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Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, located within the rim of an active volcano, has been the scene of many triumphs and tragedies. In the steaming tropics, with rich volcanic soils and high-yield crops such as coconuts (copra) and tobacco, labour had to be imported; disease and difficult living conditions went with the job. Chinese were brought into New Guinea in large numbers only to die from sickness, and violence during the Japanese invasion of the Second World War. A major volcanic eruption in the 1990s destroyed the town and many of the records about its inhabitants. This is about an industrious people coping in arduous circumstances.
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- PublisherCopyRight Publishing
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1876344962
- ISBN 13 9781876344962
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages335
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Needed - But Not Wanted. Chinese in Rabaul 1884-1960.
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CopyRight Publishing, Brisbane
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ISBN 10: 1876344962
ISBN 13: 9781876344962
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. xv, 336pp, index, endnotes, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or boards. SIGNED by author on title page otherwise as new. The Chinese were brought into New Guinea in large numbers only to die from sickness, and later violence during the Japanese invasion of WWII. The story of an industrious people coping in arduous conditions. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 052143
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