CHAPTER 18: Kokoda – Beyond the Legend
A presentation to an international conference hosted by the Australian War Memorial on the 70th anniversary of the War in the Pacific on 6-7 September 2012
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70th Anniversary of the Kokoda Campaign
In the lead-up to the 70th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign the Air Niugini National Marketing...
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Potential & Benefits of Wartime tourism in Papua New Guinea
Seventy years after the war in the Pacific the Kokoda Trail has become a gateway for a wartime...
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Tribute to Sergeant Brett Wood MG DSM by The Hon Charlie Lynn MLC
The Hon. CHARLIE LYNN (Parliamentary Secretary) [10.27 a.m.]: Mr President, 1. I move that this...
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Kokoda Trail Topographical Map
Trekking the Kokoda Trail in Papua New Guinea will be a little easier with the release of the first topographical map to be produced in 37 years.
The map has a scale of 1:50,000 and contains contour lines with spot heights and Global Positioning System Grids; the location of wartime villages, battle-sites, fire-support bases and logistic support areas; detailed map inserts for each major battle of the Kokoda campaign; villages, campsites, lookouts, water points; and traditional and wartime names of mountains, rivers, creeks and significant features.
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