Kiunga rubber 40 years later: George Greenwood
Recently my wife and I returned to Kiunga after 40-odd years to see the results of my planting the first rubber in Kiunga. The Honourable Warren Dutton, OBE, and his delightful wife Joy’s hospitality...
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Kiunga rubber 40 years later: George Greenwood
Recently my wife and I returned to Kiunga after 40-odd years to see the results of my planting the first rubber in Kiunga. The Honourable Warren Dutton, OBE, and his delightful wife Joy’s hospitality...
Hela Province in grip of tribal warfare: Nicholas Yambu
Published 13 August 2014. Eastern Highlands Province Papua New Guinea. Nicholas Yambu was Parish Priest at Tari, Hela Province Tribal fights in Hela are a common thing. The recent fights have been different though,...
Tunnel adventures in Rabaul: Rod Pearce
During the Japanese occupation of Rabaul in WWII, 300 to 500 kilometres of tunnels were dug into the volcanic soil around the Gazelle Peninsula and the caldera wall surrounding Rabaul Harbour. This was primarily...
Taim tudak (Time of darkness): Peter Barter
Volcanic eruptions have long fascinated people. Almost everybody knows something about the 1883 eruption of Krakatau (Indonesia), commonly regarded as the biggest during the last few hundred years. Such knowledge stems from detailed field...
Hela Province in grip of tribal warfare: Nicholas Yambu
Published 13 August 2014. Eastern Highlands Province Papua New Guinea. Nicholas Yambu was Parish Priest at Tari, Hela Province Tribal fights in Hela are a common thing. The recent fights have been different though,...
Taim tudak (Time of darkness): Peter Barter
Volcanic eruptions have long fascinated people. Almost everybody knows something about the 1883 eruption of Krakatau (Indonesia), commonly regarded as the biggest during the last few hundred years. Such knowledge stems from detailed field...
Goroka revisited: Bob Cleland
In my article Cruise to Rabaul, I ended saying how I had found, among the people I met, “…an eagerness for the upcoming elections and the hope that a new government could set PNG...
Rabaul Cenotaph: Gerry McGrade
For many years, a few Rabaul residents had been gathering at the Cenotaph in Central Avenue, once the civic heart of the town to participate in the Dawn Service ensuring the memory of those...
Hamamas Hotel has its own currency: Maxwell R Hayes
When in Rabaul in August 2003 and staying at the Hamamas Hotel, in what remained of Mango Avenue after the 1994 volcanic eruption, I noticed some unusual coins in usage by those local citizens...
Goroka revisited: Bob Cleland
In my article Cruise to Rabaul, I ended saying how I had found, among the people I met, “…an eagerness for the upcoming elections and the hope that a new government could set PNG...
Rabaul Cenotaph: Gerry McGrade
For many years, a few Rabaul residents had been gathering at the Cenotaph in Central Avenue, once the civic heart of the town to participate in the Dawn Service ensuring the memory of those...
Tabibuga–My experience: Roy Kirkby
The Jimi Primary T School at Tabibuga in 1963. About half the students were boarders from up and down the valley and from 8 different language groups. Great to have those stories of experiences...
Hamamas Hotel has its own currency: Maxwell R Hayes
When in Rabaul in August 2003 and staying at the Hamamas Hotel, in what remained of Mango Avenue after the 1994 volcanic eruption, I noticed some unusual coins in usage by those local citizens...
Tunnel adventures in Rabaul: Rod Pearce
During the Japanese occupation of Rabaul in WWII, 300 to 500 kilometres of tunnels were dug into the volcanic soil around the Gazelle Peninsula and the caldera wall surrounding Rabaul Harbour. This was primarily...
