Sheep By Air

How Wau Got its Meat Supply

The aeroplane has brought a new town into existence —Wau.

Wau is on the edge of the famous rich goldfields at Edie Creek. Travel ling overland from Salamoa, the port on the north coast of New Guinea, it takes nine days to reach Wau through broken and densely forested country.

But the aeroplanes, which now' main tain communication with these gold fields, do the trip every day in forty minutes.

The planes start from Salamoa, and land at Wau. Consequently, Wau has become an important terminus in the last two or three years. The warden’s office and wireless station recently were moved from Edie Creek to Wau.

Wau, like all European communities, wants fresh meat; and it was not avail able on that primitive tableland. The problem was solved by landing forty sheep at Salamoa, whence they were conveyed by aeroplane to Wau. On last reports, they were doing well in their new environment.

A typical Polynesian girl. This one posed for the camera in Apia, Western Samoa.