Download or read book The Sandline Affair written by Sean Dorney and published by ABC Enterprises(Australian Broadcasting Corporation). This book was released on 1998 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1997, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force revolted against government plans to use mercenaries to end the war on Bougainville to reopen that island's rich copper mine.