Uncovering Papua New Guinea's forgotten war history

ADI's Dr Jonathan Ritchie and research teams will head deeper into Papua New Guinea during 2016 to gather more insights into the country's experiences of World War 2, thanks to the extension of a research grant by the Australian Government.

In 2014, the project team visited significant sites in the vicinity of the Kokoda Track and recorded interviews with more than 70 Papua New Guinean veterans and their families.

The team – which comprises researchers from Deakin University, PNG’s Pacific Adventist University, the University of Papua New Guinea, and PNG’s National Museum and Art Gallery – visited locations in PNG’s Northern and Central Provinces including Hanau, Deboin, Beama, Popondetta, Kovelo, Kagi and Sogeri.

The Kokoda oral history pilot study, a book on which was published earlier this year, was funded by the Australian Government under the Kokoda Initiative, which supports communities living along the Kokoda Track.

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