Telefomin Incident

Telefomin Incident
LocationTelefomin, Papua New Guinea
DateNovember 1953
Deaths2 patrol officers
2 policemen

The Telefomin incident occurred in November 1953 in Papua New Guinea when two patrol officers and two policemen were killed.

Several locals were arrested, tried and sentenced to death.

References

  1. ↑ "New Guinea Patrol Officer Killed By Natives". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 8 November 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "N.G. OFFICER MISSING". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 10 November 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "REPORT ON N.G. MASSACRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 December 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "THIS TRANSFORMATION HAS GIVEN "BLACK JITTERS"". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 9 December 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Death sentence for Telefomin natives". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2015.