Black, White and Gold: Goldmining in Papua New Guinea, 1878-1930

Australian
goldminers were among the first white men to have sustained contact with
Papua New Guineans. Some Papua New Guineans welcomed them, worked for them,
traded with them and learnt their skills and soon were mining on their own
account. Others met them with hostility, either by direct confrontation or by
stealthy ambush. Many