IDNO

T.67743.MFL

Description

"Port Moresby Anzac Day Parade” with the Era-Kone (Ela Beach) oval and Casuarina trees in the background.

Place

Oceania Melanesia; Papua New Guinea; Central Division; Southeast Coast; Port Moresby; Era-Kone [British New Guinea; Ela Beach]

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

25 April 1959

Collection Name

Macfarlane Collection

Source

Macfarlane, Alan

Format

Transparency

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.67481 to T.68999 and T.74937 to T.74998 were found in the box now numbered C494/.
T.67727 to T.67746 were found in the plastic slide sheet now numbered C494/14/.

Facebook: Image published on PNG, Photo History, Taim Bipo group on 27 February 2023 with the caption: "Port Moresby Anzac Day parade, 1959. Photo from the Macfarlane Collection, Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. (Colours faded on photo)."
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Included in the comments is the knowledge that it is the Era-Kone (Ela Beach) oval and Casuarina trees in the background. The site is now where the of the International School (IEA) is located. [JD 25/01/2024]