Help Wanted

Does anyone have knowledge of or the contact details for Mr Denholm, who was headmaster at Goroka Primary in the mid-seventies?

If so, please contact Dave Lornie at email postbuka@gmail.com and/or Andrea Williams on mobile: 0409 031 889 / Email: coordinator@pngaa.net 
Dave Lornie/Andrea Williams

Call Out from The Guardian

Melbourne-based journalist Prianka Srinivasan, attached to The Guardian, is working on a special feature to mark the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence, reflecting on the legacy of that moment and the people who witnessed it firsthand.

Prianka is reaching out to PNGAA members who were in Papua New Guinea around the time of independence in 1975.

She is particularly interested in speaking with Australians who lived or worked in PNG at the time and can offer personal insight into that historic transition.

If you would like to share your recollections with Prianka, please contact her via email at prianka@prianka.site or by mobile at 0410 012 457.

A Memory of Sir Julius Chan

The article on the Late Sir Julius Chan in the recent PNG Kundu reminded me of when I first went to PNG in 1961 as a Cadet Patrol Officer. We were housed in the old Qantas Mess at Konedobu. I took a photo (right) of some of the other CPOs which included a young Julius Chan at right, which might be of interest to PNGAA members.

Peter Worsley

Research Help

I am researching my grandmother, Amy Lumley (Melville, Hicks) who lived on Woodlark Island, Samarai and Teava Village or Tillage, from 1899 to 1950. I believe that a Chief Touawala presented her with his hereditary armband in gratitude for something she did for him. Grandma donated it to the Port Moresby Museum.

I would like to get a photo of the armband, if possible, and any information on Grandma that is available.

I am also looking for information on the murder of a Mr James Penny, which happened sometime between 1900 and 1910. I have searched Trove but can’t find anything.

I would appreciate any help that is available. Thanking you.
Melody Pollard, (E) melannpoll@gmail.com