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Lae, New Guinea

Lae, New Guinea, in 1964. The old Lae Airfield is visible. In the distance are the New Guinea Eastern Highlands. IMG00883p1
Papua and New Guinea

September 4th 1964
Traveling to Papua and New Guinea in 1964 was an adventure! I knew something about it from stories I heard or read about World War II battles there. This was only 19 years after the end of the war and memories of it loomed large in the region. Each of the DC-3 aircraft we flew from Port Moresby to Goroka and Lae had its own war story to tell. Our first stop was Goroka in the Eastern Highlands. We ... read more
Oceania » Papua New Guinea » Morobe

Papua New Guinean Flag The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I ... ... read more
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