Growing Use Of Teleradio Sets

Revolution In Pacific Islands Communication

ONCE, life went on in the Islands, be tween steamers, in a sort Planters and traders were happy m their isolation. Prices of PJodHce changed very little from month to month. Therefore, why worry? Malua! “Maski!” “Wohori!” “Ti’dafra!”

No one cared.

Then came the War, and, what was worse, the Peace, with their vast eco nomic and political disturbances. Prices change in a day and Governments rise and fall. To-day. for a variety of rea sons, Islanders must keep in constant touch with “civilisation”.

The demand for a simple and cheap means of communication was reported many times in the “P.1.M.” in 1930- 1933; and then there was introduced the “Teleradio”, or radio-telephone. It solved the problem. In the last three years, over 100 “Teleradio” sets, manufactured by Amalgamated Wireless Ltd., have been put into operation in Australia and the South Seas.

The following list of users of Teleradio sets shows how the new method of com munication has been adopted:—

Papua.

Papuan Oil Development Company.

Daru (11).

Island Explorations Co. Pty. Ltd., Daru (9).

Oil Search Ltd., Era River.

Sawmillers & Traders Ltd., Port Ro milly.

F. W. G. Anderson, Assistant Resident Magistrate (mobile).

R. A. Vivian, Resident Magistrate, Kerema.

G. W. Toogood, Patrol Officer, Tauri.

Tiveri Gold Dredging Co. Ltd., Lake kamu.

P. W. Brewer. Patrol Officer, Goilala.

British New Guinea Development Co.

Ltd., Obu.

Anglo-Papuan Plantations Pty. Ltd., Lolorua.

Yodda Goldfields Ltd., Yodda.

S. G. Middleton!, Assistant Resident Magistrate, Kokoda.

Robinson River Plantations, Robinson River.

Papuan Government, Lake Kutubu.

Investors Ltd., Strickland River.

Apinaipi Petroleum Co. Ltd., Apinaipi.

M. J. Healy, Assistant Resident Magis trate, Kairuku. Yule Is.

Methodist Missionary Society, Salamo.

C. F. Cowley, Assistant Resident Magis trate, Baniara.

D. G. Irvine. Giligili Plantation, Milne Bay.

Australian Board of Missions, Dogura.

J. B. McKenna, Patrol Officer. Cape Nelson.

Hon. J. G. Nelsson, Kulumadau, Wood lark Island.

A. A. C. Hall. Assistant Resident Magistrate. Losuia. Trobriand Is.

Misima Island Radio.

J. R. Horan, Assistant Resident Magis trate, Rigo.

C. H. Rich, 'Assistant Resident Magis trate, loma.

New Guinea.

W. M. Middleton, Kar Kar Island.

B. G. Edgell, Pak, Manus.

Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost, Alexishafen.

Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost, Mt. Hagen.

Catholic Mission of the Holy Ghost, Keroguwahgi.

Lutheran Mission, Finschafen.

Lutheran Mission, Malahang.

Lutheran Mission, Kerowahgi.

W. McGregor, Wewak.

Oil Search, Mai Mai. Sepik.

Oil Search, Upper Sepik.

Coconut Products Ltd., Pondo.

W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd., But.

D. S. Hore-Lacy, Garua Island.

H. L. Cameron, Djaul Island.

New Guinea Administration (20).

Pacific Timbers Pty. Ltd., Rugenhaven.

J. Cassel, Waria, Morobe.

D. M. Mitchell, Roamer, Morobe.

Island Explorations Co. Pty. Ltd., Atembla.

Island Explorations Co. Pty. Ltd., Madang (mobile) (3).

Manus Radio.

British Solomon Islands.

Western Pacific High Commission.

Tulagi (2).

Levers Pacific Plantations Ltd.. Gavutu.

Levers Pacific'Plantations M V., “Ku rimarau”.

Pairymead Sugar Co., Yandina.

Fiji Government.

Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, Ocean Islands (2).

Mid-Pacific.

Burns Philp and Co., Washington Is.

Burns Philp and Co., Fanning Is.

Australia.

Tasmanian Government, Cape Barren Is., Bass Strait.

Mackay (4).

Gladstone Lighthouse.

Gladstone Portmaster.

Drysdale River Mission, W.A.

T. A. Holt, Roper River, N.T.

Administration, Roper River, NT.

Administration. Leper Island. N.T.

Katherine Hospital, N.T.

Netherlands East Indies.

Government and Petroleum Companies (16).