| Accession Number | P04580.082 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Bohane, Ben |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville |
| Date made | 1994 |
| Conflict |
Period 1990-1999 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
A Bougainvillian man named Phillip runs a Radio Free Bougainville program from a secret location ...
Description
A Bougainvillian man named Phillip runs a Radio Free Bougainville program from a secret location in Bougainville. For much of the civil war, Phillip has been broadcasting programs with music and news from a Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) perspective. The BRA is the main separatist force in Bougainville, declaring independence from PNG in 1990 after PNG forces withdrew from the country. Following a period of anarchy the PNG forces returned to areas of Bougainville where they had local support. The Bougainville Resistance Force (BRF), which aligns itself to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the PNG Defence Force, was founded to oppose the BRA. Australia became involved in peacekeeping activities on Bougainville in 1994, when it provided logistic support to the South Pacific Peace Keeping Force (SPPKF) whose role it was to provide a secure environment for the Bougainville Peace Conference.