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What is the oldest surviving building in Lae?
Eighty-nine (89) years ago yesterday, on March 4, 1933, they started building the St Andrew’s Lutheran Church at Ampo in Lae, with dedication being on Oct 8, 1933. The church, built in its present form in 1933 (until renovated in 2005), is the only pre-war building in Lae and the timberwork used to bear many …
Remembering Bugandi High School, Lae, the way it used to be
By MALUM NALU NB: This story was first published in 2010. Back in 2010, I was pleasantly surprised to receive some amazing old photographs of Lae from Denis Murrell, a former teacher at the iconic Bugandi High School. He taught at Bugandi from 1968-1971 and had fond memories of Bugandi and Lae the way they used to …
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How did ANGAU Memorial Hospital in Lae get its name?
Information from Wikipedia ANGAU Memorial Hospital is a major hospital in Lae, Papua New Guinea. Named after an Australian Army unit that was responsible for the civil administration of the Territory of Papua and the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, the hospital provides in-patient and specialist medical services to people in the Sepik, Madang and …
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PNG tourism gets a boost with Kalibobo Express
By SIR PETER BARTER The Kalibobo Express has been a long-term ambition of mine. In the past we have operated numerous vessels starting with house boats on the Sepik River and ultimately the Melanesian Discoverer and Kalibobo Spirit – which was designed primarily for international tourists. Apart from the Sepik, we extended expeditionary cruises through …
PNG agriculture goes on the world stage
Kuk Kaukau Chips, together with Sirunki Strawberries and Ilimo Gelato Ice Cream, have won the hearts and mouths of the many visitors to the Papua New Guinea pavilion in the World Expo 2020 Dubai, last month, during the Expo Agriculture week. The Innovative Agro Industry group (IAI) was invited to the Dubai Expo to present …