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About Ron May

Dr Ron May, Emeritus Fellow, Australian National University, attached to the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program. Formerly senior economist with the Reserve Bank, field director of the ANU's New Guinea Research Unit and foundation director of what is now the National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea. Dr May has worked in Papua New Guinea (with a particular interest in East Sepik) continuously since 1969 and published extensively (mostly on politics, but also Kaikai Aniani. He is the author of A Guide to the Bush Foods, Markets and Culinary Arts of Papua New Guinea (1984)).

A Brief History of the Sepik (continued)

01/11/2015 By Ron May

Although the Sepik District became increasingly important as a source of labour – with a corresponding increase in the activities of labour recruiters in uncontrolled areas – no steps were […]

Filed Under: Research, V20 Issue 5

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Touchstones of Culture

The Baining – A Night to Remember Part 2

Murlapaka – A Kaurna Touchstone for the Art Gallery of South Australia

Dr Dolly Guise PhD (1942 – 2022)

Adrienne Kaeppler (1935 – 2022)

Eric Coote (1941 – 2022)

Bark Ladies: Eleven Artists from Yirrkala

ADORNED by nature: Adornment, exchange & myth in the South Seas

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