Hon. Simon Pentanu, apart from being a poet and talented writer, is also a member of the House of Representatives and Speaker of the House, for the Autonomous Bougainville Government. Mr Pentanu graciously donated a copy of When The Garamuts Beat to the incoming Bishop of the Diocese of Bougainville, Bishop Dariusz KAŁUŻA, M.S.F
Photograph courtesy of The Hon. Simon Pentanu - 21 March 2023
Christine is an Australian who was born in Papua New Guinea and grew up on the island of Bougainville. A large part of her career was spent in community development working in international aid in the Asia Pacific Region.
Christine wrote a family history of her father’s ancestors featuring William Wall who was transported in 1835 to the colony of Van Diemen’s Land.
She edited a memoir of the Late Fr Franz Miltrup SM who spent 50 years on Bougainville. The memoir has been edited and self-published, due for printing in Jan-Feb 2023
Her current project is a memoir about growing up on plantations in the New Guinea Islands from the 1950s to the 1970s.
