PNG as seen by Kevin Lock
Kevin Lock did the second E Course (Teacher training) at Rabaul in 1961 and was posted to Arehava Primary School in the Gulf District and later at Madang Technical College. He left PNG in...
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Snaps from a Missionary’s Camera – John Harold Margetts
John Harold Margetts was born at Higham, near Chester, England, on 17 May 1884. He studied for the ministry of the Methodist Church at Queen’s College, and came to Australia as a minister in...
Emma Coe, known as Queen Emma, and Phoebe Coe, Papua New Guinea, 1878 – 1944
Emma and Phoebe were daughters to Joana Coe née Le’utu, of Samoa’s Malietoa Royal family, and Jonas Myndersee Coe, the US Consul in Apia. Jonas married six times and had 18 children. Emma was...
70th Anniversary MvM Dedication June 2012 – Photos from PNGAA
Remembering those killed in the Japanese invasion of the New Guinea Islands, and the 70th anniversary of Australia’s worst maritime tragedy. On 1 July 1942 the unmarked Japanese prison ship, Montevideo Maru, was torpedoed...
Lark Force and Montevideo Maru Memorial 2011 – Photos from PNGAA
Photos from the dedication of the Lark Force and Montevideo Maru Memorial Plaque at Bendigo RSL, 11 November 2011
Hellships Memorial Subic Bay 2009 – Photos from PNGAA
Photos from the unveiling of the Montevideo Maru plaque at the Hellships Memorial, Subic Bay, Philippines, 1 July 2009
Galleries – Tributes, Memorials and Dedications
Description Contributor LINK Hellships Memorial Subic Bay 2009 PNGAA Secretary VIEW Lark Force and MvM Memorial 2011 PNGAA Secretary VIEW 70th Anniversary MvM Dedication June 2012 PNGAA Secretary VIEW 75th RMvM Tour 2017 PNGAA...
Letters from a Hundred Years Ago : a tale of love and tragedy – Contributed by Mrs Pat Shea
PNGAA member, Kevin Lock, through a chance encounter, met Mrs Pat Shea who happens to be the grand-daughter of Master Mariner Soren Nelson who, as you can see from the Remembrance Card (the 1st...
Trobriand Islands – Milne Bay Province – Photos from Jim van der Kamp
Jim Van Der Kamp joined the PNG Public Health Department’s Malaria Control Programme as a Field Officer in January 1965 after 18 months service in the Army as a Medico in what was then...
Old Samarai in 1906 – Photos from Mrs Pat Shea
These photographs of Samarai, circa 1906, including one of the Trobriands, were provided by Mrs Pat Shea in conjunction with a series of letters written by her grandfather, Master Mariner Soren Nelson. The images of these...
Normanby Island – Milne Bay Province – 1966 – Photos from Jim van der Kamp
The following photographs were taken by Jim Van Der Kamp. Jim joined the PNG Public Health Department’s Malaria Control Programme as a Field Officer in January 1965 after 18 months service in the Army...
Marshall Bennett and Laughlan Islands – Milne Bay Province – 1966 – Photos from Jim van der Kamp
Jim Van Der Kamp commenced employment as a Field Officer with the Public Health Department’s Malaria Control Programme in January 1965 after 18 months in former Dutch or Netherlands New Guinea as a Medico...
Goodenough Island 1965 – Photos from Jim van der Kamp
The following photographs were taken by Jim Van Der Kamp. Jim joined the PNG Public Health Department’s Malaria Control Programme as a Field Officer in January 1965 after 18 months service in the Army...
