Record NumberP6028Date 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.CampusOff CampusFormatPhotographic - PrintsAspectLandscapeSeriesAS-784 Personal Papers - Michael HindmarshExhibitionHindmarsh Family CollectionTaxonomyArchives | Images | PhotographsArchive typeUniversity ArchiveContributorArchives
Hoskins Strip (New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea). Western Sydney University, accessed 27/06/2026, https://collections.westernsydney.edu.au/nodes/view/40465
