Kokoda Trail

Jean Kekedo - 00:12:56

Interview: 
Jean Kekedo
Time: 
00:12:56

Jean Kekedo recalls her posting to Popondetta in 1968 to work with Phyllis Clarkson. She relates a story about being on patrol on the Kokoda Trail without sufficient warm clothing and the lesson it taught her.

Ted Diro - 01:51:27

Interview: 
Ted Diro
Time: 
01:51:27

Ted Diro outlines the strong relationship between the PNGDF and Australian DF, and the differences in the relationship with Indonesia. He describes the personal impact of the Vanuatu intervention on participants.

Ted Diro - 01:39:15

Interview: 
Ted Diro
Time: 
01:39:15

Ted Diro describes the impact of the Vanuatu military intervention on the PNGDF in terms of administrative experience, propelling PNG into prominence among the Pacific nations, and in inscribing an ongoing relationship with Vanuatu much like the PNG-Australian relationship over Kokoda Trail.

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