Call for the PNG Government to acquire the Kokoda Trail as a National Tourism Asset
The gazettal of the Kokoda Trail by PNGs founding fathers in 1972 reflected their...
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A new battle for control of sacred Australian battlefield erupts, 81 years later
A new battle erupts for control of the Kokoda Track | The Australian Eighty-one years after the Battle of Kokoda, a new fight has erupted on one of Australia’s most sacred battlegrounds. Rival groups are…
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Kokoda News and Magazine Articles
The 50th anniversary of the Kokoda campaign provided an opportunity for it to emerge from the shadow of Gallipoli. Our vision was tempered by the volatile law and order situation in Port Moresby at the time; a lack of information on the nature of the trail; and the logistics required; and a lack of corporate and civic awareness in Australia.
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Stars Rise and Fall on Kokoda
WHAT do you get when you combine the historic Kokoda Track with a bunch of celebrities? The answer, judging from Nine’s A Current Affair, is a disaster, of significant proportions, with the odd triumph thrown in.
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Walking Among Ghosts
“If you threw Chuck Norris and Indiana Jones into a blender and added a few Anzac badges...
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Sydney Swans Conquer Kokoda
In August 1942 a battalion of 450 young ANZACS dug in around a remote jungle village high up in...
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Is this the World’s meanest tour guide?
Charlie Lynn’s holiday package includes a good measure of fear, exhaustion, injury and shock, which may be why Australia’s largest companies think he’s great. Marc Llewellyn reports:
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A Walk on the Wild Side – Anzac 1992
Leeches. Malaria. Blisters. Tinea. Treacherous creek crossings on narrow logs in the dark …...
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BOOK REVIEW: 100 Treks across kokoda
Review of ‘100 Treks Across the Kokoda Trail’ by PNG author, Rashmii Bell, who was invited to trek with Adventure Kokoda in August 2018 to interpret the experience through the eyes of a Papua New Guinean.
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Heroes come in different guises
Australian ‘Heroes come in many guises’ – a wonderful review of ‘Our Great Hearted Men’ by Peter Brune; the ‘Battles for Kokoda Plateau’ by David Cameron; and ‘Shadows on the Track’ by Jan McLeod – reviewed by Stephen Loosley
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Interview with Rashmii Bell, Author of Roses At Eora Creek
This book project began a few months after I came off the Trail with Adventure Kokoda in August 2018. As a writer, I went on the Trail already knowing and prepared that I would be documenting my experience in some way. So when I returned home, I started by writing what was then published online as a seven-part series for the adult-reader audience.
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TREKKING KOKODA – Read all about it!
Kokoda’ has emerged as the complete adventure experience for Australian baby-boomers and young adventurers. It requires physical stamina and mental tenacity. The wartime history evokes strong emotions. The unconditional care and support of local PNG guides and villagers is humbling. The environment is rugged, remote and pristine.
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