Mambare River
Mambare River is a river in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea, located at 8°03′00″S 148°02′00″E / 8.05°S 148.0333333°E.
History
[edit]Alluvial gold was discovered in the river at the end of the 19th century. By 1898 there were 150 miners working on the Mambare and Girua Rivers.[1]
The Imperial Japanese had a supply dump located at the mouth of the Mambare River during World War II.
References
[edit]- ^ Nelson, Hank (1976) Black, white & gold: goldmining in Papua New Guinea 1878-1830, Canberra, Australian National University, p.118
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