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The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - Michael Veitch
During the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate attempt at controlling the South West Pacific. In the Battle of the...

John Mayers
Apr 6, 20251 min read
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//Annual General Meeting 27/4/25
Join Us for an Unforgettable Experience! 📅 Date: [ 27 April 2025 ]⏰ Time: [11:30am]📍 Location: [ Rydges Hotel, North Sydney ] About...

John Mayers
Mar 27, 20251 min read
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PNGAA WA Lunch – 21/2/25
Date: 21 February 2024 Where: Air Force Memorial Estate, 2 Bull Creek Drive, BULL CREEK WA 6149 Time: 1130 – 1530 Our guests will be...

John Mayers
Mar 24, 20251 min read
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Prime Minister Marape’s New Year & Australia Day Messages
As Papua New Guinea approaches 2025, the year marking 50 years of independence, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape issued a heartfelt...

John Mayers
Mar 6, 20254 min read
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Papua New Guinea’s Road to Independence
1883: HM Chester, Queensland Government Agent on Thursday Island, raised the Union Jack near present-day Port Moresby and annexed, on...

John Mayers
Mar 5, 20253 min read
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Vale- 2025, March
HOWCROFT | DENOON | HARDY | LOCKLEY | RIDDELL | WEARNE | THURSTON | LEPANI | CHAN HOWCROFT, Neville OBE 2 November 2024...

John Mayers
Mar 5, 202522 min read
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Mar 1, 20250 min read
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Help wanted- did you work in one of PNG’s Government agencies?
Help wanted for compilation of book material – Grateful for copies of photographs and words on personal recollections of working in one...

John Mayers
Feb 13, 20251 min read
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Notice of Annual General Meeting Sunday 27 April 2025 – Rydges Hotel, North Sydney
The 74TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Incorporated will be held in Sydney on Sunday 27 April...

John Mayers
Feb 12, 20253 min read
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PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...

John Mayers
Jan 23, 20252 min read
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PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...

John Mayers
Jan 23, 20252 min read
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50th Anniversary of Independence
On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia.The Papua New Guinea Association of...

John Mayers
Jan 9, 20251 min read
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Vale- 2024, December
PERRY | TROY | WEARNE | YOUNG PERRY, Roland Lewis (Ron) 13 July 2024 Ron on the Sepik River, 1990s Ron Perry grew up in Tucson, Arizona,...

John Mayers
Dec 30, 202412 min read
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Dec 1, 20240 min read
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American historical expert promotes historical literacy for PNG Tourism
Dr. Brent Glass, former Director of the National Museum of American History and senior advisor to the Smithsonian Institute, made a...

John Mayers
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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Vale- 2024, September
CLIFFORD | DAVIES | MAYNARD | McCARTHY | MOORE | NEEDHAM | PELIKAN | TAYLOR | WILLIAMS CLIFFORD, LeonSaturday, 18 May 2024 T he Clifford...

John Mayers
Sep 25, 202416 min read
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Sep 1, 20240 min read
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Cairns Function at Yorkeys Knob 27 July 2024
On Saturday 27 July former kiaps, friends and family gathered at Yorkeys Knob Boating Club in Cairns. About 45 people attended, with...

John Mayers
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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Vale- 2024, June
ANDERSSON | BEATTIE | BECKHAUS | CLARKE | POTTS | TATE | NELSON Andersson, Lars OAM17 January 2024 Lars with the Governor, 2001...

John Mayers
Jun 30, 202414 min read
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Jun 1, 20240 min read
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