76th Anniversary – Fall of New Guinea Islands and the Montevideo Maru Last Post Ceremony, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT All welcome Date: 30 June 2018 Time: 4.40pm Place: Australian War Memorial, Pool...
Event: July PNGAA VIC Lunch Venue: Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Rd, Elsternwick, VIC Time: 12 Noon Meal: Attendees to purchase their own meal from menu on the day. Approx. cost meals $19-$30. Senior...
The 67th Annual General Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia, Incorporated, will be held in Sydney on Sunday, 29 April 2018 in the Boronia Room at the Hornsby RSL Club, 4...
Date: Saturday 24 March 2018 Event: March PNGAA VIC Lunch – meet for lunch & support “Helpim Wantok” Project Venue: Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Rd, Elsternwick, VIC Time: 12 Noon RSVP: Friday 16...
A Silent Auction will be held at the PNGAA Christmas Lunch to be held in Sydney on Sunday 3 December 2017. SEE PICTURES OF SOME ITEMS BELOW So that members and friends, even those...
Book on-line – Now WHEN: Sunday, 3rd December, 2017. TIME: 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. WHERE: Killara Golf Club, 556 Pacific Highway, KILLARA, Sydney. (plenty of parking/10-minutes walk from Killara Railway Station). Disability access...
Book on-line Now WHEN: Saturday 18th November, 2017 TIME: Welcome/arrival: 11:30 am – 12 Noon. Lunch: 12 Noon – 3:30pm. WHERE: Clayton Bowls Club Champions Bistro, 37A Springs Rd, Clayton South, 3169. COST: $40/pp...
An Invitation is extended to all interested persons to attend a talk by Philip Selth OAM on “The COASTWATCHERS” . . . who played a vital role in the Pacific War. Where: Everyman’s Hut...
An Invitation is extended to all interested persons to attend a talk by Philip Selth OAM on “The COASTWATCHERS” . . . who played a vital role in the...
The unmarked Japanese prison ship Montevideo Maru was sunk by an American submarine off the Philippines on July 1, 1942 and more than 1,000 Australian soldiers and civilians perished. It remains Australia’s worst –...
Philip Selth OAM, the retired Executive Director of the New South Wales Bar Association and retired CEO of the Australian Bar Association, came across the former New Guinea Patrol officer captain John Joseph...
The 75th Anniversary Dinner at the Hotel Mercure Canberra is currently at capacity, waitlist only available. We are discussing whether we may be able to extend into another room. The Hotel Mercure in Canberra...
A unique opportunity to spend a few days in Rabaul and see all the sites – if you are interested you will need to book as soon as possible. Full details are on the...
RABAUL on Thursday 22 JUNE 2017 To remember all those lost in the New Guinea islands in 1942 the 75th anniversary service will be held on dusk at the Montevideo Maru and Rabaul 1942-1945 Memorial,...
A service to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the fall of the New Guinea islands in early 1942 and the sinking of the Montevideo Maru on 1 July 1942 will be held at the...
