Four years I spend working in PNG, and I must admit it was the best place i have ever worked.
2009 Jan to 2013 Jan
I worked at both Hidden Valley and Wafi Golpul and doing that time I did some serious hiking in the bush whilst I was on break, see BullDog track for my story. also see my visit to a WW2 plane wreckage B-24 liberator at Wafi Golpul
Evening Dance performance at Hidden valley Mine site on the 16th September 2009
Celebration of PNG Independence from Australia
Demakwa Camp at Wafi Golpu 2012
Surveyor is Donopa Sawa
PNG Wafi Golpu goldmine
Street food PNG style
Just before arriving in Lea after work
Lunch
Boiled bananas in coconut milk
Removing coconut flesh
Wonkins Village
Bananas and coconuts
Local village
Surveying for new road access for villagers
Wonkins Village
Topical house close to the river
showing a maps of their area
Villagers interested in what we are doing
Rest time
After 4 hours of walking in the bush, time for a little nap
Meeting with village leader
Resting after a long walk between villagers
Village helpers
Wafi Golpul
Survey Vehicle for those hard to get areas
Ben and I
Heading to work via Helicopter
Survey at work
bush clearing
Bush cutters
looking down into a stream
Wafi Golpul access road
Clearing the bushland
Bush cutters
Clearing the bush before the surveyors
Wafi Golpul Views
Donopa the surveyor
Hot day in the shade keeping cool
Local transport
One of the many river crossing on the worksite
Survey assistant
Teaching the locals
Wafi golpul
The wildlife
Survey
getting ready for work
Narrow roads
No one injured on main road to Wafi Golpul
Check point on site
Access to the work-site securety
Demakwa camp
villages demanded compensation and block access
Wafi Golpul
Exploration Camp
Bush clearing
One of many large trees
Dance night
Independence day celebration
Great day out
Surveying in the village
Hidden valley Gold mine
Surveying in the village
Basic living
Villager at Wau
Wild Pig hunting
Tonights feast
Conflict between villagers
Locals at Wafi Golpu, ready for tribal battle
Police keeping the Peace
Security at wafi
Home made gun
Conflict between villagers
My guild to the Village
Always travel with a local
Hidden valley
Dozer operator at Hidden valley Valley
Hidden valley
Surveyor at Hidden valley
Exploration
defining a new road for mine access
2 days of helicopter rides
Richard Stanaway and myself
Hidden valley
Survey assistant
Wafi Golpul access road
Doing the brain work, honestly