Telefomin Incident Explained

Telefomin Indicent
Location:	Telefomin, Papua New Guinea
Date:	November 1953
Fatalities:	2 patrol officers 2 policemen

The Telefomin incident occurred in November 1953 in Papua New Guinea when two patrol officers and two policemen were killed.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Several locals were arrested, tried and sentenced to death.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: New Guinea Patrol Officer Killed By Natives. . . Sydney . 8 November 1953 . 9 July 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: N.G. OFFICER MISSING. . . 10 November 1953 . 9 July 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: REPORT ON N.G. MASSACRE. . . 2 December 1953 . 9 July 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: THIS TRANSFORMATION HAS GIVEN "BLACK JITTERS". . . Brisbane . 9 December 1953 . 9 July 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Death sentence for Telefomin natives. . . Burnie, Tas. . 10 August 1954 . 9 July 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.