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- When did the Sogeri High School start?
- When was Papua (Southern part of New Guinea Island) declared a protectorate of Britain?
- How much was the minimum wage paid to a "native" of PNG in 1960?
- When did Air Niugini acquire its A300 Airbus?
- Where were the Top Bar and the Bottom Bar?
- 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?
- What year was "Royal" added to the name of the police force?
- When was the first police force established in PNG?
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- When did the Sogeri High School start?
It started in June 1944 when the first 18 students moved into what was the 113th Australian Convalescent Depot.
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- When was Papua (Southern part of New Guinea Island) declared a protectorate of Britain?
On the 6th of November 1884. The Royal British Navy had a show of strength with the following ships present - Swinger, Harrier, Raven, Espiegle, Dart and the largest battleship in Pacific waters the Nelson all being in Port Moresby harbour.
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- How much was the minimum wage paid to a "native" of PNG in 1960?
16 Pound, 5 shillings per year. (25 shillings a month)
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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.
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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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- 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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- What year was "Royal" added to the name of the police force?
In 1939 King George the sixth honoured the Papuan Police Force with the title Royal for outstanding work.
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- When was the first police force established in PNG?
PNG's first police force was established in British Papua in 1884 to protect settlers and to introduce law and order.
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