Cameraman In New Guinea

There are two families of Parers in New Guinea—cousins. Ray was the pioneer Parer in New Guinea, as well as a pioneer aviator. After him came his brothers Kevin (killed in the first Jap raid on Salamaua) and Bob, and some sisters; and his cousins Fons, Damien, Cyril and Ben, and a number of their sisters. Most of the girls married New Guinea residents. All the Parers are well-known and popular. The father of Fons and Damien, affectionately known as “Pop” Parer, owned the Wau Hotel.

Damien Parer, seen on the right in the above photograph, went into the Owen Stanley range with the Australian forces recently, and obtained cinematograph pictures for the Australian Government, which —showing the true conditions under which Australians were fighting—aroused much interest. Out in the kunai country, Damien met his brother Cyril, and this photograph was taken. (Block by courtesy of “Newspaper News.”)