Howlett, Diana R.2015-10-082015-10-08b1014487http://hdl.handle.net/1885/15816The aim of this research has been to make a study of the social geography of the Goroka Valley, with particular reference to the developments of the period 1950-60. During this period, with the opening of the Valley to European settlement, many profound changes have taken place in the Valley. The traditional pattern of native life has been broadened - many clans now operate on a semi-commercial basis, and with the establishment of schools and local government councils social and political changes are contributing to the emergence of a new order. The European community has steadily increased in size, and has been responsible for the development of coffee plantations, the growth of a township with a population of almost 500, the construction of roads and airfields, the establishment of light industries, and the extension of social services. The intention here has been to produce a regional study of the Goroka Valley - to this end the physical environment and 'historical' background are described by way of introduction to an examination of the geographically significant events of the 1950s. (First paragraph of preface.)1 v. : illus, maps (5 fold. in pocket)enGoroka ValleyNew Guinealand usedevelopmentLand useEthnology196210.25911/5d70ed4415be12015-09-14