Paul Mason (coastwatcher)
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Paul Edward Allen Mason was an Australian planter who spent most of his life in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea. During World War II he became a coastwatcher, playing a significant role in the A
Mason (left) with Wang You
Bougainville Island
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Bougainville Island is the main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, which is part of Papua New Guinea. Its land area is 9,300 km2. The highest point is Mount Balbi, on the main island, at
Paul Mason (coastwatcher)
…became a coastwatcher, playing a significant role in the Allied fightback in the Pacific Theatre by providing intelligence on Japanese operations around Bougainville. He later served as a member of the Legislative Council in the early 1960s. Mason was born in North Sydney in 1901 to Frederick Mason and Margaret…
United States Marines on Bougainville (November 1943)
Bagana volcano
Northern part of the island
Buka Passage (1944)