Background
Buchanan, Ranald Dennis was born on November 6, 1932 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Buchanan, Ranald Dennis was born on November 6, 1932 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Intermediate certified, All Saints College, Bathurst, New South Wales, 1949.
Traffic officer, Gibbes Sepik Airways Ltd., Papua New Guinea, 1949-1958;
managing director, Territory Airlines Ltd. (now Talair Pty Ltd.), Goroka, Papua New Guinea, since 1958;
managing director, Air Melanesie Ltd., Port Vila, Vanuatu., 1980-1989;
managing director, Flight West Airlines, Brisbane, Australia, since 1987. Managing director Solomon Island Airways Ltd., Honiara, 1975-1987.
Chairman Metroair, Manila, 1991-1992.
Councillor Local Government Council, Goroka, 1960-1977. Member House of Assembly, Port Moresby, 1968-1972. Member Royal Automobile Club.
Son of Stanley Brisbane and Jessie (Hall) B. M. Della Agnes, December 27, 1956. Children: Ranald (deceased), Paula, John, Guy, Yolanda, Syvaun, Ursula, Carolyn, Fred.