| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang |
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| Accession Number | 135176 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 4x5", Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 4x5", Nitrate, Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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KALIBOBO POINT, NEW GUINEA. THE COASTWATCHERS MEMORIAL LIGHT AT MADANG HARBOUR. THE LIGHT IS A ...
Description
KALIBOBO POINT, NEW GUINEA. THE COASTWATCHERS MEMORIAL LIGHT AT MADANG HARBOUR. THE LIGHT IS A MEMORIAL TO THE COASTWATCHERS STILL LIVING AND TO THOSE 38 WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE WHILE CARRYING OUT THEIR SOLITARY AND DANGEROUS WORK DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, AND THE LOYAL NATIVES WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO REMAIN AT THEIR POSTS. THE LIGHT WAS OFFICIALLY SWITCHED ON FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 1959-08-15, BY SENATOR JOHN GORTON, MINISTER FOR THE NAVY, IN THE PRESENCE OF BRIGADIER D. M. CLELAND, ADMINISTRATOR OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, COMMANDER E. FELDT, WHO ORGANISED AND EXPANDED THE ORGANISATION, CAPTAIN C. M. WHITE, US NAVAL ATTACHE IN AUSTRALIA, OTHER OFFICIALS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS, AND AN ESTIMATED 3,000 NATIVES.