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Location Lat 5° 7' 60S Long 145° 49' 60E Siar Island is located off Siar on the north coast of New Guinea. To the south is Bilau Island and beyond Madang Harbor and Madang. Prewar and during the Pacific War part of Madang District in the Territory of New Guinea. Today located in Madang Urban LLG, Madang Province in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Prewar During the German colonial era, a Lutheran mission, and Siar plantation were established. In the early 1900s, Lutheran missionary Wilhelm Blum lived on Siar Island and worked on Ragetta Island (Kranket Island) until the early 1920s. Afterwards, the Catholic Church established the Sacred Heart Catholic Mission on Siar Island. Wartime History On December 18, 1942 the Japanese Army occupied the Madang area. During the Japanese occupation of the Madang area, Lutheran Missionaries from Madang and Alexishafen were interned on Siar Island. The internees included Reverend Theodore G. Braun from the Lutheran Mission in Madang. By late April 1944, the Japanese abandoned Siar Island. F-5 Lightning Tail Number 17? Wreckage on Siar Island References Death at Amron by Walt Deas Thanks to Irmgard Jordan and Volker Blum, grandchildren of Wilhelm Blum for additional information Contribute Information Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated June 30, 2026 |
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