Party on Middle Sepik
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Exploration In New
Guinea
A REPORT in the January “P.1.M.”, that the New Guinea exploratory patrol under Mr. J. L. Taylor, would return directly from the Upper Sepik in the Administration motor boat “Sirius”, was not quite correct.
The “Sirius” proceeded, early in Janu ary, with stores, directly to the Sepik River, and met Mr. Taylor and his party at Yessan, above Ambunti; Mr.
Taylor took over his stores, and then left for Wabag, via Karawari.
The patrol left the controlled area in March, 1938, and marched westward, to
investigate the unknown and unexplored region between Mount Hagen, the Dutch border and the Upper Sepik River. Good worx has been done. The party has been divided two or three times, with a view to examining wider areas, part being un der Mr J. R. Black (a patrol officer) and part under Mr. C. B. Walsh (medi cal assistant), both of whom are assist ing Mr Taylor. Contact has been made with tribes hitherto unknown.
Mr. “Snowy” Blackley returned to Wau, New Guinea, by aeroplane in mid-Janu ary, and has resumed duties with New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., at Edie Creek.
Miss June Ewen, of the NG. Admini stration, left Rabaul for Hong Kong by the January “Neptuna” on the first stage of an extensive tour abroad.