Papuan Philatelic Society | Terry Commins | Activity http://papuanphilatelicsociety.com/members/greatwhitefox007gmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Terry Commins. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:58:25 +1000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5a45f6f364f9d764778840624ec04f52 Terry Commins replied to the topic Micahel Ryan papua catalogue now available in the forum PPS Members Forum http://papuanphilatelicsociety.com/forums/topic/micahel-ryan-papua-catalogue-now-available/#post-4863 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:37:41 +1000 Mr. Ryan is to be congratulated on a very useful piece of work.

]]> 0 a491d38267b825b60fe89766c3afe95b Terry Commins replied to the topic Port Moresby wasn’t in 1917 in the forum PPS Members Forum http://papuanphilatelicsociety.com/forums/topic/port-moresby-wasnt-in-1917/#post-4864 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:36:57 +1000 Captain John Moresby of HMS Basilisk landed at the inner reaches (Hanuabada) which he named Fairfax Harbour. At 10 am on 20 February 1873 he named the surrounds Port Moresby in honour of his father Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby.

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