Wau

Information about the obsolete Greek alphabet letter is found on the Digamma page.

Wau is a town in Papua New Guinea, in the province of Morobe. It has a population of approx 5,000 and situated at an altitude of around 1300m.

Wau was the site of a goldrush during the 1920's and 30's. Propective gold diggers arrived at the coast at Salamaua and struggled inland along the Black-Cat Track.

During World War II the Australian Army stopped an advance by the Japanese in 1943. A road was established soon after to Lae and this later helped create local industries of timber and agriculture once gold petered out.