JOSEPHINE WHITEMAN In 1957 I was flying from Sydney to the Solomon Islands to work as a nutritionist. The plane stopped at Port Moresby. I arranged to meet the only other nutritionist working in...
On a cold Taree evening, my grandmother, Margaret (Maggie) and my grandfather, Edward (Ted), sat huddled in the draughty log cabin he had built on his soldier’s parcel of land given to him after...
For 13 July 1957 my Field Officers Journal notes: ‘departed Goroka for Chimbu per Territory Airlines (TAL) DH84 (Dragon) charter’ and in my letter home: ‘a full charter, 1050 lbs to shift myself,...
The nearly 10 years in the Territory had an enormous number of highlights. Great friendships; lengthy patrols into areas of contrast – to those of little or no development or contact and to areas...
A good while ago I realised there are always stories of kiaps in the PNGAA journal, Una Voce, but rarely news of didimen. So, after conferring with the editor, I decided to remedy the...
Momsalom is a large village in the lower part of what was the Naba census division north of Lae. The Naba extended northwards well up into the Saruwaged Range, with the more northern villages at very high altitudes....
Part Two of my story described my move to Gumine and the living conditions and lifestyle there. This part describes my work assisting locals in the growing of their crops. MY MAIN FOCUS AT...
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....
Ten years had passed since Gillian, myself and the two boys, Scott and Mark, had left Papua New Guinea. A new life and a new career had begun in 1967 on a property at...
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 colourful butterflies of PNG add to this extraordinary country’s beauty and colour. This is a rare opportunity to see Bob Gotts’ amazing collection! Bob Gotts went to PNG to teach and spent 60...
PNGAA members have a special opportunity to visit the NFSA and experience film footage on Papua New Guinea including sound and still images. There is a range of fascinating material starting from the 1930s...
Part 1 in the June edition of Una Voce described my move to PNG and my posting as a didiman to Kundiawa, the administrative centre for the Chimbu District. IN MID-JUNE 1966 I was...
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...
Papua New Guinea was my home from February 1966 until September 1977, initially as a didiman (agricultural officer) and then with the PNG Development Bank as a rural officer. This instalment traces the first...
