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The IMR headquarters in Goroka also houses the editorial office of the Papua New Guinea Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific periodical published by the Medical Society of PNG. [1] Electronic versions of the journal's publications can be obtained for many editions through the website of the institute.
Pages in category "Films set in Papua New Guinea" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... Born Free; D. The Devil's Playground (1928 film) E ...
Madang was subsequently taken on 24–25 April by troops from the 8th and 15th Brigades, while the 30th Infantry Battalion secured Alexishafen the following day. [20] A follow-up landing was made by the 37th/52nd Infantry Battalion on Karkar Island , while the 35th Infantry Battalion secured a large quantity of abandoned Japanese stores at ...
Pages in category "Films shot in Papua New Guinea" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Battle of the Shaggy Ridge was part of the Finisterre Range campaign, consisting of a number of actions fought by Australian and Japanese troops in Papua New Guinea in World War II. Following the Allied capture of Lae and Nadzab , the Australian 9th Division had been committed to a quick follow up action on the Huon Peninsula in an effort ...
During the New Guinea campaign, Hansa Bay was a major Japanese naval base and transit station, between the Wewak region and south eastern bases.. The airfields and encampments of Awar and Nubia were also located nearby
On October 31 at 17:53 UTC (November 1 at 03:53 AEST) the island of New Guinea was shaken by an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 M w that particularly affected the city of Madang on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Causing between five and eighteen fatalities, it triggered landslides that ran down steep hills into poorly reinforced wooden huts.
Dumpu is a village in the upper Ramu Valley in Usino Rural LLG, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The village was serviced by Dumpu Airport. During World War II the village became the divisional headquarters of the Australian 11th Division. The Dumpu or Watiwa language is spoken in the village.