48 Years of Independence
On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia and we, the members of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia, in reflecting on the past forty-eight years,...
On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia and we, the members of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia, in reflecting on the past forty-eight years,...
Robert Mek I was born in Gulka (Kimil), one of the remotest villages in Jiwaka Province. Gulka is situated between Jiwaka and Western Highlands Province, so as I grew up, I learned the cultures...
HON. Duncan Kerr SC Planning for Independence for Papua New Guinea initially was too slow and then it came rapidly. The Australian officials who had administered Australia’s colonial territories from the end of World...
The three years that Margaret (my wife) and I spent at Brandi High School near Wewak began with a newspaper advertisement about August 1964. At the time I was running a one-teacher bush school...
After three years at Bowali Peter thought the Highlands might be a pleasant change. At least they would be cooler. So, he put in for a transfer and we were told we were going...
It looks like the heritage of Australian School of Pacific Administration, ASOPA, will be bulldozed in the NSW government’s enthusiasm to monetise and commercialise the valuable public land at Middle Head in Sydney...
Greetings everybody, I am writing to provide a quick update on the PNGAA Scholarship Fund. As you will be aware, since commencing down this path, we had to change tactics following the decision by...
Ken McKinnon AO When we returned from leave to Port Moresby in May 1956, the information was that I was to go immediately to a new posting in charge of education in the Western...
In the March 2023 issue of PNG Kundu Peter Wohlers has a story about former kiaps who worked in the mining industry in PNG. In his story he refers to a list of the...
Ken McKinnon AO Arriving in Port Moresby in 1954 after three months at the Australian School of Pacific Administration (ASOPA), I began my career in the Department of Education of the Territory of Papua...
Ron Austin In 1964 I arrived in the Territory of Papua New Guinea to fly for Trans Australia Airlines (TAA). As I was dual endorsed for flying DC3s and Bristol Freighters and would be...
As described in the previous article—in late 1963, in what was probably one of the last great patrols in the Territory of Papua—Patrol Officer Bob Hoad set out to explore the country east of...
English missionary, Rev. Charles William Abel (1862–1930), began work at Port Moresby in 1890 and in 1891 he joined Rev. FW Walker on the mission station at the island of Kwato, about 3 km...
PNGAA members and friends have an opportunity to visit the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway in Concord. It will be a pleasant morning stroll on the Sydney Harbour foreshore at Concorde. We will see their...
Bilum & Bilas are excited to have been included in a new short film celebrating the creative economy for inclusive economic development in PNG. For thousands of years, bilum weaving has been handed down...