Fonds G2 - Correspondence files relating to the German administration of the Island Territory ('Inselgebiet')

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G2

Title

Correspondence files relating to the German administration of the Island Territory ('Inselgebiet')

Date(s)

  • 01 Jan 1911 - 31 Dec 1914 (Creation)

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Fonds

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0.44 metres held in NSW 0.52 metres held in SA 0.9 metres held in VIC 0.18 metres held in WA

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Archival history

Original files were returned to Papua New Guinea. Before returning to PNG the records were copied onto microfilm. In 2018, the microfilm was digitised and uploaded to the RecordSearch entries for each microfilm entry.

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Scope and content

This series is in German only. No English translation is available. The files in this series cover a wide variety of topics relating to the German administration of the Island Territory ('Inselgebiet'). This covered the Caroline, Mariana and Marshall Islands. Material relating to the mainland appears to have been left in New Guinea and destroyed during the Japanese invasion.

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Accruals

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National Archives of Australia

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      This description was automatically translated with the help of www.DeepL.com. Translation errors are possible. Please note that the document itself has not been translated.

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      Paper files and documents

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