Pacific Islands Monthly

Pacific Islands Monthly, commonly referred to as "PIM", was a magazine founded in 1930 in Sydney by New Zealand born journalist R.W. Robson.

Background
Pacific Islands Monthly was started in Sydney in 1930. The first issue ran in August 1930. It consisted of 12 pages and was in the format of a newspaper. The following year it was presented in magazine format. Its founder Robert William Robson, who was originally from New Zealand, moved to Sydney, Australia during World War I. The journalists for the magazine were said to be some of the Pacific's most respected.

During the 1940s the magazine included advertisements for W. R. Carpenter & Co.

The magazine ran for approximately 70 years with the first issue on 16 August 1930 and the last issue on 1 June 2000.

Pacific Islands Monthly (1931–2000) has been digitised, and is now freely available online through Trove.