Historical pictures of Bulolo during the gold rush days

Wau. Early-mid 1930s from above Mt Kaindi.All pictures courtesy of MICHAEL WATERHOUSE, author of Not A Poor Man's Field

Upper Waria Men, Bubu River. This photo was published in the New Guinea Annual Report for 1924-25.

Unloading 'Peter'.

Unloading G31 at Bulwa.

The remains of Junkers G31 ‘Peter’ on Bulolo aerodrome, 21 January 1942.

 

Tennis court, Cliffside.

Salamaua isthmus from Samoa harbour.

Salamaua from the air. Samoa harbour on right, Bayern Bay on left.

Salamaua 'drome, with the Francisco River top and bottom.

Sailing on old dredge ponds was a popular pastime. This was in about 1934.

Power house at exit of Bulolo River from gorge, with water race upstream

Patrol wending its way along the creek in Snake River area, possibly in connection with Jensen’s railway survey.

No.5 dredge at dusk

No.2 dredge under construction

New Guinea Goldfields’ Golden Ridges mine, near Wau

Merri Creek near junction with Edie Creek,1928.

Les Trist and Frank Drayton. Les Trist died in an air crash near the Wampit Gap in May 1931 and Drayton at the bottom of Wau 'drome in December 1932.

Lae 1931-32. A Junkers G31 and a Junkers W34 are at centre of picture.

Jensen’s bridge across the Bulolo, Guinea Gold workings,1928.

First Annual Swimming Carnival, Bulwa 1937.

Early flight ticket.

Digging ladder of dredge No. 2

DH83 Fox Moth owned by Guinea Airways. Arrived on field in March 1933. Destroyed at Salamaua by Japanese, 21 January 1942.

Bulolo stamps from a bygone era.

Bulolo in the aftermath of World War 11. Scorched earth remains.

Bulolo cricket team, 1939. It beat Salamaua 439 runs to 251, and as a result Bulolo won the Levien Trophy.

Bulolo bowling green. Labourers’ compound on ridge at rear.

Building the road to Edie Creek.

Buang villagers waiting to trade with Europeans.

Biangai village – possibly Winima.

BGD’s workshops and assembling yard, 1931

Barricaded Biaru village

Arrival of Junkers G31 'Paul' at Wau, 23 April 1931.

Aerial view No.1 dredge launch day, with the three G31s, 1932