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Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe. It has a population of approx 5,000 and is situated at an altitude of around 1100 metres. Wau was the site of a gold rush during the 1920s and 30s when prospective gold diggers arrived at the coast at Salamaua and struggled inland along the Black Cat Track.
Bulolo is a town in Wau-Bulolo Urban LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It was once an important gold dredging centre in the former Territory of New Guinea, situated on the Bulolo River, a tributary of the Markham River, about 32 km (20 mi) north-west of Wau. The town is served by Bulolo Airport. Built in June 1930, the Bulolo strip was originally 1,150 yards by 120 yards. In 2010 it had an estimated population of 20,000.
This page is a list of districts of Papua New Guinea.
Araucaria hunsteinii is a species of Araucaria native to the mountains of Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The bulolo rainbowfish is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae. Bulolo Rainbowfish are found in the fast flowing, rapid water of the mountain streams in the Markham and Ramu river systems of north-eastern Papua New Guinea. It was first collected in 1934 and then not again until 1978.
The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was initially raised as a unit of the Militia from white Australian and European expatriates in New Guinea upon the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, before being activated for full-time service following the Japanese landings in early 1942. NGVR personnel then helped rescue survivors of Lark Force from Rabaul in February and March 1942. Between March and May, the NGVR monitored the Japanese bases which had been established in the Huon Gulf region, being the only Allied force in the area until the arrival of Kanga Force at Wau in May. The battalion subsequently established observation posts overlooking the main approaches and reported on Japanese movements.
Kanga Force was the name given to a composite ad hoc formation of the Australian Army that served in New Guinea during World War II. Commanded by Major Norman Fleay, it was formed on 23 April 1942. Made up of elements from the 1st and 2/5th Independent Companies and the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR), Kanga Force conducted a number of small scale raids and reconnaissance operations around Lae and Salamaua before it was disbanded and the individual units became part of the Australian 3rd Division in 1943.
The Bulolo Forestry College is a university located in Bulolo, Papua New Guinea.
Bulolo District is a district of the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Bulolo. The population of the district was 101,568 at the 2011 census. Since 19 July 2012 the district has been represented in parliament by Sam Basil.
Bulolo Airport is an airfield serving Bulolo, in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea.
Oomsis is a village in Morobe Province of Papua-New Guinea. It is located east of the valley of the Markham River along the Bulolo Highway Road. It is 51.1 km from Lae, and 11.7 km from Gabensis.
Sam Basil is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2007, representing the electorate of Bulolo Open. From 8 June 2019, to August 2019 Basil served as the Treasurer of Papua New Guinea.
The Biangai people are an ethnic group living on the slopes of the upper Bulolo valley, in Papua New Guinea.
Cycas schumanniana is a species of cycad endemic to New Guinea.
Petro Souths FC was a semi-professional association football club founded in 2010 and based in Mendi, the capital of the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea, although they played their home games in Goroka.
Bulolo United, known briefly as MMJV Bulolo United for sponsorship reasons, is a semi-professional Papua New Guinea association football team based in Lae in the Morobe Province. The club was founded sometime before 1987.
Lahi United FC, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Snax Lahi United FC, is a semi-professional association football club based in Lae, Papua New Guinea. The club was founded in 2017.
Wau-Bulolo Urban LLG is a local-level government (LLG) located in the Bulolo Valley of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Andrée Millar was an Australian botanist who played an important role in the development of the botanical gardens of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and published a book on the orchids of PNG. An orchid, Dendrobium Andrée Millar, was named after her.
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- ↑ Papua New Guinea Handbook. Pacific Publications. 1973. p. 327.
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