This exhibition is on at the National Library of Australia in Canberra until 8 March 2021. Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) is one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, best known for her striking wildflower paintings but...
75th anniversary service at the Australian War Memorial today. This service commemorated the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on HMS Glory near Rabaul on 6 September 1945. On that day General Hitoshi Imamura,...
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia invites you to attend a luncheon in Canberra on Sunday 6 September 2020 at 1pm marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific. There will also...
The book ‘Taim Bilong Masta‘ : the Australian involvement with Papua New Guinea by Hank Nelson is accessible through ANU’s Open Research Repository and available for download. If you are looking for a book...
THE 69th Annual General Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Inc, scheduled to be held in Sydney on Sunday, 3 May 2020, has been postponed until further notice. This is in...
With the sinking of the MONTEVIDEO MARU – Australia suffered the greatest single tragedy of the war in the Pacific.
The fate of those who had embarked at Rabaul on the Japanese Naval auxiliary transport on the 22 Jun 1942, remained a mystery for
P O S T P O N E D In the interests of the health of possible attendees and the community at large, the Committee has decided to postpone PNGAA Events for the moment....
It’s a privilege to be part of this association, part of this executive team (committee and sub-committees)—and to be entrusted with this role. I’m in awe of the personal blood, sweat and tears that...
THE PNGAA fills an important role for Australians and Papua New Guineans, whose life has been significantly touched by PNG. Our network of volunteers and the social support it offers are unique and, at...
You are invited to suggest a new name for the quarterly journal of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Inc. (PNGAA) Your PNGAA committee is acting on popular member sentiment to refresh our...
Hello everyone, I have been in the job of Archivist of the PNGAA Collection since the end of August 2019. The lovely Murrough Benson, our Treasurer, took me through the ropes and showed me...
The people of Bougainville have voted overwhelmingly in favour of becoming independent from Papua New Guinea. 97% of the Bougainville population endorsed the vote promised as part of a 2001 peace agreement to end...
Small Steps Along the Way by Paul Oates, independently published, 2019, 241 pages, ISBN: 9781707077939, available from Amazon.com, $AU22.03, including postage Phil Fitzpatrick recently had the pleasure of editing a new book by Paul...
The NSW Department of Education has paid tribute to a unique group of former teachers who served our country during the Vietnam War period. (L-R) Christopher Charles, Director, School Operations and Performance, Ken Boston,...
The Pacific Islands Monthly Magazine (PIM) was a brave publication started in The Great Depression that over the following 70 years became the ‘Pacific Bible’. Now Bob Lawrence, an ABC News Journalist who was...
