Madang in the sixties and seventies

Would love to hear from anyone who may remember my family. I was born and bred in Madang and moved to Australia in 1979. Been here longer than there but Madang is still home.

Family name of Stevens, mum (Susan) dad (William/ Bill) and also anyone who remembers Tony Jefford (he and mum eventually married)


I went to Madang Primary from mid 60's. Families in town that i remember from that time are the O'Briens of Millilat, Tom Huxley from Huxleys hotel, Cassells, Alberts, Clifton Bassett, Creese, Meaker, Mckenzie. Anne Graham, Isobel Pert, June Licardo, Hugh and Shirley Richardson, Tullock from Coastwatchers... wow so many names i had forgotten.
Would love to catch up with Susie English, Eileen Mirrior and Lucy Natera and Jenny Baker who were the girls in my class.

Hi Linda

I was in Madang from about 1973 to 1990. I knew John Tullock, Mike Cassell, Tom Huxley & Isobel Pert. Tony Jefford where did he work? I also knew Bill Natera who worked at the slipway Lucy would have been one of his daughters. John Tullock last I heard had a hotel down at Byron Bay. When I left in 1990 Mike Cassell was still there but the rest had gone finish.

Hi Linda,
I was born in madang and went to school in madang, I knew most of the people mentioned, you must of known the fitgeralds,schwartz,klinks,babao's and the natera's kids, they were all about your age.

Hi Linda
My Dad. Martin Munro could have been your teacher in Madang. I left to join the Navy in 1964 but my brother Gerard was at school in those days.

Hi Linda,
The names brings back many memories. I went to primary school with Lucy's elder brother Joe, I believe he is still in Madang with sister Beverly.
Dean Lacardo I came across in Brisbane back in 2005, unfortunately at the time both he and my wife were going through cancer treatment.
For your information there is a Madang reunion held at Bribie Island, Qld. on the 2nd weekend in November possibly sunday. I have yet to attend as the timing has alway been out for me. I have family and friends that have gone and they mentioned it was a top day to catch up over a picnic lunch.
My parents had a shop T.Y. Lam on Modilon Road, next to Madang Bakery.

Joe