A review of volcanic activity in the Territory of Papua-New Guinea, and the Solomon and New Hebrides Islands, 1951-53. Observations are recorded for each of the individual localities under review.

In March, 1953, the writer received a report concerning increased volcanic activity at Manam Island. Subsequently, the writer proceeded to Manam in order to investigate these reports. This report gives an account of the investigation and its findings. The structure of the island, volcanic activity, seismic activity, and the rock types encountered, are discussed.

The Plate Tectonics education resource comprises; <li>56 page booklet including the concepts behind plate tectonics, the internal structure of Earth, three types of plate boundaries, evidence in support of plate tectonics such as palaeomagnetism, and examples of plate tectonics' importance</li> <li>5 reproducible student activities</li> <li>suggested answers</li> The booklet reviews the nature of Earth's outer layers and how they interact to create moving continents, mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes. Activities cover key concepts of plate tectonic theory. Suitable for secondary level Years 7-12

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This report provides a summary of volcanic activity in the volcanic centres of New Guinea for the year 1951. Extended descriptions are given of ongoing investigations and the volcanological observations made at Rabaul, Mt. Lamington, and other significant volcanoes.

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Mount Langla is one of a group of volcanoes which lies on the western end of the island of New Britain. The 3,800 feet cone is on the eastern flank of the ancient volcano, Mount Talawe and is almost due south of the wartime Gloucester airstrip. The original report concerning the signs of increasing activity was made by Father McSweeney of the Kalingi Catholic Mission. Father McSweeney was returning from a trip along the north coast on 12th May, when he noticed condensed steam rising from a new location on the summit of Mount Langla. On a visit to Borgen Bay on 30th May he saw gas bubbles in the sea close to the shoreline adjacent to the small conical hill which lies on the western side of the Bay. At the request of the Government Secretary the writer left Popondetta and flew to Lae on 18th June, and left by trawler the same day to arrive at Kalingi on 20th June. An inspection of the volcano confirmed the recent nature of the increase in gas emission and revealed a number of phenomena which are usually identified as pre-eruption conditions.

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