Woody's Gone
p. 78 · Read in the full issue
An Australian woman, who came to Port Moresby in 1948 for a short term catering job but stayed to establish one of Papua New Guinea’s best-known country pubs has left to live in Australia.
She is Dorothea Troeth (Mrs Clarrie Troeth), better known to thousands of Australian visitors as “Woody” of the Hotel Rouna near Rouna Falls outside Port Moresby.
Her hotel became widely-known for its collection of hats provided by tourists and visitors from many parts of the world —including a hat from a Salvation Army officer.
Mr and Mrs Troeth will live in Brisbane.