Lae postcards from the 1950s and 1960s

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Those of us who grew up in Lae, before Independence in 1975, know what a beautiful place it was.
Lae was just like any town in Australia.
I often tell my kids that Lae, and the rest of PNG, before Independence, was so much more better than now.
The challenge on us now is to try give back Lae, and PNG, at least some semblance of glory days.

Attractive Coronation Drive, Lae
Bowling green, Lae
Colourful Bretag Park, Lae
Children’s pool, Lae Botanical Gardens
Hotel Cecil, Lae
IPI Building, Lae
Lae Golf Course
Rich tropical growth in Botanical Gardens, Lae
Niall Reserve Sports Ground

Red Cross Hostel, Coronation Drive, Lae
Rich tropical growth in Botanical Gardens, Lae
View of Huon Gulf from RSL Club
View over Lae and the Huon Gulf from Lae Club
View of Voco Point from Stewart Park
Voco Point, Lae
Beeps Tavern, Milford Haven Road.
Lae War Cemetery.
Driving up Coronation Drive to Top Town.
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5 thoughts on “Lae postcards from the 1950s and 1960s”

  1. Yvonne Parkes

    Thank you for sharing these postcards. I lived in Lae from 1962 to 1970 except while at boarding school in Brisbane from 1965. It was the most beautiful place to live as a child. I would love to return some time to New Guinea.

  2. Anne Marland

    Lae was a beautiful place.Lived there for several years, a tropical paradise,loved it. Lovely to see these photos.

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