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Solomon Islands
Tulagi: an Historic Outpost of Empire A little island with a big history
Tulagi is one of more than 900 islands and atolls in the nation of the Solomon Islands, a beautiful archipelago stretching over 1,400 kilometres in the Coral Sea. It lies ...
The Solomon Islands Part 2: from WWII to Present
This article forms part of a trilogy covering the history of the Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island. Part 1, discussing the Solomon Islands from European discovery to the Second World War, ...
The Solomon Islands and Bougainville Island
By Walter Burroughs Political upheaval After thirty five years of a political alignment between the Solomon Islands and the Republic of China (Taiwan), on 22 September 2019 it was announced ...
Another Coastwatcher – Ron (Dixie) Lee
As told to our Editor by Ron (Dixie) Lee The December edition of this magazine contained a story The Last Coastwatchersfeaturing James (Jim) Burrowes. Mention was also made of endeavours ...
Book Review: Coast Watching in the Solomon Islands 1941-1943
Title: Coast Watching in the Solomon Islands The Bougainville Reports December 1941-July 1943 Edited by: A. B. Feuer* Publisher: Praeger Publishers, 1 Madison Avenue, New York USA 10010. The diaries ...
HMAS Canberra – Solomon Islands Memorial
Prior to 1988, the HMAS Canberra – HMAS Shropshire Association had been occupied in establishing memorials to both their ships at Naval establishments in each State of Australia. In March ...
HMAS Adelaide – Malaita Expedition 1927
Ruby Boye – Coastwatcher Heroine
Book Review: Yield Not To The Wind
Yield Not To The Wind By: Margaret Clarence. Published by the author This is an easy book to read, as the subject is extremely interesting, and once you pick it ...