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Author: Deery, Claire × Type: Honours thesis × Subject: Australia ×

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    A new deal for the territories?: The abolition of the indentured labour system in colonial Papua and New Guinea
    Deery, Claire ( 2014)
    On 15 October 1945, the Australian Minister for External Territories, Eddie Ward, announced the immediate cancellation of all indentured labour contracts in the Australian colonies of Papua and New Guinea. Almost all of the 32,000 Papuan and New Guineans under employment contracts put down their tools and returned to their villages.1 Massive post-war reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts came to an immediate halt and expatriateowned plantations could no longer function. While the abruptness of Ward’s proclamation shocked supporters and opponents of the system, the proposal was by no means new. (From introduction)