Early Golf In Papua
p. 39 · Read in the full issue
Golfers who now enjoy the amenities of Port Moresby’s reasonably modern course need not be reminded that it was not ever thus.
This photograph, sent along by Papuan old-timer G. A.
Loudon (now a resident of the pleasant Narrabeen area of North Sydney) represents a snapshot taken at the official opening of the Port Moresby Golf Club, at the old Wireless Station, at Konedobu by the late Sir Hubert Murray, some 40 years ago.
“This club,” says Mr. Loudon, “was formed through the energy and keen interest of Dr. Hars, Chief Medical Officer; but the course was constructed by wharf gangs provided by the BNG Development Co., Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., and Steamships Trading Co. Ltd., carefully supervised by Club Secretary Anderson (of Government Printing Office).
Photo shows (left to right): Mrs. G. A. Loudon, two un identified figures in background, Mr. G. A. Loudon, the late Mr.
“Billy” Dupain (BP manager in PM), and (extreme right) Sir Hubert Murray, wearing the inevitable old felt hat.
There is another photograph, showing Messrs. Gustav Sabine, A S. Bloomfield and G. A. Loudon playing the Territory’s first golf—on Ela Beach in 1916—but, unhappily, it is not clear enough for reproduction.