Malahang, Papua New Guinea
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Panoramic photo St Andrews Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea Headquarters- Ampo
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 Malahang
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| Coordinates: 6°43′10″S 147°0′30″E / 6.71944°S 147.00833°ECoordinates: 6°43′10″S 147°0′30″E / 6.71944°S 147.00833°E | |
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 Papua New Guinea
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| Province | Morobe Province |
| District | Lae District |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
Malahang is a suburb of Lae, Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea.
Malahang is located North East of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea on Busu Road across the Bumbu River.
In the late 1800s the German New Guinea Company arrived on Neu Guinea (German New Guinea), to select land for plantation development on the north-east coast of New Guinea and establish trading posts.
The Lutheran Malahang Mission Station was established around the same time as the various coconut plantations located opposite the Malahang Industrial Area.
On 8 March 1942 the Imperial Japanese landed at Malahang Beach as part of the Invasion of Lae-Salamaua during World War II. Malahang airfield was upgraded by the Japanese so the runway was 800 feet (240 m) long by 50 feet (15 m) wide and used as satellite of Lae Airport.
On 8 January 1943, the cargo ship Myoko Maru was damaged by an aerial attack by United States Army Air Forces aircraft during the Battle of Wau, and was subsequently beached and abandoned at Malahang Beach.
The area was liberated by the Australian 9th Division on 14 September 1943. The airfield was subsequently abandoned.
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