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- How can I find out more about the Torres Strait Treaty?
- which country did PNG sign the treaty of Torres Strait with in 1978?
- What are the Henry Tohian and the Beaumaris.
- Who pioneered the exploration of Mt Fubulan?
- Where is the Davara Hotel?
- When was Tolukuma discovered?
- When was gold discovered near Porgera?
- When was gold found in the Eastern Highlands?
- What was considered to be a milestone in prospecting and gold mining in PNG?
- When was New Guinea made a Mandated Territory of Australia?
- When was gold discovered in German New Guinea?
- When was gold first discovered in PNG?
- Who was the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Chairman in 1973?
- What happened to German New Guinea after 1914?
- Who administered German New Guinea?
- Who won the Miss West New Britain Quest in 2008?
- Who is responsible for Currency Exchange Control?
- When was the Kina and toea launched?
- Who was the Governor of the Bank of PNG when the Kina was launched?
- How long did Sir Henry ToRobert serve as Governor of the Bank of PNG?
- Who took over from Sir Henry ToRobert as the Governor of the Bank of PNG in 1993?
- Do you have the exchange rates for 1986?
- Who was the first PNG person to write and publish a book?
- What are some other books that have been written by PNG nationals?
- When was the Coastwatchers Memorial built?
- When was the Coastwatchers Monument built?
- when Mt Lamington erupted in 1951, what was the population of the towns around it?
- Am interested in having a look at some traditional tattoos that were used in the papuan region especially the motuan/motu-koita areas, any thing you have thank you so much
god bless.... marylouise
- Do you know the names of the people who have looked after the RPNGC band?.
- When did Air Niugini acquire its A300 Airbus?
- Where were the Top Bar and the Bottom Bar?
- Where is the earliest agricultural site in PNG?
- Where is the Kuk Swamp?
- Was Papua New Guinea an Early Agriculture Pioneer?
- Who founded Steamships?
- When did Collins and Leahy take up an interest in Steamships?
- When did the Melanesian Hotel open?
- When did Steamships Trading commence?
- What year did STC purchase the Kiunga Chief?
- In what year was the Goada Chief purchased by Steamships?
- How much did Steamships Trading sell its Coca-Cola operations for?
- What year was the tanker stuck on the reef outside Port Moresby?
- When was the Gerehu Provincial High School opened?
- What year did the Catholic Church start in PNG?
- Who was the first PNG national to become a master mariner?
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- How can I find out more about the Torres Strait Treaty?
Contact the Torres Strait Treaty Liaison Officer from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
PO Box 93
Thursday Island QLD 4875
Ph: +61 7 4069 1495
Fax: +61 7 4069 1881
email: tstlo@bigpond.com
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- which country did PNG sign the treaty of Torres Strait with in 1978?
The Torres Strait Treaty is an agreement between Australia and PNG which describes the boundaries between the two countries and how the sea area may be used.
It was signed in December 1978 after long discussions between Australia and PNG. Talks were also held between the Australian Government, the Queensland Government and Torres Strait Islander representatives.
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- What are the Henry Tohian and the Beaumaris.
They are both coastal ships. MV Henry Tohian and MV Beaumaris are both rusting hulks at Rabaul’s Ah Tam wharf.
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- Who pioneered the exploration of Mt Fubulan?
You have to go back to 1958 to find an answer to this one. Harley Dickinson, a kiap, pioneered the exploration of Mt Fubulan in PNG in 1958 as a patrol officer.
Harley died in April 2008.
In 1982 he was elected as the Liberal Member for Barwon in the Victorian Parliament (Australia), holding the seat for more than ten years until his defeat at the 1992 election.
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- Where is the Davara Hotel?
The hotel is now called the Ela Beach Hotel. -- http://www.coralseahotels.com.pg/elabeach.html
You can see a photo here -- http://www.pngbd.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8795/sort/1/cat/500/page/8 -- but you need to be a member.
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- When was Tolukuma discovered?
Tolukuma, discovered during helicopter-supported regional reconnaissance geochemistry in 1985, saw mine construction begin in May 1995. The mine now operates without a road link, depending entirely on helicopter support.
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- When was gold discovered near Porgera?
Government patrol officers who entered new territories panned to test drainage systems for gold, and between 1933 and 1939 Jim Taylor and John Black identified gold downstream from Porgera.
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- When was gold found in the Eastern Highlands?
Prospecting by Ned Rowlands in the Eastern Highlands led to the discovery in 1928 of gold near Kainantu, while in 1930 the Upper Ramu River was declared a provisional goldfield, and from 1934 the Sepik and Torricelli regions were explored.
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- What was considered to be a milestone in prospecting and gold mining in PNG?
The first Lae to Wau aeroplane flight in 1927 was a milestone not only for aviation but for mining. This led to the next stage in development of the Morobe Goldfields.
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- When was New Guinea made a Mandated Territory of Australia?
In 1922, New Guinea was made a Mandated Territory of Australia by the league of Nations.
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- When was gold discovered in German New Guinea?
Ernst Tappenbeck discovered gold in the lower Ramu River in 1898 and a German syndicate worked gold in the Waria River from 1901 to 1904.
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- When was gold first discovered in PNG?
Gold was first discovered in Papua New Guinea in 1852 as accidental traces in pottery from Redscar Bay on the Papua Peninsula.
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- Who was the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Chairman in 1973?
I believe it was Sam Piniau.
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- What happened to German New Guinea after 1914?
New Guinea was then placed under the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMF) from 1914 to 1921. In 1922 New Guinea became the Australian Mandated Territory of the League of "C" Nations.
After World War II, both Papua and New Guinea experienced joint rule under Australian Administration until Sixteenth September 1975 when Papua New Guinea became an Independent nation.
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- Who administered German New Guinea?
German New Guinea was administered by the New Guinea Company from 1885 to 1889.
In 1889 the Imperial Germany Government took control, and the colony was administered through the German Government Officials until 1914.
From 1902 until 1914 the colony was run by Dr. Albert Hahl.
After 1914, and as a consequence of defeat during World War I, Germany lost New Guinea to the Allied Forces.
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- Who won the Miss West New Britain Quest in 2008?
Sept 2008 - Miss Kimbe Bay Hotel, Careen Ray, 19, of Cape Gloucester was crowned Miss WNB out of 14 contestants. Miss Ray will now represent the province in the Miss PNG quest.
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- Who is responsible for Currency Exchange Control?
Authority to administer Exchange Control under the Central Banking Regulation is vested in the Bank of Papua New Guinea, which in turn issues instructions, directions and requirements to the Authorised Dealers (Regulation 2(2)).
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- When was the Kina and toea launched?
PNG introduced its own notes and coins on the 19th April 1975. The name of the dollar equivalent is Kina and the name of the cent equivalent is Toea. The Kina is the major unit and one single kina is equivalent to one hundred toea.
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- Who was the Governor of the Bank of PNG when the Kina was launched?
The first and the longest serving Governor of the Bank was Sir Henry ToRobert.
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- How long did Sir Henry ToRobert serve as Governor of the Bank of PNG?
Sir Henry ToRobert served the Bank from inception in 1973 to 1993 or about twenty (20) years.
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- Who took over from Sir Henry ToRobert as the Governor of the Bank of PNG in 1993?
His successor was Sir Mekere Morauta who was in office for about 15 months from 31 July 1993 to 15 September 1994.
Other Governors have been
Mr. Tarata
Mr. John Vulupindi
Mr. Morea Vele
Mr. Leonard Wilson Kamit
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- Do you have the exchange rates for 1986?
No I don't and I checked the Bank of PNG web site and they only go back to 1989. see -- http://www.bankpng.gov.pg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=360&Itemid=1
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- Who was the first PNG person to write and publish a book?
The book called "The Erstwhile Savage: An Account of the Life of Ligeremaluoga" was first published in 1932 and was written by Ligeremaluoga
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- What are some other books that have been written by PNG nationals?
Ten Thousand Years in a Lifetime - Albert Maori Kiki
Sana - an Autobiography of Michael Somare
Of course a prolific writer is Sir Paulius Matane who has written too many books to recall the actual number.
My Mother Calls Me Yaltep was written by Ignatius Kilage and The Crocodile by Vincent Eri is another novel that springs to mind. The Crocodile is often quoted as being the first book to be written by a PNG National but see another entry for Ligeremaluoga's -- The Erstwhle Savage published in 1932.
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- When was the Coastwatchers Memorial built?
The Coastwatchers Memorial at Kalibobo point in Madang was built over a period of two years (1958 and 1959). It was dedicated in 1959 to the people who relayed information about Japanese movements to the Allies during the Second World War Its official birthday is the 15th of August each year.
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- When was the Coastwatchers Monument built?
The monument was completed in 1959 as a memorial to the to the coastwatchers during the 2nd world war. Apparently intended to resemble a giant torch, the four-finned base makes it look more like a rocket, either way, it’s an incredible look. The light itself, the ‘flame’ encased lamp at the top, can produce an impressive 1,000,000 candlepower beam.
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- when Mt Lamington erupted in 1951, what was the population of the towns around it?
Sorry - not sure of that.
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- Am interested in having a look at some traditional tattoos that were used in the papuan region especially the motuan/motu-koita areas, any thing you have thank you so much
god bless.... marylouise
Hi, I have not been able to find a tattoo worth mentioning. In fact the only one I found was not worth reproducing.
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- Do you know the names of the people who have looked after the RPNGC band?.
Inspector David Crawley
Supt. Thomas Shacklady, MBE
Supt. William Harrison, MBE
Supt. Keith Terrett and
Chief Inspector Pala Walo, MBE
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- When did Air Niugini acquire its A300 Airbus?
At the end of 1984. It was painted with a big bird of paradise on the side but unfortunately the design could not be reproduced easily on the other aircraft in the Air Niugini fleet.
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- Where were the Top Bar and the Bottom Bar?
The Top Bar was the Papua Hotel (Pap) and the bottom bar was the Hotel Moresby both in downtown Port Moresby. They both opened around the year 1910 but are since gone from the skyline of Port Moresby. The Pacific Place skyscraper is now on the site of the Bottom Bar and the Pap site is still vacant after being burnt down in the 1980's.
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- Where is the earliest agricultural site in PNG?
I believe this to be the Kuk Early Agricultural site.
The property is a cultural landscape representing successive periods of drainage or manipulation of a wetland for plant food production from c.10,000 years ago to the present.
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- Where is the Kuk Swamp?
The Swamp is located in a large inter-montane valley in the interior of PNG at 1560 m above mean sea level. The Wahgi Valley is one of the largest of the inter-montane valleys that run along the highland spine of the island of New Guinea. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuk_Swamp
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- Was Papua New Guinea an Early Agriculture Pioneer?
See -- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0623_030623_kukagriculture.html and do a search for "kuk agricultural"
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- Who founded Steamships?
Retired sea captain Algernon Sydney Fitch
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- When did Collins and Leahy take up an interest in Steamships?
In 1986 STC's shareholding had a remarkable change. Collins and Leahy Investments Limited of Goroka acquired 33.3 per cent interest and John Swire and Sons Investment Ltd increased its shareholding to 33.3 per cent. The Chairman of Collins and Leahy was appointed Chairman of Steamships in that year.
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- When did the Melanesian Hotel open?
In 1967 the Melanesian Hotel in Lae opened and a modern plant commenced bottling Coca Cola products in Port Moresby.
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- When did Steamships Trading commence?
In 1924 the Public Company was formed.
The first branch store was opened on Samarai Island by Mr. Jackson in 1926 who reached a turnover of 300 pounds per month. He was replaced by Mr. E. V. Crisp who in 1930 increased business to 4,000 pounds.
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- What year did STC purchase the Kiunga Chief?
The Kiunga Chief was purchased by Steamships Trading in 1999.
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- In what year was the Goada Chief purchased by Steamships?
The Goada Chief was purchased by STC in 1998.
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- How much did Steamships Trading sell its Coca-Cola operations for?
In 1991 the company sold its Coca-Cola operations in Port Moresby and Lae for K27 Million.
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- What year was the tanker stuck on the reef outside Port Moresby?
You may be thinking of the oil tanker, Manhattan Duke. It was pulled off the reef at the entrance to Port Moresby Harbour (Basilisk Passage) on Monday the 25th of July 1983 after spending about 10 days stuck waiting for salvage experts to arrive from Fiji and Australia. It was estimated that the salvage cost would have cost between K2 and K4 million in 1983 values. The salvage operation was lead by Ian Lockley.
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- When was the Gerehu Provincial High School opened?
It was established in 1982 and officially opened on the 3rd of September 1983 by the then Minister of Education - Sir Barry Holloway. The school was established to cater for the rapidly growing Port Moresby suburb of Gerehu.
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- What year did the Catholic Church start in PNG?
In 1844, Pope Gregory XVI erected the Vicariate Apostolic of Micronesia and Melanesia entrusting it to the Missionary congregation of the Society of Mary. A vicariate Apostolic is a mission territory under the pastoral care of a Bishop. The vicariate of Melanesia included Papua New Guinea.
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- Who was the first PNG national to become a master mariner?
Captain Moremb Kepe gained the distinction of being the first Steamships Sea Cadet and the first PNG Trained seaman to qualify as a Master Mariner.
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