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...
Author: Roy
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...
Department of Agriculture, Stock & Fisheries, Taliligap, Rabaul
Part Three – Peter Stace & JW (Bill) Gornall The Gateway for new rural development officers (didiman) to the PNG islands: Personal Experiences in 1967 Parts One and Two of this article focused on...
Medical Incidents
Peter Worsley I spent about 18 months as Officer In Charge at Kalalo Patrol Post on the north coast of the Morobe District, 2,500 feet above sea level. My nearest airstrip was at Wasu...
Pathways for Papua New Guinea’s Future Military Leaders 1951–75
Gregory J Ivey & Russell Wade This article outlines the pre-independence evolution of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF), although readers may be aware that the first indigenous battalion was formed by the...
Concerns of a Council Adviser
Chips Mackellar Tom Leahy was a scion of that famous pioneering dynasty of PNG. Like his equally famous family contemporaries, Mick and Danny Leahy, Tom was widely respected and much loved by expats and...
‘He was my mate’
Dr David Tierney Recognising sacrifices made during the WWII Bougainville Conflict, Papua New Guinea The image, from page 15 in the Sydney Sun, 19 August 1945, with the caption ‘He was my mate’, shows...
A Historic School Photograph of Legendary Characters
Peter Skinner The chance discovery by Derek Baldwin of a small black and white school photograph in an old suitcase makes one wonder what other historic Papua New Guinea images are buried in family...
Snapshot of Tufi, Oro Province
Sandy Miller Rod and I were going to be visiting PNG in April 2024, attending the ANZAC Day Dawn Service and Montevideo Maru Memorial Service in Rabaul. After a lot of thinking and internet...
Volcanoes in the PNG Highlands
Colin Pain It is well known that some mountains in the Papua New Guinea Highlands are extinct volcanoes, most having retained their original shape to some extent. These volcanoes have an important impact on...
Reforms in PNG Politics: Political Stability vs Independent Legislature
Michael Kabuni PhD Candidate at the Australian National University (ANU) At the 2024 PNG Update, the PNG Prime Minister James Marape went to great lengths to argue that political stability is a prerequisite for...
