The arrival of coffee into the Highlands of PNG, where it is by far the major source of cash to a fast-expanding rural population, coincided with the arrival of roads, airstrips, Christian missions and...
Prior to the Europeans coming to New Britain, infanticide was practiced in most of the islands. In 1934, Edna was born at Malalia Methodist Mission station near Cape Hoskins on the north coast of...
(Published Una Voce, March 2002, page 16) Fitzpatrick, Philip 1997- 2002 – Barracuda Seismic Surveys, Fogoma’iu and Kaiam, Oilsearch, surveys for oil and gas drilling in Western Province PNG. Social mapping Omati, Aure PNG...
Peter Bernard Booth was born in England on 30 October 1918. He did well at school and gained a scholarship to Cambridge University, where he studied Medicine. He graduated LRCP MRCS in 1943, and...
Based on an address at Adelaide Annual PNGAA Lunch 11 November 2007 My mind still holds the big picture but many who worked with me tell stories I’ve long forgotten. In Liverpool, England, the...
Firstly, congratulations to Doug Robbins on his association with Tubo Environmental Tourism Lodge (Una Voce, March 2010). I worked with him years ago and he was always enthusiastic. I’d like to comment about tigaso...
At ASOPA, part of our preparation for PNG was to get our “shots”. We were required to attend the Government Health Centre at the old Commonwealth Government Centre in Phillip Street, Sydney. We were...
After the Second World War, the TPNG Administration was under considerable pressure to hasten economic development utilizing the country’s abundant natural resources. The first requirement was for a national mapping, inventory and assessment of...
