Of Papua
p. 28 · Read in the full issue
Death Of Mr. A. R. Dette,
From Our Own Correspondent.
Pt. Moresby, June 12.
THE death occurred suddenly, at the European Hospital, Port Moresby, on June 7, of Mr. A. Richard Dette, only son of Mrs. M. A. Dette, of Port Moresby, who had been in ill health for some time past.
The late Richard Dette was a well known and respected resident of the Ter ritory who, though only a very young man, had been a member of the Papuan Public Service since 1924. Educated at St. Joseph’s College, Sydney, he first came to the Territory with his mother in 1917, when quite a lad.
He was a nephew of Mr. J. D. Ryan, at one time a well-known business man in the Territory, Mrs. Summers, Mrs. N.
F. Davies, and Mrs. Hendra, all former residents of Port Moresby.