Record NumberP6029Date qualifieryear onlyDate rangeBetween 1st January 1945 and 31st December 1945Notes[Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC)]
Hoskins Airfield (strip) was built by the Japanese during World War 2 (WWII) on New Britain Island in the West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea.
NN Roskin MO 36BN is written on the back of the print. This looks like a grave. Captain Nathaniel Neville Roskin was a medical officer serving in Papua New Guinea during WWII. He died on 7 Jan 1945 and is buried at Lae War Cemetery and Memorial (Morobe, Papua New Guinea). Lae is not far from New Britain Island.CreatorAO-1 Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC)CampusRichmond (Hawkesbury)CategoryImagesFormatPhotographic - PrintsAspectLandscapeSeriesAS-786 Photograph albums [Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC)]TownRichmondPostcode2753StateNSWCountryAustraliaTaxonomyArchives | Images | PhotographsArchive typeUniversity ArchiveContributorArchives
AO-1 Hawkesbury Agricultural College (HAC), Hoskins Strip New Britain (New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea). Western Sydney University, accessed 01/05/2026, https://collections.westernsydney.edu.au/nodes/view/100939
