ADAMSON Marie Therese (Elma) | ADAMSON, Charles (Charlie) William | EDDOWES, Peter J | FAITHFUL, Denys | GARNER, Michael John Patrick...

1883: HM Chester, Queensland Government Agent on Thursday Island, raised the Union Jack near present-day Port Moresby and annexed, on...

ANDREWS, Roy John  | GRIFFIN, John, QC  | OLIVER, Norman Francis | THISTLETHWAITE, Dr Robert ;  ANDREWS, Roy John (28 April 2021) Roy,...

PARADISO BY STEVE CAPELIN: A STORY OF ITALIAN EMIGRANTS AND A 19TH CENTURY SCAMDate and Tme: Friday 09 July 2021 6:30 PM – 7:30 PMWhere:...

BATEMAN, Com Samuel AM RAN | HOSKING, Jennifer | KEMSLEY, James Herbert | LITTLER, Patricia (Trish) | ORR, Robbie | STOCKER, Dr Geoff...

CAMPBELL, Colin Thomas  |  CAVANAGH, Noel Joseph | DAY, Murray Kenneth   | DONALDSON, Claude Kenneth | DONE, Christopher Charles |...

Another fabulous PNGAA event at Hornsby RSL on 21 March 2021 with thanks to Sara Turner. Speakers and topics were:Jan Anthony – ‘The Way...

Pat and Bill Guest at Mia Catholic Mission, 1977 O n a cold Taree evening, my grandmother, Margaret (Maggie) and my grandfather, Edward (Ted), sat huddled in the draughty log cabin he had built on his soldier’s parcel of land given to him after WWI. Maggie was pregnant, and it was becoming evident that this baby, due sometime in August, was not going to wait. Faced with no other option but to lock the two small boys (Patrick was only three and Jim, two) in the cold log cabin

AISBETT, Margaret   |  ALLAN, Valerie (née Grant)   | BOURKE, Myra Jean (née Schafferius)   | BOURKE, Peter   | DUNBAR-REID, Richard   |...

SYDNEY –A great Australian, former governor-general, Major-General Michael Jeffery AC GCL CVO MC, died on Friday at the age of 83. General Jeffery had a close association with Papua New Guinea as the last Australian commanding officer of 2 PIR and as co-patron of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia (PNGAA) since 2003. He had two stints with the Pacific Islands Regiment, from 1966-69 and 1974-75, and was present at Independence. Mr Jeffery was Australia’s 24th govern

BENJAMIN, Max | BLOINK, Dixie RF | CARSWELL, Agnes (née Gangloff) | Claringbould, Joan (née Alder) | COX, Kenneth (Ken) Brian | ...

We are sad to advise that Kieran passed away at Greenslopes Hospital in Brisbane on 7 February 2024.He was a wonderful wantok /friend to many of us, to our association – PNGAA, and to PNG and our Australian – PNG community generally. He proudly wore his PNGVR uniform on Anzac Day and contributed greatly to that association, closely affiliated with PNGAA, as its recent treasurer. He was also active within the PNG Federation QLD Inc as its treasurer and involved with its major

AYLING, David; | CARSWELL, Agnes (née Gangloff); | CONNOLLY, Ken; | CORRIGAN, Josephine Mary; | EYRE, David P; | HARRISON, Joan; |...