Vale – Una Voce Dec 2019
FRODIN, David Gamman | HENTON, David Gordon | McGRATH, Bill | McILWAIN, Garth | SAMIN, Denis Charles | TANNER, Arthur Charles | TAYLOR, Graham | TRONSON, Allan David. FRODIN, David Gamman (12 August...
FRODIN, David Gamman | HENTON, David Gordon | McGRATH, Bill | McILWAIN, Garth | SAMIN, Denis Charles | TANNER, Arthur Charles | TAYLOR, Graham | TRONSON, Allan David. FRODIN, David Gamman (12 August...
Bill’s journey to PNG in 1953 was only the beginning of a remarkable odyssey which truly made him the epitome of the legendary Pacific Man. For not only did Bill serve in PNG, he...
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Opportunities present themselves all the time and it’s our choice whether we act upon these opportunities or not. Two years ago, I was presented with an opportunity to ‘walk’ the Kokoda Trail. I admit...
Ten years had passed since Gillian, myself and the two boys, Scott and Mark, had left Papua New Guinea. A new life and a new career had begun in 1967 on a property at...
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