2012 is the 70th anniversary of the Kokoda Campaign, during which the Australian diggers fought so bravely. The Kokoda campaign consisted of a series of battles between Japanese and Australian troops which took place from July to November 1942. The Japanese had landed on the North Coast of PNG’s mainland and were planning to advance …
A recent article by the Geelong Advertiser reported that human remains had been found on the Kokoda track. The Australian Department of Defence will now launch an official identification process. The article reports that A PNG porter from a trek group led by Mick O’Malley discovered a skull and thigh bone while fishing in a …
The Australian reported recently that Australian and New Zealand Bomb experts were collecting and destroying tons of Kokoda Trail World War 2 ammunition, such as bombs, torpedoes, shells, and hand grenades that had been left along the track until recently. The ammunition, some of which was still live, has always been an attraction for trekkers …