USAAF fighter Ace Richard West (14 victories) with his Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at Finschhafen Airfield - New Guinea 1942.CREDIT:world war 2 aviation #ww2 #worldwar2 #p40 #curtiss #warhawk #usaaf #papuanewguinea #newguinea #pilot #history

Woohoo - Silver in #TheWishingShelfBookAwards for my latest historical novel #WorldWar2 #Singapore #NewGuinea #AustralianArmyNursingService Thanks @vineleavespress.bsky.social for believing in Annie! @histnovsoc.bsky.social @romanticnovelists.bsky.social @lrb.co.uk @bluebookclub.bsky.social

Eastern Long-beaked Echidna Zaglossus bartoni The Eastern long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bartoni is one of the planet’s most extraordinary mammals—a living relic from the dawn of mammalian evolution. Found only in the rugged, remote mountains o…

Eastern Long-beaked #Echidnas are rare egg-laying #mammals 🥚🦔 They are a prehistoric fever dream with a tube-like beak and hedgehog like spines. Help them survive in #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 when you #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🤮🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/03/e...

Reclusive and fuzzy Mountain #Cuscus of #WestPapua are cuddly #marsupials, who prefer to snooze among the tangled vines of trees rather than move around. Help them and forests of #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 to survive #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🤮☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife wp.me/pcFhgU-6rE

Pesquets Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus The beguiling Pesquet’s #parrots are sometimes known as ‘Dracula parrots’ due to their unique appearance. This includes black facial features, black feathers and bright red patche…

Pesquet's #parrots 🦜 of #WestPapua and #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 are also known as Dracula parrots for their stunning red and black feathers. They're vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation 🔥😡 Take action for them #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf

Eastern Long-beaked #Echidnas are rare egg-laying #mammals 🥚🦔 They are a prehistoric fever dream with a tube-like beak and hedgehog like spines. Help them survive in #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 when you #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🤮🙊🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/03/e...

See this remarkable piece and other global treasures in our Art of the Pacific Islands gallery. Bring a friend or the whole family this week and discover the stories behind artifacts from around the world! 🏺🌊 #pacificislands #artandculture #NewGuinea

Magnificent Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus Meet the Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise, a dazzling, theatrical bird from New Guinea’s forests. Their vibrant courtship dances must be protected from palm oil!

The dazzling Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise 🌈💫 earn their name from male birds' mating dances for females 🥁🎷🕊️ Help them to survive #palmoil & #mining #deforestation in #WestPapua and #NewGuinea and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/26/m...

Father #WilliamGill about his encounter with #UFO over #Papua, #NewGuinea in 1959
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El #padre #jesuita #BenitoSegundoReyna :
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Historia de los #astrónomos_jesuitas en #Argentina
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Victoria crowned pigeon Victoria goura Meet the Victoria crowned pigeon, the world’s largest pigeon species with royal roots and some unique quirks. Not only are they named after Queen Victoria, but they’re also close relati…

Victoria crown #pigeons of #NewGuinea 🕊️🦜have stunning lilac and maroon feathers that mesmerise admirers. Don't let these #birds die out like their cousin the #dodo, help them survive. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴⛔️ when you shop! palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/12/v...

Guinea-Bissau: Planned US-funded baby vaccine trial blasted by WHO Giving some newborns in Guinea-Bissau an established hepatitis B treatment but not others is "unethical", it says.

When you think the US can't possibly sink any lower #holdmybeer #who #vaccines #newguinea www.bbc.com/news/article...

Wanderings in the forest of Gunung Meja, Manokwari with canopy emergents of Pometia, Inga, Palaquium and Pimelodendron on uplifted coral. #SBGScience #NewGuinea #Indonesia #Papua

Pesquets Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus The beguiling Pesquet’s #parrots are sometimes known as ‘Dracula parrots’ due to their unique appearance. This includes black facial features, black feathers and bright red patche…

Pesquet's #parrots 🦜 of #WestPapua and #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 are also known as Dracula parrots for their stunning red and black feathers. They're vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation 🔥😡 Take action for them #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf

Victoria crown #pigeons of #NewGuinea 🕊️🦜have stunning lilac and maroon feathers that mesmerise admirers. Don't let these #birds die out like their cousin the #dodo, help them survive. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴⛔️ when you shop! palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/12/v...

The dazzling Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise 🌈💫 earn their name from male birds' mating dances for females 🥁🎷🕊️ Help them to survive #palmoil and #mining #deforestation in #WestPapua and #NewGuinea and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/26/m...

Magnificent Bird of Paradise Cicinnurus magnificus Meet the Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise, a dazzling, theatrical bird from New Guinea’s forests. Their vibrant courtship dances must be protected from palm oil!

The dazzling Magnificent Bird-of-Paradise 🌈💫 earn their name from male birds' mating dances for females 🥁🎷🕊️ Help them to survive #palmoil and #mining #deforestation in #WestPapua and #NewGuinea and #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/26/m...

1916. #OTD #history #dominica #png #newguinea #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #trinidad #trinidadandtobago #politics

Pesquets Parrot Psittrichas fulgidus The beguiling Pesquet’s #parrots are sometimes known as ‘Dracula parrots’ due to their unique appearance. This includes black facial features, black feathers and bright red patche…

Pesquet's #parrots 🦜 of #WestPapua and #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 are also known as Dracula parrots for their stunning red and black feathers. They're vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation 🔥😡 Take action for them #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-8cf

Victoria crowned pigeon Victoria goura Meet the Victoria crowned pigeon, the world’s largest pigeon species with royal roots and some unique quirks. Not only are they named after Queen Victoria, but they’re also close relati…

Victoria crown #pigeons of #NewGuinea 🕊️🦜have stunning lilac and maroon feathers that mesmerise admirers. Don't let these #birds die out like their cousin the #dodo, help them survive. #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴⛔️ @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2024/05/12/v...

Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae The Mountain #Cuscus are fascinating and shy creatures who live in Papua New Guinea and #WestPapua. Thick, dark, woolly fur covers most of their bodies, while their bellies are white. The Mountain …

Reclusive and fuzzy Mountain #Cuscus of #WestPapua are cuddly #marsupials, who prefer to snooze among the tangled vines of trees rather than move around. Help them and forests of #NewGuinea 🇵🇬 to survive #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🤮☠️🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-6rE

Who divided New Guinea?

In late 1800s, European empires carved it up:
Netherlands took the west (today West Papua), Germany the northeast, Britain the southeast.
They drew a straight line — 141st meridian — for colonial convenience.
No Papuans were consulted.
#WestPapua #PNG #NewGuinea

Today it divides the same Papuan peoples into two states, fuels militarisation, forces refugees into PNG, and locks in the unresolved injustice of West Papua. A colonial line that never made sense — and still doesn’t. #NewGuinea #WestPapua #PNG

Why the 141st meridian border in New Guinea exists — and why it’s a problem #NewGuinea #WestPapua #PNG

A straight line cut through New Guinea because colonial powers wanted an easy map, not justice. The 141st meridian was drawn with a ruler, ignoring Indigenous lands, cultures, and families

#WW2 #blackandwhitephotography #warphotography #SouthPacific #NewGuinea

Apple Gidley: Annie’s Day On my blog today, I am welcoming author APPLE GIDLEY, to learn more about her latest novel, Annie’s Day, set during the Second World War, in both the Far East and Germany. As well as finding …

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#HistoricalFiction #AustralianNursesWW2 #LiteraryFiction #WarStories #WorldWar2 #IWM #Singapore #NewGuinea

PNG and Australia essentially light a match under the region, then draw a circle around themselves hoping nobody notices. The colonial‑era ghost isn’t dead — it just got a new PR campaign. #PNG #AusPol #WestPapua #NewGuinea

Yes. imperialism never retired. The island bleeds gold, tin, and copper, locals get crumbs, and the West still cashes in while pretending it’s 2025, not 1825. #NewGuinea #WestPapua #PNG #Netherlands #UK #US #AusPol

Amazing how a few Europeans with pens can still shape lives nearly two centuries later. #Netherlands #UK #PNG #WestPapua #NewGuinea #AusPol #Indonesia

Are Bowerbirds the Best Visual Artists of the Avian World? Species of bowerbirds build amazing, elaborate displays to attract females that many consider to be true works of art When humans talk about art, they do it very anthropomorphically. We think of human…

Have you ever been to Australia or New Guinea? Have you been lucky enough to witness the work of bowerbirds? 🤯

#australia #newguinea #amazinganimals #birdlover #birds