| Editor | R.W. Robson |
|---|---|
| Founder | Robert William Robson |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Final issue | 2000 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0030-8722 (print) 1563-5759 (web) |
Pacific Islands Monthly, commonly referred to as "PIM", was a magazine founded in 1930 in Sydney by New Zealand born journalist R.W. Robson.
Pacific Islands Monthly was started in Sydney in 1930.[1] The first issue ran in August 1930.[1] It consisted of 12 pages and was in the format of a newspaper. The following year it was presented in magazine format.[2] Its founder Robert William Robson, who was originally from New Zealand, moved to Sydney, Australia during World War I.[3] The journalists for the magazine were said to be some of the Pacific's most respected.[4]
During the 1940s the magazine included advertisements for W. R. Carpenter & Co.[5]
The magazine ran for approximately 70 years with the first issue on 16 August 1930 and the last issue on 1 June 2000.[6]
Pacific Islands Monthly (1931-2000) has been digitised, and is now freely available online through Trove.[7]