Mambare River
History
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.
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References
- Nelson, Hank (1976) Black, white & gold: goldminng in Papua New Guinea 1878-1830, Canberra, Australian National University, p.118
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