Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 September 1938Vol. IX, No. 2

New Gold In New

p. 7 · Read in the full issue

Page 77

Guinea

Reported Find at Head of Sepik

WAU, Sept. 7.

THERE are persistent reports of new and better goldfields being discov ered far over in the western portion of the Mandated Territory.

It is stated that three white men are working rich alluvial gold at a point on the head-waters of the Sepik, near the border of Dutch New Guinea.

This information was gleaned from Mr.

B. Cook, who came to Wau recently to buy stores. Details are meagre, how ever.

Mr. M. Leahy, with a line of 30 or 40 boys, is said to be getting quite good gold at Mt. Hagen.

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