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 Norman Brown May 26, 1944  Ray Fairfield 1972 |
Location The North Coast Road is located along the north coast of New Guinea. Connects Madang to Alexishafen, Ulingan (Uligan) and Bogia continues northward to Hansa Bay. Prewar and during the Pacific War located in Madang District, Territory of New Guinea. Today known as the North Coast Highway in Madang Province in Papua New Guinea. Construction Built during the German administration to connect the towns, missions and copra plantations along the north coast. Surfaced with crushed coral. Wartime History During April 1944, the Japanese Army placed mines and booby traps along the North Coast Road, using aerial bombs and other improvised explosives as mines. As Australian troops advanced along the road from Madang, casualties were incurred an the road was deemed unusable for motor vehicle traffic, forcing supplies to be shipped by landing craft and motor launches along the coast instead. Today Due to heavy bombing, the trees along the road were riddled with shrapnel and were unusable as timber. Even into the 1990s and 2000s, many palm trees along the road are scarred with wartime bullet and shrapnel holes. Still in use today as the primary road linking villages and towns on the north coast. Contribute
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