Digital resources tagged with ‘Bougainville’

Francis Ona

Francis Ona was the man who single-handedly sparked Bougainville's civil war.

Journalist's Diary of a Conflict

Veteran ABC journalist, Sean Dorney, looks back on his time in Papua New Guinea covering the Bougainville crisis.

Long Road to Peace

Bougainville's nine year path from local conflict through full scale war to eventual peace is revisited by ABC journalist Sean Dorney.

Mining Bougainville

Gregory Kopa, a Bougainville villager describes how he felt when geologists started to look for copper on Bougainville in the 1960s.

Origins of the Bougainville Conflict

The story of how long-standing local opposition to a copper mine in Bougainville erupted into full-scale civil war.

Rebuilding Bougainville

A man from the rugged mountains of Papua New Guinea's Bougainville single-handedly set up a mini power station in his village.