R.A.A.F. Seaplane Damaged

At Pt. Moresby

Warrant Officer D. Crawley, band master of the New Guinea Police Force, reached Sydney on June 23 by the “Tanda” from Rabaul, with his wife and child. They are now spending a short holi day in Melbourne.

Messrs. McKellar White and Egan, of Mariboi Rubber Estates, Ltd., returned to Australia by the “Macdhui” on June 14 after a short visit to their company’s property in Papua.

Mr. W. Links, assistant manager of Burns Philp (S.S.) Co., Ltd.’s Apia branch, Western Samoa, has resumed duties after an absence of seven months in Australia, recuperating from a severe illness and operation.

The R.A.A.F. Seagull amphibian which broke away from its moorings in Port Moresby Harbour, Papua, during a storm recently and was badly damaged on the reef off Tatana Island, was brought to Sydney on the deck of the “Macdhui”, for repairs. With its wings folded, the seaplane is shown on the wharf at No. 6 Walsh Bay, just after the “Macdhui’s” arrival in Sydney on June 14.