Port Moresby's New
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Suburb
From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby, Jan. 6.
THE Australasian Petroleum Co.’s colony, vulgarly known as “Headache Village”, is growing fast, and now forms a suburb of Port Moresby. Seven cottages are now occupied, and the mess room and laboratories are functioning busily.
The site is far removed from the bright lights of Musgrave Street and the- fever ed gaiety of the hotels. But there is a clear view for some distance up and down the road, and residents there may safely—if due precautions are taken— whisper to one another the forbidden name of “Oil”.