Category: Cultural insights

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Clubs and welcomes: Adrian Geyle

(Published in Una Voce, September 1998, page 18) Adrian Geyle was CPO for two years at Lake Murray, Kiunga, Gaima and Daru, Western District; PO OIC Green River, Sepik District; PO H/Q, Madang District....

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Crocodiles: Chips MacKellar

(Published in Una Voce, March 1998, p. 7, and in Tales of Papua New Guinea, p. 131) Malcolm (Chips) MacKellar 1953-1955 CPO Daru and Lake Murray (Western District) 1955-1956 P.O. Mount Hagen (Western Highlands...

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Book reviews: June 2015

Fear Drive My Feet by Peter Ryan A Game to be Played: The Great War and Australian Football in Sydney by Ian Blackley and Lesley Bryden A History of Contact and Change in the...

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Book reviews: March 2015

A Kiap’s Story: A decade in the life and work of an Australian Patrol Officer in the Kokoda, Madang, New Britain, New Ireland and Sepik Regions of Papua New Guinea 1948-1958 by Graham Taylor...

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Book reviews: December 2014

At the West End: Temlett Conibeer in West Papua by A.C.T. Marke Australia’s Real Baptism of Fire by Greg Raffin Taking to the Skies by Jim Eames Taubada Time: Papua New Guinea by Noel...

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KIAP (DVD)

Some 2000 young Australian men served as Patrol Officers in Papua New Guinea between the end of World War Two and Papua New Guinea Independence in 1975. They were known by Papua New Guinea...

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Crocodiles

In my early years in PNG, I had such horrible experiences with crocodiles that, to this day, memories of these experiences still survive to haunt me. And I warn you too, that if horror...

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The crocodiles of Lake Murray

Lake Murray is a Shangri-la for crocodiles and water snakes. Fish and freshwater turtles abounded too when I was there in the early 50s, and the local Suki people lived well on fresh food...

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A New Guinea Christmas

Sialum Patrol Post was situated on the north-eastern tip of the Huon Peninsular about 60 miles north of Finschhafen, the sub district headquarters. I say ‘about 60 miles’ because the Lutheran Missionary at Kalasa...

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Walk into Paradise DVD

Available to buy from PNGAA – see below The Committee of the PNGAA is proud to announce the release of the DVD Walk into Paradise, the classic 1950s feature film, directed by Lee Robinson...