The colonies of German New Guinea (GNG) and British New Guinea (BNG; from 1906 the Territory of Papua) experienced different paths of development due to the virtually opposite decisions made regarding commercial activities. The establishment of these colonies in the 19th century, and all of the major events and decisions relating to them up to 1914, were based on solely commercial motivations. This thesis examines the circumstances leading to the founding of GNG and BNG. It analyses the impact of government decisions and the growth of capitalist enterprises in East New Guinea during its first 30 years (1884–1914). This thesis argues that both the German and British governments were reluctant to become involved in colonisation. In the context of the political pressures prevailing in Berlin and London respectively, both governments succumbed but insisted that the cost of administering and developing the colonies was to be borne by others. The establishment costs of GNG were accepted by the Neu Guinea Compagnie (NGC) until 1899. It was a haphazard and experimental undertaking which was expensive financially and in human life. When the German government assumed administrative and financial control in 1899 the development of GNG had generally progressed in line with Chancellor Bismarck’s view that Germany’s colonies should be treated as economic enterprises. This was despite the bureaucratic form of government NGC had established. In contrast, there were claims that BNG was to be established on defence strategic requirements and to protect the indigenous Papuan population from non-British influences. This was fallacious posturing by the Australian colonies in order to attain control over the entire eastern sector of New Guinea and adjacent islands. The objective of the Queensland sugar planters was to procure cheap labour and for Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria to prevent the setting up of competitive agricultural industries. After Britain acquired southeast New Guinea, and the recruitment of Papuan and Melanesian labour into Australia had been outlawed, BNG was left to the gold prospectors, with no sustainable plantation industry taking place until Australia assumed administrative control over the Territory in 1907. Neither colony had any military significance. Both colonies shared a common European morality in administration. By 1914 GNG had become a commercially viable enterprise; BNG, now Papua, had failed to take advantage of the 1902–1912 boom in tropical produce. Given their similar size and geography, the economic performance of the two colonies should also have been similar. That this did not occur is beyond dispute. / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of History and Politics, 2008

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Papua New Guinea. / Title from abstract screen (viewed May 24, 2004). Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-235).

Thesis (doctoral)--Australian National University, 1995. / Title from screen.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Waikato, 2007. / Title from PDF cover (viewed March 6, 2008) Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-183)

As populações de aves antárticas têm sido estudadas e consideradas indicadoras da qualidade do ecossistema marinho, especialmente dos oceanos do sul, ao longo dos últimos 50 anos. Existem cerca de 40 espécies de aves marinhas que se reproduzem em áreas descobertas de gelo. Dentre as aves marinhas antárticas, os pinguins são os que têm a maior representatividade ecológica e são considerados espécies sentinelas para o estudo das mudanças ambientais nesse continente. Esses animais representam 90% da biomassa de aves nos oceanos do sul, e suas colônias estão distribuídas nas ilhas antárticas e subantárticas bem como sobre o Continente Antártico. Há três espécies de pigoscelídeos mais representativos desta biomassa, são eles: Pygoscelis papua (Pinguim gentoo), Pygoscelis adeliae (Pinguim-de-adélia) e Pygoscelis antarcticus (Pinguim-de-barbicha). Os pinguins antárticos estão entre as aves de menor contato com humanos, o que os torna possíveis indicadores da presença natural de genes de resistência a antimicrobianos na microbiota intestinal de aves e no ambiente. O objetivo desta dissertação foi avaliar a presença de resistência a antimicrobianos na microbiota intestinal de P. antarcticus e de P. papua, e compará-las à microbiota de Spheniscus magellanicus (pinguins-de-magalhães). Os S. magellanicus habitam a Argentina, Chile e Ilhas Malvinas, locais em que há variadas atividades humanas. Foram coletadas amostras de fezes aparentemente frescas de 46 pinguins P.antarcticus e de 12 pinguins P. papua, nas suas respectivas colônias na Ilha Elefante, em dezembro de 2014. De S. magellanicus foram coletadas, com auxílio de suabes cloacais, amostras de 19 indivíduos, encontrados na costa norte do Rio Grande do Sul, de Quintão a Torres, durante os meses de inverno de 2015 e de 2016. As amostras de microbiota dos pinguins foram cultivadas em ágar LB e os isolados bacterianos foram triados para os seguintes antimicrobianos: eritromicina (≥ 8μg/mL), estreptomicina (≥ 2.000 μg/mL), tetraciclina (≥ 16 μg/mL) e vancomicina (≥ 32 μg/mL). Em 10 amostras de P. antarcticus e em 15 amostras de S. magellanicus foram identificadas bactérias resistentes a pelo menos um dos antimicrobianos testados. Todas as amostras de P. papua foram sensíveis a esses antimicrobianos. As espécies dos isolados resistentes foram identificadas pelo sequenciamento do rRNA 16S, que revelou sete gêneros, sendo os mais recorrentes Enterococcus sp. e Staphylococcus sp. Esses isolados resistentes também foram triados para a presença de genes de resistência aos antimicrobianos. O tet(M) foi mais abundante em S. magellanicus (5) do que em P. antarcticus (3), ao passo que o int e van(B) foram identificados somente em P. antarcticus (três e um, respectivamente). O gene erm(B) não foi encontrado em nenhum dos isolados. Uma vez que a fração não cultivável das fezes também pode apresentar genes de resistência, foi realizada a extração do DNA das fezes de pinguins antárticos para obtermos DNA de todos os micro-organismos presentes. Os genes mais recorrentes nas amostras de DNA total das fezes de P. antarcticus e P. papua foram, respectivamente, int (5 e 7), seguido de tet(M) (1 e 5). O van(B) foi encontrado em amostras das duas espécies de pinguins, enquanto que o erm(B) foi encontrado somente nas amostras de P. papua. De acordo com esses resultados, houve mais resistência a antimicrobianos na fração cultivável da microbiota de pinguins-de-magalhães do que em pinguins antárticos. Na fração não-cultivável, foram encontrados mais genes de resistência nas amostras de P. papua do que de P. antarcticus. / Antarctic seabird populations have been studied as bioindicators of the nature variability in the Southern Ocean marine ecosystems over the last 50 years. Among the Antarctic seabirds, the most representative species are penguins; they represent 90% of total biomass of birds in the Southern Ocean, and are considered sentinels for environmental changes in the Antarctic region. Pygoscelis antarcticus and P. papua are the most prevalent species in Antarctida. Because they remain among the wild birds with least contact with humans, their microbiota may serve as indicators of antimicrobial resistance in the environment. The aim of this work was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance present in the microbiota of P. antarcticus and P. papua, and compare it with the microbiota of Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanicus penguins). Magellanicus penguins inhabit Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands, and therefore have more contact with humans. We have collected samples of apparently fresh feces from P. antarcticus (n = 46) and from P. papua (n = 12) in their respective colonies located in the Elephant Island in December 2014. From S. magellanicus, we have collected cloacal swabs (n = 19) from specimens found in the northern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, from Quintão to Torres, during the winter months of 2015 and 2016. All samples were evaluated for the presence of resistant bacteria to the following antimicrobials: erythromycin (≥ 8μg/mL), streptomycin (≥ 2.000 μg/mL), tetracycline ( ≥ 16 μg/mL) and vancomycin (32 μg/mL). We have isolated resistant bacteria from 10 samples of P. antarcticus and from 15 samples of S. magellanicus; there was no bacterial growth in the presence of any of these antimicrobials from samples of P. papua feces. The species of resistant bacteria were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing: among the 7 genera identified, the most frequent were Enterococcus sp. and Staphylococcus sp. Resistant bacteria were screened for the resistance genes ermB, tet(M), int and van(B). tet(M) was more frequent in S. magellanicus (5) than in P. antarcticus (3), while int and van(B) were identified only in P. antarcticus (3 and 1, respectively). The erm(B) gene was not identified in any isolate. Considering that the non-cultivable fraction from feces can also harbor resistance genes, we extracted DNA from feces of the Antarctic penguins in a attempt to obtain DNA from all micro-organisms of their microbiota. The most abundant genes present in the microbiota of P. antarcticus and P. papua were, respectively: int (5 and 7) and tet (M) (1 and 5). The van(B) gene was found in one sample of each species, while erm(B) was found in only one sample of P. papua. According to our results, antimicrobial resistance is more frequent in the cultivable microbiota of S. magellanicus than of P. antarcticus. In the non-cultivable fraction, resistance genes were more frequent in samples from P. papua than from P. antarcticus.

As populações de aves antárticas têm sido estudadas e consideradas indicadoras da qualidade do ecossistema marinho, especialmente dos oceanos do sul, ao longo dos últimos 50 anos. Existem cerca de 40 espécies de aves marinhas que se reproduzem em áreas descobertas de gelo. Dentre as aves marinhas antárticas, os pinguins são os que têm a maior representatividade ecológica e são considerados espécies sentinelas para o estudo das mudanças ambientais nesse continente. Esses animais representam 90% da biomassa de aves nos oceanos do sul, e suas colônias estão distribuídas nas ilhas antárticas e subantárticas bem como sobre o Continente Antártico. Há três espécies de pigoscelídeos mais representativos desta biomassa, são eles: Pygoscelis papua (Pinguim gentoo), Pygoscelis adeliae (Pinguim-de-adélia) e Pygoscelis antarcticus (Pinguim-de-barbicha). Os pinguins antárticos estão entre as aves de menor contato com humanos, o que os torna possíveis indicadores da presença natural de genes de resistência a antimicrobianos na microbiota intestinal de aves e no ambiente. O objetivo desta dissertação foi avaliar a presença de resistência a antimicrobianos na microbiota intestinal de P. antarcticus e de P. papua, e compará-las à microbiota de Spheniscus magellanicus (pinguins-de-magalhães). Os S. magellanicus habitam a Argentina, Chile e Ilhas Malvinas, locais em que há variadas atividades humanas. Foram coletadas amostras de fezes aparentemente frescas de 46 pinguins P.antarcticus e de 12 pinguins P. papua, nas suas respectivas colônias na Ilha Elefante, em dezembro de 2014. De S. magellanicus foram coletadas, com auxílio de suabes cloacais, amostras de 19 indivíduos, encontrados na costa norte do Rio Grande do Sul, de Quintão a Torres, durante os meses de inverno de 2015 e de 2016. As amostras de microbiota dos pinguins foram cultivadas em ágar LB e os isolados bacterianos foram triados para os seguintes antimicrobianos: eritromicina (≥ 8μg/mL), estreptomicina (≥ 2.000 μg/mL), tetraciclina (≥ 16 μg/mL) e vancomicina (≥ 32 μg/mL). Em 10 amostras de P. antarcticus e em 15 amostras de S. magellanicus foram identificadas bactérias resistentes a pelo menos um dos antimicrobianos testados. Todas as amostras de P. papua foram sensíveis a esses antimicrobianos. As espécies dos isolados resistentes foram identificadas pelo sequenciamento do rRNA 16S, que revelou sete gêneros, sendo os mais recorrentes Enterococcus sp. e Staphylococcus sp. Esses isolados resistentes também foram triados para a presença de genes de resistência aos antimicrobianos. O tet(M) foi mais abundante em S. magellanicus (5) do que em P. antarcticus (3), ao passo que o int e van(B) foram identificados somente em P. antarcticus (três e um, respectivamente). O gene erm(B) não foi encontrado em nenhum dos isolados. Uma vez que a fração não cultivável das fezes também pode apresentar genes de resistência, foi realizada a extração do DNA das fezes de pinguins antárticos para obtermos DNA de todos os micro-organismos presentes. Os genes mais recorrentes nas amostras de DNA total das fezes de P. antarcticus e P. papua foram, respectivamente, int (5 e 7), seguido de tet(M) (1 e 5). O van(B) foi encontrado em amostras das duas espécies de pinguins, enquanto que o erm(B) foi encontrado somente nas amostras de P. papua. De acordo com esses resultados, houve mais resistência a antimicrobianos na fração cultivável da microbiota de pinguins-de-magalhães do que em pinguins antárticos. Na fração não-cultivável, foram encontrados mais genes de resistência nas amostras de P. papua do que de P. antarcticus. / Antarctic seabird populations have been studied as bioindicators of the nature variability in the Southern Ocean marine ecosystems over the last 50 years. Among the Antarctic seabirds, the most representative species are penguins; they represent 90% of total biomass of birds in the Southern Ocean, and are considered sentinels for environmental changes in the Antarctic region. Pygoscelis antarcticus and P. papua are the most prevalent species in Antarctida. Because they remain among the wild birds with least contact with humans, their microbiota may serve as indicators of antimicrobial resistance in the environment. The aim of this work was to evaluate the antimicrobial resistance present in the microbiota of P. antarcticus and P. papua, and compare it with the microbiota of Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanicus penguins). Magellanicus penguins inhabit Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands, and therefore have more contact with humans. We have collected samples of apparently fresh feces from P. antarcticus (n = 46) and from P. papua (n = 12) in their respective colonies located in the Elephant Island in December 2014. From S. magellanicus, we have collected cloacal swabs (n = 19) from specimens found in the northern coast of Rio Grande do Sul, from Quintão to Torres, during the winter months of 2015 and 2016. All samples were evaluated for the presence of resistant bacteria to the following antimicrobials: erythromycin (≥ 8μg/mL), streptomycin (≥ 2.000 μg/mL), tetracycline ( ≥ 16 μg/mL) and vancomycin (32 μg/mL). We have isolated resistant bacteria from 10 samples of P. antarcticus and from 15 samples of S. magellanicus; there was no bacterial growth in the presence of any of these antimicrobials from samples of P. papua feces. The species of resistant bacteria were identified by 16S rRNA sequencing: among the 7 genera identified, the most frequent were Enterococcus sp. and Staphylococcus sp. Resistant bacteria were screened for the resistance genes ermB, tet(M), int and van(B). tet(M) was more frequent in S. magellanicus (5) than in P. antarcticus (3), while int and van(B) were identified only in P. antarcticus (3 and 1, respectively). The erm(B) gene was not identified in any isolate. Considering that the non-cultivable fraction from feces can also harbor resistance genes, we extracted DNA from feces of the Antarctic penguins in a attempt to obtain DNA from all micro-organisms of their microbiota. The most abundant genes present in the microbiota of P. antarcticus and P. papua were, respectively: int (5 and 7) and tet (M) (1 and 5). The van(B) gene was found in one sample of each species, while erm(B) was found in only one sample of P. papua. According to our results, antimicrobial resistance is more frequent in the cultivable microbiota of S. magellanicus than of P. antarcticus. In the non-cultivable fraction, resistance genes were more frequent in samples from P. papua than from P. antarcticus.

Located amid tropical rainforest, in an upper tributary of the Sepik River, the Frieda River area is home to one of the biggest undeveloped gold and copper deposits in the Pacific. Exploration of Frieda's rich deposits has been ongoing since it began in 1969, bringing together unlikely partners in a process of preparing for a large-scale resource extraction project. This thesis offers an ethnographic account of stakeholder relations as they were unfolding at Frieda over forty years after the first company arrived on the banks of the River. It presents the key stakeholders of the Frieda River Project as outcomes of relations which produced them, emergent from an interplay between prescribed roles and expectations of responsibilities, and on the ground activities of forming and negotiating social relations. Through an ethnographic study of the Payamo it describes a process through which the Frieda River Project's local stakeholders mobilized a range of complex and contested relations to turn Frieda's rich deposits into development, and to make the mine at Frieda happen. This study provides an ethnographic insight into complex and contested processes of planning for a resource extraction project as they were actually taking place. It proposes an analytical framework of looking at a mine as a social relation and argues that although it might not yet have the appearance which would make it visible to the company and the government, from the perspective of its indigenous stakeholders the Frieda River Mine is already happening, but it has not yet revealed itself.

This thesis explores the part gambling plays in an urban setting in Highland Papua New Guinea. Gambling did not exist in (what is now) Goroka Town before European contact, nor Papua New Guinea more broadly, but when I conducted fieldwork in 2009-2010 it was an inescapable part of everyday life. One card game proliferated into a multitude of games for different situations and participants, and was supplemented with slot machines, sports betting, darts, and bingo and lottery games. One could well imagine gambling becoming popular in societies new to it, especially coming on the back of money, wage-work and towns. Yet the popularity of gambling in the region is surprising to social scientists because the peoples now so enamoured by gambling are famous for their love of competitively giving things away, not competing for them. Gambling spread while gifting remained a central part of the way people did transactions. This thesis resists juxtaposing gifting and selfish acquisition. It shows how their opposition is false; that gambling is instead a new analytic technique for manipulating the value of gifts and acquisitions alike, through the medium of money. Too often gambling takes a familiar form in analyses: as the sharp end of capitalism, or the benign, chance-led redistributor of wealth in egalitarian societies. The thesis builds an ethnographic understanding of gambling, and uses it to interrogate theories of gambling, money, and Melanesian anthropology. In so doing, the thesis speaks to a trend in Melanesian anthropology to debate whether monetisation and urbanisation has brought about a radical split in peoples' understandings of the world. Dealing with some of the most starkly ‘modern' material I find a process of inclusive indigenous materialism that consumes the old and the new alike, turning them into a model for action in a dynamic money-led world.

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The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effect that the Catholic Diocese of Aitape in the Sandaun Province of Papua New Guinea, and by implication, the Catholic Church, has had on the lives of women, as assessed by women of the Diocese themselves. Much research has been done into how women can be, and/or become, empowered through development project approaches and through the agency of development agencies and people. Many such projects have been relatively short lived and have also been sector specific. If such projects are seen to have an impact upon the lives of women, a long standing institution such as the Catholic Diocese of Aitape which has such a great influence on the lives of the people living within the Diocese could also be expected to have an impact upon the lives of women. Women reflecting upon their own lives and the lives of their mothers and grandmothers and what differences there are and how the Diocese/Church has contributed to these changes has provided the data for analysis within this thesis. Based upon the reflections of women, selected as being representative of the women of the Diocese, the Diocese and the Catholic Church have indeed contributed to a degree of empowerment for women that these women may not have otherwise achieved within contemporary Papua New Guinea society. The various teaching, policies and practices of the Diocese and the Church have enabled a greater freedom of association, movement and opportunity for women to individually and collectively become empowered to some degree. The patriarchal nature of the Church hierarchy and the interaction between the Church and the Diocese however remains a barrier to true gender equality across all aspects of the Diocese and Church. While this remains so, increasing localisation of the Church within Melanesian society may well mean that gains made by women through the agency of the Catholic Diocese of Aitape, need to be defended from erosion by a more Melanesian version of that same Diocese. [Appendix 4 : STK THR 262.3093 D718]