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Melarikan Diri dari Tempat Pemboeangan

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Title
Melarikan Diri dari Tempat Pemboeangan
Subject
Indonesia--History
Queensland--History
Dutch East Indies
Category
2. National boundaries
Author
Sendojo
Publisher
Sinar Deli
Keywords
Boven Digoel
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference
1929 – 1930
Date
March 6, 1930
Country of origin
Indonesia
Language
Indonesian
Physical format
Newspapers
Abstract
Escapees from Boven Digoel left an account of their journey across the Fly River in 1929. These men, Sendojo, Diposoekarno, Koesmeni and D. Abdoerachman, encountered Papuans who, despite their reputation for ferocity, left them unharmed. After island-hopping into Queensland territory, they were arrested when trying to get work. After a month in gaol in Queensland, they were handed over to Dutch authorities from Maluku, where they remained imprisoned in 1930, when they were able to get their story as a way of publicising the oppressive nature of Boven Digoel.
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Melarikan Diri dari Tempat Pemboeangan