George Oakes writes: “This took place in July/August 1971. There were a lot of earthquakes at the same time. As I understand it, the tsunami was caused by a submarine landslide in the Solomon...
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia was able to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Surrender of Japanese Forces at Rabaul at the Rabaul & Montevideo Maru Memorial, Australian War...
Jim Vanderkamp was with the Public Health Dept, Malaria Control. The following photographs cover some of Jim’s experiences and tours of duty at Popondetta, Wanigela, Rabaul and on Bougainville.
Like so many expatriates, I was attracted to Papua New Guinea long before I arrived there. My interest began in England as a high school student in the late 1940s through a world map...
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...
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 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...
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...
Photos from the dedication of the Lark Force and Montevideo Maru Memorial Plaque at Bendigo RSL, 11 November 2011
Photos from the unveiling of the Montevideo Maru plaque at the Hellships Memorial, Subic Bay, Philippines, 1 July 2009
