A photograph can become a doorway into family history. The Pacific Manuscripts Bureau catalogue at the Australian National University lists Bill Gammage’s photograph of the entrance to Bwagoia harbour, dated 16 June 1974.
The item is a 35 mm slide, catalogued as AU PMB PHOTO 46-0930. Nearby entries in the same collection include Misima village scenes, children, cliffs, canoes and people outside Alby Munt’s store.
Follow the original photograph
The archive makes the record available for reference and provides separate reproduction conditions. We link to the collection so readers can see the original catalogue and ask the archive about reproducing a particular image.
View the harbour photograph’s archive record
Browse Bill Gammage’s Papua New Guinea photograph collection
The cover is a contemporary photograph from the supplied collection, not the 1974 slide. If your family recognises someone in the archive, we welcome the details you are comfortable sharing.