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- What were the reasons the japanese invaded the kokoda?
- why did PNG gain its independence in 1975
- Did Bob Menzies ever visit PNG?
- How can I find out more about the Torres Strait Treaty?
- which country did PNG sign the treaty of Torres Strait with in 1978?
- What are the Henry Tohian and the Beaumaris.
- Who pioneered the exploration of Mt Fubulan?
- Where is the Davara Hotel?
- When was Tolukuma discovered?
- When was gold discovered near Porgera?
- When was gold found in the Eastern Highlands?
- What was considered to be a mileston in prospecting and gold mining in PNG?
- When was New Guinea made a Mandated Territory of Australia?
- When was gold discovere din German New Guinea?
- When was gold was first discovered in PNG?
- Who was the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Chairman in 1973?
- What happened to German New Guinea after 1914?
- Who administered German New Guinea?
- Has Queen Elizabeth visited PNG?
- Where can I find important PNG Dates?
- When was first European contact made with PNG?
- What year was PNG first inhabited?
- Where did the first inhabitants of PNG come from??
- Who have been appointed and or acted as Governor General of PNG since 1975?
- Who was David Osborne Hay?
- Who is Pala Walo?
- Who was Mr Keith Terrett?
- When did Superintendent Thomas Shacklady, BEM die?
- Has the Pope ever visted PNG?
- Queen Elizabeth II is the head of PNG but has she ever visited the country?
- Where is the JK McCarthy Museum?
- Approx how much was the Kina worth at the time of the initial float?
- Who floated the Kina in 1994?
- In what year was the PNG Kina floated?
- When did British New Guinea became Papua?
- When did Europeans first explore the highlands of PNG?
- When did PNG gain independence?
- What year did PNG gain Self Governance?
- Who was PNG's first legislative counsel?
- What year did the League of Nations officially hand over German New Guinea to Australia?
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- What were the reasons the japanese invaded the kokoda?
The Japanese hoped to be able to reach Port Moresby and leap frog to Australia. They underestimated the people defending the track and the track itself.
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- why did PNG gain its independence in 1975
Because that was when the politicians decided to become independent from Australia.
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- Did Bob Menzies ever visit PNG?
I think Australian Prime Minister Bob Menzies arrived for his first and, so far as we know, his only visit to Papua New Guinea in late April 1957.
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- How can I find out more about the Torres Strait Treaty?
Contact the Torres Strait Treaty Liaison Officer from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
PO Box 93
Thursday Island QLD 4875
Ph: +61 7 4069 1495
Fax: +61 7 4069 1881
email: tstlo@bigpond.com
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- which country did PNG sign the treaty of Torres Strait with in 1978?
The Torres Strait Treaty is an agreement between Australia and PNG which describes the boundaries between the two countries and how the sea area may be used.
It was signed in December 1978 after long discussions between Australia and PNG. Talks were also held between the Australian Government, the Queensland Government and Torres Strait Islander representatives.
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- What are the Henry Tohian and the Beaumaris.
They are both coastal ships. MV Henry Tohian and MV Beaumaris are both rusting hulks at Rabaul's Ah Tam wharf.
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- Who pioneered the exploration of Mt Fubulan?
You have to go back to 1958 to find an answer to this one. Harley Dickinson, a kiap, pioneered the exploration of Mt Fubulan in PNG in 1958 as a patrol officer.
Harley died in April 2008.
In 1982 he was elected as the Liberal Member for Barwon in the Victorian Parliament (Asutralia), holding the seat for more than ten years until his defeat at the 1992 election.
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- Where is the Davara Hotel?
The hotel is now called the Ela Beach Hotel. -- http://www.coralseahotels.com.pg/elabeach.html
You can see a photo here -- http://www.pngbd.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8795/sort/1/cat/500/page/8 -- but you need to be a member.
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- When was Tolukuma discovered?
Tolukuma, discovered during helicopter-supported regional reconnaissance geochemistry in 1985, saw mine construction begin in May 1995. The mine now operates without a road link, depending entirely on helicopter support.
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- When was gold discovered near Porgera?
Government patrol officers who entered new territories panned to test drainage systems for gold, and between 1933 and 1939 Jim Taylor and John Black identified gold downstream from Porgera.
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- When was gold found in the Eastern Highlands?
Prospecting by Ned Rowlands in the Eastern Highlands led to the discovery in 1928 of gold near Kainantu, while in 1930 the Upper Ramu River was declared a provisional goldfield, and from 1934 the Sepik and Torricelli regions were explored.
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- What was considered to be a mileston in prospecting and gold mining in PNG?
The first Lae to Wau aeroplane flight in 1927 was a milestone not only for aviation but for mining. This led to the next stage in development of the Morobe Goldfields.
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- When was New Guinea made a Mandated Territory of Australia?
In 1922, New Guinea was made a Mandated Territory of Australia by the league of Nations.
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- When was gold discovere din German New Guinea?
Ernst Tappenbeck discovered gold in the lower Ramu River in 1898 and a German syndicate worked gold in the Waria River from 1901 to 1904.
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- When was gold was first discovered in PNG?
Gold was first discovered in Papua New Guinea in 1852 as accidental traces in pottery from Redscar Bay on the Papua Peninsula.
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- Who was the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Chairman in 1973?
I believe it was Sam Piniau.
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- What happened to German New Guinea after 1914?
New Guinea was then placed under the Australian Naval and Military Expenditionary Force (ANMF) from 1914 to 1921. In 1922 New Guinea became the Australian Mandated Territory of the League of "C" Nations.
After World War II, both Papua and New Guinea experienced joint rule under Australian Administration until Sixteenth September 1975 when Papua New Guinea became an Independent nation.
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- Who administered German New Guinea?
German New Guinea was administered by the New Guinea Company from 1885 to 1889.
In 1889 the Imperial Germany Government took control, and the colony was administered through the German Government Officials until 1914.
From 1902 until 1914 the colony was run by Dr. Albert Hahl.
After 1914, and as a consequence of defeat during World War I, Germany lost New Guinea to the Allied Forces.
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- Has Queen Elizabeth visited PNG?
Yes, Queen Elizabeth II has visited PNG in 1963 and again 1977.
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- Where can I find important PNG Dates?
Some of the more significant historical dates can be found below and other dates are hidden under the various categories. Use the search box to help find the answer your want. Keep the question simple to find an answer.
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- When was first European contact made with PNG?
It is believed that the first European contact was in the year 1526 to 1527 by the Portuguese explorer Jorge de Meneses. He named the island Ilhas dos Papuas (Island of the Fuzzy Hairs)
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- What year was PNG first inhabited?
It is believed that Papua New Guinea was originally inhabited by Asian settlers over 50,000 years ago.
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- Where did the first inhabitants of PNG come from??
The first inhabitants of Papua New Guinea, probably migrated from the Indonesian archipelago, arriving in PNG about 50,000 years ago.
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- Who have been appointed and or acted as Governor General of PNG since 1975?
Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
16 Sep 1975 - 1 Mar 1977 Sir John Guise (b. 1914 - d. 1991)
1 Mar 1977 - 1 Mar 1983 Sir Tore Lokoloko (b. 1930)
1 Mar 1983 - 1 Mar 1989 Sir Kingsford Dibela(b. 1932 - d. 2002)
1 Mar 1989 - 31 Dec 1989 Sir Ignatius Kilage (b. 1941 - d. 1989)
1 Jan 1990 - 27 Feb 1990 Dennis Young (acting) (1st time) (b. 1938)
27 Feb 1990 - 4 Oct 1991 Sir Vincent Serei Eri (b. 1936 - d. 1993)
4 Oct 1991 - 18 Nov 1991 Dennis Young (acting)(2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Nov 1991 - 20 Nov 1997 (Sir) Wiwa Korowi (b. 1948)
20 Nov 1997 - 20 Nov 2003 Silas Atopare (b. 1951) (from 1998, Sir Silas Atopare)
21 Nov 2003 - 28 May 2004 Wiliam "Bill" Jack Skate (acting) (b. 1953 - d. 2006)
28 May 2004 - 29 Jun 2004 Jeffery Nape (acting)
29 Jun 2004 - current Sir Paulias Matane (b. 1931)
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- Who was David Osborne Hay?
David was an administrator of PNG from 23 Dec 1966 - 1970 - He was born in b. 1916
Jack Keith Murray from 31 Oct 1945 - 1952
Donald Mackinnon Cleland from 1952 - 1966 - He was Sir Donald Mackinnon Cleland from 1961
Leslie Wilson Johnson from 1970 - 1973
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- Who is Pala Walo?
He was the first PNG born Director of Music of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band who comes from Hula Village in the Central Province of PNG.
C.I. Pala Walo, MBE, trained in Deal at the Royal Marines School of Music, and is the first PNG citizen to hold the post of Director of Music.
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- Who was Mr Keith Terrett?
He was a former Director of Music of the famous Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary Band. (See also Tom Shacklady and Pala Walo)
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- When did Superintendent Thomas Shacklady, BEM die?
He died at the age of 88 on the 25th of January, 2006. He wrote the PNG National Anthem - "O arise all you sons of this land"
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- Has the Pope ever visted PNG?
Yes Pope John Paul II visited PNG on two occassions as the head of the Catholic Church.
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- Queen Elizabeth II is the head of PNG but has she ever visited the country?
Yes, several times.
Queen Elizabeth -- 1974, 1979 and 1982
Prince Andrew, Duke of York -- 1991
Prince Charles -- 1966, 1975 (Independence), 1984,
Princess Anne visited with her mother in 1974 and visited again in September 2005.
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- Where is the JK McCarthy Museum?
The J.K. McCarthy museum is off to the side of the Goroka airstrip, a lengthy walk from town. The museum has some WWII relics. If you attend the annual show then it is in the same area but with a different entrance to the show.
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- Approx how much was the Kina worth at the time of the initial float?
On the first day of the float the Kina was worth US$ 92 cents but immediately fell by 6.5 percent to 86.05 cents. The Kina, in mid 2005, is now only worth around US$ 30 cents.
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- Who floated the Kina in 1994?
Sir Julius Chan was the Prime Minister at the time of the float of the Kina.
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- In what year was the PNG Kina floated?
It was floated on the 10th of October 1994 after a devaluation of 12% was unsuccessful.
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- When did British New Guinea became Papua?
British New Guinea became Papua in 1906.
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- When did Europeans first explore the highlands of PNG?
The inland Highland region, thought to be too inhospitable for habitation, wasn't even explored until the 1930s. Astoundingly, European explorers in search of gold instead discovered over one million people, living in fertile mountain valleys and in cultures that hadn't changed since very much since the Stone Age.
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- When did PNG gain independence?
By the 1960s there had emerged a significant independence movement in the country, and in 1975, after a brief period of internal autonomy, Papua New Guinea declared its full independence. (16th September 1975)
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- What year did PNG gain Self Governance?
PNG gained Self Governance in 1973.
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- Who was PNG's first legislative counsel?
It was Sir James Fraser, a Scotsman, who died in Port Moresby on the 13th of February 2007 at the age of 71. He arrived in PNG in 1976 from Tonga.
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- What year did the League of Nations officially hand over German New Guinea to Australia?
The League of Nations handed German New Guinea over to Australia as a mandated territory in 1920.
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Doing a search for PNG or New Guinea or even P.N.G will probably not return much. Keep the search simple. i.e. if you want to find out the population simply enter "population" without the quotes. There is no need to have PNG / P.N.G or whatever in the search string.
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Created 1 May 2002
Updated 21 Jun 2008
Updated 21 Jun 2008
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