1970 Port Vila

By Peter Cole. On the voyage down from Santo, Bill (Bill Martin) was training me to look after the engine. It was a lovely old Gardiner 8L3, quite elderly and burned a bit of oil along with the diesel... Read More

1972 Tanna

By Peter Cole. My four months on Tanna could fill another book by itself.  It was a lifestyle like nothing I had experienced before, or after for that matter. Bob (Paul)’s wife Kath was a delightfu... Read More

A close call

By Tim Foster To assist in their traffic policing duties the British and French Police had the shared use of a radar speed gun, the accuracy of which had to be checked and certified from time to time.... Read More

Of ships and planes

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By Tim Foster I seem to remember that in 1977 there were only four or five international flights per week into Bauer Field but I stand to be corrected. One of our pastimes was to go to the Airport and... Read More

Banking in Vila

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By Peter Robinson Over the two years that I worked for ANZ Bank in Vila there were some very interesting times to be had. One Saturday morning all the single guys were dragged out of their beds by the... Read More

The XXXX float

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By Peter Robinson The first big event that occurred after I arrived in Port Vila in 1975 was the Annual Agricultural Show. It was a great event which included a street parade with various floats. One ... Read More