Sir Michael Somare & PNG by Ian Taukuro
Ian Taukuro was in Grade 6 at Korobosea Primary School, where my wife taught, whilst I was working at Air Niugini 1979–88. In 2017 he gave this to her as a commentary on the...
Category: Vale
Vale – Una Voce Sep 2019
Vale: BEINSSEN, Walter (‘Wally’); COSGROVE, Hank; DODD, Brian; HILL, Richard Christopher; JOHNS, Prof. Robert James; Le FEVRE, Laurence David; O’NEIL, Rita Rosemary (née Gough); ROBBINS, Douglas George; TAYLOR, Rev. Allen Leslie; TERRELL, Judith Ann, née Robinson; BEINSSEN, Walter (‘Wally’) d. 5 January...
Funeral Service for Bill McGrath
Family and friends of Bill McGrath are invited to attend his funeral service to be held at the Parkview Chapel, Allambe Gardens Memorial Park, Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Nerang on Thursday 8th August 2019 at 11am....
Vale Richard Hill
A service for Richard Christopher Hill 28 January 1936 – 30 June 2019 will be held at 10.30 on Tuesday 9 July 2019 at 202 Eumundi-Noosa Rd, Noosaville QLD 4566 With refreshments to follow...
VALE – Una Voce Jun 2019
Vale: BAKER, Tony Clarence A; ENSOR, Norman Leslie, OAM; FLETCHER, Charles Thomas; LAMB, David; LARNER, Muriel, née MacGowan, MBE; MITCHELL, Bevan Charles; PERRY, Graham Arthur; PETERSEN, Brian Francis; POPLE, Graham HJ, MBE; SOMAL, Gabriel; SWEENEY, John Joseph; WETHERELL, Ildikó...
‘We are not here for ourselves alone’ GRAHAM HENRY JOHN POPLE, MBE 1935–2019
He loved his adopted country and the people within it—although he retired to Australia, his heart remained in Papua New Guinea, and he retained his PNG citizenship until his passing. Graham Pople’s life work...
mi Meri Tolai by Lawrence Cremin
For those people who are not ex-PNG the Tolai people live in the Rabaul area of New Britain. Meri is the Pidgin word for female. Muriel Larner referred to herself as ‘mi Meri Tolai’....
Vale – Una Voce Mar 2019
Vale: BARTLETT, Jon Richard; BOTTRILL, Angus, OAM; BURKE, Dr Clarrie; BUTLER, Peter; FAVETTA, Sue; GINBEY, Robert Charles; JOHNSTON, Nancy Edith; LITTLER, Charles Geoffrey, MBE; MILAN, Tony Arthur, Major, RFD Ed; SAVILLE, Sydney Preston. Further notifications in the Una Voce, June 2019: John...
Graham Henry John Pople MBE 14 March 1935-11 February 2019
With sadness PNGAA advises that Graham Pople passed away on 11 February 2019, aged 83 years. The Pople family extend an invitation to Graham’s family and friends to join them in celebrating Graham’s life...
Vale – Una Voce Dec 2018
Summary: BALDWIN F Jeffery, BOSTOCK, James (Jimi) Dundee; BUCKLEY, Rudolph Joseph (Rudy); FEENEY Greville (aka “Snow”); Michael, MENNIS, Brian; O’MARA, Kevin; VEALE, Lionel – Coastwatcher BALDWIN F Jeffery D. 27 July 2018, aged 88 years Jeff lived at Pottsville...
Gideon Kakabin – A Tribute
Gideon Kakabin, elder of Gunantuna (Tolai peoples), artist and historian, had just completed a four-week research residency at the Australian War Memorial relating to the Battle of Bitapaka and was about to begin his...
Vale – Una Voce Sept 2018
Vale : AURICHT, Dr Clive OAM; COLE, Rob (Bob); DICKSON-WAIKO, Anne; DARCEY, Brian Frank; LAMING, Bruce; LEHMANN, Bruce Victor; MENNIS, Brian; RUTHERFORD, Josephine; SAVAGE, Colin; SWEENEY, Jack. AURICHT, Dr Clive OAM D. 10 March 2018 Dr Clive Auricht sadly...
Vale Mary Louise Uechtritz
Rabaul the frangipani town has lost a flower Mary Louise Uechtritz passed away on Holy Thursday at Brigidine House, Randwick in Sydney on 29 April 2018. She was surrounded by children and grandchildren, her...
John HOLLAND (8 March 1939 – 10 April 2018)
John HOLLAND (8 March 1939 – 10 April 2018) John was born in Atherton, Qld, to Frank and Mabel Holland who were living in New Guinea at the time so John went there shortly...
