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10 unusual facts about 'wau'


40th Airlift Squadron

At Wau, the Squadron supported Australian commandos known as the Kanga Force who were harassing the Japanese.

Bank of South Sudan

The bank maintains its headquarters in the city of Juba, the capital of South Sudan, with branches in the towns of Wau, and Yei and Malakal.

Banking in South Sudan

The Sudanese central bank operated branches in South Sudan in the cities of Juba, Wau, and Malakal.

Barry McDonald

McDonald, a flanker, was born in Wau, Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia.

Damien Parer

Together with war correspondent Osmar White, he undertook an arduous journey by schooner, launch and then on foot from Port Moresby to Wau via Yule Island, Terapo and Kudjiru, in order to document the efforts of the meager forces then fighting on the northern coast of Papua New Guinea.

Forward air control

In early 1943 the Japanese launched an offensive against Wau.

Wau, Papua New Guinea

The Wau Ecology Institute is a biological research station situated near Wau.

Bulolo Gold Dredging (BGD) began operations at the sister town of Bulolo in 1932 and was responsible for the bulk of pre-war gold production: about 40 tonnes in total.

WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings

Their sublabel, Inter-Modo, also released records from Juno Reactor and The Orb's collaborative side-project FFWD.

They released several early albums by The Orb that were mainly distributed by record labels such as Big Life.


374th Operations Group

From mid-Feb to July 1943, the group transported personnel and supplies to three principal areas: Dobodura, where a large base was being constructed; Wau and Bulolo, rear bases for advancing Allied forces; and to patrols skirting Lae and Salamau.

Apostolic Vicariate of Sudan

In the early 20th century it included: — stations at Assuan (now in Egypt), Omdurman, Khartoum (central station); Lul and Atigo (White Nile); Wau, Kayango and 'Cleveland' (Bahrel-Ghazal); Omach and Gulu (Uganda); besides twenty-five localities provided excurrendo.

Gordon Muortat Mayen

The great massacres of Juba, Wau and all over the South that were carried out by the Sudanese army in July 1965 frustrated and convinced Gordon Muortat that the Northern Arab rulers were not interested in the peaceful resolution of the South Sudan Question.

Malaysia Airlines fleet

The first A380 is now planned to be delivered in June 2012 and will feature all-new livery to highlight MAS' 'wau' kite design element.

Postage stamps and postal history of South Sudan

At the time of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between Khartoum and the SPLM/SPLA in Nairobi on 9 January 2005, only the post offices in the four garrison towns of Juba, Wau, Malakal and Renk remained open, but they hardly functioned.

Taukei ni Waluvu

In 1998, a meke -i- wau (traditional club dance) of Bukuya village in Magodro district in the Province of Ba performed for the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, recounted the Taukei ni Waluvu’s tribal skirmishes in that part of Viti Levu’s western highlands.

Transport in Sudan

In the mid-1970s, IDA and the Saudi Development Fund agreed to make funds available for construction of new airports at Port Sudan and Wau, reconstruction and improvement of the airport at Malakal, and substantial upgrading of the Juba airport; these four airports accounted for almost half of domestic traffic.

Wau Holland

Herwart Holland-Moritz, known as Wau Holland, (20 December 1951 - 29 July 2001) cofounded the Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in 1981, one of the world's oldest hacking clubs.