Progress At Edie Creek,
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T.N.G.
THE Edie Creek Progress Association was formed in March last, the first meeting being called by Mr. A.
Parer.
Its policy is to help the Administra tion and the community in general.
The membership is over 100. It is hoped that Wau and Salamaua will form pro gress associations and that every six month or so delegates will meet and discuss things of general interest.
His Honor, the Administrator, has granted the association an extraordin ary member for the Legislative Coun cil, when matters affecting mining and the new Native Labour Ordinance are being discussed.
The association has arranged to send two prospectors (J. Lewis and J. Lorenz) out into the back country, seeking new ground. Prospecting is only a “side issue” of the association’s activities; any member who wishes to benefit in any find has to pay £5/5/-. The mem bership fee of the association is 10/6.
The officials are; J. L, Lewis (presi dent), C. Ramm (vice-president), A. F.
Parer (secretary), A. Graham (treas urer) ; committee, H. Wales, L. Simp son, G. Pianta. D. Smith, A. J. Bretay, W. C. Abbie, W. J. Simpson, G. Ballemy.
Some members of the Edie Creek Progress Association: — Back row (left to right): G. Bellamy, A. Bretag, J. Lewis, C. Ramm. D. Smith.
Front row: A. F. Parer, W. Abbie, L. Simpson.