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Burns Philp And Company Ltd In The Pacific Islands - Part Two
Burns Philp's store, Flinders Street, Townsville 1880's
In the previous Gazette, James Burns had made the decision to move up to Townsville to follow the discoveries of the large gold finds at Cape and Ravenswood and Charters Towers.
Burns Philp And Company Ltd In The Pacific Islands – Part One
James Burns founder of Burns Philp
LIKLIK BALUS – Part 2
Ivo Ruiter (left) receiving the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award from Charles Betteridge (right)
LikLik Balus Part 1.
Liklik Balus is a Papua New Guinean name for small aircraft that fly into the remote areas of PNG.
My 'Secret Friends'.
Scene from Hanuabada Village near Port Moresby
During my thirty years in PNG, I was to find out quite unexpectedly that I had a lot of “secret” friends in amongst the many native people I came to know wherever I was located.
Land Of The Unknown Part 2
Tribal pay back. This is just a fraction of the large gathering of warriors gathered at the pay-back ceremony. Note how long those spears are and these guys are deadly accurate when they use them.
Land Of The Unknown Part 1
Throughout my many years in PNG and trips to other Pacific Island Nations I have at times found myself in the thick of things quite unknowingly.
World War 1 Treasure Uncovered
Dad operating the radio: My father is on the right in this photo taken in 1916. Note how huge the size of the radios were in those days.
During April this year there have been a series of old photos appearing in the “Looking Back” section of The Northern Star newspaper that were taken by my father Richard Betteridge in the 1920’s.