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In conjunction with PNGAF Mag Issue #10A-1 re the origin5 of forestry technical and tertiary training in TPNG, after the Second World War, a cadetship scheme was undertaken (1948-1963) by the Australian Department of Territories. Its purpose was to train Australian Forest Scientists to ensure sufficient professional staff for the purposes of creating a functional Forest Department for TPNG. The first TPNG Forests Director J B McAdam was the driving force behind the program.
The Department of Territories Cadetship programme commenced in 1948. (Initial Cadets as Don McIntosh, Ted Gray and Alec Hart started in 1946 and presumably joined it in 1948.)
It was a five-year cadetship. It required two years of study in appropriate science subjects, a field year with Department of Forests in TPNG, followed by two years at the Australian Forestry School Canberra. The qualifications achieved would be a Bachelor of Science from the university attended, plus a Diploma in Forestry from the AFS. (i.e. a BSc Dip For qualification).
5 PNGAF MAGAZINE ISSUE # 10A–1 Part 1 of 13th Jan 2024. TECHNICAL and TERTIARY TRAINING and its CONTRIBUTION to PNG FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT until 1975. PART ONE: ORIGIN (PNGAF MAG ISSUE #10-A Part 1)
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AFS 1950/51 Ted Gray, Don McIntosh, Alec Hart.
In 1962, the field year requirement was removed by substituting that all cadets must work their annual vacations in TPNG with the aim of getting forester graduates earlier. (I had three cadet tours of duty). Chris Borough was one of the last cadets to do a field year in 1963.
The TPNG forestry cadetship program was phased out in 1963. All permanent appointment of expatriate Australians to the Territory Public Service ceased in September 1964.
The following listing is of those TPNG Forest cadets who graduated as foresters and then worked in PNG, especially to meet the terms of their cadetships.
The list correctly stops at the last permanent appointments in 1963 (Dick McCarthy together with Rod Holesgrove and Ken Hart were the last permanent TPNG Forest cadetship holders).
Bob Lyons was a permanent public servant having been a patrol officer but only took up forestry studies in 1965.
Dave Num, Gary Archer and Chris Done (symbol NG-C) were the first PNG Cadets to become contract public service officers in TPNG.
To clear up any confusion at the end of 1963/64 and because of their later contribution to PNG Forestry, foresters as Jim Belford and Ian Whyte had Commonwealth forestry scholarships. The symbol C is against their name. They were contract public service officers in TPNG.
The bond commitment was paramount in the TPNG Cadetship scheme. At the end of my two-year national service commitment, I was informed in writing that I was still required to work out my five-year bond period.
The list does not cover Foresters who joined after graduation e.g. Kevin J White, or Bill Suttie or those who started but did not conclude their forestry studies.
Towards the latter years of the TPNG Forestry cadetship scheme, the Cadetships were administered by the Department of Territories out of Derwent House, Hobart Place, Canberra City by Mr A G Gidley-Baird (in the mid- to later 60s) actioning the cadetship correspondence on behalf of Mr T E Rossall Senior Training Officer, in turn on behalf of the Secretary of the Department.
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TPNG FORESTRY CADETSHIP SCHEME 1948 to
1963
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AUSTRALIAN TPNG FORESTRY CADETSHIP SCHEME 1948 to 1963
Surname Positions TPNG Cadetship AFS Year graduation
Edward Charles Gordon Gray (NG)
Alexander John Hart (NG)
Donald Henry McIntosh (NG6) 1948 1946 1946 1950/51 1950/51 1950/51 1952 1952 1952
Jaroslav Joseph Havel (WA)7 1953 1953/54 1955
Robin Bilbrough Morwood (NG) 1952 1955/56 1957
Frank Harry Coppock (NG)
Elliot Carby Tuckwell (NG) 1953 1953 1956/57 1956/57 1958 1958
John Godlee (NG)8 1954 1957/58 1959
Ian Grundy (NG)
Eric Hammermaster (Q/NG)
Des Harries (NG)
Gerry Vickers (NG) 1955 1955 1955 1955 1958/59 1958/59 1958/59 1958/59 1960 1960 1960 1960
Alan Cameron (Q)9
John Smith (NG)
Brian O’Hagen 1956 1956 1956 1959/60 1959/60 1959/60 1961 1961 1961
Neil Brightwell (NSW)
Alan White (NG) 1960 1960 1960/61 1960/61 1962 1962
Leon Clifford (NSW)10
Evan Shield (NG) 1958 1958 1961/62 1961/62 1963 1963
John Lake (NG) 1962/63 1964
Ian Currie (NG) 1963/64 1965
John Harrison (NG) Medi vac out
Chris Borough (NG) Field year
Bob Bruce (NG) no field year
Rex Grattidge (NG) no field year
John Davidson (NG)11
Paul Ryan (NG)
Last field year for cadets 1963 1961 1960 1961 1961 1964/65 1964/65 1964/65 1964/65 1966 1966 1966 1966
Rod Holesgrove (NG) 1962 1962 1963 1965/66 1965/66 1965/66 1967 1967 1967
Jim Belford (C)
Dick McCarthy (NG)
Dave Num (NG- C12)
R G Lyons (NG) 1966 1963 1965 1965 1966/67 1966/67 1966/67 1966/67 1968 1968 1968 1968
Gary Archer (NG - C)
Chris Done (NG - C)
Ken Hart (NG)
Ian Whyte (C) 1966 1966 1963 1966 1967/68 1967/68 1967/68 1967/68 1969 1969 1969 1969
Footnotes
TPNG Territory of Papua New Guinea, NG New Guinea, Q Queensland. WA Western Australia, NSW New South Wales, C Commonwealth, AFS Australian Forestry School, BFC Bulolo Forestry College, NG-C New Guinea cadets status contract officers.
6 Don McIntosh Third Director of Forests PNG
7 Joe Havel First Principal Bulolo Forestry College
8 Fourth Principal Bulolo Forestry College
9 Alan Cameron Schlich 1960
10 Leon Clifford Second Principal Bulolo Forestry College
11 John Davidson Schlich Medal 1966; First Forestry Professor UNITECH
12 Dave Num, Gary Archer & Chris Done first PNG cadets to become contract officers).
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Some of those officers, for medical reasons as Ian Currie, Rod Holesgrove, John Harrison, and Brian O’Hagen were granted clemency (i.e., escaped their bond requirements) to return to Australia.
Pers Comm Chris Borough 21/10/18
John Harrison completed his forestry degree in 1965 but did not go back to TPNG after graduation. During his field year in 1963 he was bitten by a Papuan black snake near Brown River. After graduation he joined the Division of Wood Technology NSW Forestry Commission.
Des Harries per com 19/9/18
Brian O’Hagen had to leave TPNG due to a health issue related to malaria. He became a soil science lecturer at the Gatton Agricultural College. Note in Les Carron’s AFS list his surname spelt incorrectly i.e. 2THagen instead of O’Hagen.
Joe Havel/Roger Underwood
Alec Hart returned after five years in TPNG, the last few years being at Kerevat, returned to his home state of Western Australia in 1957.
Evan Shield per comm 11/9/18
John Lake returned to Tasmania as his wife suffered in PNG from the tropical conditions. He worked with Kauri Timber Company and then went to Private Forestry Tasmania.
Gary Archer per comm 21/6/19
Ian Currie after serving one stint in PNG was so horrified with tropical life that he paid off his bond and fled. He then oversaw one of ACT’s pine forests.
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13 13 Bob Brown South Pacific Post.
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Left - 1955 Brochure for Cadet Forest Officer in TPNG by Department of Territories Commonwealth Government of Australia.
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Right – new cadet.15
14 Cadet Forest Officer brochure 1955, courtesy Des Harries 2019. 15 Bob Brown South Pacific Post 2006.
16 Cadet Forest Officer brochure 1961, courtesy John Davidson 2022.
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17 Courtesy John Davidson 2022.
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“Arboreta”
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AFS 1950/51 Ted Gray18, Don McIntosh19, Alec Hart20 .
1951 Ted Gray, Don McIntosh, Frank White.
Source ANU/AFS Open Research.
18 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4G3 Ted Gray 25th July 2021.
19 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4M2 Don McIntosh 27th July 2021.
20 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4H2 Alec Hart 25th July 2021.
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AFS 1953/54 Joe Havel21
Source ANU/AFS Open research.
21 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4h7 Joe Havel 7th July 2022.
Joe Havel with students studying botanical specimens at the PNG Forestry College Bulolo. Photograph 1964 Dept. of Forests Port Moresby.
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AFS 1955/56 Robin Morwood22
Joan (daughter of Frank Vickery) and Robin Morwood’s Wedding Wau 1960.
Photo credit Norman Morwood.
AFS Fourth Year Students 1956. Robin is on the right in the front row.
Source ANU Open Research AFS collection.
22 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4M4 Robin Morwood 14th July 2023.
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AFS 1956/57 Frank Coppock & Elliot Tuckwell
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L to R. Elliot Tuckwell, John Godlee, Dr Jacobs, Frank Coppock.
Rex Wiggins with Elliot Tuckwell in Thailand. (2008) Photo credit Mark Wiggins.
AFS 1957/58 John Godlee23
John Godlee AFS.
John Godlee Principal Bulolo Forestry College Staff 1979. Back Row L to R. Eric Asari, Auberta Karo, Armstrong Bellamy, Osia Gideon, Alistar Hay, Bob Johns, Phil Franklin.
Front Row Lto R, Wayne Woofe, Klaus Romijn, John Godlee Principal, Siagi Kologo (incoming Principal), Ken Hart, Noel Peters.Absent Barry Conn. Picture Source Bob John’s collection courtesy George Walker Bob’s Brother-in-law.
John Godlee 1977. National Forest Plan Workshop Port Moresby.
23 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4g5 John Godlee 4th June 2022.
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AFS 1958/59 Ian Grundy24, Des Harries Eric Hammermaster, Gerry Vickers.
Ian Grundy 2004.Ian at their son Neale’s 2004 Wedding. Photo credit Pauline Grundy and family.
Eric Hammermaster25 Port Moresby 1977.
Eric Hammermaster buying kai. Fulleborn-Awul Survey 1964.
Photo credit Ken Granger
24 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4G4 Ian Grundy 2nd June 2022.
25 PNGAF Mag Issue # (B-5B4H1 Eric Hammermaster 31st July 2021
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L to R Paul Ryan, Des Harries26 , June Harries Maleny Qld. Photo credit Des Harries.
Gerry Vickers
26 PNGAF Mag issue # 9B-5B4H3 Des Harries 28th June 2022.
AFS 1959/60 Alan Cameron27, John Smith, Brian O’Hagen
source ANU/AFS.
Alan Cameron and Ken Granger Brown River burn, October 1967.
Photo Credit Ken Granger
Bob Audis and Alan Cameron. Pual Survey.
Photo credit John Smith 27 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4C2 Alan Cameron 15th July 2022.
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Bulolo Wau 1974/75 John Smith28 .
John Smith & Wewak Forestry office 1963
28 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4S5 John Smith 16th Aug 2022.
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24 AFS 1961/62 Leon Clifford31, Evan Shield32
1962 final year, Evan Shield first right second row.
Leon Clifford
Photo Credit Roger Underwood.
1963 Gogol Survey. L to R. Evan Shield, John Lowien, Eric Hammermaster, Bill Jenkin, Norm Endacott, Kevin White.
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Photo credit Mary Jenkin.
31 PNGAF MAG Issue # 9B-5B4C3 Leon Clifford 30th June 2022.
PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4S1 Evan Shield 25th Aug 2021...
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L to R Don McIntosh; Sir Les Johnson CBE, Horrie Niall Morobe DC, Leon Clifford Acting Principal 1966 Graduation Bulolo Forestry College.
Photo credit J Clifford.
Bob Gordon (Forestry Tasmania) and Evan Shield with a twenty-year-old E. grandis in Uruguay.
DBH 63 cm.
Photo credit Evan Shield.
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AFS 1962/63 John Lake
John Lake33 “Puddles” butbut fish,1966. Arawe West New Britain.
33 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4L2 John Lake TPNG Forests 1962-1968 OF 5TH August 2021.
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Photo Credit Ken Granger.
AFS 1963/64 Ian Currie
AFS 1964/65 John Harrison, Chris Borough, Bob Bruce, Rex Grattidge
Chris (Field year) working on Botanical Walk Kerevat Forest Station April 1963. Photo credit Chris Borough.
Chris witnessing signature of Traditional owners with Bob Willis Open Bay TRP Matanakunai Sept/Oct 1967. Photo credit Chris Borough.
Old friends. Ben Pascoe from Lockhart Community on Cape York with Chris Borough34. Photo credit Chris Borough.
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PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4B3 Chris Borough TPNG Forests 1960-1971 OF 14TH July 2021
Plaque to Jim McAdam Memorial Park 1968
Left Bob Bruce and right John Smith Photo credit John Davidson.
Bruce 1977 POM.
Source John Davidson. Rex Grattidge in a 24-minute video from 9 July 2014 broadcast on the Talk Business programme of Fiji TV 1 about the PNG balsa industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA-3cvYFXao
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Bob
AFS/ANU 1965/66 John Davidson, Paul Ryan, Rod Holesgrove
Source John Davidson. Fourth Year Students, Department of Forestry ANU 1966 in front of the Forestry School Building. John is in the back row on the right, Rod Holesgrove is in second row standing on the right, Paul Ryan is in the first row standing, fifth in from the left.
Credits Ian Whyte.
35 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4D3 John Davidson 5th July 2022.
36 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4H6 Rod Holesgrove 6th June 2022.
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John Davidson35
Rod Holesgrove36 and family in Wau.
Photo
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40 Paul Ryan Brown River. “Turi and the trees” DOF publication 1968.
41 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4R1 Paul Ryan 26th August 2021.
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Paul Ryan41. Photo credit Paul Ryan.
37 Paul Ryan Sagari Gadisu TA. Eminent TPNG Forester. TPNG Forests 1962-1972.
Paul Ryan Jimi Valley 1968.
Paul Ryan Tonolei Harbour 1970.
AFS/ANU 1966/67 Jim Belford
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“Rouges gallery “Third Year AFS Students 1966. Source ANU/AFS Archives.
Source Dick McCarthy: Fourth Year Students Department of Forestry ANU 1967 in front of the Forestry School Building. Dick McCarthy back row fifth from left; front row third from left Dave Num and Jim Belford front row seventh from left. Source Dick Passauer.
42 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4B1 Jim Belford 12th July 2021.
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David Num43 left, and Ian Whyte right, lost in mangroves west of Port Moresby 1976.
Photo credit D Num.
Dave Num POM 1977.
National Forest plan workshop.
AMCOR LTD Annual Report Cover Page 1989.
Dick McCarthy Operations Manager APM Forests and Owen Scott Central District Supervisor fire spotting from Flynn Creek Tree Farm Fire Tower.
43 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4N1 Dave Num 4th Feb 2023.
44 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4M1 Dick McCarthy 21st August 2021.
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Bialla Dick McCarthy44 1971 We did find a tree or two at Bialla.
Photo Credit Dept of Forests PNG.
Memorable moments included:
1968 - 69 Papua New Guinea: Adult Education Instructor (Rank Sergeant) National Service Pacific Islands Regiment Igam Barracks Lae PNG. Much of my time was spent as Secretary of the Sergeants Mess at Igam Barracks as we did not always have students to educate. (yet one had to wear starched greens to work each day and the starch soon dissolved in the heat)
• launching the company flag upside down (which excluded me from any further flag raising).
• during the three monthly stocktake of everything on the army base (this seemed to be one of the major tasks of the Army) advising a crusty old warrant officer when checking on the electrical appliances in one married quarters that the serial number of the fridge was one dozen eggs. He exploded as we had to go and get another form and explain why that form was incorrect and had to be replaced
• When the RSM of Igam Barracks was stopped from entering the Lae RSL by a Bank Johnny, all non-commissioned and commissioned officers were banned from using the RSL as the RSM put it off limits.
• During travels during National Service, no RSL club would accept National Service men; travelling to and from PNG we were always sent to the end of the queue.
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45 Bob Lyons and I camped out in the jungle somewhere north of Bulolo in 1969 for about a week wandering about through miles of bush surveying for klinki pine and other hardwood resources. He was Forestry Dept from Lae, or it may have been Moresby at the time. I was Bush Boss at CNGT. He was a bloody good bloke. The photo's not good. It was off an old 35mm slide.
Driver Bob Lyons PNG forester, Dick McCarthy PNG forester, and SA forester Alex McDonald on the sandy road to nowhere. AFS Field trip sand hills Southern Queensland 1967. Photo credit D Num.
45 Ross Lockyer personal communication 6 May 2020
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Photo credit Ross Lockyer
Jim Belford 1977 National Forest Plan Workshop Port Moresby.
Jim Belford presentation re the formation of the Association of Foresters of PNG (AFPNG)
First Biennial Conference AFPNG Lae PNG oct 1996.
Members of the PNG Forestry Trade Training Board 1997 UNITECH Lae. (L to R)
Kanawi Pouru GM National Forest Authority, Frank Corin Principal Timber Industry Training College, Dr Brian Richards Team Leader and Dick McCarthy ANUTECH/AusAID Human Resource Development Project,and Jim Belford46 Executive Officer PNG Forest Industry Association. Absent Dr Phillip Siaguru Head Forest Department UNITECH.
46 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4B1 Jim Belford TPNG Forests 1970-1981 of 12th July 2021.
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AFS/ANU 1967/68 Gary Archer47, Chris Done, Ken Hart, Ian Whyte.
Alan and Chris enjoying a quiet coldie, after the presentation for the Papuan Rally 1973.
Chris Done48
Photo credit Chris Done.
14 Nov 2019 Royal Commonwealth Society of Adelaide Function Government House Adelaide. Left to right. Linda Pirie, flautist with classical music group Windsong. Gary Archer, Member, Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), Adelaide. Brenda Wallis, Committee Member, RCS. Mrs. Lan Le, wife of the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency Hieu Van Le. John Bone, Committee Member, RCS. Photo Credit Linda Pirie.
47 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4A1 Gary Archer 1963-197 of 4th July 2021.
48 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4D1 Chris Done 20TH July 2021.
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Gary Archer doing pays 1963 Bulolo.
Photo credit C Borough.
49 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4W2 Ian Whyte 2nd Sept 2021.
50 PNGAF Mag Issue # 9B-5B4H4 Ken Hart 6th June 2022.
Ian Whyte Sai River 1974.
Open Bay Timber Area Land Use Studies
Photo credit Ian Whyte.
BuloloForestry College Staff1979.
Back Row Lto R. Eric Asari, Auberta Karo,Armstrong Bellamy, Osia Gideon,Alistar Hay, Bob Johns, Phil Franklin.
Front Row Lto R, Wayne Woofe, Klaus Romijn, John Godlee Principal, Siagi Kologo (incoming Principal), Ken Har50t, Noel Peters.
Absent Barry Conn.
Picture Source Bob John’s collection courtesy George Walker Bob’s Brother-in-law.
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Ian Whyte49 .
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