Who was Rupert Haviland?

Trevor
31/10/2015

Rupert Roelof Haviland was responsible for the construction of Kassam Pass.

 

From WikiPedia

 

"The pass connects the Markham Valley to the fertile Highlands region and is administratively located in the Eastern Highlands Province. It begins at the end of the Markham Valley and rises from a low altitude to around 1,500 m (4,921 ft) over approximately 10 km and finishes at the Yonki Dam.

 
Memorial to Rupert Roelof Haviland approx. halfway up the pass.

The pass was originally constructed in the early 1950s by the Australian Administration through the Department of District Services and Native Affairs under the guidance of engineer Rupert Roelof Haviland"

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