Honouring Max
Part One Max Macgowan & John May, Rabaul, 1941 Tempe Macgowan (TM) & Marian May (MM) This article was co-written by Tempe Macgowan and Marian May, honouring the life of Max Macgowan, one of...
Author: Roy
Part-Time Journalist in Rabaul
Michael White I arrived in Rabaul on Christmas Eve 1967, a newly-minted adult at 21, to take up a position as Station Clerk, Rabaul Police Station. I had spent the previous two and a...
Crossing the Saruwageds, Easter 1976 Part Two
Ian Howie-Willis Part One of this three-part series described how the author and his three Papua New Guinea University of Technology (Unitech) companions lost their way in dense fog while crossing the broad plateau...
Muriel Larner MBE—a Mother’s Legacy
Rosalie Everest Rosalie Everest plans to return to the Eastern Highlands of PNG in June 2024 with her mother’s ashes. This is Part 1 of a two-part story. Before my mother, Muriel Larner, née...
Department of Agriculture, Stock & Fisheries, Taliligap, Rabaul Part One
THE GATEWAY FOR NEW RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS (Didiman) TO THE PNG ISLANDS: Personal Experiences in 1967 By Peter Stace & JW (Bill) Gornall In October 2023, I received the following email from an old...
The Road to Officialdom – Hell and Back THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY CITIZENSHIP DEBATE
By Patricia Chow This article is a very brief overview of how Australian citizenship came about in our PNGCCAA community. There are some people who may still have memories of these times, and one...
PNGAA Networking event in Cairns
There is PNG Networking event scheduled for Cairns as shown below. If you happen to be in the area at that time, you may find this event attractive. EVENT – PNG Networking – Ex...
NEVER A COLONY By Ken Humphreys – Una Voce Sept 2006
Never a Colony Over the years many writers have accepted that British New Guinea (BNG) was a British Crown Colony. This article draws a line in the Koki Mud stating that BNG was never...
Documents Relating to the 2024 AGM
Date Name of Document Download 5 May 2024 President’s report Download 5 May 2024 Treasurer’s report Download 5 May 2024 Membership Report 2024 Download 5 May 2024 Notice of AGM 2024 Download
PNGAA Projects
The PNGAA will undertake projects from time to time in accordance with the PNGAA rules and objectives. Below is a listing of those projects together to links for a more comprehensive description of the...
PNGAA Scholarship Fund
PNGAA Scholarship Scheme In 2022 the PNGAA Management Committee decided to commence a scholarship scheme for needy students in remote parts of PNG. This commenced in 2023. To help ensure the integrity of the...
An Unusual Incident by Bill Johnston – Una Voce June 1991
During my service in Papua New Guinea there were only two occasions that I accompanied a senior officer on what could be termed a patrol. A period of two days was involved on both...
MEMORIAL NEWS
Silentworld Foundation Commemorative Dinner with the Australian Prime Minister A commemorative dinner was held on Monday 27 November 2023 in the Aircraft Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra to honour all those...
VALES & TRIBUTES March 2024
NELSON | REGAN | WEBER | YOUNG NELSON, Kieran 7 February 2024 We are sad to advise that Kieran passed away at Greenslopes Hospital in Brisbane on 7 February 2024. He was a wonderful wantok/friend...
