; 6pp., drawing Nos.1-4, bound. BSI News Sheet, No.24, 6-31 Dec 1972 No.1, 1-22 Jan 1973 No.2/3, 16 Jan-15 Feb 1973 No.4/5, 15 Feb-16 Mar 1973 No.6/7, 7 May 1973 Poster. Know your Government. Vote for Ashley Wickham. For three years and more you have suffered from high prices; low wages; weak union; poor housing; primary school fees,, 1 sheet. Bougainville. Loose papers, some marked, Box 27. Preliminary Draft Report on Urban Expansion at the Bougainville Copper Project, Sydney, Urbsearch (Urban Research and Planning Centre), 11 Apr 1969, Ts., carbon, Jan 1970 Nov 1972 1972 1973 Aug 1979 Apr 1969 4

23pp., addendum and table, bound. NO/39 Gutteridge, Haskins & Davey, Consulting Engineers Nov 1969 (Melbourne), Bougainville Copper Project. Arawa Town Planning and Proposed Design Standards and Criteria, Revision 1, 28 th November 1969, Ts., 18pp., Schedules I-VII, maps and charts. (Maps and charts not microfilmed.) NO/40 Australian Department of External Affairs, Bougainville. On Feb 1970 6 th August 1869 the Sydney Sun carried these headlines: Australia s Shame This is How the World Will See Us, Australia s Neighbours, Jan-Feb 1970, pp.7-12. Reel 3 NO/41 Richard Young (FRAIA), A Progress Report on the 1970 Development of New Towns on Bougainville Island, 42 nd ANZAAS Conference, Section 4, Towns Planning and Architecture, Port Moresby, 1970, Ts., 16pp. NO/42 N. Oram, Central and Local Government, Bougainville Oct 1970 Seminar October 1970, Ts., annotated, 6pp. NO/43 L.P. Cummings and N. Oram, Problems of Urbanisation on Dec 1971 Bougainville, Seminar on Urbanisation in Bougainville, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 3 Dec 1971, Ts., 14pp. NO/44 a/district Rural Development Officer, DASF, Kieta, letter to Oct 1972 Regional Controller DASF, Rabaul, re Bougainville District Area of Responsibility, 2 Oct 1972, Ts., 3pp. NO/45 Leo Hannett, Bougainville Political Committee, Arawa, Mar 1973 circular letter to Presidents belong ol Bougainville Kaunsel, 5 Mar 1973, Ts., roneo, 7pp. (2 copies); one annotated. NO/46 Nigel Oram, letter to T.E. Barnett, Asst Secretary, Chief Apr 1973 Minister s Department, Konedobu, re Powers of Area Authorities: Cabinet submission, 30 Apr 1973, Ts., carbon, 2pp., (2 copies). With Boyamo Sali, Policy submission for Members of Cabinet, Powers of Area Authorities, 16 Apr 1973, draft, Ts., p/c, 10pp. NO/47 Occupation Fees, (c.1972); Ts., 3pp. Re rate of compensation of landowners for unimproved value of land used (c.1972?) by BCL. NO/48 T. Anis, E. Makis, T. Miriung and E. Ogan, Toward a New Politics? The 1972 House of Assembly Election in (c.1973?) Bougainville, (c.1973?), 34pp., Voting Figures, Bibliography. NO/49 Bougainville Copper Pty Limited, Welcome to Bougainville,, 32 pp., illus. NO/50 Bougainville Copper Pty Limited, Sekan, (c.1974), 32 pp., (c.1974) illus. NO/51 Bougainville Mining Limited Annual Report 1971 1971 NO/52 Arawa Bulletin (edited by Ken J. Graham), No.34, 11 May May 1973 1973 NO/53 Papua New Guinea Newsletter (Australian Department of May 1973 External Territories), Vol.7, No.11, 31 May 1973 NO/54 Bougainville News (Bougainville News Ltd, Kieta), Vol.1, No.3, Sep 1970 1970-1971 5

Vol.2, No.2, Oct 1971 NO/55 NO/56 NO/57 NO/58 NO/59 NO/60 Bougainville Maps and Plans Map of Bougainville and Buka Islands, enlarged from geological map compiled by the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra, in 1967; drawn by S.P. Wotton, 16 Apr 1968, amendments and additions, 19 Sep 1968, 1 sheet (A1). Map. Bougainville Copper Pty Ltd, Schematic Plan of Proposed Operations, 21 Oct 1970, 1 sheet Map. Untitled, Bougainville Copper Pty Ltd operations and services in Bougainville, including tailings disposal area along the Jaba River,, 1 sheet (A4). Map. Dept of Lands, Surveys and Mines Drafting Branch, Development Plan, Bougainville Copper Project,, 1 sheet (A1). Plan. Gutteridge Haskins & Davey, Clarke Gazzard & Partners (Consultants), Bougainville Copper Pty Ltd, Central Engineering Services, Coast Town (Arawa), Preliminary Outline Plan, 15 Mar 1969, 1 sheet (A1+). Chart. Production Flow Chart Bougainville Copper Pty Ltd, 29 Jul 1970, 1 sheet Oct 1970 Mar 1969 PNG Constitutional Planning Committee, and related papers (loose papers). NO/61 Nigel Oram, letter to Boyamo Sali, Minister of State, Chief Apr 1973 Minister s Department, Konedobu, 12 Apr 1973, advocating Hanua Government or Havman bilong ples, Ts., carbon, 1p. NO/62 Nigel Oram, letter to T.E. Barnett, Asst Secretary, Chief Apr 1973 Minister s Department, Konedobu, 12 Apr 1973, advocating Hanua Government or Havman bilong ples, Ts., carbon, 1p. NO/63 The Functions and Organisation of the Department of Apr 1971 Transport, Port Moresby, Dept of Transport, Apr 1971; 20pp., bound. (2 copies) NO/64 L. Morgan, Acting Director, Office of the Chief Minister, Dec 1972 Memo, Government Liaison Branch Programme for the Constitutional Planning Committee, 12 Dec 1972, Ts., roneo, 8pp. NO/65 E.P.W. / W.E.T., Office of the Chief Minister, Report to the Jan 1973 Constitutional Planning Committee on the Activities of the Government Liaison Branch to mid-january, 1973, 22 Jan 1073, Ts., roneo, 2pp. NO/66 Konstitusen bilong Papua Nugini,, Ts., roneo, 12pp. NO/67 Konstitusnel Planning Komiti, Ripot bilong Depuit Siaman long Otaba Konstitusenel Tok,, Ts., roneo, 7pp. NO/68 Powers of Central Government in Papua New Guinea,, Ts., roneo, 21pp. NO/69 Percy Chatterton, The Possible Role of Regional Assemblies in 6

Papua New Guinea, 4 th Waigani Seminar,, Ts., roneo, 9pp. NO/70 Constitutional Planning Committee, Draft press statement on Feb 1973 Relations between the Central Government and other Levels of Government, 23 Feb 1973, Ts., roneo, NO/71 Relations between Central Government and other Levels of Government. Discussion paper prepared for the Constitutional Planning Committee by the Government Liaison Branch,, Ts., carbon, 13pp. NO/72 Relations between Central Government and other Levels of Government,, Ts., p/c, 2pp. NO/73 Powers and Functions that might be exercised by District Feb 1973 Governments, CPC B/5, Feb 1973, Ts., roneo, 11pp. NO/74 Bougainville People Representatives to the seminar at Kieta. Constitutional Committee. Re- Referendum. Resolutions presented to Father J. Momis to be presented to the Constitutional Committee on behalf of the Bougainville People,, Ts., p/c, 1p. NO/75 B. Holloway, Traditional Societies and Local Government, 22 Aug 1973 Aug 1973, Ts., 7pp. NO/76 B. Holloway, Submission to Constitutional Planning Nov 1973 Committee, 2 Nov 1973, Ts., 14pp., on (a) the system of government, executive and legislative; (b) central regional relations. NO/77 Provincial Government,, Ts., 3pp, and Annexure, Ts., 3pp. NO/78 NO/79 NO/80 Poster. The Constitutional Planning Committee has a big problem. How is Papua New Guinea going to be governed? / Members of the Constitutional Planning Committee, PNG Dept of Information and Extension Services, Jan 1973, 1 sheet, d/s, Chart. Legislative Assembly, seating plan naming representatives,, 2pp. Papua New Guinea, Department of the Administrator, Staff Postings as at December 1972, Ts., roneo, 51pp. Jan 1973 Dec 1972 NO/81 NO/82 NO/83 (a) & (b) NO/84 NO/85 NO/86 NO/87 Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings 4 Dec 1972-16 Feb 1973 2. Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 4/12/72, Ts., roneo, pp.1-18 3. Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 5/12/72, Ts., roneo, pp.1-12 3A. Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 5/12/72, Ts., roneo, pp.1-10 & pp.1-6 4. Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 6/12/72, Ts., roneo, pp.1-11 1A. Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 7/12/72, Ts., roneo, pp.1-15, pp.1-10 5. Constitutional Planning Committee, Meeting held 8 Dec 1972, Ts., roneo, 1p. 1. Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 8/12/72, Ts., roneo, pp.1-11 7

NO/88 NO/89 NO/90 NO/91 NO/92 NO/93 NO/94 NO/95 NO/96 Not microfilmed NO/97 NO/98 NO/99 NO/100 NO/101 NO/102 NO/103 NO/104 NO/105 NO/106 NO/107 NO/108 NO/109 6/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.1-8 7/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.9-26 8/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.27-40 9/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.41-50 12/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.51-67a 13/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.68-82 14/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.83-93 15/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.94-109 16/2/73, Ts., roneo, pp.110-127 Constitutional Planning Committee, Record of Proceedings, 14-16/2/73, duplicates. CPC Draft report and recommendations Summary of CPC Draft Report Chapter 4, Citizenship, Ts., roneo, 2pp. CPC Draft Report Chapter 8, Administration of Justice, Ts., roneo, 21pp., and recommendations CPC Draft Report Chapter 9, Financial Control, Ts., roneo, 2pp. CPC Draft Report Chapter 10, Provincial Government, Narrative, Ts., roneo, 12pp. CPC Draft Report Chapter 12, The Public Services, Ts., roneo, 2pp. CPC Draft Report Chapter 13, The Disciplined Forces, Ts., roneo 12pp., and recommendations Papers on the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Bob McKillop, letter to Nigel Oram,, Ms., 3pp., giving outline of DAF structure and staffing in Central District R.F. McKillop, Criteria for Future Agriculture Extension Strategy in Papua New Guinea. A background paper, 3 Oct 1972, Ts., roneo, 10pp. The Development of Village Cattle Projects at Korofegiu A case study,, Ts., roneo, 8pp. Some Questions in Planning and Development in Agriculture,, Ts., roneo, 6pp. Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries,, Ts., roneo, 16pp. What have We to Give What Have They To Take,, Ts., 7pp. Interdepartmental Committee on Adult Education,, Ms., Oct 1972 8

notes, 3pp. Documents on Public Health in PNG NO/110 W.D. Symes (Director of Public Health), Report, 1972 District 1972 Health Officers, Ts., 30pp., bound. NO/111 The District Health Officer,, Ts., roneo, pp. NO/112 W.D. Symes, A Basic Document: District Health Committees, Nov 1971 1971 District Health Officers Conference, 15 Nov 1971, Ts.,4pp. NO/113 Papua New Guinea, Department of Public Health, Policy (c.1972) Document. Leprosy Control, (c.1972), Ts., roneo, 3pp. NO/114 Department of Public Health, National Health Planning, Sep Sep 1972 1972, 28pp., bound. NO/115 ANGAU Memorial Hospital: A Review of Costing & a Proposal for a Hospital Board, SSC No.15/72, Ts., roneo, 5pp., and attachments. 1972 PNG maps and chart. NO/116 Map. Town of Port Moresby showing villages and settlements 1965 correct to approx mid 1965, 1 sheet. (ca1). NO/117 Map. Surveyor General, Dept of Lands, Surveys and Mines, Port Moresby, Arterial Road System,, 1 sheet (A1), 2 copies. NO/118 Chart. Department of Public Works Organisation, n.d,, 1 sheet * * * 9