Telefomin Incident

Telefomin Indicent
Location Telefomin, Papua New Guinea
Date November 1953
Deaths 2 patrol officers
2 policemen

The Telefomin incident occurred in November 1953 in Papua New Guinea when two patrol officers and two policeman were killed.[1][2][3][4]

Several locals were arrested, tried and sentenced to death.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "New Guinea Patrol Officer Killed By Natives.". The Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 8 November 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "N.G. OFFICER MISSING.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 10 November 1953. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "REPORT ON N.G. MASSACRE.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 2 December 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "THIS TRANSFORMATION HAS GIVEN "BLACK JITTERS".". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 9 December 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Death sentence for Telefomin natives.". Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) (Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 10 August 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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