PNGAF MAGAZINE ISSUE # 10A–2 Part 2-B of 15th Jan 2024.
TECHNICAL and TERTIARY TRAINING and its CONTRIBUTION to PNG
TECHNICAL and TERTIARY TRAINING and its CONTRIBUTION to PNG FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT until 1975
FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT until 1975
PART ONE: CREATION BFC Joe Havel.
PART TWO: CREATION BULOLO FORESTRY COLLEGE
Joe Havel the inaugural Principal describes the establishment1 of Forest Education in PNG in his article in PNGAF MAG ISSUE 10A-2 Part 2-C. Four courses were offered at Bulolo Forestry College. They included Forestry Diploma (3-year course); Higher Certificate in Forestry (2-year course); Lower Certificate in Forestry (6 months course) and a Diploma of Cartography (3-year course).
QUENSLAND’S CONTRIBUTION to PNG’s SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT.
Staff included Joe Havel Principal; Bill Finlayson; Arthur Ramsay; Heiner Streimann; Norma Collis and Albert
Queensland has assisted the business of PNG Forestry in building a better PNG. Wood is an increasingly strategic resource for tomorrow.
2Initially, it began with two-year certificate course and the three-year diploma course was added in 1967 (the first graduates started their field work in 1970).
1 Joe Havel’s article of 28th June 2018
2 Evan Shield personal communication 17th April 2020
3 Joe Havel eminent TPNG Forester 1953-1965.
4 Leon Clifford
5 Robin Angus
Joe Havel with students studying botanical specimens at the PNG Forestry College Bulolo .
Photograph 1964 Dept. of Forests Port Moresby.
The first Principal was Joe Havel3 with Bill Finlayson, followed by Leon Clifford4; then Robin Angus5 and later John Godlee.
TPNG was fortunate to have Dr Joe Havel (TPNG Forests 1953-1965). He was the first fulltime silvicultural researcher in the Department of Forests in Papua New Guinea. Early research into Klinkii Pine silviculture6 was undertaken by Joe Havel which was completed by 1959 and published in 1965.
Joe Havel in his M.Sc. Thesis acknowledged his time at Bulolo from 1952-1954. Havel, in the introduction in his M.Sc. Thesis (Thesis submitted to the University of Queensland 1959), notes: The investigations here described were intended to deal with the many problems met in raising and planting klinkii pine seedlings. Though the Queensland hoop pine technique was useful as a guide, a complete investigation of all aspects of raising and planting klinkii seedlings was necessary.
Name
DOB
Havel Jaroslav Joseph
1930
Joined PNG Forestry 1953
Occupation
Work Locations
Departure PNG
Life after PNG
PNG Forestry Cadetship
Cadet Forest Officer
Forest Officer
Acting Regional Forest Officer
Principal Forestry College Bulolo
1955-56 Bulolo
1957-58 Bulolo and Highlands
1959-60 Rabaul
1962-64 Bulolo
1965
I had to restart in WA practically from scratch, but ultimately progressed to Director of Research and Planning in Department of Conservation and Land Management in WA.
Yes. 1953 Graduation 1955.
Any other staff Bill Finlayson who was deputy principal of the forestry college 1963-65. He was from UK. Address unknown
6 Havel J J 1965 Plantation establishment of klinki pine (Araucaria hunsteinii) in New Guinea. Common Forestry Review 44 (3) 172-87
7End of 1964 Photo Forestry College staff housed in temporary quarters near Bulolo Forestry Station Office. Front row L to R Hi, Norma Collis, Arthur "Blue" Ramsay, Joe Havel, Bill Finlayson and Heinar Streimann.
THE PLAN.