Here’s an interesting item from the Aug 7 1917 issue of The Australian Philatelist.

There is an item (supplied by a G. Turnbull) that the legal name of Port Moresby was still Granville. He writes:

“There were two townships, Granville East and Granville West. The term ‘Port Moresby’ only applies to the harbour.”

I have no idea when Port More…[Read more]

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