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Of the many girls who worked on dairy farms throughout 1930-1950 and who could not fulfill their aspirations, some left the farms, but many had to stay. The Second World War was taking so many of their brothers far away to keep the enemy at bay.Those who escaped the daily grind of the dairy worked in the local towns as waitresses, sales-girls, or in the telephone exchange. Some studied music, dress and pattern making. Some though continued the...

Commissioned by the Glenreagh School of Arts to coincide with their Cedar & Steam Art Competition in 2023, the book is a compilation of illustrated poetry and short stories. In 1950 Glenreagh, on the Orara River in the north east of NSW, Australia, experienced a huge flood which washed houses off their foundations and caused massive destruction of property and livestock in the area, but no lives were lost. First hand accounts of survival stori...

Set in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, an isolated community races against time to meet the challenges of a gold mining venture being thrust upon it. Legends of the past combine with current political intrigue as the community faces everyday challenges which seek to disrupt their quest for a solution. Guided by the stories of their ancestors, the leaders discover how much a small Bird of Paradise guides both old and new generations and inspir...

The author recounts with some humour various stories from his own and others experience growing up in Papua New Guinea. He brings the reader an insight into life in contemporary PNG in the late 20th century. The second part of the book is poems he has written, often reflecting on a Christian theme.

Johnny Boy lives in a highlands village in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and has a pet pig called Poro. Poro was chosen to be part of the exchange (commonly called "bride price") in Johnny Boy's sister's wedding, and was taken with the newly-wed couple to live in another Province. This saddened Johnny Boy until he had opportunity to be reunited with Poro. Here is another delightful adventure with Johnny Boy and Poro, set in the Highlands of PNG, fol...

Following a life calling and vision, Lesa Tacon travelled to Africa and into situations far beyond her control. Whether held at knifepoint while being robbed or frantically escaping from perceived threats to her life, she overcame many trials through faith in God's unconditional grace and love. Responding to the call of God on her life, she pioneered a ministry of love in the heart of Africa, reaching the souls and lives of many people. Wit...

We are all searching for the perfection of Paradise and no more so than in our relationships, especially those most intimate. This quest has taken author Roger Young to the Song of Songs and a search to discover a true model of love and intimacy. With scholarship that seeks to uncover the meaning of the original words in their language and cultural context, he brings the narrative to life as if it were a drama unfolding in acts and scenes. Wit...

The story of Dora, a young girl who lived in a remote coastal village in Buka, in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. This delightful story, based on a true story, tells how she saw her dream come true. While very familiar with the sea, Dora longed to see an aeroplane. Her Sunday School teacher prayed with her about this. Soon after her literacy teacher arranged a visit to the main town where Dora saw an Air Niugini aeropl...

A selection of poems, many with accompanying photographs, by the Papua New Guinean author, expressing his faith in God as well as situations and circumstances of life in general. Edward Pulagis is an urban planner based in Port Moresby. He holds an MA in urban and regional planning from the University of Sydney, and writes poetry as a hobby.

The amazing story of the transformation of Yuna-land in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The Yuna tribe werecompletely unreached by missionaries until 1961, in fact their area, only recently discovered by the rest of the world, was still restricted to government patrols. "There is a dense population of thousands barely touched with the Gospel" was the pioneer missionary report at that time. This book describes how in less t...

During a camping trip around Australia with some family members in 2019, Don Kemsley recorded some of the experiences and sights of their trip in coloured crayon drawings, with comments. An experienced children's illustrator, the former pastor captures the flora and fauna experienced on the trip as well as other memorable events or sights. While written for his extended family members to remember the trip, the pictures are often humorous and w...

Life for the Southern Highlanders of Papua New Guinea was tough in the times before first contact with the outside world in the mid 20th century through patrols from the Australian colonial administration. Secluded from the rest of the world in their valleys, it was survival against the odds. Drought, famine, disease, crop failure, high mortality rates for women and children, and the ever present threat of attack from enemy tribes drove them t...

Between 1939 and 1945 there were four major conflicts fought throughout the world, collectively known simply as World War II. The Australian Imperial Forces were the only ground troops from any Allied nations to play a major role in two of those wars, the Middle East and New Guinea. Patrick Sheridan is a musical prodigy. With poignant empathy the author describes his upbringing on a rural NSW property, learning piano from his mother and sheep ...

Robin Jelliffe grew up in wartime England fascinated with aircraft, going on to complete medical training in the years following the end of WW2. His accounts of life and medical training capture the essence of life at that time, with some humour. After marrying Jillian in 1951, they elected to go to Nigeria in government service, assigned to remote locations in northern Nigeria. With responsibility as the only doctor for large areas, this was ...

Besides its value in terms of historical, geographical, cultural, ethnic, archeological, spiritual and other areas of interest, the Bible gives us many insights into principles of working with people and the art of leadership and people management.This book looks at some of those principles, coming out of key Biblical stories, recognising that they provide a foundation for developing the most effective people management skills, whether in busi...

1969 was a turning point in Australian Accountant Ray Grindley's life. As a Christian volunteer working with the United Church in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, he meticulously recorded details about the life and culture of the people of Teapu in northern Bougainville. Now, 50 years later, he has combined the stories, along with his own experiences living there, into one record. Traditional oral stories, conversations with people in the commu...

An inductive Bible Study on the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit coming out of a study on the topic by Papua New Guinean pastors and Bible School students. The study directs readers to consider Melanesian world view aspects of spirits and ancestoral spirituality against the Biblical doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. The initial study has been written up as an inductive study in this book, suitable for personal study or...

The autobiography of Douglas K Parrington and his life journey from infancy to missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea, where he (with his wife and six children) translated the New Testament into the Ewage-Notu language. In mid life, teacher Douglas left Adelaide, Australia, to become a Bible translator with Summer Institute of Linguistics in PNG. Assigned to the coastal Ewage-Notu language group along the north coast of...

The story of Kitapateke Yonape who was one of the first converts to Christianity when missionaries first entered the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. He became a pastor and leader in the community. This is his story of growing up in the early days where cultural practices and tribal warfare were common, as told to Sarah Kende.

Growing up in children's and institutional homes, the author never realised she had a family or was aboriginal. Stricken by polio at a very young age, and being one of the youngest in a large family, she was made a ward of the state following her mother's death. Coupled with her need for treatment and rehabilitation, she grew up in state institutional homes in Sydney. In this honest account, she tells her story of coping with disabilities and ...