Trouble in Paradise (in regards to Politics in PNG)

In the process of being updated last update 24 January 2012 - I may have to add more in here.

The Hibiscus flower grows in PNG

Only in the Land Of Unexpected Expect The Unexpected if that was someone else's original quote well I am sorry but I have no idea who first said that but I have just started saying it myself.  The country had gone in to a turmoil where there are two governments claiming to be the legimate governing government.  I am beyond comprehension as to why we have such people in parliament in modern day PNG.  On the outside I am laughing at these people but on the inside I am crying for my people and not necessary my kins men/women but for the whole country especially where our grass roots people are concerned.  A country described in the business world as a "Pot Of Gold Floating In A Barrel Of Oil."  The other issue is the PNG and Indonesia "Falcongate" incident.  The rest are other political stuff I wanted to share with  those who were not aware of the latest.

From the newest to the oldest dates from January 2012 to December 2011 click on the following links below from random news media links I had chosen.  This is for those who have lost track of what is going on over there like I have.

If you really want inside information on what is going on in the country then I recommend these Blogs I have subscribed to follow.  If any of you wish to contribute as to who you also follow and want to share it with others then just add it in the Comments section please.

Bulolo Live Blogspot - Bulolo, Morobe Province - Ples blo Sam Basil MP

Geoffrey Heard - "The PNG Time Traveller's Log

Keith Jackson & Co: PNG Attitude -  "Keith Jackson's website for people interested in Papua New Guinea, its culture, its politics and its society.  Keith is chairman of the Sydney-based public relations firm Jackson Wells Pty Ltd. He worked in Papua New Guinea as a teacher and journalist from 1963-76."
Malum Nalu - "The weblog of Malum Nalu, a journalist from Port Moresby."
Papua New Guinea Blogs
PNG Gossip Com News - Releases Newsletters daily/monthly whatever
the Masalai blog

In the mean time here were the latest news

Bill To Secure Women MPs Falthers Amid Turmoil

A prolix Sam Basil 'explains' Falcongate - or does he?

PNG recalls Indonesian Ambassador For Consultation

Governor-general decides O'Neill PNG Prime Minister

PNG Crisis Appears Over

Papua New Guinea In Crisis As Two Claim To Be Prime Minister

Please feel free to contribute your opinions and expert knowledge on the matter if you want in the Comments section.

At this stage there has not been a ban on tourists/visitors travelling to PNG (well not to my knowledge.)  I will update this Post if there are bans into the country.  Life goes on and as for our illiterate PNG people I am wondering if they understand what is going on.  Village life still continues as if time has stood still for some of them.  They are the lucky ones in some ways I suppose.

Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss to any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these websites.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  This is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing them to find out about the New Papua New Guinea Government.  My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2012 - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Web (WWW)

Visit Townsville, North Queensland, Australia in 2012

Last updated Saturday, 28 January 2012 in the process of adding photos and updated

Well I now finally get to catch up on this Blog once more and the beauty of it all is I got to travel a fair bit last year from Darwin to Brisbane to PNG to around parts of the Sunshine Coast to North Queensland.  Some by vehicle and Darwin to Brisbane return by air flying QANTAS and Virgin Blue.

The last time I was in Townsville was for three weeks only in 2009, visiting from Darwin.  Refer to my post in the Blog Had A Break From This Blog From September 2011 in there has 3 weblinks in regards to my Townsville visit during Christmas day, Boxing day and the New Year.  Otherwise you can also view  Posts in my first blog  Days Of My Life From Papua New Guinea To Australia 1968 - 2012.

The centre of the road is where the old Mc Donald's used to be as per the old website link



I have a special place in my heart for Townsville.  I posted there for eight months on my first full time service with the Australian Army.  Well thirteen years later Townsville has now had a face lift in 2011.  No more is the old Townsville Flinders Street Mall as I once knew it but hello Townsville Townsville Flinders Square.  Unfortunately I do not have photos of the old mall so I have inserted the link for you to see.  I did take photos of the new Townville Flinders Square.  I call it the "Facelift".


Need to insert photos here of Flinders Square...

The view from the left hand side



Here are some websites to check out  in regards to holidaying in Townsville. 

The Townsville Rotary Markets have three different markets they are in charge of in Townsville.  Click on the link above to find out where they are held with timings, etc.  On New Year's Day the Flinders Street Market was on but there did not seem to be a lot of stalls.  It could have been due to the fact that the Willows Rotary Market may have been on at the same time.



REEF HQ



 Back in 1993 I spent Easter holidays in Townsville with some close friends of mine, Daryl, Leeanee, Maggie, Don, Uba and I.  We visited what is now called Reef HQ I have since forgotten what the old name was.  This visit in 2011/2012 I did not go to check it out but they have given the building a paint touch up job too.  It is the world's largest coral reef aquarium.  Next to it is the 

 Musuem of Tropical Queensland which I did not visit this time. 


Need to insert photo to R

Sealink - Breakwater Terminal



You might want to travel to beautiful Magnetic Island and how you get there is from the Sunferries Breakwater Ferry Terminal.  The last time I visited Magnetic island was with four girlfriends of mine, Lorraine and Annie whom I have now known for 25 years, and a new friend Julie (now deceased.) Apparently Maggie island (the other name it is also known as) has really been vamped up.  Now that I am staying in Cairns for some time I will have a chance to go down there for a long weekend, or to get away from Cairns from time to time.

The ferry about to dock at Sealink





Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss to any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these pages.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  This is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing for a trip to North Queensland,Australia or wanting to learn about North Queensland.  My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2012 - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Web (WWW)

Had A Break From This Blog From September 2011

Well I had a break from updating this blog as per the link below:

Had not updated my Blog since 28 September 2011

I had since spent Christmas and Boxing Day 2011 in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.  You can click on these link to read about it.

Christmas In Townsville, North Queensland, Australia 2011; and

Boxing Day in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia 2011.

New Year's was also spent in Townsville.  It is in the process of being updated.

New Year's Day in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia 2012

The next couple of POST will be about Townsville, North Queensland, Australia, and the latest on PNG.

Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss or any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these pages.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  The is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing for a trip to PNG or Australia or wanting to learn about PNG or Australia, or which ever country. My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2012  - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Wide (WWW))

New Papua New Guinea Government commenced 02 August 2011

Well as I was browsing through Facebook I discovered that the new Papua New Guinea (PNG) Government has a Facebook account.  I was completely unaware of all the changes but I did hear people talk about an O'Neil person being the new PNG Prime Minister, when I visited Kokoda from 13 to 29 August 2011.

O'Neil Namah Government Facebook link

I even went on their wall, my wall and PNG Reunion's wall and wished the New PNG Government all the best in the future and to our people back home.

So I decided to google some snippets of information for those who need to know like I do.  What does the future hold for PNG now?  I feel goose bumps and am quite excited but we'll all have to wait and see.

Well for those of you PNG mob who came in late (like me) and do not keep up to date about what happens over there.  Here are some of the information I found.

Sydney Morning Herald SMH dated 02 August 2011 - Breaking News PNG Choses New Prime Minister

ABC - PNG Prime Minister Peter O'Neil

TVNZ PNG Elects New Acting Leader#

Here are other snippets of information that I have since found.  For those of you who are curious like me and don't seem to take notice of what is going around:

PNG Islands Report dated 22 Aug 2011 - New PNG Leader Seeks Funds For Free Education

PNG Blogs for 26 August 2011 = Mineral Rights For Landowners

Just a few topics that had been brought up.  You can all  Google or Bing your own information if you want to know more.  Peter O'Neil, has come into office 1 month and 14 days before the 36th PNG Independence Celebrations, 16 September 2011.

Please feel free to share your comments if you wish.

Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss to any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these pages.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  This is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing them to find out about the New Papua New Guinea Government.  My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2011 - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Web (WWW)

Travelled to PNG after 14 Years absence can now provide up to date information on travelling over there

Last updated Wednesday, 21 September 2011 - yet to upload photos in here and more information to add.

So now I have first hand experience about the situation over there and about travelling over there.  Which I will give up to date information on in regards to vaccinations and immunisation and how they do things in PNG in regards to these.  I prefer to experience things myself because I am over people carrying on about danger and so forth in PNG, when there are other countries in the world that are more dangerous than PNG.  For example if you read your Travel Insurance properly you will see that most will say they will not cover you if you travel to Afghanistan and such places.  I have inserted a couple of Travel insurance web link just to give you an idea of what I am talking about.  At the end of the day it is peoples choice where they want to travel to in the world, but it pays to do your homework first and not be too ignorant. 9/11 changed the world that we once knew forever in regards to safe travel.  I was actually serving as a full time Army service personnel in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, when 9/11 happened.

Examples of Travel Insurance of what to read on your Travel Insurance clauses properly

This Travel Insurance company will not cover Effective November 22nd, 2010, the ihi BUPA travel insurance will not cover expeditions, mountaineering and trekking in Antarctica, the North Pole and Greenland anymore.

This is another Travel Advice advising people to read the fine print of Travel Insurance to Afghanistan

Here is another example on Travel Insurance not covering riots, war, civil commotions and Coup E'tatd

If people want to travel to Afghanistan or those war zone places, that is their choice.  I am only providing you with examples of what some countries some Travel Insurance companies will not cover you for.  PNG is not one those countries.

Feel free to share your experiences and comments if you wish in regards to Travel Insurance.

Well all the latest information on Kokoda, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea my own experience are in these 3 Blogs:



Saturday, 14 August 2011 the day I flew into Kokoda and within an hour or so I was up near the Memorial

 Visited PNG After 14 Years But Headed To Kokoda, Oro Province

Kokoda and Oro Province through my eyes 13 August - 28 August 2011; and

Kokoda Challenge Race 2011 - the ultimate PNG challenge.

Feel free to share your experiences of Kokoda and the Oro Province if you wish.

Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss to any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these pages.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  This is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing them to find out about travelling to Kokoda, and other parts of PNG and to get the right Travel Insurance.  My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2011 - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Web (WWW)

Legal Contacts concerning PNG Children Adopted Out of PNG

To be continued...(last updated Friday, 08 August 11)

Thought I would create a post in regards to PNG children both (full blood and mixed races) who were adopted out of PNG in the 1960s and so forth.  Will continue with the information at a later date as to why this had come about.

Baby Selling In Queensland

Ian Molloy Barrister - Ian Molloy is an Australian barrister who specialises in Papua New Guinea law.  Over the last thirty years he has appeared in many PNG National and Supreme Court cases.  He is regularly instructed by PNG, Australian and international law firms to advise on a wide range of PNG matters.

Mr Molloy has given expert evidence on Papua New Guinea law in cases in Australia and elsewhere.  He is regularly engaged for arbitrations and mediations of Papua New Guinea disputes.  He also appears in the High Court and Court of Appeal of Solomon Islands.

PNG Children Adoption Requirements In The USA

PNG Orphanage says children sold for adoption

Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss to any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these pages.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  This is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing them to find out about the processes of adoption in PNG as I actually do know PNG people who have been adopted and other various cases.  My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2011 - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Web (WWW)

Dad's Territory of New Guinea coins from 1938 - 1945

    Some shillings from 1936 to 1945 when my part of Papua New Guinea (on the New Guinea side) was then called Territory of New Guinea.

I have since been informed that cleaning any old coins will lose its value.  I cleaned mine that I made up for necklaces.  Any coin experts who wish to comment on their views and opinions and want to share it with public;  are welcome to comment but I do not access my Blogs every day so sometimes it might take a couple of days for me to approve.

In response to one of my Comment below from a Jimmy querying about the above coin I have inserted a couple of weblinks

What the shilling looks like on this side

1 Shilling - George VI - 1938 - 1945 - Numista

1938 shilling - Territory of New Guinea coin from Papua New Guinea - Omnicoin

This weblink explains the history of the time also of Papua and New Guinea under the pictures

I had these 3 shilling made up in May some time as necklaces and this is what is looks like when it's clean.

The draw string bag the necklaces were put in once the lady had done them up

What it looks like on the other side

The 3 shillings made for the future mother, father and child

Gift to the future father of my child, sent to him in May 2011 whilst on deployment in Western Europe

 This is from my other Blog

http://daysinthelifeofwendyinher42ndyear.blogspot.com/2011/02/aussie-diggers-diary-based-on-huon-gulf.html

Tells you a bit of the history of war time New Guinea the Huon Peninsular Campaign in North New Guinea, might be able to help you a bit to understand the history side.

Disclaimer:  I accept no responsibility or liability of any loss to any incorrect or out dated information some of these websites may contain.  The most accurate up to date information at the time known to me is inserted in these pages.  It is the responsibility of the individual to do their own research in their own time.  This is just a guide to assist people in giving them as much information as I possibly can to assist them in preparing for a trip to PNG or wanting to learn about PNG.  My views and opinions and experiences will not exactly reflect other peoples' views and opinions and experiences.

This material is copyright © Wendy J. Seymour 2011 - Exempt the hyperlinks they are from the World Wide Web (WWW) - the photos taken by Wendy J. Seymour