The McAdam Memorial

The McAdam Memorial

In late 1960 the Department of Forests sent draftsman Laurie Edwards to Wau to develop a plan for a permanent Memorial to its first Director. The site chosen was close to Kauli Lake but on its own grassland knoll. A massive concrete slab shaped as a stylized arrowhead was designed. This imposing memorial is visible from the air. It points true north across the Wau Valley and the site of Jim McAdam’s first Forest Station, and towards the imposing mass of Mt. Missim which lies between Wau and Salamaua on the North Coast. All these areas had played a significant part in Jim McAdam’s life. We hope he would have approved of what came after.

Plaque to Jim McAdam Memorial Park 1968. Left Bob Bruce and right John Smith. Photo credit John Davidson.

J B McAdam Memorial Park Wau 1968. Photo credit John Davidson.