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Hi Bud, in busy times you meet other trekkers all the time. However, the track is 96 km long so it is not usually a problem unless you run into a really large group.Last year there was approximately 3000 trekkers and I did not hear of any problems re numbers. We continually man the radios and our boys know at all times where other trekking…[Read more]

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Lest We Forget:anzac4.jpg

Lae War Cemetery:Lae_Cemetery4.jpg

Bomana War Cemetery situated on the outskirts of Port Moresby:Bomana_500Cemetery.jpg

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The Japanese retreat March 1943-January 1944: By early 1943, Japanese forces still held most of New Guinea including the main coastal settlements of Lae and Salamaua. Australians defeated a Japanese force at Wau in late January and early February 1943. By May 1943, the Allies had captured Japanese positions near Salamauau: first Mubo, then areas…[Read more]

The Australians then counter-attacked, pushing the Japanese back towards their original landing area. Finally, 12 days after that landing, after bitter fighting along the coastline, the Japanese evacuated the survivors of the attack on the night of 6-7 September. The Australians had suffered 373 battle casualties, of whom 161 were dead or missing.…[Read more]

Milne Bay: Milne Bay is located on the south-eastern tip of Papua. Before World War II, most of the area?s inhabitants were local Papuans, the only Europeans being a few missionaries and plantation managers. The area came to the attention of senior Allied officers in May 1942, when General Douglas MacArthur decided that an airbase should be…[Read more]

'Fuzzy wuzzy angels': The people who lived in the villages along the Kokoda Track knew little about the war until it came to them. They had lived a traditional life, with only occasional contact with Australian patrol officers. Then Australian troops began moving over the tracks, some occupying huts and trampling over gardens. As the fighting came…[Read more]

By 16 September, after more troops had come forward from Port Moresby and dug into a defensive position at Imita Ridge, the Japanese were exhausted. They had been forced to fight hard to cross the mountains and had run out of many supplies. Following setbacks on other battlefields against Australian and American forces, which robbed them of…[Read more]

The Kokoda Track: More than 600 Australians were killed and some 1680 wounded during perhaps the most significant battle fought by Australians in World War II.Forced to repel a Japanese invasion force, which landed at Gona on the north coast of Papua on 21 July 1942, the Australians fought in appalling conditions over the next four months. The…[Read more]

The Defence of Moresby: The Japanese made their first air raid on Port Moresby in the Australian territory of Papua on 3 February 1942. Twelve days later, on 15 February, the same day as the surrender of Singapore, Australian civilian government in New Guinea ceased. The Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) was set up to run the…[Read more]

Fall of Rabaul: Rabaul, the peacetime capital of the Australian Mandated Territory of New Guinea, fell to the Japanese on 23 January 1942. The small Australian garrison, Lark Force, was overwhelmed and most of its troops, including six army nurses, captured. Approximately 400 of the troops escaped to the mainland and another 160 were massacred at…[Read more]

Karl, just noticed your message. Please contact me privately and I will see what we can work out.gail@pngbd.com or (07) 55 716 512kind regardsGail (aussie on this website)www.kokodatrail.com.auwww.kokodatrekking.com.au

War In The Pacific: Years in the making, The Bomber Reef was worth the wait. This documentary explores the history of Papua New Guinea, and the wartime history of the 38th Bombardment Group, 405th Bombardment Squadron that served there, flying the B-25 Mitchell at low level as a strafer. The DVD begins with an overview of the history of Papua New…[Read more]

24 HOUR RATION PACKS: All our food ration packs are prepared on the Gold Coast by my two daughters, Cheree Kearney & Mikayla Roger who have started their own company, Food4Treks.Each trekker is expected to carry one day's ration of food which weighs around 1kg. Each morning a new ration pack is given to you by our Kokoda Trekking (KTL) food…[Read more]

Russell would like to send a big thank you to the doctor who performed his operation. He ended up with four very small cuts which healed with no scars and would like to recommend Dr Leigh Rutherford to anyone requiring such an operation to remove their gall bladder. He also specialises in Melanoma and other kinds of surgery. Details directly…[Read more]

Russell intends to get fit again after being forced out of walking all through 2005 due to problems in relation to his 2 year battle with gall stones. KTL's goal for 2006, is to open up even more treks throughout PNG to give you our trekkers a chance to return and enjoy what PNG has to offer. Russell has taken this on himself to walk and grow…[Read more]