Archive for History

The Montevideo Maru – Lost at Sea, Lost from Australian History

Apr 23, 2010 5 Comments by

Hank Nelson kindly prepared the following article on behalf of MontevideoMaru.org for Paradise Magazine, the in-flight magazine for Air Niugini.

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USS Sturgeon Log Book Entry – 1st July, 1942

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments by

Original handwritten log book entry from the USS Sturgeon – 1st of July, 1942

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Gasmata – March 8th, 1942

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments

Gasmata was not on the scale of Tol but it is not to be forgotten.

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Burial of the Tol Massacred Men

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments

An extract from the diary of Mick Heagney

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The Fall of Kavieng

Apr 21, 2010 1 Comment

1st Independent Company, Kavieng, New Ireland – Mandated Territory of New Guinea

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Sixteen Went to Rabaul and Only Three Came Home

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments

The story of one town’s sacrifice.

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List of New Guinea Missionaries

Apr 21, 2010 No Comments

A list of New Guinea Missionaries. Please note that this is not a definitive list of Missionaries in New Guinea.

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Rev. John May: Some Reflections

Apr 21, 2010 3 Comments

A personal reflection on Reverend John May who passed away in Tasmania on Sunday the 24th of January, 2009.

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