In 1967, Henry ToRobert stood at the center of Papua New Guinea’s changing history. Captured in a photograph from the Reserve Bank of Australia archives, he represented a new era of local leadership and responsibility. As the first Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, ToRobert helped lay the foundations of the nation’s financial system during the crucial years leading up to independence. His steady leadership guided the growth of banking and economic confidence in a young country finding it

Timeline of key events: Papua New Guinea's road to independence