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- When did the London Missionarty Society first visit the area now known as Port Moresby?
- Who is considered to be the first Eupropean to visit the area now known as Port Moresby?
- When was the Macdhui sunk in Port Moresby Harbour?
- When was the McDhui built?
- When was the Mac Dhui launched?
- How long was the McDhui?
- Who built the Machdui's engines?
- How many passengers could the Mcdhui carry?
- Did the Macdhui sink straight away?
- When were the suburbs developed in Port Moresby?
- Was there a Terence Kelly who died in 1950-51 in the Commonwealth Army in PNG in a Volcanic Eruption?
- What year did the Panguna mine close?
- When was Bougainville first sighted by an European?
- When was the Kangu Beach massacre on Bougainville Island?
- Has Queen Elizabeth visited PNG?
- Where and how many times did the Torres Strait magistrate take possession of New Guinea for Queensland in April 1883. Further if it was not Chester who took possesion and erected the cairn in Possession Bay (near Samarai) who did?
thanks for your help
Fritz-- www.brbb.com
- Where and how many times did the Torres Strait magistrate take possession of New Guinea for Queensland in April 1883. Further if it was not Chester who took possesion and erected the cairn in Possession Bay (near Samarai) who did?
- Fritz Herscheid www.brbb.com asks the following -- You may be able to help me with another small matter, in 1970 I embarrassingly sunk my salvage boat at a little bay very close to Watutu Point on Goodenough, I subsequently salvaged it and we were on our way to the Sim Sims, but the plantation owner at Watutu was very kind to us for the 6 days we were there I would like to repay him by mentioning him and his plantation in my forthcoming book "the last new guinea salvage pirate" but have never been able to find anyone who knew of the plantation or the guy, any clues?
- Where is the start (or finish) of the Kokoda track?
- What year did the St Mary's International School in Lae, Papua New Guinea, start?
- Where can I buy artefacts in PNG?
- Who is Pala Walo?
- Who was Mr Keith Terrett?
- When did Superintendent Thomas Shacklady, BEM die?
- Who composed the PNG National Anthem?
- How did Pala Walo become Director of Music?
- When was the Bikpela Bike Ride Bilong PNG?
- Who was Mick Leahy?
- Who was Joe Leahy?
- Who was Mount Hagen named after?
- In what year was Kagamuga Airport opened?
- Where can I find out the history of the Raun Raun theatre?
- cost of loaf of bread in 1895?
- When did the Air Niugini Credit Union start?
- When was the Laloki Gold Rush?
- What is or was Basilisk?
- Where can I find out about the Aitape Sunami?
- When did Kapal Haus in Mount Hagen burn down?
- Where are the original mudmen from?
- Who won the Miss Vudal title in 2008?
- Who did the design for the 50 toea coin released to commemorate the ninth South Pacific Games?
- When did the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council begin?
- What were the reasons the japanese invaded the kokoda?
- why did PNG gain its independence in 1975
- Did Bob Menzies ever visit PNG?
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- When did the London Missionarty Society first visit the area now known as Port Moresby?
In 1874, one year after Captain John Moresby sailed into the harbour., Rev. Williarn G. Lawes established the London Missionary Society headquarters near Hanuabada.
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- Who is considered to be the first Eupropean to visit the area now known as Port Moresby?
In 1873 Captain John Moresby sailed into the harbour which he named after his father.
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- When was the Macdhui sunk in Port Moresby Harbour?
The ship was lost on the 17th of June, 1942, when 18 Japanese bombers and nine fighter aircraft attacked Port Moresby where she was unloading. She got away from her mooring and was trying to take evasive action when hit by one of the 56 bombs dropped during the raid.
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- When was the McDhui built?
The Macdhui was built in 1931 by Barclay, Curie and Co., Ltd., at Glasgow, for the New Guinea service of Burns Philp.
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- When was the Mac Dhui launched?
The Macdhui, a vessel of 4,561 tons gross, 2,626 net, was launched on December 23 1931.
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- How long was the McDhui?
The Macdhui was 341 ft. 9 in.; beam 51 ft. 2 in. draft 22 ft. depth 29 ft. 7 in.
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- Who built the Machdui's engines?
Sh had oil engines built by S. G. Kincaid, at Greenock, developed 635 nhp.
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- How many passengers could the Mcdhui carry?
The Macdhui could carry 167 passengers
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- Did the Macdhui sink straight away?
No, the ship was still reasonably functional but the following day (18th June 1942) the japanese bombers returned and four of the 68 bombs they dropped scored direct him. The vessel’s wreckage still lies half submerged in the harbour of Port Moresby
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- When were the suburbs developed in Port Moresby?
The industrial area at Badili was developed in the 1950s, Hohola, Gordon, and Six Mile areas in the 1960s. The University of Papua New Guinea opened in 1965. Development of the new national government office centre at Waigani began in the 1970s.
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- Was there a Terence Kelly who died in 1950-51 in the Commonwealth Army in PNG in a Volcanic Eruption?
sorry unable to find out any information for you. Perhaps a reader might be able to help?
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- What year did the Panguna mine close?
The Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) forced the Panguna mine to close in 1989.
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- When was Bougainville first sighted by an European?
The island that would later be called Bougainville was first sighted in 1768 by the French explorer Louis de Bougainville who gave the island its name.
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- When was the Kangu Beach massacre on Bougainville Island?
The massacre took place in 1992. It has been reported that the Bougainville Revolutionary Army killed 18?? PNG Defence Force soldiers.
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- Has Queen Elizabeth visited PNG?
Yes, Queen Elizabeth II has visited PNG in 1963 and again in 1977.
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- Where and how many times did the Torres Strait magistrate take possession of New Guinea for Queensland in April 1883. Further if it was not Chester who took possesion and erected the cairn in Possession Bay (near Samarai) who did?
thanks for your help
Fritz-- www.brbb.com
Sorry a very interesting question but I have not been able to help with an answer. I have read something in an old book but can not remember what book it was.
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- Where and how many times did the Torres Strait magistrate take possession of New Guinea for Queensland in April 1883. Further if it was not Chester who took possesion and erected the cairn in Possession Bay (near Samarai) who did?
Thanks to Fritz Herscheid
www.brbb.com
for this answer.
Chester took possession for Queensland at Port Moresby in 1883 but it was
not recognised by Britain. I wasrealy looking for was information on the cairn at Possession Bay, close to Samarai. I used to anchor in the bay quite regularly in the early 70's and my divers visited the spot on several occasions, I at the time never bothered. Originally I was told it was Cook, I was also told that Cook visited Wari but I knew this to be incorrect.
Possession at Sariba isle (Possession Bay, hence the name) was by Capt. John Moresby in 1873 when he took possession of "all the islands to the eastward" for Britain. His annexation was also repudiated by the English and it was not until 1888 when formal annexation took place in Port Moresby.
You may be able to help me with another small matter, in 1970 I embarrassingly sunk my salvage boat at a little bay very close to Watutu Point on Goodenough, I subsequently salvaged it and we were on our way to the Sim Sims, but the plantation owner at Watutu was very kind to us for the 6 days we were there I would like to repay him by mentioning him and his plantation in my forthcoming book "the last new guinea salvage pirate" but have never been able to find anyone who knew of the plantation or the guy, any clues?.
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- Fritz Herscheid www.brbb.com asks the following -- You may be able to help me with another small matter, in 1970 I embarrassingly sunk my salvage boat at a little bay very close to Watutu Point on Goodenough, I subsequently salvaged it and we were on our way to the Sim Sims, but the plantation owner at Watutu was very kind to us for the 6 days we were there I would like to repay him by mentioning him and his plantation in my forthcoming book "the last new guinea salvage pirate" but have never been able to find anyone who knew of the plantation or the guy, any clues?
Does any one know the answer to this one?
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- Where is the start (or finish) of the Kokoda track?
The northern end of the Kokoda Trail terminates at the village of Kokoda and from here to the coast, and around the beaches of Buna and Gona, some of the most violent and bitter fighting of World War11 took place. It is estimated that over 15,000 Japanese soldiers died on the Kokoda Track. The area is still littered with war relics and at Jiropa Plantation, on the Buna road there is a Japanese plaque commemorating their dead.
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- What year did the St Mary's International School in Lae, Papua New Guinea, start?
Sorry, I can not find an answer to that question. I am still waiting on a reply from one person but all the other people I asked could not provide an answer.
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- Where can I buy artefacts in PNG?
Papua New Guinea artefacts and handicrafts can be purchased from individual artists and retail outlets in towns and villages. The faculty of Creative Arts at the University of PNG at Waigani is also an excellent source of paintings, pottery and etchings.
Contact the Provincial Tourist Office, located in each of the provincial headquarters for details of the best places to view and purchase local; handicrafts and artefacts
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- Who is Pala Walo?
He was the first PNG born Director of Music of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band who comes from Hula Village in the Central Province of PNG.
C.I. Pala Walo, MBE, trained in Deal at the Royal Marines School of Music, and is the first PNG citizen to hold the post of Director of Music.
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- Who was Mr Keith Terrett?
He was a former Director of Music of the famous Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band. (See also Tom Shacklady and Pala Walo)
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- When did Superintendent Thomas Shacklady, BEM die?
He died at the age of 88 on the 25th of January, 2006. He wrote the PNG National Anthem - "O arise all you sons of this land"
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- Who composed the PNG National Anthem?
The National Anthem was composed by Tom Shacklady, the Bandmaster of the Royal PNG Constabulary Band, and won a competition for a new anthem in the period just before Independence.
Tom died in early 2006. (25 January 2006)
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- How did Pala Walo become Director of Music?
Not sure of that answer. He was the first PNG born Director of Music of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band. (RPNGC)
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- When was the Bikpela Bike Ride Bilong PNG?
In 1986 twenty-nine motorcyclists crossed the country from Wewak to Port Moresby (taking 18 days) competing in the Bikpela Bike Ride Bilong PNG.
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- Who was Mick Leahy?
One of the famous Leahy Brothers who spent most of his adult life in PNG. He was one of the first Europeans to reach many areas and to discover and climb the country's second tallest mountain – Mount Giluwe (1934)
The 1983 award-winning documentary film 'First Contact' is about the exploration of the Waghi Valley and Mount Hagen in PNG based on much of Leahy's footage.
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- Who was Joe Leahy?
Joe Leahy was the mixed-race son of Australian explorer Michael Leahy and and a Jiga woman. In case, you've forgotten, Michael Leahy was one of the Leahy brothers, Australian prospectors who are acreditied with being the first white men to reach the interior of New Guinea.
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- Who was Mount Hagen named after?
Mount Hagen was named after Captain Curt Von Hagen by the botanist Dr. Carl Lauterbach.
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- In what year was Kagamuga Airport opened?
Kagamuga airport was officially opened in February 1965 by Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
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- Where can I find out the history of the Raun Raun theatre?
An excellent resource about the Raun Raun Theatre in Goroka starts here -- http://masalai.wordpress.com/2009/04/25/raun-raun-theatre-pt-1/
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- cost of loaf of bread in 1895?
Doing a school project? Sorry, I do not have that answer. I would assume that the cost would vary depending on what area of the country you were in and how easily it was to transport the necessary items to you.
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- When did the Air Niugini Credit Union start?
I assume you are asking about the Air Niugini Savings and Loans Society (ANGSLS)?
It was first registered as the TAA Staff Savings and Loan Society with around 5000 members on the 29th of March 1973 and later became ANGSLS on the 1st of November 1973.
TAA = Trans Australian Airlines
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- When was the Laloki Gold Rush?
The Laloki Gold Rush was in 1878
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- What is or was Basilisk?
Today it is the name of the passage that ships use to enter the Port of Moresby. It was named after the three masted, paddle steamer of 1071 tons. It had a 400 horsepower engine, five guns, and a crew of 178 when it was captained by John Moresby.
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- Where can I find out about the Aitape Sunami?
Take a look at -- http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/PNG/Upng/Davies020411/ -- and -- http://garamut.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/in-memory-of-aitape-10-years-on-sissano-lagoon-1998
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- When did Kapal Haus in Mount Hagen burn down?
in the early hours of the morning on the 22nd of October in 2008
Kapal House was named after a former Governor Philip Kapal.
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- Where are the original mudmen from?
The original mudmen are from Komunive, Asaro in the Eastern Highlands province. Anybody not from this area are considered to be copy-cats.
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- Who won the Miss Vudal title in 2008?
1st year University of Vudal, Fisheries and Marine Resources student, Shamaine Siaguru, was crowned Miss Vudal 2008.
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- Who did the design for the 50 toea coin released to commemorate the ninth South Pacific Games?
A National Arts School student, Miria Miria won the logo design competition and based his design on the Bird of Paradise linking it with the 9th South Pacific Games.
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- When did the Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council begin?
The Consultative Implementation and Monitoring Council (CIMC) was established by the National Executive Council after the National Economic Summit of February 1998.
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- What were the reasons the japanese invaded the kokoda?
The Japanese hoped to be able to reach Port Moresby and leap frog to Australia. They underestimated the people defending the track and the track itself.
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- why did PNG gain its independence in 1975
Because that was when the politicians decided to become independent from Australia.
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- Did Bob Menzies ever visit PNG?
I think Australian Prime Minister Bob Menzies arrived for his first and, so far as we know, his only visit to Papua New Guinea in late April 1957.
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