Goroka Sights

JK McCarthy Museum

  • Address
    • Goroka
  • Hours
    • 08:00-12:00 & 13:00-16:00 Mon-Fri, 14:00-16:00 Sat, 10:00-12:00 Sun

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Lonely Planet review for JK McCarthy Museum

JK McCarthy was one of PNG's legendary patrol officers and wrote one of the classic books on New Guinea patrolling - Patrol into Yesterday. The museum is not far from the National Sports Institute, but a long walk from the town centre.

Among the exhibits are pottery, weapons, clothes and musical instruments, and even some grisly jewellery - Anga mourning necklaces of human fingers! 'Peer through the mists of time' courtesy of a fascinating collection of photos - many taken by Mick Leahy when he first reached the area in 1933. There are also WWII relics, including a P-39 Aircobra.

 

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