My Last Years as a Kiap
From 23 April 1953 to 27 August 1976 I was a field administrator or kiap in Papua New Guinea. The administrative areas now called Provinces were called Districts. I served in Eastern Highlands, Western...
Category: Kiap
Sydney Event – Sunday 29 Mar – Women’s Panel
P O S T P O N E D In the interests of the health of possible attendees and the community at large, the Committee has decided to postpone PNGAA Events for the moment....
RECOLLECTIONS OF DES CLANCY, ADMIRED KIAP
Jim Sinclair writes – The tributes that poured in following Des Clancy’s death in Perth in November inevitably referred not only to Des’s competence but to his warmth, charm and almost constant smile. I...
Reunion for Kiaps and friends – Kawana Waters, Queensland – Sunday 10 November 2019
This Invitation is extended to all Kiaps, their families and their friends. It is at the same venue as the previous gatherings. Where: The Kawana Waters Hotel- located on Nicklin Way, near Kawana Waters...
The Bragge Collection and ‘History of the Sepik’ – now at James Cook University
The Bragge Collection is a new, exciting and significant donation to the James Cook University Cairns Campus Library and the Cairns Institute. Laurie Bragge’s generous donation has been gifted to JCU to facilitate further...
Vale Richard Hill
A service for Richard Christopher Hill 28 January 1936 – 30 June 2019 will be held at 10.30 on Tuesday 9 July 2019 at 202 Eumundi-Noosa Rd, Noosaville QLD 4566 With refreshments to follow...
Didiman’s Diary #11 by David Montgomery
The story continues from Una Voce, March 2019, of new experiences, challenges and developments in West New Britain. One of the delights of tropical living, and the indigenous people’s skill as gardeners, was the...
The Best Beer I Ever Tasted by Chips Mackellar
On page 11 of the March 2019 edition of Una Voce, mention is made of the Star Mountains Patrol, conducted by Assistant District Officer Jim Kent from 22 September to 22 December 1954. This...
‘Indiana Joan’ by Joan and Colin Dwyer
Joan Dwyer turned ninety-two in November 2018. She was a patrol officer’s wife in Papua New Guinea for almost two decades—resourceful, friendly and determined, she lived in three countries, but Papua New Guinea was...
Memories by Mark Lynch
In August 1959, having just turned eighteen, Mark Lynch was at the Australian School of Pacific Administration (ASOPA) in Sydney, undergoing an intense course about a complex and fascinating place, tackling subjects from land...
Didiman’s Diary #10 by David Montgomery
The story continues from Una Voce, June 2018, of new experiences, challenges and developments in the West New Britain District. I finished off in June saying there was a need to explain patrol necessities—mattresses,...
A Character in PNG by Graham Hardy
Many characters from Australia and other countries were attracted to PNG before and after World War II. In October 1952 I arrived in Port Moresby together with five other cadet patrol officers, following our...
Graham Henry John Pople MBE 14 March 1935-11 February 2019
With sadness PNGAA advises that Graham Pople passed away on 11 February 2019, aged 83 years. The Pople family extend an invitation to Graham’s family and friends to join them in celebrating Graham’s life...
A Defender of Native Criminals by Graham Hardy
A kiap’s role included being defender of natives brought before the Supreme Court of the pre-independence Territory of Papua New Guinea in the then absence of any public defenders. From the end of the...
Alotau: 50 Years as Provincial HQ: by Roy J Andrews
On the 14th September, 2018, Alotau had been the Provincial (formerly District) HQ of the Milne Bay Province for 50 years. It was decided to celebrate the occasion in conjunction with the 43rd Anniversary...
