The Dunoon and District Gazette -

“Burns Philp and Company Ltd- in The Pacific Islands – Part Five

paula — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:37:28 -0400

Burn's Philp Shipping Map 1900.

In part 4 of the April/May edition of the Dunoon Gazette the Burns Philp story ended with the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 and the impact it was to have on the operations of BP’s during and after “The Great War.

“Burns Philp and Company Ltd- in The Pacific Islands – Part Four, (First move into the Pacific)

paula — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:37:17 -0400

"There are unthinking people who say that Romance is dead.

Burns Philp And Company Ltd In The Pacific Islands - Part Three

paula — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:27:31 -0400

A Burns Philp recruiting schooner in the Solomon Islands 1880's.

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Burns Philp And Company Ltd In The Pacific Islands - Part Two

paula — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:51:05 -0500

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.

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Burns Philp And Company Ltd In The Pacific Islands – Part One

paula — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:29:44 -0400

James Burns founder of Burns Philp

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“LIKLIK BALUS” – Part 3.

paula — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:34:23 -0400

A small airstrip in the Morobe Province of PNG

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LIKLIK BALUS – Part 2

paula — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:59:03 -0400

Ivo Ruiter (left) receiving the Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award from Charles Betteridge (right)

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LikLik Balus Part 1.

paula — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:54:12 -0400

Liklik Balus is a Papua New Guinean name for small aircraft that fly into the remote areas of PNG.

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My 'Secret Friends'.

paula — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:52:49 -0500

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.

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Land Of The Unknown Part 2

paula — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:12:04 -0500

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.

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