New Guinea diary [manuscript]. 1942.

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New Guinea diary [manuscript]. 1942.

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Diary entitled "New Guinea diary" kept by the Australian war correspondent George H. Johnston which gives a day by day account leading to the Japanese occupation of New Guinea and the imposition of martial law in Papua and New Guinea. This diary is an historical document as well as a personal record of the author.

1 v. (2 cm.).

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Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970

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Novelist and journalist. During World War II he was one of Australia's leading war correspondents. In 1947 he married Charmain Clift and together they wrote many successful novels, short stories and television scripts. The couple spent 10 years on the Greek island of Hydra before returning to Australia in 1964. His best known novels are My Brother Jack (1964) and Clean straw for nothing (1969). From the description of Literary drafts [manuscript]. 1951-1970. (Libraries Australia). Wo...