The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 January 1938Vol. VIII, No. 6

Mr. Nason Jones.

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MR J. NASON-JONES, well-known in Papua and New Guinea as a geologist and prospector, arrived in Australia early in January. He said that he intends to settle down upon a sheep property in New South Wales.

He told reporters that he had mapped 15,000 square miles in the Territories while searching for oil and gold. He does lot think that any new goldfield will be discovered in Papua, but he does believe that a big goldfield will be found in the Mandated Territory. He would not indicate the locality he had in mind, but he said chat it was in the “uncontrolled” area.