Category: People & Places
Tribute to Merle Wall, MBE
Merle, an admired mentor and friend to the people of Bougainville and a great supporter of her church and family, died on 5 September 2013, aged 85 years. Merle was born on 23 March...
Tribute to Florence May Cohen: Julie Cohen
Florence was born in Taralga on 5 June 1926 and died in Cairns on 18 September 2013: my birthday. Unusually, her timing was dreadful and my birthday will never be the same again. Florence...
David Montgomery, AM: Toby Rose, AO, and Jack White, OAM
After gaining his Diploma in Agriculture from Hawkesbury Agricultural College in 1955, David was employed by the Department of Agriculture Stock and Fisheries (DASF) from 1956 to 1965. During this time David and Gillian...
Tribute to Lorna (Whyte) Johnston: Andre Heuber
This tribute to Lorna was written by Andre Hueber, on the occasion of Lorna returning to Japan to receive an official apology from the Japanese government. It was originally printed in The Aucklander newspaper...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
