Kokoda Courage
Same Courage – Different Cultures
Are you ready for the most amazing life changing experience that will bring exhilaration, excitement, respect and friendships that you have not had before?
You are considering trekking the Kokoda Track …. aren’t you! By looking at this page, there is a very real possibility that you been contemplating walking the Kokoda Track for a quite awhile, months maybe even years.
You know that many thousands of Australians have done it. Maybe people close to you, family, relatives, friends have done it. Many people have read books, seen television documentaries or just seen a movie about this famous chapter in Australian wartime history.
Within many family history trees, many trekkers have had a father, grandfather or other relative who was involved with the Kokoda Track and to whom they wish to pay homage to by walking the track.
We know and understand this …… We too are part of that proud tradition and history.
Our fore-fathers and descendants are from both the Australian and Papuan cultures and served in the Papua New Guinea campaigns with distinction and honour.
Whether our fore-fathers & descendants served with the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Australian Army, the Papuan Infantry Battalion or the Fuzzy Wuzzy”s, it is immaterial because they saw first hand the war-time experiences that have led to those immortal words being engraved at the memorial at Isurava - Endurance, Mateship, Courage & Sacrifice.
Whether our fore-fathers were Australian or Papuan it doesn’t matter , the motto was born
If you trek with us you realise that taking on a exhausting but exhilarating 96 kilometre rugged mountain jungle tropical trail across the Owen Stanley Ranges of Papua New Guinea that will test your moral fibre, your comfort zones, your endurance, your commitments.
Be prepared to pay your respects, learn about the Kokoda history and be stirred by the brave men from both nations, Australia and Papua New Guinea who defended this part of the world 1942 by defeating the Japanese Imperial Army.
These days valuable few opportunities in our daily lives test our inner strengths.
This is unquestionably one of them. Many trekkers have found the Kokoda experience to be life changing after testing and breaking personal boundaries and comfort zones.
Our Australian and PNG Guides have an absolute inner passion, direct family wartime history and superb knowledge of the battles, history and culture along the Kokoda Track.
Come join with us, Kokoda Courage, and experience our insights, our people, our cultures.
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about us
We uphold the proud traditions that saw soldiers from Australia and Papua New Guinea stand shoulder to shoulder during the torturous and bloody campaigns that were fought on the Kokoda Track.
Nearly all of us in the Kokoda Courage team, Australian and Papuan alike have emotional family ties to the now infamous Kokoda campaigns.
Our Fathers, grandfathers, uncles and cousins served in the Royal Australian Airforce, Royal Australian Army, Papuan Infantry Battalion or as Fuzzy Wuzzy throughout the campaigns!
Whether they served on the land or in the air our ancestors have earned their place in history as the people who made the difference.
our vision - our committment to you
We make a formal promise in our policy statements to our customers which represents our commitment to their satisfaction. The philosophy that underpins our business is the belief that if we are in this industry for the sole purpose of making money, we will not achieve true success. Success is not, in our view, measured by our asset worth, it is instead measured by our personal worth and attributes.
Our business purpose is trekking the Kokoda Track.
Our order of priorities will always be:
Our customers
Ourselves
Our customers may not always be right, but they always come first in our considerations.
Our policy is to provide a quality service that is superior to that provided in our industry and focussed on providing effective service that is responsive to the needs of our clients and customers and ensures robust relationships with them.
We seek to provide a service that is based on trust and mutual respect. We like to do business with people that we have a relationship with.
Without a relationship carefully constructed between our customers and ourselves, trust and mutual respect cannot exist.
We commit to ensuring that all of our people fully understand our customer relations policy and protocols and implement all requirements of these.
our attitude to health & safety
Our policy is to provide a controlled work environment that protects the health, safety and welfare of all employees and other people in our day to day business.
The business accepts its responsibility as an employer, to train and assist all employees in safe work practices, and seeks the full support and co-operation of all employees.
our commitment
Management will meet its obligations to the Act, Regulations, Codes and Standards, by identifying all issues appropriate to the management of health and safety on all treks.
Staff are committed to implementing and monitoring good health and safety practices in their specific areas of operation.
All staff have a personal responsibility to their employer, their fellow workers, themselves and the general public to adopt and maintain appropriate health and safety standards in all their work activities.
At all times the business maintains health and safety as a priority, and will not knowingly demand or expect any person to participate in any activities which are likely to be detrimental to their health or safety.
Medical Segment
Medical Assessment
There is no medical test that can guarantee your safety while trekking in Papua New Guinea. However, there are steps you can take to minimise the risk.
All trekkers should be examined by their local doctor and have an electocardograph (ECG) performed. We recommend that all trekkers over the age of 40 have an exercise stress echocardiogram prior to commencement of training. Those with risk factors such as obesity, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or strong family history of cardiac disease should have an exercise stress echocardiogram if over the age of 30. Trekkers with known cardiac disease should see their cardiologist and have a stress echocardiogram or myocardial perfusion study prior to commencement of training. Trekkers with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of greater than 35 probably shouldn't be trekking in a remote mountainous jungle.
A Medical Assessment Form is attached. This is a MUST !
A Medical Clearance is required prior to your departure from Australia.
Immunisations
Current recommendations are for immunisation against
• Typhoid
• Hepatitis A
• Anti Malaria tablets
A combination Typhoid/Hepatitis A vaccine (Vivaxim) is available. This should be given at least 14 days (preferably one month) prior to risk of exposure. A booster is required for Hepatitis A after 6 - 12 months which will provide immunity for up to 10 years. A Typhoid booster is required every 3 years.
The current Australian Immunisation Handbook recommends that short term travellers should consider JE vaccination if there is "considerable outdoor activity". To date, no Australian trekkers in PNG have been diagnosed with Japanese Encephalitis. A new vaccine (Jespect) was released in Australia in 2009 which has less side effects than the older vaccine. So, on balance, trekkers to PNG probably should be immunised for Japanese Encephalitis. It is a two-dose vaccine, given four weeks apart.
We also recommend ensuring Hepatitis B and Tetanus immunisations are current.
Your Personal medical/first aid kit
Malaria prophylaxis Ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatories (Anti malaria)
Antibiotics – We recommend cephalexin (for wound infections, urinary tract infections) and ciprofloxacin (for diarrhoea)
Antihistamine – for allergies, insect bites/stings
Malaria prophylaxis
Ibuprofen or similar anti-inflammatories
Antifungal ointment or powder
Bepanthen or similar barrier ointment (paw-paw ointment strongly recommended)
Mosquito repellent
Sunscreen (30 plus)
Disinfectant gel for handwashing
Waterproof elastoplast – two rolls
Strapping tape – two rolls
Blister dressings – prevention and treatment
Band-Aids (waterproof)
Pocketknife – with scissors, tweezers, etc
Sports drink powder – useful for masking taste of purified water.
Malaria in PNG
Malaria is a significant problem throughout PNG and is a major risk in the major cities and also in the more remote jungle regions. Whilst it was once thought that it was too cold in the PNG highlands for the malaria transmitting mosquitos to breed, this is definitely not true. The plasmodium falciparum species is responsible for more than 85% of malaria cases in PNG however both plasmodium vivax and plasmodium malaria species are also occasionally reported. The mosquito that transmits malaria is small and frequently not noticed when biting.
Some suggestions
Playing Cards: - On those down times especially when you are doing a nine-day trek, we suggest you bring playing cards with you.
A Book to read: - Just an easy reading novel for those times to help you relax or maybe a puzzle book or even Sudoku. It helps ease the mind if you are feeling stressed. Don’t forget the pen!
A diary or small note book: - If you wish to keep track of the events happening on the way. It's stimulating & exhilarating to look back on what happened when you were doing the trek. Don’t forget the pen!
A portable MP3 or Ipod: - If you are music lover? Bring your favourite music, head phones and extra batteries (remember there are no recharging facilities along the track). Sometimes it helps to relax and reduce stress when listening to your favourite music. We recommend that you only listen to your music when you have stopped walking - full awareness is required along some parts of the track.
This is not for everyone as everyone is different, but it may help alleviate those times that your stress levels are maxing out. You can take everything or some of it or none at all.
It is suggested that you buy a carton of duty free cigarettes at the Airport and these will be given to the Head Guide who will distribute them to the porters/guides on the trek.
$50 is a suggested “tip” to be given to your food porter at the end of your trek and also $50 to your personal porter if you have one.
A little extra goes a very very long way.
It’s up to you!
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Sample Fitness Scedule.pdf
Medical Assessment.pdf
A fully registered & qualified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) /fully registered Nurse accompanies each and every Trek. The EMT/Nurse is fully equipped with Remote/Wilderness Paramedical kit including Defibrillator and Oxy kit plus the Head & Senior Guides are trained to Advanced 1st Aid along being supplied with Advanced 1st Aid kit backpacks.
Whats included whats not.pdf
Come join us and our people for the celebrations of Kokoda Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels Day on 3rd November 2012. This celebration combines the culture, the passion and the history of the WW2 Papuan campaigns. The memory of the outstanding dedication and service by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels shall not be forgotten!
Trek Calendar 2012
Code Actual Trek dates Arrive PNG Depart PNG Availability Commemorative
T1119 18 Jan-26 Jan 2012 17 Jan 28 Jan Closed
T1120 19 Feb - 27 Feb 2012 18 Feb 29 Feb Closed
T1121 30 March-7 April 2012: 29 March 9 April Filling Easter Trek
T1122A 14 April - 25 April 2012 13 April 25 April Filling Combo ANZAC Day Trek Beachheads Tour, then Kokoda - Owers)
T1122B 17 April - 25 April 2012 16 April 25 April Filling ANZAC Trek (Kokoda to Owers Cnr, then Dawn Service Bomona)
T1122C 21 April - 25 April 2012 20 April 25 April Filling Special Beachheads & Kokoda Tour then Dawn Service Bomona
T1123 13 May-21 May 2012 12 May 23 May Places available
T1124 18 June-26 June 2012 17 June 28 June Filling
T1125 16 July-24 July 2012 15 July 26 July Filling
T1126 16 August-24 August 2012 15 Aug 25 Aug Places available
T1127 8 Sept-17 Sept 2012 7 Sept 18 Sept Places available Sept 16 PNG Independence Day
T1128 25 Oct -– 3 Nov 2012 24 Oct 5 Nov Filling Nov 3 Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels Day
T1129 6 Dec - –14 Dec 2012 5 Dec 16 Dec Places available
3. ANZAC Special Battle for Beacheads Tour inc Kokoda 2012.pdf
2. Combo ANZAC Day 2012 Kok to Owers.pdf
Kokoda Courage ANZAC Day 2012 (Kokoda to Owers Cnr).pdf
4 Trek Calendar 2012 v4.pdf
2012 marks the 70th Anniversary of the WW2 Papuan campaigns. Be there with us to celebrate this golden milestone and to reflect on what could have been but wasnt. Truly a remarkable time !
Quest Trek 2011.pdf
Trekking Itineraries & Costs 2012
Arrival in PNG: You need to book your international flight to arrive the day before your trek starts.
Departure from PNG: After your trek finishes in Kokoda or Owers Corner, you return to Port Moresby the next day where you will be hosted for a celebration dinner and Certificate of Achievement presentations. It is recommended that your return flight is booked for the day after the Port Moresby celebrations.
Please remember that if you have a group of 10 or more you can use the dates below or a date you nominate and we will tailor it to meet your requirements !
Kokoda Quest Treks :
9 days / 8 nights - $2495 (ex Port Moresby) per person
For those people who seek a somewhat more relaxed pace (but still taxing) trek across the Owen Stanley Ranges where our courageous Australian diggers & Papuan Infantry Battalion soldiers have been before you! You will gain a tremendous insight into not only what the soldiers went through but also the unique Papuan culture.
Battle for Beacheads Extension Package 2011.pdf
Battle for the Beacheads Extension Package:
3 days / 2 nights - $575 (done in conjuction with Quest Trek) per person.
($775 as standalone tour ex Port Moresby per person)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !
You will come with us to stay with our family at Sananada. To get there we will take you to Gona where you will see the historical battle area then by boat to the village. This is the true site of the Bloody Beach. Did you know that more Australians lost their lives in these areas than they did on the Kokoda Track.
See the museums, the downed aircraft, Huggins Roadblock and many battle areas. You will stay at Sananada and visit Buna to see the battle sites. A truly relaxing and sensational time.
Fast Trek 2011.pdf
Kokoda Express Treks :
6 days / 5 nights - $2395 (ex Port Morseby) per person
Some people have a real pumping adventurous spirit, or who may have only limited time, this is the trek for you! But you will need to be very fit, not for the faint hearted, as the pace will be punishing but you are guaranteed that you will not miss out on any single aspect of the track’s history or the cultures of the Papuans.
Exciting news !
All of our treks now include not only the Kokoda Track but also a tour of Awala and Soroputta Hill where the first opening shots between the Australian led PIB platoon engaged the Japanese.
Add on the extension package on your trek and come with us as we take you to Sananada, Gona, Buna and Oro Bay. This is where the first Japanese landings took place but is also where the final battles of the campaign were fought and the Japanese were finally defeated. Visit the Bloody Beach and Huggins Roadblock!
Battle for Kokoda and Beacheads Tour 2012.pdf
Battle for kokoda and Beachheads Tour:
4 days/3 nights - $1095 (ex Port Moresby) per person
This specially tailored tour is for those people who may be older, not so fit or just interested in the history.
Yes you will walk the Kokoda Track when you stay at Camp 39. Your tour is full of history.
Welcome !
Meet our team ! Meet your team!
Our team all come from the villages that surround Kokoda.
We have over 85 local Papuans working for us!
We believe that by giving the opportunities to our own community we in turn give the opportunities for our villages to grow and prosper.
All of our proceeds go back into the local Kokoda community !
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We stay at Camp 39 when in Kokoda. It offers good secure friendly accommodation where you are treated as part of the community.
You will enjoy local homestyle meals prepared with fresh home grown produce. Camp 39 has showers and toilets.
It doesnt get better than that!
These are just some of our valued staff !
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From the history files: An accurate description
Sir Kingsley Norris, who walked the track as senior medical officer for the Australian 7th Division, gave this famous description of it:
"Imagine an area of approximately one hundred miles long. Crumple and fold this into a series of ridges, each rising higher and higher until seven thousand feet is reached, then declining in ridges to three thousand feet. Cover this thickly with jungle, short trees and tall trees, tangled with great, entwining savage vines. Through an oppression of this density, cut a little native track, two or three feet wide, up the ridges, over the spurs, round gorges and down across swiftly-flowing, happy mountain streams. Where the track clambers up the mountain sides, cut steps - big steps, little steps, steep steps - or clear the soil from the tree roots."
"Every few miles, bring the track through a small patch of sunlit kunai grass, or an old deserted native garden, and every seven or ten miles, build a group of dilapidated grass huts - as staging shelters - generally set in a foul, offensive clearing. Every now and then, leave beside the track dumps of discarded, putrifying food, occasional dead bodies and human foulings. In the morning, flicker the sunlight through the tall trees, flutter green and blue and purple and white butterflies lazily through the air, and hid birds of deep-throated song, or harsh cockatoos, in the foliage."
"About midday, and through the night, pour water over the forest, so that the steps become broken, and a continual yellow stream flows downwards, and the few level areas become pools and puddles of putrid black mud. In the high ridges above Myola, drip this water day and night over the track through a foetid forest grotesque with moss and glowing phosphorescent fungi. Such is the...route for ten days to be covered from Ower's Corner to Deniki.''
Papuan Infantry Battalion – Short History of
Lt Edgar, Sergeant Evans, Sergeant Borasi and two sections went down to carry out a reconnaissance of the gardens. The track was wide, the verges clear of undergrowth, and Evans sent Borasi with L/Cpl Itoro ( Our Head Guide – Clive Jinga & Senior Guide Clifford Jinga – their uncle) and his section around to the rear of the Japanese position.
Borasi led his section off, and Edgar, Evans and the rest of the patrol moved down the wide path. They spotted a hut. Sgt Evans called up Pte Nanua, and sent him forward. After several yards Nanua saw a Japanese soldier nearby, standing behind a tree at the edge of the track. Nanua returned to Sgt Evans and Lt Edgar and reported. He was sent forward again with Sgt Evans’ Owen gun, with orders to open fire when he heard Borasi’s section attacking, from the rear.
Borasi, Itoro and the section had by this time made their way along a creek to the rear of the Japanese position, finally hauling themselves on vines up a cliff face overlooking it. Reaching the top, Borasi took over the section’s Bren gun and worked himself into a blind spot not guarded by any enemy sentry.
In the meantime, Itoro nearly, spotted two Japanese using a bush toilet, to his right. Directly above were eleven Japanese, talking and laughing together. Itoro hurled a grenade into their midst, but it was a dud. The Japanese threw themselves to the ground, then stood up, looking around. Itoro hurled another, which also failed to explode. A Japanese soldier snatched up the grenade and threw it away, towards Borasi’s position, of course not knowing that Borasi was there.
Itoro was disgusted; both his grenades had proved to be duds and he decided to have a crack at the two soldiers in the toilet. He opened fire at a very short range, and killed them both. At the sound of the firing the eleven other Japanese, already very nervous at the grenades that had come at them out of nowhere, again went to ground. Borasi was only about twenty feet from the Japanese, his Bren ready to fire.
On 1 August, Cpl Umbutu performed another deed of bravery which, with his previous exploits, won him the award of the Military Medal. He was a member of a 12 Platoon patrol which located and attacked a strong Japanese camp near the Mivo River. There were some forty Japanese in this position.
Cpl Umbuta led the attack, ignoring enemy fire and using grenades and his Owen gun with grim effectiveness. Several enemy soldiers were killed, and the rest were put to flight. The platoon occupied the Japanese position, and captured rifles and other equipment.
The Citation to Umbutu’s Military Medal noted that Umbuta “rendered outstanding service with his Platoon. By his own fearlessness, his bold use of grenade, Owen gun from the hip, and his determination to carry out orders no matter what odds, he turned his section into an unbeatable fighting team.”
Award of Military Medal : Pn406 A/Corporal Umbutu –PIB
( Our Head Guide – Clive Jinga & Senior Guide Clifford Jinga – their uncle)
From 22 May, 1945, until “cease fire” on 11 August, 1945, Cpl Umbutu of 12 Platoon D Coy Papuan Infantry Battalion rendered outstanding service with his Platoon. By his own fearlessness, his bold use of grenade., Owen gun from the hip, and his determination to carry out orders no matter what odds, turned his section into an unbeatable fighting team.
On two occasions his fearless leadership and inspiring example made success possible in deliberate attacks on enemy positions.
On 25 June, 1945 his section led an attack on a Jap camp of four large huts and prepared defences. Under fire from the enemy, Cpl Umbutu moved well in advance of his section directing its movements, and with his aggressive use of Owen gun and grenades as an example to emulate, led his section to capture the position.
Again, on 1 August when 12 Platoon attacked an enemy camp of approximately forty Japanese, Cpl Umbutu was prominent in leading the attack which he pressed regardless of enemy fire and grenades, his aggressive use of weapons being again an inspiring example to his men. Several Japanese were killed, the remainder fled and the platoon occupied the position, capturing rifles and equipment. Throughout the campaign not once did Cpl Umbutu fail to do the task allotted him, and his own example instilled and aggressive fighting spirit into his men making possible a large proportion of 12 Platoon’s considerable success to be credited to his section.
The valuable role of the P.I.B in the Kokoda Campaign
I refer to Sir John Guise’s moving tribute to the late Sergeant Nicholas Farr, M.M. (Times 27 July). The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was raised on 19 June 1940, with recruits from Kokoda and various districts of Papua. Its first intake of men from New Guinea mainly consisted of deserters from Japanese carrier lines.
The first Australian Army unit to make contact with the Japanese on mainland New Guinea was a platoon from the Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB), made up of indigenous soldiers, under an Australian officer, Lieutenant John Chalk.
The PIB played a valuable role in the Kokoda Campaign, especially in June 1943 when Maroubra Force, consisting of 39th Australian Infantry Battalion and PIB, bore the brunt of the fighting.
In March 1944 when the First New Guinea Infantry Battalion (1 NGIB) was raised, many New Guinean soldiers were transferred to it. By that time the PIB had accounted for 1,116 enemy killed for a loss of 23. In June 1945 the PIB, by then again consisting entirely of Papuans, went into action on Bougainville. It killed 360 enemy, wounded 43 and took 105 prisoners; it lost 6 killed and 30 wounded.
Three PIB soldiers won a Distinguished Conduct Medal: Sgt Ehava Karava (8.2.43), Sgt William Matpi (16.2.44) and Cpl Geai Gerari (14.8.45). A George Medal was won by Sgt Laking Iwagu (22.9.43). Nine won Military Medals, among them Sgt Nicholas Farr of Dogura, Eastern District (as it was then called), whose citation reads:
On the 24th January 1943 in the Boinia area whilst leading a patrol of four Sgt Farr showed outstanding ability. His patrol made contact with a large enemy patrol made contact with a large enemy patrol trying to cross the Kumusi River. He immediately engaged the enemy and cause him to fall back on the river. Sgt Farr himself killed 11 on the ememy and, in all, the patrol accounted for 22. The remainder took to the river to escape, but they fell into the hands of the PIB patrol lower down and were eliminated. It was Sgt Farr/s outstanding bravery and leadership that enabled the PIB to annihilate this large patrol. This is the culmination of consistently good work throughout the entire operations in this area.
Harry H. Jackman
RSL Liaison Officer to Papua New Guinean ex-servicemen, 1951-1964
The Start - The Campaign - The Victory
The Kokoda Trail is a path that links Ower's Corner, approximately 40 km north-east of Port Moresby, and the small village of Wairopi, on the northern side of the Owen Stanley mountain range. From Wairopi, a crossing point on the Kumusi River, the Trail was connected to the settlements of Buna, Gona and Sanananda on the north coast. Its name was derived from the village of Kokoda that stood on the southern side of the main range and was the site of the only airfield between Port Moresby and the north coast.
21 July: Troops from Japanese South Seas Detachment land at Gona, a full-scale offensive advance soon develops
22 July: The first Australian Army unit to make contact with the Japanese on mainland New Guinea was a platoon from the Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB), made up of indigenous soldiers, under an Australian officer, Lieutenant John Chalk.
23 July: The first fighting occurred between Papuan Infantry Battalion and the 39th Australian Infantry Battalion at Awala, the Australians were unable to hold back the Japanese.
17 September: The Australia's finally stop at Imita Ridge, 8 km from the junction with the road to Port Moresby. The Japanese held the opposite ridge
23 September: Australian troops of the 25th Brigade began to edge forward from Imita Ridge.
24 September: The Japanese withdrew from Ioribaiwa. In the course of their retreat the Japanese fought delaying actions every bit as determined as those of the Australians.
3 November Australian Flag raised at Kokoda
Mid November: Costly battles were fought before the 16th and 25th Brigades crossed the Kumusi at Wairopi heading for even more bitter fighting.
16 November: Australia's victory on the Kokoda Trail - this ensured that Allied bases in northern Australia, vital in the coming counter-offensive against the Japanese, would not seriously be threatened by air attack
Papuan Infantry Battalion
On July 22, Chalk reported the arrival of the Japanese, by sending a runner to his immediate superior; he received a handwritten note later that day, stating simply: "You will engage the enemy." That night, Chalk and his 40-strong unit made a lightning ambush on Japanese forces from a hill overlooking the Gona–Sangara road, before retreating into the jungle.
The Papuan Infantry Battalion (PIB) was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army formed on 27 May 1940 in the territory of Papua, during World War II, in order to fight the Japanese.[1] The unit was slow in forming, with its first members posted in March 1941.[1] By 1942 it consisted of only three companies and were all understrength and poorly equipped. PIB was soon sent forward in June 1942 to patrol the northern coast of Papua and were dispersed over a wide area, led by Australian officers and NCOs. The small parties were the first to make contact with the Imperial Japanese forces upon landing in Papua. The battalion would ultimately serve in many of the allied campaigns in New Guinea, with its soldiers becoming noted for their ferocity and tenacity against the Japanese during the Kokoda Trail campaign, Salamaua-Lae campaign, Ramu Valley-Finisterre Range campaign, Bougainville campaign and Aitape-Wewak campaign.
The battalion had an establishment of about 77 Europeans and 550 native soldiers
Battle honours
South West Pacific 1942–45, Kokoda Trail, Kokoda-Deniki, Nassau Bay, Tambu Bay, Finschhafen, Scarlet Beach, Liberation of Australian New Guinea, Sio-Sepik River, Kaboibus-Kiarivu and Bonis-Porton
Sananada
Not only do our families come from Kokoda but from the beautiful Sananada where some of the fiercest fighting took place in the closing stage so the campaigns.
Here Ryan and his family will take you to places where others dont .... Visit the infamous Huggins Roadblock with us.
Visit the two museums in the area and see first hand the remnants of the Japenese landing barges
Travel by dugouts to get to your guest house to stay the night. Enjoy !
You will be entralled by the history here and our family will welcome you and happily show you around.
Stunning
The sunsets are just glorious !!!!!
More exciting news coming !!!!!
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From the history files
Gona & Buna
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