Sunday, September 27, 2009

Postcards from Wau-Bulolo from the 1950s and 1960s

Bowling green at Wau
Catholic church at Goroka
Edie Creek Road, Wau
Grandstand at the Bulolo sports ground
Mumeng bridge on the Wau-Bulolo Road

Natives at Gurakor Creek on the Wau-Bulolo Road
Overlooking the township of Wau
Pine Lodge Hotel, Bulolo
Postcard cover of Wau Botanical Gardens
Rainclouds approaching Wau
RSL Club at Wau
The valley of Bulolo










Friday, September 25, 2009

Postcards from Lae from the 1950s and 1960s

Attractive Coronation Drive, Lae
Bowling green, Lae
Colourful Bretag Park, Lae
Children's pool, Lae Botanical Gardens
Hotel Cecil, Lae
IPI Building, Lae
Lae Golf Course
Lily pond, Lae Botanical Gardens
Niall Reserve Sports Ground
Red Cross Hostel, Coronation Drive, Lae
Rich tropical growth in Botanical Gardens, Lae
View of Huon Gulf from RSL Club
View over Lae and the Huon Gulf from Lae Club
View of Voco Point from Stewart Park
Voco Point, Lae

Pictures of the opening of Fresh Produce Development Agency's potato project in Tambul, Western Highlands province

Above are pictures of the opening of the Fresh Produce Development Agency's 12 new potato screen houses in Tambul, Western Highlands province, on Tuesday, September 22.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Fresh vegetables galore in Western Highlands province

Western Highlands province is the fresh vegetable capital of Papua New Guinea, as these pictures which I took on Tuesday this week show.

Taking a drive up to Tambul, we came across this wonderful vegetable market, near the Western Highlands-Enga border.

As we drove into Tambul - near Southern Highlands and on the foothills of the majestic Mount Giluwe (PNG's second highest mountain) - we came across this unbelievable brocolli garden.

Makes we wonder why we continue to import food from overseas.

Pictures from Mount Hagen market

Above are pictures of Mount Hagen market, which I took on Tuesday this week.

An excellent market, foodwise, although be warned that there are a lot of conmen, pickpockets and thieves around.

The kids hung around me like leeches.

I did like the excellent strawberries, and bought buckets of them for my children before travelling back to Port Moresby on Tuesday night.