Aurora House

At a crucial time in Papua New Guinea’s journey to Independence, a junior solicitor arrives from Sydney, Australia. In 1969, Lester Chettle accepted the position as Crown Prosecutor in the Australian administered Territory of Papua and New Guinea. He is posted to Rabaul, the capital of the Territory’s East New Britain District. The Tolai people of East New Britain are uprising against colonial rule. Chettle must support the Administration and its hard line in suppressing the uprising, despite his misgivings.