Carl Mallesch Jacobsen (8 February 1895 – 25 April 1962) was an Australian-born politician and farmer who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea between 1951 and 1954.
Biography
Born in Beechworth, Victoria, in 1895,World War Two Service Australian Government – Department of Veterans' Affairs Jacobsen moved to the Territory of New Guinea in 1932, initially working at the
Bulolo
Bulolo is a town in Wau-Bulolo Urban LLG, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. It was once an important gold dredging centre in the former Territory of New Guinea,Mr. Carl Jacobsen ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', June 1962, p145 After two years, he took over a farm near
Lae
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New Guinea Volunteer Rifles
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, from which he was seconded to the Fifth Air Force of the United States.
When the war ended, he worked at the Red Cross prisoner of war reception centre in
Darwin, Northern Territory
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, before returning to Lae. He sold his ''Bulae'' farm and started a new one named ''Leiwomba''. He was also a mason, serving as first Worshipful Master in the Lae Masonic Lodge, as well as serving as the first president of Lae Bowling Club.Elections to the Papua and New Guinea Legislative Council were held for the first time in 1951. Jacobsen contested the New Guinea Mainland seat and was elected to the new legislature. He did not stand for re-election in the 1954 elections.Only Few Seek PN-G Voters' Favour ''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1954, p16
Jacobsen died in Lae in April 1962 at the age of 67.