Where on Earth is Kundiawa?
Joy Benson • PART ONE It’s 5 September 1967 and I’m winging my way to Port Moresby. Having not long completed a year of Midwifery training at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne following...
Articles
Sel Kambang and Andapen
Part TWO • BAKA BINA This story picks up from Part One in the March issue where Baka wrote about when he was in Grade 4 and the school children were being taught a...
A Project to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Independence
Tim Griffiths For some years Tim has been involved in a PNG heritage project. His goal is to celebrate the anniversary of independence with an installation in regional centres of interpretive panels displaying historic...
Australia Awards
Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) are designed to promote knowledge and leadership, and enduring ties between Australia and PNG. The scholarships aim to build a qualified workforce, fill critical human resource gaps, and...
Approaching 50 Years: the challenge of building a national identity in PNG
Theresa Meki Papua New Guinea will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an independent nation in September 2025. This momentous milestone will undoubtedly be marked by jubilant celebrations. However, it also prompts reflection on the...
Personal Recollections of PNG’s 50th Anniversary
Ian Howie-Willis I have reason to remember Tuesday, 16 September 1975, Papua New Guinea’s Independence Day. It was one of the most convivial days of my life, mainly spent rejoicing with old friends in...
Lawyers, Milestones or Millstones for the Rule of Law in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea: a memoir
Part TWO: Paul Munro AM Moving from Part One of this memoir to focus on the topic of Rule of Law, in 1960, as in 2025, no more important icon of sociolegal discipline exists...
UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Papua New Guinea will celebrate 50 years of independence from Australia on 16 September 2025 with a public holiday, but during the year there will be special events commemorating the 50th Anniversary, including diverse...
Memorial News – Rabaul & Montevideo Maru Group
Established in 2009 to represent the interests of the families of the soldiers and civilians captured in Rabaul and the New Guinea Islands after the Japanese invasion in January 1942, and the sinking of...
Vales & Tributes
HOWCROFT | DENOON | HARDY | LOCKLEY | RIDDELL | WEARNE | THURSTON | LEPANI | CHAN HOWCROFT, Neville OBE 2 November 2024 Queensland-born Neville Howcroft joined the Queensland Forestry Department as a trainee...
PNG in the News
American Historical Expert Promotes Historical Literacy for PNG Tourism Dr Brent Glass, former Director of the National Museum of American History and senior advisor to the Smithsonian Institute, made a special visit to the...
Letters & Reviews
BOOK REVIEW Ashurst in PNG: A short history of the law firm Ashurst and its predecessors in Papua New Guinea MICHAEL CHALLINGER This excellent new book, Ashurst in PNG, traces the history of a...
Events Calendar
Chatswood Catch-Up 18 November 2024 Attending the latest PNGAA Catch-Up were Warren Martin, Wendy Smith, Greg Corner, Ros & John Godlee, Steven Gagau, Peter & Lucille Stace and Roy Ranney. It’s an informal social gathering at the Chatswood Bowling...
PNGAA Report
Vision for an Australian-Pacific Cultural and Community Centre It is crucial for Australians to learn about Pacific people and cultures. Acknowledging Australia’s taking PNG to a peaceful independence is very much a significant part...
In memoriam: Emeritus ProfessorMichael Alpers AO, CSM, FRS, FAA
Gregory Leech & Kylee Andersen, WA On a bright sunny morning, a memorial service took place in the spacious West Chapel at Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia, for a truly pioneering scientist and compassionate humanitarian,...
