Kokoda (Papua New Guinea)

Type: City

Name: Kokoda (Papua New Guinea)

Latitude: -8.87

Longitude: 147.740005

population: 6,199

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Youths take trek to change

PAUL POTTAGE: WARS since the 1890s have seen Australian soldiers involved in a number of actions that have become remembered as iconic or essentially Australian.The battle for Pink Hill in the Second Boer War may not be universally remembered as an Australian ... [Published Geelong Advertiser - May 16 2013]

Entities: Breaker Morant, Second Boer War, Bruce Kingsbury, Owen Stanley

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Retracing the past one step at a time

ABOVE:Bob Scott, an engineer with the militia during the early battles on the Kokoda Track. LEFT:Jordon, Peter and Jackson Scott on the Kokoda Track.Bonama war cemetery, Anzac Day dawn, last week.Mist on the ridges in the Owen Stanley mountain ranges ... [Published Daily Liberal - May 03 2013]

Entities: Bob Scott, Kokoda (Papua New Guinea), Peter Scott

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

White's

Kokoda challenge for Kimba girls

Kimba Area School students Keely Westhoff and Taya Lehmann are using the White’s Knob walking trail to train for walking the Kokoda Trail in July.KIMBA Area School students Keely Westhoff and Taya Lehmann are training in earnest to walk the Kokoda Trail ... [Published Eyre Peninsula Tribune - May 01 2013]

Entities: Tim Thompson, Kokoda (Papua New Guinea), White's, Salvation Army, Papua New Guinea

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Harry inspires walk for SIDS

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: Daniel and Simon Esler are busily tackling Wagga’s toughest terrain ready to walk the Kokoda Track.THEY will never know the reason for his sudden death, but little Harry's family are ensuring his short life will produce an enduring ... [Published Riverina Leader - May 01 2013]

Entities: Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Tonga, Guinea Conakry, Brian Freeman, Kokoda (Papua New Guinea)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Juffa: Rename Kokoda Track

THE world-famous Kokoda Track should be called Kokoda Trail and not the latter, says Oro Governor Gary Juffa.The MP said the name of the World War II icon was the subject of intense debate in Australia but visitors including Australian trekkers should ... [Published Post-Courier - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Kokoda (Papua New Guinea), Australia, World War II

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Huntly Anzac service a special time for 99-year-old

LEST WE FORGET: 99-year-old Ellen Blanford and son Wayne Charles Walter Blanford at the service. Picture: PETER WEAVINGTHERE are not many people left that can say they lived through both world wars.So Bendigo’s Ellen Blanford, who turns 100 on June 4, ... [Published Bendigo Advertiser - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Anzac, Anzac Day, Terry Jarvis, Kokoda (Papua New Guinea)

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 3 reports

Governor-general pays tribute to Anzacs in PNG

Australia's Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, has visited the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea to commemorate Anzac Day.Ms Bryce flew to Isurava, a breathtakingly beautiful village perched on the edge of a mountain, overlooking a valley on the Kokoda ... [Published ABC Online - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Quentin Bryce, Governor-General, Anzac Day, Bruce Kingsbury, Kokoda (Papua New Guinea)

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 3 reports

PNG needs some of our Anzac spirit

As we approach Anzac Day, Australians are prompted to reflect on our national character. Drawing on events far from our shores close to a century ago, we lay claim to a particular combination of traits: mateship, pulling together, and brave sacrifice ... [Published WA Today - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Anzac, Australia, Papua New Guinea, World Vision International, Anzac Day

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Abbott plays down talk of Howard as G-G

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has played down suggestions he would appoint former prime minister John Howard as the next governor-general.The term of current Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, expires next March.Mr Abbott has indicated he does not expect ... [Published ABC Online - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: John Howard, Tony Abbott, Quentin Bryce

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Media Advisory: Governor-General to mark ANZAC Day in Kokoda | Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, as Commander-in-Chief will mark ANZAC Day on the Kokoda Track while undertaking an Official Visit to Papua New Guinea from 22 April to 26 April 2013.At the invitation of the Governor-General of Papua New ... [Published Australian Government - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Governor-General, Papua New Guinea, Anzac Day

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 12 2013 - 1 reports

Kokoda - NINE - 20/04/2013 - 11.20pm

*Frequent Coarse Language and Strong Violence*Papua New Guinea 1942. The battle of the track has begun. A fearsome force of Japanese fighters land on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea to seize Port Moresby and invade Australia.Starring: William McInnes, ... [Published Enhance TV - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Kokoda (Papua New Guinea), Papua New Guinea, William McInnes, Shane Bourne

First reported Jan 13 2013 - Updated Jan 13 2013 - 1 reports

Kokoda debate winner is ...

WHAT does it for you? Are you a Kokoda Trail or a Kokoda Track kind of guy?Can't make up your mind? Well, let's allow Shirley McDonald from Mount Louisa to settle this headache-inducing debate once and for all.This photo was taken not far from where Shirley ... [Published Townsville Bulletin - Jan 13 2013]

Entities: Kokoda (Papua New Guinea), PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Cattle

Quotes

"[although] we haven't felt the real picture."

Retracing the past one step at a time [Published Daily Liberal - May 03 2013]

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Youths take trek to change [Published Geelong Advertiser - May 16 2013]
Retracing the past one step at a time [Published Daily Liberal - May 03 2013]
Anzac Day address in Scone [Published The Scone Advocate - May 02 2013]
Kokoda challenge for Kimba girls [Published Eyre Peninsula Tribune - May 01 2013]
Harry inspires walk for SIDS [Published Riverina Leader - May 01 2013]
THEY will never know the reason for his sudden [Published Riverina Leader - May 01 2013]
Juffa: Rename Kokoda Track [Published Post-Courier - Apr 29 2013]
Huntly Anzac service a special time for 99-year... [Published Bendigo Advertiser - Apr 25 2013]
Governor-general pays tribute to Anzacs in PNG [Published ABC Online - Apr 25 2013]
Gov-Gen Bryce pays homage to Anzacs in PNG [Published World News Australia - Apr 25 2013]
Anzacs honoured at home and abroad [Published Daily Telegraph Australia - Apr 25 2013]
G-G attends Anzac dawn service in PNG [Published Perth Now - Apr 24 2013]
GG Bryce pays tribute to diggers in PNG [Published Adelaide Now - Apr 23 2013]
PNG needs some of our Anzac spirit [Published WA Today - Apr 22 2013]
Aust GG in PNG for Anzac Day celebrations [Published Pacific Islands News Association - Apr 22 2013]
Abbott plays down talk of Howard as G-G [Published ABC Online - Apr 22 2013]
Bryce arrives in PNG for Anzac memorials [Published MSN New Zealand - Apr 22 2013]
Media Advisory: Governor-General to mark ANZAC ... [Published Australian Government - Apr 19 2013]
Rare WWII find: Airman’s 'survivor map' reprodu... [Published Manning River Times - Apr 18 2013]
Kokoda - NINE - 20/04/2013 - 11.20pm [Published Enhance TV - Apr 12 2013]
Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea: Floods &amp... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Feb 08 2013]
Kokoda debate winner is ... [Published Townsville Bulletin - Jan 13 2013]