Lae Primary “A” School,

(AKA Coronation Primary School)

~ 1951 to 1975 ~

School badge courtesy of Scott Martin)

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Student/Teacher List dated from “new school building” 1951 to 1975

(Created and maintained, with your help, by Wendy Phillips. Our aim is
to encapsulate that post-WWII era through to Independence.)

· See my Lae schools photo album for class photos referred to in “snippets”, plus links to PNG Forum and Schoolfriends:
a way to contact ex-schoolmates. You can also contact those ex-classmates who have signed my guestbook direct, or have me list your contact details here so they can get in touch with you.

NAME (× indicates active participant).	Student or Teacher	Current location & contact details	Parents’ names & PNG occupations	SNIPPETS (past & present)
Ahnon, Betty	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Ahnon, Gwen	Student			See Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland.
Ahnon, Roderick×	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Roderick lived near China Town in Lae (info supplied by Cheryl Pech). See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Albrecht, Jonathan	Student		Ralph & Sheila – engineer Qantas	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey & Jan Stuart. Thanks to Jan and Graham Campbell for correcting the original spelling.
Albrecht, Randolph	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Arenas, Martin×	Student		Alf Arenas, Service station owner	Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68, also Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Worked In Local Government for 12 years, now owns a newsagency in the city. Married Kim Connolly, class of 76 Cairns State High; they have three young children
Armstrong, Ian	Student			Ian Weeks’ grade 2 photo 1964
Ashforth, Steve	Student 1967, ‘68			See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School).
Atherton, Martin	Student		Kit Atherton	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Had a half-brother, Julian Collins (info supplied by Genevieve Breene).
Aveling, Alan	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Bailey, (sister)	Student			Lived at Greenwich Village out near Malahang. Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Bailey, Barry	Student			Lived at Greenwich Village near Cheryl Davey.
Bailey, Jim	Student			Lived at Greenwich Village near Cheryl Davey.
Bamber, Jim	Student 1966			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975), also PNG Forum member (user name jim bamber)
Bangari, Norman	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Barbour, Stephen×	Student 1970-‘74			Lived at the end of 4^th Street, where the back road ran along to Second Street and the TAA club. See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Remembers a time capsule being buried at one side of the grounds near the basketball courts where assembly was held.
Barbour, David	Student			Info supplied by Stephen Barbour
Barnes, Terry	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn. See also Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland.
Batze, Lorraine	Student to 1962			Same class as Jan Stuart and Leonie Phillips. Later attended Lae High School Info supplied by Jan Stuart.
Batze, Ray	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Batze, Ruth	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Bell, John	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Bendall, Terry	Student			Injured hands. Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Bigg, Chris	Student 1958-‘61	Darwin	Father: Pilot MAL, Ansett Mother: secretary Dept Education	Chris and his family arrived in Lae in 1955, lived initially in 9th St, then 10th St, then Hibiscus Ave and finally in Casuarina Ave. He moved to North Lae Primary in ’62, then on to boarding school, and he and his parents went finish in 1973, his brother Michael following a couple of years later. Chris was drawn back to PNG; he spent 10 years with TAA in PNG and Australia prior to arriving in Darwin in 1982. Since then he has worked for the NT Government, mostly in transport administration, except for a year in the UK to obtain his Masters’. He has been married to Lynne for 30 years, they have three grown-up children, and his current position is Executive Director Transport. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Bigg, Michael	Student	Brisbane	See above	After finishing school, Michael spent a couple of years working for Ansett and the Kaivuna Hotel in Rabaul before moving to Brisbane around 1975. He is a lawyer and one of the senior partners in Bennett and Philp, and is married with two grown sons. (Info supplied by Chris Bigg.)
Birrell, Jim (Moresby)×	Student	Madang, PNG	Jim and Ela Birrell. Century Motors, Girl Guides.	See Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland. The Birrells are listed as living in Rotten row in Wendy Phillips’ PNG 1966 phone book. Jimmy’s mother Ela, was Flora Stewart’s daughter. (Flora built the Hotel Cecil), and was well-known in Lae for her involvement in Brownies and the Girl Guides movement. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Medal for her work. She and Jim (senior) retired to Queensland in 1989 and Jim himself now lives and works in Madang. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Blackley, Neil	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Blackley, Terry	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Blackman, David	Student	Melbourne VIC	T.A.A.	Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo; Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Blackman, Rochelle	Student		Father, Larry was a pilot. Mother: Shirley	Reid Lowe’s class (see grade 1 1964 class photo. Info supplied by Reid Lowe).
Botterill, Danny	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Botterill, Kevin×	Student	KEVIN BOTTERILL 27 PACIFIC PROMENADE CRAIGNISH/HERVEY BAY 4655 QUEENSLAND. EMAIL: ockerkb@msn.com PHONE: 07 4128 7173		In the same class as Leonie Phillips, Jim Dudgeon and Gary Gould. Kevin now lives in Craignish, Hervey Bay, Qld. His family lived in Lae from the mid 50’s to the mid 60’s. He remembers Steven Haynes, his best mate, who ended up going to Manus Island, also a teacher, Mr Huey, whom he thought was a great teacher. He can still remember a song Mr Huey taught the class – “Ricey”, about the war in the Pacific and the natives who helped save a lot of lives, and who only had rice and dried fish to eat. Kevin joined the army in ’67 and served a year in Vietnam. He would love to hear from any old PNG friends (see contact details left).
Botterill, Lynette	Student			Info supplied by Kevin Botterill
Botterill, Michael	Student			Info supplied by Kevin Botterill
Bohringer, Geoff	Teacher			Info supplied by Ross McDougall.
Bowman, Deborah	Student			Ian Weeks’ grade 2 photo 1964
Bowman, Peter	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo 1968, also Scott Martin’s, football photo 1970. (Info supplied by John Zuill, Scot Martin and Cheryl Pech.)
Bowman, Susan	Student			In Stephen Barbour’s class. Info supplied by Stephen, who advises that Susan’s family were long-time PNG residents.
Box, Barbara	Student			See Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland.
Box, Geoffrey×	Student 1963-65			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Bradford, Ralph	Student			Mark Milburn’s Grade 5 & 6 photo 1973 (info supplied by Michael de Rose).
Bragg, Susan	Student	Haberfield, NSW	Bill Bragg, Qantas (deceased), Norma	Cheryl Davey in touch with Bragg Family, who lived in Rotten Row, then 6^th Street, Lae. Susan, who remembers being a princess in a school play, later married John Manly, and is Owner/Manager: Suzy Cue.
Breakspear, Bobbie	Student		Dept Education	Headmaster’s son, in Cheryl Davey’s grade
Breakspear, Dian	Student			Info supplied by Sandra Seeto. Dian was in her class.
Breakspear, Robert?	Headmaster 1954, ‘55		Dept Education	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey and Jim Dudgeon, who both remember getting the “cuts” from Mr Breakspeare.
Breene, Genevieve×	Student	Mornington, VIC See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.	Frank and Sheila. Meteorological observer with DCA Met Section.	Lived in 5th Street, Lae, opposite Meg and Eric Duncan, and was in the same class as Tony Strachan. Also had a younger sister, Linda. Genevieve’s mother, Sheila, played Elaine in "Arsenic and Old Lace" with the local theatre group, directed by Tony’s father, Arthur Strachan. Genevieve later married John Rogers, was a highschool teacher for ten years then did a law degree. Also wrote a book called “Territory Kids” about growing up in PNG, which is a great read for anyone who did. For details on ordering see: http://www.seaviewpress.com.au/more.asp?id=135
Bretag, Barbara	Early student		Bret Bretag MBE (deceased), miner, chairman Lae Town Advisory Council, Irene (also deceased)	Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951. Had three brothers, John, Brian and James.
Brett, Kay×	Student 1956, ‘57			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975)
Brett, Stewart	Student 1956, ‘57			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975)
Bricknell, Barry	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Bricknell, Mr (Nick)	Headmaster 1963			Info supplied by Kim (Wendy) Seeto
Brown, Julie	Student to 1960		Dennis Brown, Qantas	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Brown, Paul	Student to 1960		See above	Became an officer in the RAAF. (Info supplied by Graham Campbell).
Brown, Rodney	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Burns, Miranda	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Burns, Terry	Student			Info supplied by Sandra Seeto.
Busse, Craig	Student (deceased)		See below	See below. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Busse, Daniel	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. The Busse family came from the US and lived at the Lutheran Teachers’ college at Balob, just outside Lae. Daniel is now a pilot with the US Air Force (info supplied by Cheryl Pech).
Busse, Pamela	Student		See above	See above. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech
Butler, Heather	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Butterfield, Michael	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Christian name supplied by Jan Stuart.
Byron, Peggy, Miss	Teacher			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Campbell, Graham×	Student 1956-‘58		Dave Campbell MAL, Ansett	PNG Forum member (user name Graham Campbell). Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn & Graham Campbell, whose younger brother, Bradley, went to Bulae.
Campbell, Judith	Student 1956-‘62		See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Chan, Linda	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Chan, Melvin	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Chan, Patricia	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Chang Ah San (Xavier) ×	Student 1957-‘60	Shenzhen, China		Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959, Coronation Primary page 5. Xavier grew up in Chinatown, Lae, and started school in 1953 at the Chinese School. Mrs. Duncan and Mr. Tuohy were his teachers. In 1957, along with his fellow Chinese/mixed race students, he was relocated to Coronation Primary when the Chinese school closed. He completed Grades 3, 4 & 5 at Coronation with teachers Mrs. Slattery, Mrs. Gray, and a Miss Reid, who would not allow the use of ballpoint or fountain pens; her students had to use a quill pen with a nib, ink and blotting paper. In Grade 6, in 1960, he transferred to what later became Bulae (next to Eric Woo’s Store, later Andersons Supermarket), and was one of the first batch of students ever to inhabit Bulae. After finishing school, Xavier worked for ABCO, which was taken over by F.H. Stevens, then Mayne Nickless. He now owns a restaurant named Gypsy’s in Shekou, a bayside suburb of Shenzhen, China. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch
Chang, Anne	Student 1957-‘60			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Anne was in the same class as Les Jackson and later played basketball with his wife Norma. She has lived in Melbourne since 1970 but regularly visits her parents and friends in Brisbane.
Chee, Christopher	Student		Trade store proprietor	In Stephen Barbour’s class. Info supplied by Stephen.
Chee, Lois	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Chee, Timmy	Student			Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum post Lae Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Cheung, Nicholas	Student			John Zuill’s grade 3 1968 photo. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Choi, Cedric	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn and Cedric’s sister, Jenny, who advises he has a trade store in Kokopo, Rabaul, where he has lived since leaving school.
Choi, Eric	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Choi, Jenny×	Student			Sister to Cedric & Eric. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch
Choi, Patrick	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a Grade 2 teacher in 1962.
Close, Mrs	Teacher			Info supplied by Kim (Wendy) Seeto
Close, Elizabeth	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Cochrane, Roslyn (or Rosalind)	Student to ‘58			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Cohen, Richard	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo
Coleman, Barbara	Student 1964-‘67			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975) and Reid Lowe’s grade 1 photo 1964.
Coleman, Bobby	Student			Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum Lae post Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Coleman, Richard (Ricky)	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Ricky lived in or near China Town and caught the same bus to school as Cheryl. (Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.)
Conboy, John	Student			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Conboy, Paul	Student			See Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland.
Connell, Mark	Student 1964-‘70	Palm Beach, Gold Coast		Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68. Mark lived in 7^th Street, opposite the Lutheran Church.
Connelly, Sharon	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in 1962.
Cook, Wayne	Student		Shell Oil	Wayne’s father worked in aircraft refuelling. He also wrote a book about his pre-war life in PNG. Info supplied by Jose Ozorio and Cheryl Davey
Cooke, Genieve	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Cool, Hans	Student			Hans’ mother was a POW of the Japanese in WW2. He became an Ansett Pilot. (information supplied by Rob Swinbourn & Jose Ozorio).
Cornish, Anthony	Student to 1963			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 photo 1963.
Cosgrove, Beverley	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Cox, Bruce	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, , a grade 2 teacher in 1962
Cridge, Lawrence	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo
Cridge, Rodney	Student to 1963			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 photo 1963
Cridge, Roslyn	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Crowley, Dennis	Student (deceased)		Laurie & Betty (Crowley Airways)	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn & Chris Byrne, who is not on this list as he went to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School.
Crowley, Giselle	Student		See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Crowley, Kieran	Student		See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn & Chris Byrne.
Crowley, Randall	Student		See above	Info supplied by Chris Byrne
Crowley, Shane	Student	Junee NSW	See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Daams, Monica	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ‘62
Miss Dann	Teacher			Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 photo 1963
Dang, Genevieve	Student 1956-‘60		Ham Kong, General Store proprietor, Coronation Drive (opposite Commonwealth Bank).	Info supplied by Sandra Seeto. Genevieve was in Wendy Phillips’ class, and was known to her classmates, obviously erroneously, as Genevieve Tang. She and Mavis were Kam Hong’s daughters, and had at least one older sister, Angela.
Dang, Linda×	Student	Sydney NSW	See Norman Dang	PNG Forum member (user name Linda Seeto). Sister of Norman, and cousin to Kam Hong’s daughters, Linda married James Seeto, originally from Rabaul, who built the Lae Biscuit Company and the Melanesian Soap Factory at Voco Point. After selling out and moving to Sydney in the early ‘80’s they ran coffee shops for a number of years, then set up a real estate office. Linda now works for Film Australia while her husband dabbles in futures. (Info supplied by Jan Stuart and Linda herself. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.)
Dang, Mavis	Student 1964-‘70		See above	In Scott Martin’s class; a fount of information as to names of their fellow classmates in Scott’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68. Mavis is married to Colin Wong (Samson’s Store, 4^th Street), and is still living in Lae. (Info supplied by Sandra Seeto).
Dang, Norman×	Student		David & Gwen, builder and dressmaker	Sister to Linda. Their family moved to Lae in 1955, lived in Air Corps Road for a time, then moved to Mangola Avenue. Their parents owned the Red Rose café building, though Dang Kam Hong, their uncle ran the restaurant itself. (Info supplied by Linda Seeto nee Dang.) See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Darcy, Peter	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Darcy, Tony	Student		Tony’s Dad was an engineer in charge of the Hydro Electric scheme at Yonki.	Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ’64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68. Tony represented Australian Schoolboys in their record breaking tour of Europe and the UK at the end of 1977, then played for the Wallabies for many years as a front rower. He had five children, one of whom sadly died of menginococcal disease. After a 2-year stint in Ireland as a rugby coach he now has a coaching job in Sydney; he was scrum coach for the Irish team during the World Cup in Australia. (Info supplied by Scott Martin & Sandra Seeto.
Davenport, David×	Student		Dave’s Dad was supervisor of the power plant on Milford haven Road.	Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo. Dave lived next to the Power plant on Milford Haven Road and was best mates with Graeme “Fatty” Murtagh, who lived in 2nd Street, across the road from the Phillips family. Info supplied by Doug Ward (a fellow-classmate), and by Dave himself.
Davey, Cheryl×	Student 1954-‘58	Kiama, NSW cherylprc@hotmail.com	Peter Davey, Qantas engineer, Noela	See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975) and PNG Forum (username cherylprc). Cheryl had a younger brother, Malcolm; the family lived at Greenwich Village near Malahang, and 6th St, Lae, from 1954/58, then Madang from late 1958/59. Lived 39 years in Victoria, trained & worked as a librarian public & special libraries. Married John Pearce, 2 sons Adrian & Jeremy, and now lives in NSW. A member of PNG Association Australia, Inc. (Sydney). Locally involved in community volunteer work: CWA, healthwatch, garden club, library and historical society. Still in touch with the Bragg and Worrall families.
Davies, Bruce	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968. Bruce had a sister, Leanne.
Dawson, Tony	Student		Viv Dawson, boat chandlery and repair business.	In Reid Lowe’s class (see grade 1 1964 class photo (info supplied by Reid Lowe). He also had a brother at the school.
Debonabah, Felicia	Student			Ian Weeks’ grade 2 photo 1964 (info supplied by Ian). Felicia topped the class, and eventually went on to become a minister in the PNG government some time in the mid 1980's. She was written up around that time in the Women's Weekly. Ian believes she married a New Zealand academic.
De Rose, Michael×	Student			Mark Milburn’s Grade 5 & 6 photo 1973. See also Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975)
Delacruz, Joanne	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Devenish, Carolyn	Student			Info supplied by Sandra Seeto.
Devenish, Suzanne	Student			Info supplied by Anne Leo, who was in Leone Phillips’ class.
Dickie, Alison×	Student 1958-‘66	Newcastle NSW	David (deceased) and Anne Dickie, general manager Morobe Bakery	Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964; one of Diane’s best friends. Alison’s dad ran the Bakery. Alison married Steve Hookway (now deceased) and they had two daughters. She is a member of PNG Forum (member name alisonh) for anyone who wants to get in touch. Info supplied by Chris Byrne, who is still in touch with Alison.
Dickson, Linda	Student	Bamber	Dickson Doors, Voco Point	John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Dillon, Bronwen×	Student 1967, ‘68	Sydney NSW		See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School).
Dillon, Robyn×	Student	NSW		PNG Forum member (user name robyndillon54). See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Doble, Kerry	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Doble, Wendy	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Doherty, Judy	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Dolby, Ron	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Downey, Caroline	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Downey, (brother)	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Drew, Keith	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo 1964
Drew, Neil	Student			Reid Lowe’s grade 1 photo 1964
Dudgeon, Jim×	Student 1955-‘62	Warra, QLD JDudgeon@bigpond.com PH (07) 46681440	Bob Dudgeon, Admin motor mechanic	PNG Forum member (user name Jim Dudgeon), also Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). In Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo, 1957, lived on Huon Road 12^th Street near the Comworks club. Jim is married, has three grown-up daughters, and lives at Warra, Qld. He would love to hear from any old PNG friends.
Dudgeon, John	Student		See above	Info supplied by Jim Dudgeon. John was his youngest brother.
Dudgeon, Stan	Student		See above	Born in Lae in 1951 (info supplied by Jim Dudgeon, who was his older brother).
Duncan, Miss	Teacher			Came to Lae from Groot Eylandt
Dunne, Mrs	Teacher			Mrs Dunne’s husband was a pilot. (Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters)
Durman, Chris×	Student 1970	Gold Coast QLD		See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School). Was in Hagen & Madang prior to Lae.
Ellis, Bill	Student		Dept Administration	Tom Ellis’ son. Tom later became District Commissioner Western Highlands, also known as “God”.
Emery, Michael	Student to ‘59 (?) Info supplied by Graham Campbell		John, Eileen (both deceased). Eileen owned or managed a shop opposite Lae Theatre milkbar, The Salad Bowl, which sold highland produce).	Lived out along Markham Road. Attended St Mary’s only, according to Chris Byrne. Had a younger brother, Marcus or Mark, who still lives in PNG, so Deirdre Whitton advises. Her mother and Eileen were close friends, and stayed in touch until Eileen’s death in Cairns. ×Note from Wendy Phillips: Cheryl Davey remembers a number of Coronation students transferring to St Marys when it opened in 1956. Michael may well have been a student at Coronation at least until then.
English, Agnes	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo 1964 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
English, David	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
English, James	Student			Reid Lowe’s grade 1 photo 1964
English, Louis	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Louis lived in or near China Town and caught the same bus to school as Cheryl. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
English, Peggy	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
English, Reg.	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a Grade 2 teacher in ‘62.
Etchells, Patricia	Student		George & Ellen, catering Qantas	Same class as Jan Stuart and Leonie Phillips; info supplied by Jan.
Evans, Blair	Student			Reid Lowe’s grade 1 photo 1964
Ferraris, Anthony	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 and ’64.
Ferris or Ferries, Robert	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Ferris, Sandra	Student			Info supplied by Sandra Seeto.
Firth, Colin	Student			In Stephen Barbour’s class. Information supplied by Stephen.
Fisher, K	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Farrelly, Raelene	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
French, Donna	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Gabriel, Mrs	Teacher 1962			Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters
Gibbons, Colin	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Gibbons, Earl	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Gill, Terry	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Glassey, Ken	Student (deceased 2004)		MAL, Ansett	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn & Graham Campbell.
Glassey, Peter	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Glassey, Shona	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Goddard, R	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Goodwin, Nandra	Student			Info supplied by Anne Leo, who was in Leone Phillips’ class.
Goudie, John	Student to ‘57			Info supplied by Graham Campbell. Older brothers Graham and Michael (?)
Gould, Gary×	Student		Qantas	Member PNG Forum (user name Gary Gould), lived in 6^th Street in Lae. These days he flies QF planes to South Africa.
Gould, Hugh	Student			Info supplied by Gary Gould
Grainger, Jonathan	Student			Info supplied by Chris Byrne
Grainger, Peter	Student		Ralph Grainger	Reid Lowe’s class (see grade 1 1964 class photo. Info supplied by Reid Lowe). Also had a sister at the school.
Grainger, Robyn	Student			Ian Weeks’ grade 2 photo 1964
Grainger, Trish	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 and ’64.
Granville, Vicki	Student			Reid Lowe’s grade 1 photo 1964
Grey, Ken	Student		Dept Education; SDA	Teacher’s son; in Cheryl’s grade
Grey, Michael	Student		Brian Grey, Ansett-MAL exec.	Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Grey, Mrs	Teacher		Dept Education; SDA	Cheryl Davey’s grade 4 teacher, 195?
Hackert, Miss	Teacher 1962			Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Hall, Alan	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Halliday, Susan	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey, who remembers Susan’s mum having a car accident near the school one morning. In Cheryl’s words: “We were at morning parade, and you could see the black cloth top car tilted in the ditch towards the town end of Coronation Drive.”
Hardy, Rex	Student		See below	Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964. Sister to Vicki (see below)
Hardy, Vicki	Student		Ed hardy DCA Mavis TAA, New Guinea Co.	Vicki’s family went to Moresby in 1962 then to Lae in ‘63 to end the usual 2-year contract, fell in love with Lae and stayed until 1974. Vicki remembers teachers Miss Seeto, Miss O’Brien and Jan Sinclair from Primary school; lived in 4^th Street near the TAA Club, then 12^th Street near the Aviat/Comworks Club. She met her husband Ross Rickard in Lae in ’72 (he was working for Ela Motors at the time).
Harrison, Mr	Teacher			Grade 6 ‘63 (info supplied by Kim (Wendy) Seeto)
Hassard, Geoff	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Hawken, Lesley×	Student 1957-‘59	Canberra	F I. Hawken, Freda Hawken (deceased 14/7/2005)	PNG Forum member (user name Lesley Hawken), also Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975) See Coronation photos for Lesley’s School Athletics Team 1959 pic. Lived in 1^st Street, Lae. Since then: married with twins, a boy & a girl (18 years old as at 2004), involved in a small business and works full time in the public service. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Hayes, Larry	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Hayes, Patricia	Student		Bette/Betty Hayes, well-known Lae artist.	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Known as “Trishy”, lived on Huon Road opposite 5^th Street. (Info supplied by Genevieve Breene, who remembers Mrs Hayes’ paintings very well. From memory they were watercolours and almost everyone in Lae had one).
Heist, Danny	Student		Rev. Martin Heist, Lutheran Mission	Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Heist, Janet	Student		See above.	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey, also Anne Leo, who was in Leone Phillips’ class.
Henderson, Rod×	Student 1968-‘72			See Schoolfriends (Coronation International School).
Hendrick, Ian	Student 1952-‘57			Info supplied by Brian Zavattaro. Ian was in his class.
Heriot, Margot	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Herman, Mrs	Teacher			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Hill, Jillian	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Holland, Christine	Student			Info supplied by Anne Leo.
Holley, Neil	Student			John Zuill’s grade 3 1968 photo. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Homan, Janette	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Hooper, S	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Horlock, Jan	Student			Was in Margaret Munro’s grade. Info supplied by Cheryl Davey, whose aunt and uncle lived next door to the Horlocks in 1954 in the DCA housing beside the airstrip.
Hughes, Geoff	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Hughes, Howard	Student		DCA	Info supplied by Rowan Hughes, Howard’s younger brother. The family lived at No 3 13th Street, near the Botanic Gardens, in 1964 and ’65. Another brother, Steven, and a sister Lynn, attended Lae High School. Lynn later married Eddie Martin, a crewman on the Bulolo, and is presently in Kenya as an aid volunteer.
Hughes, Megan×	Student	Near Brisbane QLD	John (deceased), managed Bubia, the Govt. Ag. Station, Markham Rd, and was president of the RSL Rose, owner of Trendsetter Dress Shop	Original Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn & Chris Byrne, who says: “Megan was the oldest of four. The others were Jeffrey (deceased), Bronwyn and Rowena. Megan now lives with her husband, David Henderson, outside Brisbane.” *Update by Megan herself, who says the family left Lae in 1972 after her father died there in 1971. Her brother, Jeffrey died in a motorcycle accident in Sydney in 1974, and her sisters Bronwyn & Rowena live in Sydney; both have been chefs and Bronwyn catered for the Film Industry for many years. Megan and David have a beautiful daughter, Danielle, who has worked in the film industry as well, and a beautiful baby granddaughter. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Hughes, Michelle	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Hui, Simon (Mr)	Teacher 1962			Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters. May be the Mr Huey Kevin Botterill remembers so fondly.
Hunter, Kaye×	Student 1963-‘68		Parents owned Busu Road Trade Store out past the Lutheran Mission.	Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo. Lived on Busu Road opposite the Nelsons. Had five brothers and sisters at Coronation: Ken, Larry, Lynne, Maureen and Susan.
Hunter, Ken	Student		See above	Brother to Kaye (see above)
Hunter, Larry	Student		See above	Brother to Kaye (see above)
Hunter, Lynne	Student 1953-‘60		See above	In Wendy Phillip’s class. Older sister to Kaye.
Hunter, Maureen	Student		See above	Sister to Kaye (see above)
Hunter, Susan	Student 1964-‘70		See above	Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968. Sister to Kaye (see above).
Hunter, Vivienne	Student (deceased)		See above	Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo. Vivienne married Les Pieper, and, sadly, died in 1990. (Info supplied by Kaye Hunter.)
Isabel, Marianne	Student		Marianne’s family were from France.	Info supplied by Judy Peters, a Grade 2 teacher in ‘62.
Isabel, Philippe	Student		See above	John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill, Judy Peters and Cheryl Pech.
Jackson, Les×	Student to 1960		Wal and Dot	Lived on Air Corps Road. Info supplied by Jan Stuart.
Jacobs, Matilda	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Matilda lived near China Town (info supplied by Cheryl Pech).
Jameson, Louise	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Jennings, Martin	Student			Reid Lowe’s class
Jest, Martin	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Jones, Glenda×	Student 1955-‘60	Perth, WA	Ken Jones, artificial limb specialist, Elva	In Wendy Phillips’ class. Lived in 7^th Street, Lae from 1955 to ’72 when her parents returned to Perth. Glenda followed them in ‘74. Her father Ken is world-renowned for his work with PNG amputees and a recipient of an MBE. While still at school, Glenda worked at Yuk Chee Wong’s, and after leaving school at the Dept. of Transport. She is now in real estate, married to David Clapp, who runs a luxury charter bus business in Perth, and they have a grown-up son. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Jones, Wendy	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Jones, Penny	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Judge, Robert (deceased)	Student		Ruth & stepfather Ron Hortle, owners Hortle’s Wharf Voco Point	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. See also Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland. Information supplied by Sandra Seeto, who used to work for the Hortles. Sadly, Robert died of a heart attack on 4/6/2006.
Keating, Jo	Teacher (Principal)			Ms Keating is remembered by many ex-students with fondness.
Keena. Geoff (Mr)	Teacher	Brisbane area, QLD		Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Keeney, Anne	Student to 1960		Qantas	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Kelly, Rodney	Student to ‘57			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Kent, Amanda	Student		T.A.A.	Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 & ‘64
Kent, Joanne	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
King, Tony	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn and Chris Byrne, who advises: “Tony was a talented electric bassist who played in a high school rock band in the mid-‘60’s. I believe he spent some of his high school years at Shore (SCEGS) in Sydney.
Kirk, Madeline	Student		Mona Kirk	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Kirk, Melanie	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Knott. John	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Korsman, Glennis×	Student	Koorawatha NSW	TAA	Lived above a shop next to the squash courts in Lae, now lives at Koorawatha, is married with 4 children and 7 grandchildren and works at home as a milliner.
Lamb, Peter	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Lawrence, David	Student			Info supplied by Anne Leo, who was in Leone Phillips’ class.
Leadbeater, Tommy	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey. See Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo 1957.
Lee, Deslie×	Student	Windermere Park	John Raymond & Melva Joy Lee. John was Principal of the Kabiufa School near Goroka, then administrator/inspector for the Seventh Day Adventist Schools in Lae and Rabaul.	See Schoolfriends (Coronation Primary School Png). Deslie lived in PNG from 1954 to ’69 as a SDA missionaries’ daughter, in The gulf of Papua at Belepa, then Goroka, Lae and Rabaul. She trained as a nurse at the Sydney Adventist Hospital, and has lived in Sydney, Adelaide, Cooranbong and Windermere park. Deslie has 3 children and is at present Deputy Director Of Nursing at Bethshan Aged Care facility
Lee, Russell×	Student 1965-‘67	Sydney NSW	See above	Russell left PNG in 1969, but has been going back to PNG every year for the last 15 years to do some voluntary work. He is at present a Business Strategist in Surry Hills.
Lefu, Tony	Student			Info supplied by Stephen Barbour.
Leo, Anne×	Student 1959-‘62			Info supplied by Anne. See also Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Leo, Henry	Student			Info supplied by Anne, who thinks her brother was in Diane Phillips’ class.
Lilley, Mrs	Teacher
Lilley, Annette	Student 1968-‘69
Lilley, Margot×	Student 1968-‘69			See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School).
Little, D	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Lowe, Reid×	Student 1962-?	Mt Mee QLD See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.	Father: area manager electricity commission, Mother: Lae Herbarium	Lived in 7th street (No. 5, opposite C of E church/mission). Louis and Rena Serafini lived in the house behind. His dad was area manager for the electricity commission, a keen sailor, and the first secretary of Lae Yacht Club. His mum worked at the herbarium and was a keen golfer (Lae and territory Championships). His aunt, Daph Watson worked at the OTC telegraph office, and his uncle Ray Watson had cattle out at Gobari; he was also a very good golfer. Classmates Reid remembers are Martin Jennings, Barbara Coleman, Rochelle Blackman, Collin Wong, Mark Store, Greg Morehouse, Peter Grainger, James English, Chris or David Todd. Teachers: Mrs Stephens, Mrs Slattery, Mrs Oats and Mrs Stock (playing the piano).
Lowe, Rod	Student 1955-?		See above	Reid Lowe’s brother. (Info supplied by Reid).
Luckett, Ian	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Lumme, Frances×	Student		See below	Known as Fran in her Coronation primary days, Fran has been back several times to visit PNG.
Lumme, Gaye	Student	South Australia	Tom Lumme, Burns Philp, Hope Lumme	Larian Rutland is in touch with Gaye. Sisters Fran & Maureen & brother Jimmy. Wendy Phillips’ parents, Dick and Sheila, were Maureen & Jimmy’s godparents.
Lumme, James×	Student		See above	John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968 (info supplied by Cheryl Pech). He was known as Jimmy at school, and lived on Cheryl’s bus route somewhere past the Hotel Cecil.
Lumme, Maureen	Student		See above
Lusi, Vali	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
McArthur, Carla	Student (deceased)		DCA	Info supplied by Janet McArthur
McArthur, Janet×(Jane)	Student	Cronulla, Sydney NSW Email: lae hutchins seasons_51@hotmail.com	See above	Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo, 1957. Now known as Jane Hutchins, married with two sons and lives in Cronulla. Janet was born in Lae in Jan 1951 and christened Lae Janet McArthur, the names picked out by “Ma” Stewart and Ela Birrel when her parents couldn’t decide what to call her J. She lived down by Lae airstrip near Carmel and Vera Haythorne and Jose and Neria Ozorio, and played with Jan Stewart a lot as she lived “down below” also. Jane’s family moved to Wewak in 1960 and came South in ’65 after Jon was diagnosed with cancer at 17. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
McArthur, Jon	Student (deceased)		See above	Info supplied by Janet McArthur
McCarthy, Lynne×	Student 1969-72			Lynne’s family lived in Bulolo, Lae, Wau and Lae again from the early 60’s to 1975. She attended Bulae, Coronation Primary and Lae High. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
McCully, R	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Macdonald, Mr	Headmaster 1958			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Macdonald, Alistair	Student			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Macdonald, Gordon	Student			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
McDougall, Mark	Student 1965-‘67 (grades 4 to 6)	Manly, NSW		PNG Forum member (user name Mark McDougall)
McDougall, Ross×	Student 1965-‘69 (grades 2-6)			See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School). Ross lived in the cul-de-sac end of 10th Street. He is now an airline pilot.
McEnry, Paul	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
McGinniskin, Leigh	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
McIntyre, Ann	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
McKay, Hilary	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
McMahon, Warwick	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959, had a sister, Lynette.
McPheat, Mrs	Teacher			Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
McPheat, Catherine	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Madero, Terry	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968, also in Scott’s football photo 1970.
Magnay, Mr.	Headmaster, then School Inspector		Education Dept.	Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters. Mr Magnay was School Inspector in 1962 when she taught there.
Magnay, Susan	Student		See above	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Makey, Theresa	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Mansen, Beverley	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Christian name supplied by Jan Stuart.
Margan (Margin), Christopher	Student to ’59?		Jack, Qantas pilot, Pam	Info supplied by Graham Campbell, who believes Chris became a doctor who did good work in PNG for many years (since confirmed by Cheryl Davey; the Margans were friends of her parents in Madang).
Martin, Craig×	Student 1965-‘69		See below	Scott Martin’s brother. See Schoolfriends (Coronation Primary School, Png & John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968). Transferred to Bulae in 1970.
Martin, Scott×	Student 1964-‘70	Townsville		PNG forum member (user name Scott Martin), also Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Scott has been a great source of memorabilia – this site features many of his photos and reminiscences (see links below). See also Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Mayhew, Mrs	Teacher			Leonie Phillips’ grade 1 photo 1957. Info supplied by Cheryl Davey and Jim Dudgeon
Meuser, Robert	Student			See photo PNG Forum Coronation - Lae Primary School thread Ross McDougall
Michael, Anthony	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Milburn, Karen	Student		See below	Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Milburn, Mark×	Student	Gold Coast, QLD	Father a medical technician at Lae Hospital, mother with Ansett	In Stephen Barbour’s class; see Grade 5 & 6 photo 1973. Stephen remembers Mr Milburn restoring VW’s as a hobby. Mark and his family lived in a government house near the airstrip, just up from the hospital, and he remembers the marble craze at school and the Saturday morning Matinees at the Lae cinema (don’t we all!). His parents were mad golfers so a lot of time was spent at the Lae Golf Club; he loved the Friday night movies at the club. He is now a police officer on the Gold Coast. (Info supplied by Stephen and by Mark himself. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.)
Millar, Roger×	Student	Brisbane, QLD	Father Nestles plantation, mother Dr Andree Millar OBE, later curator of Lae Herbarium.	Info supplied by Graham Campbell & Roger himself. Roger now lives in Brisbane after travelling and working in SE Asia and all over Australia. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Miller, Brett	Student			Info supplied by Megan Tsui
Miller, Elizabeth	Student		Father was Qantas captain	Info supplied by Gary Gould. Elizabeth also had a younger sister, Judith.
Mitchell, Anthony	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Mitchell, Michael	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Mitchell, Peter	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Mohr, Barbara	Student -1956			Info supplied by Carol Taylor. Barbara was in her class.
Mohr, Debbie	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Mohr, Rosalind	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Morehouse, Greg	Student			Reid Lowe’s grade 1 photo 1964
Morgan, Jenny	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Motteram, Gail	Student 1958		Alan, pilot for Adastra Aerial Surveys (deceased).	Gail lived in 6^th Street opposite the Bragg family. Her father, Alan, died in a plane crash on 8 June 1958 when the Lockheed Hudson he piloted for Adastra crashed into the sea on its final approach.
Munro, Mr	Principal 1962			Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ‘62.
Munro, Margaret×	Student 1954-‘58	Camden, NSW		See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975) and PNG Forum (user name Margaret Bishop). Married Ron Bishop in PNG, lived in NZ and PNG and now Australia. 3 children, one born in each country, 3 Grandchildren.
Murphy, Tim	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Murtagh, David	Student		Ray Murtagh, Burns Philp, Lorna Murtagh, dressmaker	Lived in 2^nd Street, Lae, across from Wendy Phillips. David’s mother, Lorna, though a qualified nurse, worked as a dressmaker, and was famous in Lae for her beautiful party frocks The Murtaghs left Lae for Madang in ‘64 where David worked for TAA for 12 months, and returned to Australia in ’66. He worked on an orange farm at Mundubbera for a while, followed by nearly 35 years in the RAAF. Presently living at Boonah but never in one place for long, David, who is now a part-time ultra-light instructor, says he is an eternal swagman at heart. To this day, he misses his PNG “family”.
Murtagh, Graeme	Student to 1963	Coolum, Qld	See above	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. See also Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963. These days Graeme is a concrete pump operator and involved in the surf lifesaving movement.
Murtagh, Margaret	Student	Mr Isa Qld	See above	Sister to David, Graeme and Susan. Became a nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Listed in The Age newspaper’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List on Jun 10 2002 as follows: “Awarded an OAM Medal in the General Division: Margaret Anne MURTAGH, Mount Isa, Queensland, for service to nursing, particularly in the Mount Isa region, through the provision of postnatal support and health care for babies and children.” Still working in nursing at Mt Isa
Murtagh, Susan	Student	Kiamba Qld	See above	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Like Margaret, Susan became a nurse after leaving school.
Muskett, Geoff	Student			Ian Weeks’ grade 2 photo 1964
Natera, Joseph	Student			John Zuill & Cheryl Pech’s 1968 Grade 3 class (Missing from photo; info supplied Cheryl Pech). Joseph lived in or near China Town and caught the same bus to school as Cheryl.
Natera, Michael	Student			See photo PNG Forum Coronation - Lae Primary School thread Ross McDougall
Nelson, Mr	Headmaster 1955			Info supplied by Sandra Seeto
Nelson (brother to Sally) Tim?	Student			Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Nelson, Sally	Student 1955-‘61	Alexandra Headland, Qld		See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School) & Wendy’s guest book to get in touch. Sally and her family lived out at Malahang along Busu Road, opposite the Hunters and past the Lutheran Mission. She was in Wendy Phillips’ mother Sheila’s Brownie pack. (Info supplied by Cheryl Davey, Kaye Hunter & Wendy Phillips.)
Newnham, Heather	Student		John Newnham, Education Dept.	Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ’62.
Nicholas, Michael	Student			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Ning, Agnes	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Ning, Joseph	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Ning, Leo	Student			Info supplied by Wendy Phillips
Nizette, Deborah×	Student 1958-‘61	U.K.	K. Nizette (deceased Jan 1999), T & G Life Assurance rep.	See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School), also Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo, 1957. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Nizette, Michelle	Student (deceased)		See above	Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 and ’64. Michelle, who died in Lae, is buried in the old cemetery at the end of the original airstrip. (Info supplied by Peter Nizette.)
Nizette, Peter×	Student	New Zealand	See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn and Peter, who is currently in New Zealand after living and working in many places around the world (in tourism development, strategic planning, marketing planning, and poverty reduction policy and planning. In his own words: “…I’m married (to a wonderful Scottish lady) and have a son Michael (from my first marriage to Pauline Ritchie) who lives in Melbourne.”
Noske, Debbie	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Debbie is a fellow Aussie who lived at the Lutheran Mission, Ampo, outside Lae. She married someone from the armed forces and now lives in Australia. (Info supplied by Cheryl Pech).
Nydam. John×	Student 1958-‘61	West Pennant Hills, Sydney NSW	Manager Guinea Brewery	John’s father built Guinea Brewery and was head brewer. Their house was next to the brewery, right on the water, and his Dad used to shoot saltwater crocs that came out of the Markham River from their back veranda. John says, “We always saw the ships as they came in. It was a magic place to live!” Since leaving Lae, John has reverted to the correct spelling of his name, Nijdam. (Info supplied by Jose Ozorio and by John himself.) See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Noblet, Susan (Sue)	Student –1956, Teacher 1970		Keith & Pat, BDG Manager Lae, Markham Valley Development Co.	Info supplied by Carol Taylor. Sue was in her class and later became a teacher at both Bulae and Coronation primary school, where she taught under her married name, Sue Hall.
Noblet, Tony	Early student		See above	Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Oakley, Pam	Student to 1960			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Oates, Mrs	Teacher			Info supplied by Reid Lowe
Oberg, Kerry	Student		Technical Education	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn. See also Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
O'Brien, John	Student			Scott Martin’s football photo 1970.
O'Brien, Pat (Miss)	Teacher 1961, later Headmistress	Brisbane area, QLD		Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters & Scott Martin. Scott’s grandmother, Mary Bracken, who worked at Lae Police Station, shared a “donga” with Pat O’Brien at one time.
O’Loughlen, Binnie	Student
O’Loughlen, Colin	Student		Father a magistrate.	Info supplied by Chris Byrne
O’Loughlen, Philip	Student
O’Loughlen, Ross	Student			Info supplied by Graham Campbell, who knew Ross, Brian (Bin) and Michael. He doesn’t think any of them went to Lae Primary but did all their schooling in Australia. Can anyone else confirm this?
Osborn, Joanne×	Student 1954-‘60	Melbourne, Victoria E & J van Maanen 41 Cairns St Greensborough Vic 3088 (03) 9434 5423 vanmanen@optusnet.com.au	Norm & Sue Osborn, owners of Tamiloa Plantation	Wendy in touch with Joanne. She and her family lived out along Markham Road on Tamiloa cocoa plantation. She later became a nurse, worked at Angau Hospital In Lae, and still works in nursing in Victoria. Has 4 kids, Garreth, who is in the army post uni, Shaun who is in the Navy, and two girls, Amy, who is on her way to Malaysia for her 21^st birthday, and Bronwen, in year 12 at school. Joanne and her husband Eddie have recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
Osborn, Lynne	Student 1955-‘61	Victoria	See above	See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School). Lynn has five children, was classically trained as a singer, works in aged care and on her local paper, and sings in various choirs.
Ozorio, Jose×	Student 1955-‘59 (grades 2-6)		Charles Henry Ozorio, Radio tech. DCA. Wynette Cecelia (nee McDonald)	See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Jose’s father passed away in 1997, his mother in 1968 (she must have been very young). See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Ozorio, Nuria Delcimina (Ned)	Student			Nuria was born in Madang in 1952 and also attended Lae Primary. They had a younger brother, Vicente, born at Lae Hospital in 1957, and known as “Peanuts”. (Info supplied by Jose Ozorio.)
Painter, Colin	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Parer, Raymond	Student 1961, ‘62			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Jose Ozorio advises that Ray was a journalist in Hong Kong, and that he now goes by the name of Mike and drives a cab in Sydney.
Passlow, Noel×	Student to 1956	Broken Hill NSW		Info supplied by Sandra Seeto. Noel is at present Senior Base Engineer with the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Passmore, Elise	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Paton, Gail	Student		Harry and Betty, Dept of Civil Aviation (DCA) Met. Section	See Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo, 1957. Gail's father Harry replaced Genevieve Breene’s father at the Met when they were transferred out in August 1956. The Patons also took over their house in Fifth Street, and eventually their dog. The Breenes had given it away before they left, but it just kept coming back to the house and eventually the Patons adopted it.
Pearce, David (deceased 1990)	Student to 1960		See Robert Pearce	David lived and worked all his life in Brisbane after returning from PNG. Sadly, he died of cancer in 1990. (Information supplied by Robert Pearce).
Pearce, Nicola	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill and Cheryl Pech.
Pearce, Robert (Bob)×	Student	Strathfield, Sydney	Cabinet maker, Milford Haven Drive	See Schoolfriends Lae Primary School up to 1975). Bob’s family moved from Madang to Lae approx. 1956. They lived at the Seventh-day Adventist church compound near the war memorial for the first year or so, and then moved down to one of old Scottie's buildings near the wharf, where his dad ran a cabinet making business at the front and they lived in the back. His older brother, Roy, never attended Lae Primary as he was of highschool age when the family arrived in Lae. The family moved back to Brisbane around the beginning of 1964, where Bob attended Aspley High school. He started work for the Sanitarium Health Food co beginning 1966, travelled all over Australia with that company, left from Adelaide branch in 1997 and now supports his 2nd wife who is a school principal in the south west of Sydney.
Pearce, Rodney	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Pech, Bronwyn	Student			Info supplied by Vicki Hardy, a Grade 3 classmate in 1963
Pech, Cheryl×	Student	Canberra ACT		John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Cheryl was born in Madang and spent all her primary and high school years in Lae. She later attended the Australian National University and now lives and works in Canberra. She is married and has two children. (info supplied by Cheryl herself).
Pech, Denise×	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo 1964 & Grade 4 photo ’68.
Pech, Sharon×	Student	Canberra?		See Schoolfriends (Coronation Primary School Png).
Pellizarro, Catherine	Student to 1963			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 1963 photo, which, I believe originally came from Catherine.
Pembroke, Jim	Teacher			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a fellow-teacher in ‘62.
Pembroke, Philip	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Pembroke, Sharon	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Perry, Jim	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Peters, Judy (Miss)×	Teacher	Brisbane, QLD		Miss Peters (now Mrs Judy Duggan) taught grade 2 from June to December of 1962. She was not quite 19 years old when she arrived at the school from Dregerhafen to replace Mrs Cathy Slattery, who was taking leave to have her second baby. Luckily for us, she kept a diary of her time at the school, and has been a fount of information.J
Phillips, Diane	Student	Bribie Island, QLD	See below (youngest sister of Wendy Phillips)	See school photos, Grade 4 1963 and Grade 5 1964. Married Malcolm MacDonald in 1973, one daughter, 2 grandchildren. Lived in Sydney NSW until February 2005. Now lives on Bribie Island.
Phillips, Leone×	Student 1956-‘62	Granville NSW	See below (younger sister of Wendy Phillips)	Was known as “Leonie” in Lae – she has since reverted to spelling her name as listed on her Birth Certificate. Married Peter Humeniuk.
Phillips, Wendy×	Student 1954-‘60 (Kindergarten to grade 6)	69 Smith Road Woodridge, QLD 4114 Ph: (07) 3299 1290 wendyemc@optusnet.com.au See also PNG forum (user name wendyemc).	Dick (Richard) Phillips, Post & Telegraphs. Sheila Phillips (deceased 4/3/2000), Lae theatre milkbar, Lae primary A canteen, active in Brownies	Designer of this site. Went to PNG as a two-year-old, to Rabaul, Wau, and finally Lae. Lived in Markham Road ‘54-‘56, Second Street ‘56-‘67. Two younger sisters, listed below, and a brother, Richard, born in Lae in 1960. Worked in Commonwealth bank Lae after leaving school, came South with and married Bob “Ringo” Clarke, an ex-bank johnny who did a 3 year stint in PNG in 1967. (Bob is now an engineer for JJ Richards in Brisbane). 3 children, one deceased, presently writing a novel. See more on my web page: www.wendyclarke.com, which includes a link to some great PNG photos from the 60’s.
Piez, Wayne	Student			Now goes by the name of Wayne Chapman
Pike, Greg	Student	Gold Coast QLD	George Pike, Post & Telegraphs, Jo, now living in Bundaberg. George was well known in Lae for his golfing prowess.	Greg’s father, George & Dick Phillips knew each other in Katoomba; signed up together in 1951 to work for Post & Telegraphs PNG. George went straight to Lae while Dick spent 2 years in Rabaul & 3 months in Wau before being transferred to Lae. The Pikes lived in Lae (Hibiscus Avenue in my 1966 phone book) from 1951 to early 70’s. Greg is now living on the Gold Coast with his wife and 3 grown-up children after a gypsy life for many years while serving in the army.
Pike, Jenny.	Student (deceased)		See above	In Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 class, 1963.
Pike, Ruth	Student	Sydney NSW	See above	Info supplied by Wendy Phillips
Pike, Stephen	Student	Sydney NSW	See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn
Ping, Ah	Student		See below	Same class as Doug Ward. Info supplied by Doug, who says that he was affectionately known as Pinga.
Ping, Ye	Student		Parents owned General Store on Air Corps Rd	Same class as Jan Stuart & Leonie Phillips. Info supplied by Jan.
Potter, Sue	Student 1955-59			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959.
Prass, Fritz (Mr)	Teacher, School Principal	Brisbane area, QLD		Rob Swinbourn & Diane Phillips’ grade 6 teacher. Info supplied by Rob.
Prince, John	Student		Qantas ground engineer	Info supplied by Gary Gould. John and Robert also had a younger sister, Marilyn.
Prince, Robert	Student		See above	Info supplied by Gary Gould
Purnell, Alan	Student		Poultry farm	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Purnell, Kerry	Student			Info supplied by Anne Leo, who was in Leone Phillips’ class.
Quinn, Julie	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Ramin, Joe	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Ramsay, Dianne×	Student	Brisbane	Navy	Lived in 4^th St. Lae, Manus Island, then back to 4^th St. Had an older brother, Peter, & another sister besides Marlene (Lola?). Was in the RAAF for a while, married, now both retired and doing lots of travelling. In touch with Wendy Phillips.
Ramsay, Marlene	Student		See above	Sister to Dianne. See also Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo
Ramsay, Peter	Student to ‘58		See above	Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Rautamara, Morva	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Rayner, David	Student			Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum post Lae Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Reece, A	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Reynolds, Robert	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a Grade 2 teacher in ‘62.
Richards, Timothy	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Older sister Margaret married to Graeme Vinning. Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Richardson, Colin Graham	Student 1966-69	Brisbane, QLD	Keith, Government Stores Supply Dept.	Graham’s family lived in 12th street along with the Sheldricks, O'briens, Yeomans family and others. He left PNG in 1976 and joined the ADF (ARMY). After his initial training he was allocated to the corps of Engineers in which he spent 25 yrs as a senior non-commissioned officer, now retired but still with the ARMY as a civilian. His sisters Michelle & Sheelagh, along with younger brother Mansfield, also attended Coronation. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Richardson, Mansfield	Student		See above	See above
Richardson, Michelle	Student		See above	See above
Richardson, Sheelagh	Student		See above	See above
Ritchie, Pauline	Student	Gold Coast QLD		Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Riley, Anne	Student			In Cheryl Davey’s class; lived near the golf course.
Ring, Jennie	Student 1965		Father was a Policeman in Kerevat, Rabaul and finally Lae.	See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School). Transferred to Bulae when it opened.
Ring, John	Student		See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn. Transferred to Bulae when it opened.
Ring, Sue	Student		See above	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn. Transferred to Bulae when it opened.
Robinson, Janine or Jeanne)	Student to ‘58		DASF	Lived at 4-mile. Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Rowney, Mrs	Teacher			Taught Diane Phillips’ grade 5 class 1965
Ryan, Colleen	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Rutland, Larian×	Student 1958-‘63	Maleny QLD		PNG Forum member (user name Larian), also Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). See the Coronation photos link at top of page for Larian’s Grade 4 1962 and Grade 5 1963 photos.
Sawyers, Geoff	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Scherer, Cathy	Student			See below
Scherer, Ruth	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Ruth (adopted) and Cathy were sisters who lived at Balob and came from the US. (Info supplied by Cheryl Pech).
Schmidt, Greg	Student	Gold Coast, QLD	Gordon (deceased), NGI, & Dawn	Info supplied by Jose Ozorio & Jan Stuart. Greg became a 747 pilot, and is now retired on the Gold Coast.
Schmidt, Sandra	Student		See above	Sandra joined the Commonwealth bank, Lae in 1967, where Wendy Phillips was already working.
Schneebacher, Barbara	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Seeto, Annette	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo. Sister of Doreen Seeto, teacher.
Seeto, Augustine	Student		See Maria Seeto	Info supplied by Jan Stuart. Brother of Maria.
Seeto, Belinda	Student			In Stephen Barbour’s class. Info supplied by Stephen.
Seeto, Danny	Student to 1963 (deceased)			Information supplied by Megan Tsui. See also Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 1963 photo.
Seeto, Richard (Dick)	Student to 1963	Brisbane QLD	Father: Tom Seeto Kin, wholesaler importer Cnr Mangola & Air Corps Road. Mother Linda.	Info supplied by Kim (Wendy) Seeto, Dick’s sister. See also Wendy’s Grade 6 photo 1963. Sally, another sister, also attended Coronation Primary, though siblings Christine, Diane, Ronald and Tony Seeto all attended Bulae.
Seeto, Miss Doreen	Teacher			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a fellow-teacher in ‘62.
Seeto, Gladys	Student		Seeto Kui, Jimmy Trade store proprietor 7^th St.	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Info supplied by Sandra Seeto.
Seeto, Hilda	Student 1954-’62 (deceased)		Seeto Kong, Trade Store Proprietor	See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). See also Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo. Sadly, Sandra Seeto has advised that Hilda died very suddenly in February 2005 at age 56. Her funeral was held in Sydney, with a memorial service at St Peter's Lutheran College, her old school.
Seeto, Ian	Student		Trade store across road from newsagent.	Info supplied by Stephen Barbour
Seeto, Kim (Wendy)×	Student 1959-1963	Brisbane QLD	Father: Tom Seeto Kin, wholesale/import shop owner Cnr Mangola & Air Corps Road. Mother Linda.	See Wendy’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 1963 class photo. Kim (Wendy) is the 2nd daughter of Tom & Linda Seeto. Tom arrived in PNG pre-war 1935 and left in 1973. Now in his 80’s he is a founding president of The Cathay Community Association Club (Brisbane) and is very involved in aged care, community service projects and the settling of migrants. He has received The Ethnic Community Service Award, The Australia Day Service Award and The Centenary Medal of Australia. Wendy married Philip Cheung, a customs agent with Steamships. They left Lae in 1973, now live in Brisbane where Philip is a financial planner, and they have 2 daughters and 5 grandsons. Wendy is the founder of "The Pink House Quilting Group" where she teaches and takes ladies away on retreats, and raises funds for the Qld Cancer Fund. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Seeto, Magdalen	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968
Seeto, Maria	Student		Parents had general store on Air Corps Road	Same class as Jan Stuart & Leonie Phillips. Info supplied by Jan. Brother to Augustine
Seeto, Nancy	Student		Seeto Kong, Trade Store Proprietor	Info supplied by Sandra Seeto.
Seeto, Richard
Seeto, Robert	Student - 1956			Info supplied by Carol Taylor. Robert was in her class.
Seeto, Sally	Student		Tom Seeto Kin, Linda	Info supplied by Anne Leo.
Seeto, Sandra×	Student 1956, ‘57	Brisbane	Seeto Kong, Trade Store Proprietor	Sandra’s siblings are Hilda, Nancy and Walter. Their father, Seeto Kong, died in 1957 in Lae, but the family continued to run a trade store. Originally they were located opposite Kam Hongs in Chinatown until the redevelopment of Lae. They then moved next to Carpenter’s, adjoining the Huon Theatre. Sandra lives in Brisbane now; her married name is Connolly.
Seeto, Walter	Student		See above	Info supplied by Anne Leo, who was in Leone Phillips’ class.
Serafini, Louis	Student		Ernest & Bruna (both deceased). Garage in 7^th St. Fiat dealership?	Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum post Lae Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Serafini, Paul	Student		G Serafini, soft drink manufacturer 22^nd St.	Cousin to Louis and Rena Serafini
Serafini, Rena	Student	Brisbane	See Louis Serafini	Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964. Older sister to Louis.
Shaw, Ian	Student to ‘58			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Sheldrick, Brad	Student
Sheldrick, Wayne	Student			Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum post Lae Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Shepherd, Katy	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ’68 (confirmed by Marion Shepherd).
Shepherd, Marion	Student 1965-‘70			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo 1968 (confirmed by Marion Shepherd)
Skeats, Conrad	Student			Info supplied by Stephen Barbour
Slattery, Cathy (Mrs)	Teacher			See Reid Lowe’s grade 1 1964 class photo. Info supplied by Reid Lowe & teacher Judy Peters, who replaced her when she left to have a baby in 1962. Mrs Slattery’s husband, Owen, initially worked for the electricity commission (ELCOM) and then went out on his own as an electrical contractor.
Sly, Pat (Mrs)	Teacher			Info supplied by teacher Judy Peters
Smith, Janine×	Student	Adelaide SA	Beau (deceased, Iris, proprietor Morobe Newsagency and Milk Bar.	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Janine worked for the Commonwealth bank in Lae after leaving school, went to England for 2 years with Margaret Munro, Judi Marshall and Phillipa Vinning, and came back to Lae where she met her husband, Geoff Brett, who also worked at the Commonwealth Bank. She returned to Victoria with him when he was transferred back South, and they were married in 1970. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Smith, Stephen×	Student		See above	John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech and Stephen himself. He lived in 4th Street when the photo was taken, and remembers many of the faces, in particular his next-door neighbours Nicola Pearce and Beverley Cosgrove. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Sonerson, Keith	Student 1970-‘72		Father DCA/TAA Mother Hi Tech	Keith & his family lived in 8th street (opposite the Church (Farrants). His older brothers and sister also went to Coronation. He still remembers the day an elephant was flown in and placed in a corral at the royal show. It was quickly dubbed "him big fella sumting". See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Soo, Tania	Student			Info supplied by Megan Tsui, who was Tania’s best friend at school. Tania now lives in Queensland with her husband, Ian Wong, and their 3 sons.
Soo, Virginia	Student			Info supplied by Judy Peters, a grade 2 teacher in ‘62.
Spurrier, Susan	Student			Info supplied by Anne Leo. See also Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Stackpool, Gregory	Student 1959-‘65			See below. Information supplied by Julie Stackpool.
Stackpool, Julie×	Student 1960-‘65			Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 photo 1963. Julie’s family arrived in PNG in 1959. They lived in Wewak for a year, then in Lae for nine years. She and her brother and sister transferred to Bulae in 1965. (Information supplied by Julie.)
Stackpool, Susan	Student 1961-‘65			See above. Information supplied by Julie.
Stammer, Kay	Student		Father was a pilot for Mandated Airways & Qantas	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey & Gary Gould.
Stammer, Libby	Student		See above	Info supplied by Gary Gould, who is still in touch with Libby.
Starr, Harry	Student		Theatre owners	Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Stehr, Francis	Student			See photo PNG Forum Coronation - Lae Primary School thread Ross McDougall
Stephens, Jean, Mrs	Teacher			Much loved by her pupils, Mrs Stephens was famous for her “blue hair rinse”. Info supplied by Jim Dudgeon.
Stock, Mrs	Teacher			Info supplied by Reid Lowe, who remembers her playing the piano.
Stock, Bronwyn	Student to 1963		Mrs Stock, teacher	Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 photo 1963.
Stockden, Peter×	Student
Stockden, Wendy×	Student
Store, Mark	Student		Commonwealth Bank Officer.	Reid Lowe’s class (see grade 1 1964 class photo. Info supplied by Reid Lowe).
Strachan, Garth	Student to 1963		See below	Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Strachan, Tim	Student		See below	Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Strachan, Tony×	Student	Sydney, NSW	Arthur Strachan, Burns Philp shipping manager, customs agent. Mary Strachan Caroline Frock Salon	Wendy in touch with Tony, who is now a successful playwright & general manager ATOD (Australian Theatre of the Deaf). Hardly surprising - his father was a leading light in the Lae Musical and Dramatic Society for many years. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Stuart, Catherine	Student 1964			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975)
Stuart, Helen	Student	Clayfield, Qld	See below	Started at Coronation, then transferred to Bulae.
Stuart, Janet (Jan) ×	Student 1956-‘62	Robina, Qld	Bill & Del, Lae Plumbing and Mainland Supplies, Coronation Primary School tuckshop.	Lived in Macdhui Street off Air Corps Rd, then Sturt Street opposite the Strachans. Sister of Helen, John & Louise, who went to school at Bulae. (Info supplied by Jan)
Stuart, John	Student	Buderim, Qld	See above	Started at Coronation, then transferred to Bulae.
Sutton, Dennis	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. Christian name supplied by Jan Stuart.
Sutton, Philip	Student			Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo, 1957. Fran Lumme still in touch.
Svirklys, Leo	Student		F. Svirklys, doctor, M Svirklys, dentist	Leonie Phillips’ Grade 1 photo, 1957, see also Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Swift, Mrs	Teacher			Info supplied by Ross McDougall.
Swinbourn, Robert (Rob)×	Student		Qantas pilot	Lived in 6^th Street, Lae, then Cassia Crescent. See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School). Was a talented swimmer, so Chris Byrne tells me.
Swinbourn, Janice	Student to ‘58		See above	Rob’s older sister, was in the same class as Graham Campbell. Info supplied by Cheryl Davey, Rob Swinbourn & Graham
Symonds, Marsha×	Student 1959-‘60			See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School), also Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959.
Tam, Susan	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Taylor, Barbara×	Early student –‘52		See below	See Schoolfriends (Coronation Primary School, Png) and Wendy’s guest book to get in touch. Barbara was taught by her Mum at Yalu for her first year of school, then went to the original Lae primary near the old admin buildings (1st Street) in 1948 and later to Coronation in its first year. She remembers watching it being built from her house in 12th street. After leaving school Barbara worked at Lae Post Office, Malahang Hospital Lae, doing nursing, married Lawrie Kelly in Lae, had 4 children who all went to Bulae, moved to Alice Springs and then Newcastle where she has been for 26 years.
Taylor, Carol×	Student –‘56 (grade 6)		Jack & May Taylor. Jack worked at Lae Hospital.	See Schoolfriends (Coronation Primary School, Png). Extract from Schoolfriends bio: “… with my father, Jack Taylor and Mother May Taylor, elder sister Barbara and elder brother John, went to Lae New Guinea in 1947. We lived at Yalu and then moved into Lae…I worked at Burns Philp…then Ansett-MAL. Met my husband Gordon Equid who…worked for Civil Aviation in Lae…” Carol and Gordon, who is now retired, have three girls, one born in Manus, the other two in Port Moresby, and six grandchildren.
Taylor, John	Early student			Brother of Barbara, Carol & Linda. See Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951.
Taylor, Linda	Student		See above	Younger sister to Barbara and Carol, born in Lae in 1953.
Taylor, Bill	Student			Info supplied by Gary Gould. Bill and Ian also had a younger sister, Stephanie.
Taylor, Ian	Student			Info supplied by Gary Gould.
Telford, John	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Thompson, D	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Thompson, Peter	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Tiller, Chris	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Tilley, Mrs.	Teacher			John Zuill and Cheryl Pech’s 1968 Grade 3 teacher, missing from class photo (info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Timperley, Rodney	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Tingwell, Digby	Student		See below	Brother of Wendy
Tingwell, Wendy	Student		Dell, hairdresser.	Niece of Charles “Bud” Tingwell, actor. Dell Tingwell, her mother, was possibly the only hairdresser in Lae in 1954/55? (Info supplied by Cheryl Davey)
Todd, Chris×	Student	Bayside Brisbane	Bryan Todd, GP Rhonda Todd	Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968. Dr. Todd, Chris’s father, was the town’s GP in the 60’s. Chris is now General Manager of a cattle feedlot company.
Todd, David	Student		See above	Reid Lowe’s class
Tsang, Judy	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Tsang, Mavis	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Tsui, Janet	Student -1974		See below
Tsui, Megan Yee Lyn×	Student 1972-‘75	Sydney NSW	Tsui, Cheong and Tong Sew (deceased), both born in canton, China. Owned Tsui Cheong Trading Store opp. Air Corps road.	See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Megan’s best friends at school were Tania Soo and Dany Seeto. She had a half-brother, Ray, and two half-sisters, Grace and Fay, as well as three sisters, Janet, Lily (who went to Bulae), and Fiona (born with Downs Syndrome). Megan now lives in Sydney and works as a librarian at Burwood.
Tsui, Ray	Student		See above	Half brother to Megan and Janet, Info supplied by Anne Leo, a classmate, who was also in Leone Phillips’ class.
Vinning, Graeme×	Student	Canberra ACT	Post and Telegraphs	Member PNG Forum (user name gv1). Original info supplied by Sandra Seeto & Wendy Phillips. Graeme is now Contracts Manager for a construction company in Canberra.
Vinning, Grant	Student		See above	Info supplied by Wendy Phillips
Vinning, Peta	Student		See above	Younger sister of Graeme, Grant and Philippa. See Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland.
Vinning, Philippa	Student	Bredbo NSW	See above	Info supplied by Wendy Phillips. Philippa was one or two grades ahead of her. Married Harold Dodds; they now own the Bredbo Pancake parlour (near Cooma).
Voss, John	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Walker, Pamela	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Walker, Susan	Student			Info supplied by Sandra Seeto.
Wallis, Marie	Student 1961-‘64		Brian and Maureen. Brian worked for Govt. Stores.	Lived in Palm Road. See Schoolfriends (Lae International Primary School).
Walters, Clive	Student to ‘58			Info supplied by Graham Campbell, who says all the girls knew Clive J.
Wan, David	Student to 1963			Kim (Wendy) Seeto’s Grade 6 photo 1963
Wan, Martin	Student		Wan Jin Wah’s	In Stephen Barbour’s class. Info supplied by Stephen.
Wan, Peter	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. (The Wan boys were twins so its hard to tell which is which.)
Wan, Paul	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Wan, Theresa	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 photo 1963
Ward, Doug×	Student 1960-‘62	Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, QLD dougward@netspace.net.au		See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975). Doug’s succinct biography: Banking, Accounting, One wife, Two children, Rugby, Running, Triathlon, Surfing, Gold Coast. He is presently an accountant at Tugun.
Warden, Elizabeth	Student			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Warner, Julie×	Student 1960-‘62	Perth, WA	Frank Warner, Ansett. Shirley Warner, customs agent.	Lesley Hawken’s “Lae Airport Feb '63” photo. Julie lived in Kavieng from 1956, moved to Lae in 1960, had her 10th birthday while living in the pub (Hotel Cecil). She went to Coronation from the end of 1960 to ‘62, and was in the same class as Patricia Etchells, Susan Spurrier and, Leone Phillips. Julie’s father, Frank, worked for Ansett in Lae. Her parents separated about 1961, and her mother, Shirley, ran her own customs agency. When Julie finished school she worked for Ray Hobson, who also ran a customs agency in Lae. Ray and Shirley joined businesses and sold out to New Guinea Forwarding Agencies. Julie left Lae for Perth in 1970; in her own words, it was a wonderful place to grow up. (Info supplied by Julie: see Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.)
Warren, Greg	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Warren, Robert	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Robert lived in or near China Town and caught the same bus to school as Cheryl. (Info supplied by Cheryl Pech).
Weeks, Andrew	Student		Qantas	Info supplied by Gary Gould.
Weeks, Ian×	Student 1963-‘68		Jack Weeks, accountant BP’s. Kath, worked at Dept. of Education with Nick Bricknell.	Ian Weeks’ grade 2 photo 1964.  Ian was born in Rabaul, moved to Lae in 1963 and lived in 9th Street, then V Street, until ‘68, when his family “went finish”.  His Dad Jack Weeks was the accountant at Burns Philp in Lae, serving with Manager, Ralph Grainger.  Both families ended up owning and running Noosa Store at Noosa Heads in the late ‘60’s and early ‘70’s before going their separate ways. (Info supplied by Ian Weeks).
Weeks, Katy	Student		Qantas	Info supplied by Gary Gould.
Weeks, Peter	Student		See Ian Weeks	Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 & ‘64
Weeks, Robert	Student		See Ian Weeks
West, Garth (deceased)	Student		Neville, Qantas engineer, Esme	Larian Rutland’s Grade 5 photo 1963 (info supplied by Colin Worrall and Cheryl Davey). Garth, who had a younger brother, Tony, became a policeman in Queensland, and sadly, was killed in a motorcycle accident whilst on duty.
Whitman, Alex	Student		Father: pilot, Mother: airhostess	In Stephen Barbour’s class. Info supplied by Stephen.
Whitton, David	Student		See below	Info supplied by Deirdre Whitton.
Whitton, Deirdre×	Student	Pacific Pines, Gold Coast QLD	Eric Whitton. Proprietor Whitton’s Freezer & Gifts, Barbara	Lived in 7^th Street above the store, had two brothers, David and Jeff. Married Bob Inkster, whom she met in Lae, and they have two grown-up children, a son and a daughter.
Whitton, Jeff	Student			See above
Williams, Geoffrey	Student		Father worked for AWA	In Stephen Barbour’s class. Info supplied by Stephen.
Williams, Jenny	Student to ‘57			Info supplied by Graham Campbell
Williams, Kayleen	Student			See Grade 5 1963 photo from Larian Rutland.
Williams, Leonie	Student		Bob and Patricia. Bob was a carpenter.	Lived in Hibiscus Avenue 2 doors down from the Campbells. Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn.
Williams, Rodney	Student		See above	Rodney and Leonie had a younger brother, Shane.
Williams, Susan	Student		Father in Admin, became D.C. Madang	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Wilmott, Lex	Student to 1960		Qantas	Info supplied by Gary Gould. Lex was his next-door neighbour in 6^th Street.
Wilmott, Sandra	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Wilson, Andrew	Student		Qantas pilot	Info supplied by Gary Gould.
Wilson, Brett	Student		See above	Info supplied by Megan Tsui.
Wilson, Deborah	Student		See above	Info supplied by Gary Gould.
Wilson, Judith	Student		See above	Info supplied by Gary Gould.
Wilson, Robyn	Student to 1963			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo & Grade 6 photo 1963.
Wirt, Janine	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo ‘64
Wise, Edward	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 5 photo 1964
Womersley, Mrs	Teacher			SDA. Info supplied by Cheryl Davey
Womersley. Erica	Student		See below	In Rob Swinbourn & Diane Phillips’ Class. Info supplied by Rob. Also, Jose Ozorio remembers Jonathan and his mother, Sheila, who directed a production of “The Student Prince”, in which Jose’s mother played a leading role.
Womersley, Jonathan	Student		John Womersley, Dept. of Forests	Info supplied by Wendy Phillips. Jonathan was in her class.
Womersley, Ruth	Student		See above	See Schoolfriends (Coronation Primary School, Png).
Wong, C	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Wong, Collin×	Student	Lae, PNG	Sampson’s Store, 4^th Street (electrical goods)	Reid Lowe’s class (see grade 1 1964 class photo. Collin is still in Lae, married to Mavis (nee Dang), has two girls, and runs a screen printing embroidery sports business from John and Judy Keatings’ ex 7^th Street shop. (Info supplied by Collin).
Wong, Daphne×	Student	Seattle USA	See above	Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 & ’64. One of Diane’s best friends. Daphne is now married, has two children, lives in Seattle USA, and often visits Brisbane to see her Mum and Dad. (Info supplied by her brother, Collin Wong). See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Wong, Derek	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo 1964 & Grade 4 photo ‘68.
Wong, Douglas	Student to 1962			Info supplied by Doug Ward. Douglas, who is Tony’s older brother, went South with Doug in 1963 as a boarder to Brisbane Boys College.
Wong, Garth×	Student	Brisbane, Qld	Sampson’s Store, 4^th Street. Brother of Collin	Garth is still single, lives with his parents in Brisbane and works for a local MP. (Info supplied by Collin Wong.)
Wong, Gene	Student	Vanuatu	See above	John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by John Zuill, Cheryl Pech and Collin Sampson, who advises his brother is recently married, no children, and running a similar business to his own in Vanuatu.
Wong, J	Student			Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959
Wong, Julie	Student
Wong, Louise	Student			Scott Martin’s Grade 4 photo 1968 & Grade 6 photo 1963.
Wong, Patricia	Student to 1963			Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Wong, Tony	Student			Diane Phillips’ Grade 4 & 5 photos 1963 & ‘64
Wong, Victor	Student			Scott Martin’s Kindergarten photo 1964 & Grade 4 photo ‘68
Wong, Wesley	Student			Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum post Lae Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Woo, Jennifer	Student			John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo, 1968. Info supplied by Cheryl Pech.
Woods, Sian	Student			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975).
Worrall, Chris	Student		See below	Info supplied by Cheryl Davey. Brother of Colin.
Worrall, Colin	Student	Turramurra, NSW	Ken Worrall (deceased), Worralls Chemist, Elizabeth (Bette).	Larian Rutland’s Grade 5 photo 1963. Colin’s father, Ken, bought Morobe Pharmacy in 1953 from John McKean, moving to new premises in 4^th Street in 1959, where it was known as Worrall’s chemist. The Worrall family left Lae in June 1964 to travel overseas, later moving to Queensland. Colin had a younger brother, Chris, also at Coronation, and twin sisters, Robyn and Peta (deceased 1966). (Info from Jim Sinclair’s Golden Gateway, Cheryl Davey, and from Colin himself)
Worthey, Raymond	Student			Info supplied by Wendy Phillips, Raymond was in her class.
Wright. Vicki	Student			Info supplied by Stephen Barbour; may have been in his class
Yardley, Nita	Early student			Barbara Taylor’s Sports Day photo 1951
Yoeman, David	Student			Mark McDougall’s class - see Mark’s PNG Forum post Lae Primary 'A' School (Coronation Drive).
Young, Richard	Student 1960-‘64			See Schoolfriends (Lae Primary School up to 1975)
Yung, Eunice×	Student			Info supplied by Rob Swinbourn. See Wendy’s guest book to get in touch.
Zavattaro, Brian×	Student 1952-‘57	Toowoomba QLD	Vic and Alma, part owners of New Guinea Industries (NGI) down near the wharf.	PNG Forum member (user name BZAV). Brian came down to Lae from Rising Sun Goldmine in 1952 and had to learn to speak English before he could start school. He remembers the Pedro and Robin Hood movies and another play produced by Arthur Strachan, Dangerous Dan McGrew, in which he was the barman. When he left school in ’62 he started an apprenticeship with CDW, went “finish” in ’66 but came back to CDW as a 5^th year apprentice. He “went finish true” in ’69, and like all of us was sorry to leave New Guinea behind.
Zavattaro, Christine×	Student 1959-’64, then Bulae	Bribie Island QLD	See above	PNG Forum member (user name tuckerbox). Info supplied by Brian Zavattaro and Christine, now Christine Hartmann, who transferred to Bulae in 1964 (see photo). The family came “south” in October ’66; Christine went back to Lae for a visit when she was 15, but hasn’t been back since. Check out the great old Lae photos she sent in to the site.
Zavattaro, Karen	Student 1954-‘64		See above	Info supplied by Brian Zavattaro.
Zimmerman, Catherine	Student		See Malcolm Zimmerman	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959.
Zimmerman, Grace	Student		See below	Sister of Cathy and Malcolm. Same class as Jan Stuart & Leonie Phillips. Info supplied by Jan. See also Wendy (Kim) Seeto’s 1962 Red Cross photo.
Zimmerman, Malcolm×	Student	Brassall, QLD	Builder	Lesley Hawken’s Athletics Team photo 1959. After a ten-year stint in the army and a building trade certificate achievement, Malcolm and his wife Marie settled in Queensland. He met Marie in PNG in 1968 when she came up there to work with the Commonwealth Bank. After their marriage, he did a 3 1/2 year stint in Kainantu at a coffee Plantation, a 12 months period back in Lae, then left for Australia in Dec.1978, going back to PNG to work on the coffee plantation for another two and a half years before returning to Oz for good.
Zuill, David×	Student 1967-‘70		Mobil Oil	PNG Forum member (user name. See David’s Grade 1 photo 1968
Zuill, John×	Student		See above	Info supplied by David Zuill. See John Zuill’s Grade 3 photo 1968.
Zuill, Peter	Student		See above	Info supplied by David Zuill

· If you can’t find yourself on this list the omission is purely unintentional – we’d love to have you aboard, and to know where you lived then (in Lae), where you are now, and what you’re doing these days. Likewise if your name is spelt wrong: I am relying on sometimes 50-year-old memories here, which may be a bit rusty after so long J. Please advise if you want your contact details listed so others can get in touch. Also, if you have any names to add or correct, please contact me at: wendyemc@optusnet.com.au or give me a bell on (07) 3299 1290, (“me” being Wendy Clarke, formerly Phillips for those who may have stumbled across this page from some other direction than my own web site or the Coronation Primary home page :-).

P.S. You can find quite a few ex-students/classmates in my guest book. Why not add your own name so old friends can get in touch? I have had to start moderating entries due to spamming, so they won’t appear straight away, but all genuine entries WILL appear as soon as I have vetted them.

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