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- How is the tubuan related to the traditional tabu of ENB?
- Who opened the Bena Bena airstrip in the Eastern Highlands?
- Who was Ken Spinks?
- is sir danny leahy related to old MICK LEAHY.
- Was Dr. Albert Hahl an administrator in German New Guinea?
- When did Pastor Rudy Rudolf Kahata die?
- Who was Rudy Rudolf Kahata?
- When did Helene Holzknecht nee Schmutterer die?
- When was Dame Rachel Cleland born?
- Where can I find information about Nandex?
- Who is Wasantha Kumarasiri?
- Who is Kenya Kala?
- Who was Douglas Gabb?
- What is the Douglas Gabb Award?
- Could you tell me the names of all books that were written by Dr.W.G.Lawes who was in Port Moresby in the early days?
- Who is Roland Panga?
- Who was JK McCarthy?
- Who was Jim Taylor?
- Who is Gail Thomas?
- Do PNGs like horror movies?
- Who was Lucian Tapedi?
- Who was Christian Arek?
- Who is Kevin Conrad?
- Who was Bob Matheson?
- Who was the first judge from Kagua-Erave and of course, Southern Highlands province?
- Who is Melissa Aigilo?
- when was “Falling Foliage" published?
- Where is Melissa Aigilo from?
- Where was Ian Downs born?
- When did Ian Downs die?
- Who was Ian Downs?
- Who is Ryan Pini?
- Who is Zillar Miro?
- who is sir danny leahy?
- Who was Hal Holman?
- When was Helene Holzknecht born?
- Who is Smael Manikot?
- Who is Israel Edoni?
- How is the tubuan related to the traditional tabu of ENB?
They come from the same area of the country.
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- Who opened the Bena Bena airstrip in the Eastern Highlands?
and Dan Leahy and Jim Taylor opened up air travel in the Highlands with airstrips in Bena Bena, Eastern Highlands in December 1932, and the Waghi Valley in April 1933.
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- Who was Ken Spinks?
Ken Spinks was a surveyor who along with Mick and Dan Leahy and Jim Taylor, in April 1933 opened up the great Waghi Valley of the Western Highlands to the outside world.
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- is sir danny leahy related to old MICK LEAHY.
Yes
Mick Leahy gave the world its first glimpse of a land that time forgot; of cloud – covered mountains and valleys occupied by thousands of people whose very existence had been unknown before 1930.
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- Was Dr. Albert Hahl an administrator in German New Guinea?
German New Guinea was looked after (administered) by Dr. Albert Hahl from 1902 until 1914
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- When did Pastor Rudy Rudolf Kahata die?
His death on Wednesday, February 8,2006, perhaps, touched even more people and inspired many more young people from the Ahi villages of Lae to follow in his footsteps.
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- Who was Rudy Rudolf Kahata?
He was a pastor and radio evangelist who touched the lives of many hundreds of people. Pastor Rudy’s vibrant and powerful preaching brought new life to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG in his short life of 35 years.
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- When did Helene Holzknecht nee Schmutterer die?
Mrs Holzknecht died on Tuesday, August 26, 2003, after a long illness and was laid to rest at Langmeil Lutheran Church in Tanunda, South Australia onWednesday, September 3, 2003, beside her beloved husband ‘Bingsu’ Karl Holzknecht. see -- http://malumnalu.blogspot.com/2007/11/helene-holzknecht-another-chapter-in.html
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- When was Dame Rachel Cleland born?
Dame Rachel was born on the 19th of January, 1906. She died on the 18th of April, 2002
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- Where can I find information about Nandex?
Here is some info about Stanley Nandex the kick boxer.
Former WKA NSW Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champ (Amateur)
Former WKA Papua New Guinea Light Heavyweight Kickboxing Champ (Amateur)
Former WKA Australian Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champ (Amateur)
Former WKA World Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champ (Amateur)
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- Who is Wasantha Kumarasiri?
He is the current Chief Executive Officer of Air Niugini (January 2008)
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- Who is Kenya Kala?
Kenya comes from PNG's Central Province. She is producer of Radio Australia's Health program, Health Report which is broadcast on provincial stations in PNG, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Kenya also helps out with Tok Pisin current affairs, news translation, news reading and on air presentation.
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- Who was Douglas Gabb?
Douglas Gabb was a senior broadcaster with Radio Australia for nearly 20 years and a well-known radio identity in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. His popular program ‘Mama Graon’ on agriculture and the environment was widely listened to and contributed to the rural regional development in the Pidgin-speaking areas where it was broadcast.
Douglas was from Madang, PNG
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- What is the Douglas Gabb Award?
It is an annual Australia Pacific journalism internship program offered by Radio Australia in memory of the late Douglas Gabb, a Radio Australia journalist who was well known to audiences in the Pacific region.
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- Could you tell me the names of all books that were written by Dr.W.G.Lawes who was in Port Moresby in the early days?
Sorry it would be better to look at amazon.com for this. They are in the business of selling books and make money from it whereas this web site does not.
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- Who is Roland Panga?
Sorry I do not know the answer to that question.
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- Who was JK McCarthy?
J K McCarthy was an explorer. There is a museum named after him in Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province.
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- Who was Jim Taylor?
A person who helped to open up the interior of PNG. An old time explorer.
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- Who is Gail Thomas?
The only Gail Thomas I know looks after PNGBD.COM and runs a trekking company that specialises in the Kokoda Trail
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- Do PNGs like horror movies?
With a diversified population of over 5 million people there will be some that hate horror movies while some of the population will love them.
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- Who was Lucian Tapedi?
Lucian trained as an Anglican mission teacher at Dogura, he died aged 21. He was killed during World War II while helping European missionaries escape the Japanese.
His effigy stands with Martin Luther King at Westminster Abbey.
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- Who was Christian Arek?
I can not find out much about this very fine gentleman - Sgt Major Christian Arek. He was a Northern District policeman. As a constable, he took part in the first skirmish with the Japanese invaders at Buna in July 1942 and, in 1943, retrieved the remains of Lucian Tapedi, Anglican martyr, for Christian burial.
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- Who is Kevin Conrad?
US born Mr Conrad is a modern "mouse that roared" who represented PNG's stand at the 2007 climate talks in Bali, Indonesia.
See -- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/science/earth/22conv.html?em&ex=1201237200&en=47a404a0962d23fa&ei=5087%0A -- for report to find out more.
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- Who was Bob Matheson?
Robert Graham Matheson first arrived in the Territory of Papua New Guinea in September 1951 and was employed by the Commonwealth Department of Works to set out the Taurama Military Barracks in Port Moresby.
His last job before leaving PNG in 1975 was as the Surveyor General.
He passed away at the Wesley Hospital Brisbane on Saturday, the 24th of November, 2007 aged 78.
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- Who was the first judge from Kagua-Erave and of course, Southern Highlands province?
Nemo Yalo made his way to the top from humble beginnings as a teacher in the Southern Highlands province before returning with a law degree from UPNG and Bond University in Australia.
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- Who is Melissa Aigilo?
Melissa Aigilo is PNG's leading woman writer.
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- when was “Falling Foliage" published?
Melissa Aigilo's book of poetry called “Falling Foliage" was published in 2005. She has a collection of short stories and another anthology of poetry awaiting publication. See -- http://malumnalu.blogspot.com/2007/11/melissa-aigilo-is-papua-new-guineas.html
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- Where is Melissa Aigilo from?
Her mother is part East New Britain and Morobe, and my father is part West New Britain and East Sepik.
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- Where was Ian Downs born?
Ian Fairley Graham Downs was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1915 and was educated at Brighton and Geelong Grammar Schools between 1926 and 1928.
he was a former patrol officer who rose to the position of Deputy Administrator in the mid-1950s
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- When did Ian Downs die?
Ian died on Tuesday the 24th of August, 2004, on the Gold Coast, Australia aged 89. Downs is remembered as the principal facilitator of the contruction of the Highlands Highway – linking the Highlands, Lae and Madang - as well as being a powerful influence in the founding of PNG’s great coffee industry.
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- Who was Ian Downs?
Ian Downs was one of the legendary Australian kiaps (patrol officers) who helped develop PNG into what it is today.
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- Who is Ryan Pini?
Ryan is a swimmer who won gold while representing PNG at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
He has also won many medals representing PNG at other world events including the SP Games.
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- Who is Zillar Miro?
Zillar looks after NGIT Consulting and offers IT Training.
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- who is sir danny leahy?
Sir Daniel Leahy knighted for outstanding public and community services. He also has an oval in Goroka, Eastern Highlands province named after him.
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- Who was Hal Holman?
He designed the PNG National crest and was largely instrumental in the final design of the PNG flag.
He came to PNG in 1962 to briefly see his sister Lexy (Burns) but Instead he joined the Department of Information and Extension Services (DIES) as senior illustrator.
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- When was Helene Holzknecht born?
Helene Holzknecht nee Schmutterer was born on February 28, 1917, at Sattelberg Station near Finschhafen. see -- http://malumnalu.blogspot.com/2007/11/helene-holzknecht-another-chapter-in.html
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- Who is Smael Manikot?
He has headed many companies in PNG. One of them was Post and Telecom.
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- Who is Israel Edoni?
He was the Secretary for the Department of Public Utilities in the early 1980's.
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