Chatswood networking meeting 19 May 2025
We had the best turnout – seventeen – to date at our quarterly PNGAA Networking meeting in May. In attendance were Mike Sandy, Linda Babao, Andrea Williams, Ross & Pat Johnson, Paul Munro, Phil...
Author: Roy
Graham Syphers 3 of 3
Old New Guinea Photographs, Part Three. TPNG. Prior to Independence 1975. In my personal reminiscences in the article, Old New Guinea Photographs, Part Two, I said this was the final part. Anyone who has...
Graham Syphers 2 of 3
Here is the final part of a personal reminiscence and quick look by one Australian expat living in New Guinea, pre Independence. I had a total of sixteen years flying in PNG. The years 1966...
Chatswood PNG Networking session May 2025
This is just a quick notice that our Chatswood networking session for this quarter will be on 19th May (Monday) . . . . only a short time away. If the time is compatible...
50th year of Independence – Function in Brisbane – August 2025
BRISBANE ANNUAL LUNCH Saturday 9 August 2025 Golden Jubilee celebrations of 50th year of Independence will be held in Function Room, Ship Inn , South Bank. Event program will include artist storyteller and designer...
Ex Kiap Event in Woodend, Queensland
On 09 November last year (2024) about 35 former kiaps and family and friends gathered at the Victoria Hotel in Woodend to share memories of a past life in Papua New Guinea. Attendees came...
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 HOWCROFT, Neville OBE 2 November 2024 Queensland-born Neville Howcroft joined the Queensland Forestry Department as a trainee in forestry survey and...
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,...
‘Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines’
Capt. Garry Honour, Retd A Tribute to Aviators in PNG Here are a few tales put together remembering some legendary Papua New Guinea aviators whom we all respect. Captain GA (Dick) Glassey The following...
Who Started Tok Pisin?
Professor Craig Alan Volker In this monthly discussion we will answer one question about language in PNG and beyond. This month we are looking at how Tok Pisin started, just who started it, and...
