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...
A previous contribution to Una Voce briefly charted the course of the 25-year history of the Resource Survey of TPNG carried out by CSIRO. As stated, by Independence maps, books and other technical reports...
Dr Peter Booth arrived in Port Moresby in October 1962 to take up the position of the first Director of the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service in the Territory of Papua New Guinea. When...
Abstract This review covers published information on psychoactive drugs, particularly cannabis, in Papua New Guinea. Legal drugs are mentioned to place the illegal drugs into a broader public health context. Although a number of...
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...
