John Moresby
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- Goodenough Island
John Moresby, who named it after Commodore James Graham Goodenough. During World War II it was occupied by Japanese troops for several months in 1942 and then captured by Allied forces, who built an airstrip at Vivigani (open to commercial service since 1963). Goodenough wasā¦
Read MoreJohn Moresby, who named it after Commodore James Graham Goodenough. During World War II it was occupied by Japanese troops for several months in 1942 and then captured by Allied forces, who built an airstrip at Vivigani (open to commercial service since 1963). Goodenough wasā¦
Read More - Milne Bay
In 1873 the British navigator Capt. John Moresby named it for Adm. Alexander Milne. European interest in the area increased during the gold-rush years of 1889ā99. Samarai, an island in the China Strait, became a boom town from which prospectors spread through the islands of Milne Bay and to theā¦
Read MoreIn 1873 the British navigator Capt. John Moresby named it for Adm. Alexander Milne. European interest in the area increased during the gold-rush years of 1889ā99. Samarai, an island in the China Strait, became a boom town from which prospectors spread through the islands of Milne Bay and to theā¦
Read More - Normanby Island
ā¦visited in 1873 by British Capt. John Moresby, who named it after the marquess of Normanby, a governor of Queensland, Austl. The island may have been a secret British military base during World War II. Having once produced gold, Normanby now exports copra and some timber; newly discovered gold depositsā¦
Read Moreā¦visited in 1873 by British Capt. John Moresby, who named it after the marquess of Normanby, a governor of Queensland, Austl. The island may have been a secret British military base during World War II. Having once produced gold, Normanby now exports copra and some timber; newly discovered gold depositsā¦
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Port Moresby) John Moresby, who named its two sections Fairfax and Moresby for his father, Adm. Sir Fairfax Moresby. The entire area became popularly known as Port Moresby after the British annexed it in 1883ā84, and the town became a main Allied base and a primary Japaneseā¦
Read More) John Moresby, who named its two sections Fairfax and Moresby for his father, Adm. Sir Fairfax Moresby. The entire area became popularly known as Port Moresby after the British annexed it in 1883ā84, and the town became a main Allied base and a primary Japaneseā¦
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