Telefomin
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Telefomin is a station town on the border of
Second World War after Mick Leahy was assigned to engineer an airstrip in 1944 for the United States for use against the Imperial Japanese Army
forces based in New Guinea.
The
Sepik River runs west–east south of the town. The Baptist Mission of Telefomin contains a notable museum and fossils that have been found in the area.[1]
The Telefomin peoples traditionally have carved designs onto tall boards for the entrances of their houses.[2]
In 1953 two Australian patrol officers and four police were killed by tribesman in the Telefomin Incident.
References
- ISBN 0-9603322-3-5.
Telefomin.
- ^ "Oceanic Art and Architecture". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
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