James Lindsay Taylor (25 January 1901[1] – 28 June 1987) was an Australian born, Papua New Guinean explorer. He is most noted for leading patrols (explorations) into the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1930s. In particular the 1933 patrol in the Wahgi Valley with the brothers Dan and Mick Leahy and surveyor Ken Spinks;[2] and for the Hagen-Sepik patrol with John Black in 1938–39.
Following the war Taylor married and settled at Goroka in the highlands.
Jim Taylor had two daughters and an adopted son. His daughter Meg Taylor was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington DC during 1989–1994, and in 2014 was appointed as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum.
taylor, explorer, james, lindsay, taylor, january, 1901, june, 1987, australian, born, papua, guinean, explorer, most, noted, leading, patrols, explorations, into, highlands, papua, guinea, 1930s, particular, 1933, patrol, wahgi, valley, with, brothers, mick, . James Lindsay Taylor 25 January 1901 1 28 June 1987 was an Australian born Papua New Guinean explorer He is most noted for leading patrols explorations into the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1930s In particular the 1933 patrol in the Wahgi Valley with the brothers Dan and Mick Leahy and surveyor Ken Spinks 2 and for the Hagen Sepik patrol with John Black in 1938 39 Taylor enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in March 1917 aged 16 and served with the 34th Battalion in France where he was gassed and wounded He also served in the Second World War in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit ANGAU reaching the rank of Major Following the war Taylor married and settled at Goroka in the highlands Jim Taylor had two daughters and an adopted son His daughter Meg Taylor was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States Mexico and Canada in Washington DC during 1989 1994 and in 2014 was appointed as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Notes edit Gammage p 7 Argus 1933References editGammage Bill 1998 The Sky Travellers Journeys in New Guinea 1938 1939 Melbourne Melbourne University Press ISBN 0 522 84827 3 Hastings Peter Sydney Morning Herald Obituary 4 July 1987 The Argus Discoveries in New Guinea 27 December 1933 External links editNational Library Australia http nla gov au nla ms ms9218 1933 Argus Article http nla gov au nla news article11724180 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Taylor explorer amp oldid 1066806507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
