Enlarged photographs of unknown New Guinea

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

Scope and Content

Five loose black and white prints, presented to Sir Harry Wilson by Lieutenant E W Pearson Chinnery F.R.C.S.

Administrative / Biographical History

Ernest William Chinnery appears in Colonial Office records for Papua from 1911, when he was a patrol officer, until 1920 when he was Resident Magistrate, Delta Division.

Access Information

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Note

Includes index.

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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Very murky images with much scratching and some staining.

Additional Information

This collection level description was entered by WS using information from the original typescript catalogue.

Chinnery, Ernest William Pearson, 1887-1972, anthropologist