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A grim reminder
Deadpan Thoughts | September 4th 2008 by Faisal Kapadia
The Kokoda trail in the hilly slopes north of Port Moresby, the Papua New Guinea capital has just acquired a new reason to be famous. This was the area where in World War II Australian troops fought with the incoming Japanese invaders that wanted to read more
Body of WWII Airman Found in Papua, New Guinea
Phantoms and Monsters | August 31st 2008
Australian hikers have found the suspected remains of a World War II airman hanging from a tree in dense forest in Papua New Guinea. The moss-covered body appeared to be wearing a harness and goggles. The discovery was made along the Kokoda Trail, in read more
Anges Excellent Kokoda Trail Adventure
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | July 16th 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Trekking In New Guinea With Ange Recchia I’ve come to know Ange quite well since I first met her on Facebook. After meeting her there we also linked on Stumbleupon, Twitter, Digg, Faves and more recently, Plurk. Obviously, Ange is a social netw read more
go on the tulips love it
GO! Smell the flowers | July 4th 2008 by GO! Smell the flowers
While all you beautiful Flowers, Thorns and Gnomes are sunny yourselves in Barmy summer weather, spare a thought for poor Ange and I (although I think Ange is somewhere on the Kokoda Trail by now) freezing our proverbials off, In the land of the Down read more
Trekking The Kokoda Track Video 3
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | June 9th 2008 by Allan Cockerill
The trek continues and the toll rises! This post is another in a series about the Kokoda Track! Friend and fellow member of Share2Grow, Ange Recchia is preparing for an expedition to Papua New Guinea where she is going to trek the Kokoda trail. The read more
Trekking The Kokoda Trail Video Two
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | June 8th 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Ange is Trekking The Kokoda Track Ange is preparing herself for the physical, mental and emotional challenge of trekking the Kokoda Trail throgh the Owen Stanley Ranges in New Guinea. Today, we join a group of Australian celebrities as they trek the read more
Almost Time To Trek Kokoda
Buzzing with Ange | June 4th 2008 by Ange Recchia
Yes, that’s right! 16 more sleeps until I am on a plane flying out to Papua New Guinea to trek the Kokoda Trail. Yikes!! The training has almost taken over as I prepare for this grueling trek. By the time I have packed to go out for a hike and read more
74 year old Wagga Man walks the Kokoda Trail
Planet Ultramarathon | May 15th 2008 by Phil Essam
Inspiring story: Link 1 Link 2 read more
Ange Recchia Invites You To Trek The Kokoda Trail
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | March 27th 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Have you got a spirit of adventure? Have you ever dreamed of taking on a challenge that tests you to the limit, physically, spiritually and emotionally? Then you could be just the person that Ange is looking for! In a few months time, Ange is trekkin read more
A Background To Trekking The Kokoda Track
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | March 10th 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Ange Recchia is preparing for the trip of a lifetime, trekking the famed Kokoda trail in Papua New Guinea. This post is a part of a series that seeks to provide a historical background to the trek, and why it is important to Australians. The track wa read more
Ange Treks The Kokoda Trail In New Guinea
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | March 4th 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Preparing For An Expedition To New Guinea
Coffee With Allan Cockerill... | March 3rd 2008 by Allan Cockerill
Our intrepid roving reporter ( always wanted to write that) Ange Recchia will soon be off to trek the famous Kokoda Trail in New Guinea! Over the next little while, Ange and I will be featuring stories about New Guinea, its history, geography, wildl read more
Vantage Kokoda Challenge 2008
Turnaround Management | February 12th 2008 by Vantage
The Challenge:To complete the Kokoda Trail and raise $30,000 plus for Youngcare!This month The Point is taking a break from the various topics we normally discuss to bring you the story of the Vantage Kokoda Challenge!In 1942 the Kokoda Trail was the read more
Late splurge on matters close to the heart
Australian Federal Election 2007 - HASLUCK | October 24th 2007 by peter evans
IN A last-minute bid to boost its re-election chances, the Coalition rushed 48 new spending decisions through Treasury in the eight days prior to the dissolution of Parliament.The spending blitz wiped almost $400 million from this year's budget surpl read more
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