Barry Holloway
Sir Barry Holloway | |
|---|---|
| 4th Speaker of the House of Assembly of Papua New Guinea | |
| In office 23 June 1972 – 16 September 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Perry Kwan |
| 1st Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | |
| In office 16 September 1975 – 9 August 1977 | |
| Succeeded by | Kingsford Dibela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1934 Pangu Pati |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sir Barry Blyth Holloway,
was an Australian-born Papua New Guinean politician.Early life
Sir Barry, a sixth generation Tasmanian, was born in Kimberley, Tasmania on 26 Sep 1934, to Betty (née Blyth) and Arch Holloway, in the homestead "Armitstead", the same house where his mother was born. He was educated in Kimberley, Launceston Church Grammar School and Hobart High School.[4]
Kiap
In 1953 aged 18 he went to Papua New Guinea as a 'Kiap' (Patrol Officer), fell in love with the place, has made PNG his home ever since, and even relinquished his Australian citizenship to become a PNG citizen in 1975 when PNG gained independence from Australia (PNG do not allow dual citizenship). He spent most of his life in Port Moresby and in the Eastern Highlands (Kainantu and Goroka).[2][4]
His first posting, or one of his early postings was over in Bougainville, where he experienced some of the sort of the challenges and the rigours of being a Kiap, being combination of policeman, judge, jury, social worker and development official.[5]
In a recent interview with ABC, the late Sir Barry said: "We started a six-week orientation course. We were given basic multi-functional activities to do, such as learning how to map, how to handle government stores and all sorts of clerical work which really dampened our spirits somewhat, because we were coming up for high adventure," he said.[5][6] After two years with a senior patrol officer on the island of Bougainville, he was sent off on his own to man a remote outpost in Madang Province.
In 1960, Sir Barry worked as a Patrol Officer with Graham Pople as well as the
- "Barry overcame this problem in his own way. He went out and bought a Volkswagen (Beetle) and this was used by us a heck of a lot. Our work was a lot more efficient because of the availability of Barry's vehicle. "Management" was all aware how vital to our successful work that this vehicle was".[7]
Politician
In 1968, Papua New Guinea having begun a transition towards
Following the
He was still active in politics shortly before his death, standing unsuccessfully for the position of Governor of the Eastern Highlands Province in the 2012 general election, losing to Julie Soso.[2] He died of prostate cancer[10] in hospital in Brisbane on 16 January 2013.[2] In accordance with his wishes, he was buried next to his parents at his birthplace, Kimberley, Tasmania; the burial took place on Australia Day, 26 January 2013.[10]
Komuniti Kaunsil Bisnis
Sir Barry assisted establish the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative and promoted communal ownership of business with government involvement resulting in people from Kainantu and Obura-Wonenara contributing to 'Komuniti Kaunsil Bisnis' and acquired various plantations. Under Sir Barry, the cooperative acquired more than 40% of a competing company that was opposed to the cooperative ideology (Farmset). The cooperative became a dominant force in Kainantu.[11]
Komuniti Kaunsil Bisnis, Kainantu owns Farmset Limited and has 200 employees, 10 branches, headquarters in Goroka and a distribution network that spreads beyond PNG to other markets in the south-west Pacific.[12][13]
Kainantu Hotel
Sir Barry's portrait hangs in the conference room of the Kainantu Hotel. It is believed that Sir Barry built and managed this hotel. Following his death, the hotel is owned and operated by Komuniti Kaunsil Bisnis
Personal
Sir Barry had 12 children that he acknowledged, (11 of these were his biological children) but he is believed to have had at least four others. Of the fifteen biological children, five were to women other than his three wives. [citation needed] His first wife, with whom he had two children, was Australian; his other wives were Papua New Guinean.[10] Sir Barry struggled with alcoholism his entire adult life, and consequent to drinking he was a physically and verbally abusive, controlling man, towards women and children.
Awards
Holloway was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1975 Birthday Honours.[14] He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1984 New Year Honours.[15]
References
- ^ "Barry Blyth HOLLOWAY", Courier Mail, 18 January 2013
- ^ Radio New Zealand International, 17 January 2013
- ^ "Barry Blyth Holloway championed PNG independence". The Australian. 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b Holloway, Damien. "The passing of Sir Barry Blyth". Tasmania 40 Degrees South Facebook page. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ a b Barker, Paul (18 January 2013). "Papua New Guinea is mourning the death of one of its most respected elder statesmen, an Australian who arrived as a teenager and never left". Radio Australia. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ KELOLA, TODAGIA (19 January 2013). "EX-KIAP NETWORK FORUM". Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Pople, Graham. "Barry Holloway RIP 16/1/2013". EX-KIAP NETWORK FORUM. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0-8248-2265-X, pp.310–311
- ^ "PNG's first speaker of parliament dies" Archived 24 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine, AAP, 17 January 2013
- ^ a b c d Mark Baker, "An affair to remember", Sydney Morning Herald, 1 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014
- ^ Malum Nalu (20 January 2013). "Highlands farmers pay tribute to Sir Barry Holloway". Malum Nalu. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ Farmset. "Home - Global Internet". Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Case study: Vital support for PNG agribusiness". Business Advantage PNG. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "No. 46594". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1975. p. 7403.
- ^ "No. 49587". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1983. p. 43.