. ▁ ▁Ind er ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁for ▁ABC ▁News , ▁based ▁in ▁Port ▁M ores by , ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁Pap ua ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Later ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Publications , ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁publish er ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁F iji ▁Times ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁Month ly ▁( PI M ), ▁a ▁publication ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁Robert ▁William ▁" Rob bie " ▁Rob son ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁P IM ▁became ▁popular ▁with ▁univers ities ▁world wide ▁for ▁their ▁Pacific ▁Island ▁studies ▁collections , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁business people ▁and ▁far mers ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Ind er ▁and ▁his ▁colle ague , ▁Jud y ▁T ud or , ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁co - edit ors ▁of ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁Month ly ▁( PI M ) ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁editor ▁of ▁P IM ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁until ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁P IM ▁increased ▁in ▁popular ity , ▁leading ▁to ▁more ▁letters ▁and ▁guests ▁at ▁the ▁news room ▁in ▁Sydney ▁than ▁the ▁staff ▁could ▁keep ▁up ▁with . ▁In ▁response , ▁Ind er ▁and ▁Rob son ▁instit uted ▁a ▁policy ▁allowing ▁visitors ▁only ▁on ▁Th urs day . ▁ ▁Rob son ▁later ▁sold ▁the