Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Signing of the Surrender of Japanese Forces at Rabaul, 6 September 2020 The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia commemorated the 75th Anniversary of the signing of...
I have often meant to write of my 24-day patrol to the Star Mountains (Wopkaimin) in August/September 1966 and the finding of a copper sulphate presence in that remote north-western corner of the then...
Peter Shanahan was one year old when he was evacuated from New Guinea in 1942 whilst his father, Tom, stayed on to fight the Japanese. Peter’s grandparents were Juanita and Carl Wilde of Emira. Juanita was...
In 1953 I started my apprenticeship as a fitter, at the University of NSW, School of Metallurgy. Here I met Jimmy Monteith, who had lived and worked on the Bulolo Gold Fields from the...
One of Australia’s longest running controversies which still ignites passion on both sides of the debate—often fuelled by myth and mis-information—is what to call the wartime overland route from Port Moresby to Kokoda—is it...
Fred Pratt is a surveyor and engineer who lived and worked in PNG from 1961 to 2014. He worked at Ok Tedi over the period 1969–83, and again briefly in 2014, and tells the...
Acting as the local vet was another responsibility I had at Murua. With the support of Joy and her nursing experience, we managed to keep our donkeys, horses, cattle and pigs in good health....
For a Brisbane family, a cruise to Papua New Guinea’s Rabaul was not just a frivolous holiday, but a pilgrimage honouring memory, family and a father’s final wish. Papua New Guinea has always held...
… I’ve seen Santa. He has fuzzy brown hair, brown skin, a laplap around his waist and bare feet; and there was not one scrap of red winter apparel with white trim on him...
Jack Sweeney, who sadly passed away on 19 May 2018, aged ninety-seven, initially arrived in PNG in 1955 and worked for several years in various jobs, including crocodile shooting. In the 1960s he built...
The September issue of PNG Kundu 2020 arrived the day before I was due to drive to Melbourne from my home in Swifts Creek, Victoria, to catch a flight to Cairns for my return...
Kandrian Station, a small outpost on the south-west coast of West New Britain. I arrived there on 21 November 1967 from Talasea, where I had spent five months in introductory work under the tutelage...
Congratulations to Julianne Ross Allcorn The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia congratulates Julianne Ross Allcorn for being awarded the Trustees’ Watercolour Prize in the Wynne Prize 2020, held at the Art Gallery NSW....
As well as PNGAA events, members of the Management Committee continue to network on your behalf, attending a wide range of events and activities, and encouraging new members and possible partnerships to keep our...
Featuring commentaries about previously published articles and news items, along with opinions of interest to PNGAA members. Also included are enquiries from those who require assistance with their research or finding someone from the...
