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Richard Archbold's New Guinea Expeditions (1933–1956)

Richard Archbold's New Guinea Expeditions (1933–1956)

  2. First New Guinea expedition begins at Port Moresby

    Labels: First Archbold, Port Moresby

  3. Leonard Brass joins first expedition team

    Labels: Leonard J, Botany

  4. First expedition shifts to Yule Island and Mt. Albert Edward

    Labels: Yule Island, Mount Albert

  5. First expedition’s second leg starts in the Daru region

    Labels: Daru region, Second leg

  6. Second expedition begins; amphibious aircraft introduced

    Labels: Second Archbold, Amphibious aircraft

  7. Storm capsizes aircraft; expedition adapts via Fly River route

    Labels: Fly River, Aircraft capsize

  8. Third expedition preparations start with Java negotiations

    Labels: Third Archbold, Java negotiations

  9. Third expedition establishes Hollandia base camp

    Labels: Hollandia Jayapura, Coastal base

  10. Guba II arrives, enabling deeper inland logistics

    Labels: Guba II, Expedition aircraft

  11. Lake Habbema inland camp fully established

    Labels: Lake Habbema, Inland camp

  12. Third expedition departs New Guinea, concluding prewar phase

    Labels: Third Archbold, Prewar phase

  13. Archbold founds Archbold Biological Station in Florida

    Labels: Archbold Biological, Red Hill

  14. Fourth expedition launches to Eastern Papua and islands

    Labels: Fourth Archbold, D Entrecasteaux

  15. Fourth expedition reaches Mount Dayman peak

    Labels: Mount Dayman, High-elevation collecting

  17. Fifth expedition returns, closing 1933–1956 storyline

    Labels: Fifth Archbold, Expedition closure