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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 May 1944Vol. XIV, No. 10

Fiji Women In Sydney

p. 37 · Read in the full issue

AN interesting function took place in Sydney early in May, when Mrs. E.

W. Fenner, at David Jones’ tea rooms, entertained former women resi dents of Fiji. The function indicated that an astonishing number of former Fiji women live in or near Sydney. The guests included: Mesdames Baker, Bannister, Rolfe, Wilkinson, Hart, Diekson/ Lee-Smith, Kemmis, Freeman, L. Freeman.

Mesdames Emery, Thomas, Smiles, Mathews, Miss Allen.

Mesdames Carver, Lovejoy, Mackinson, Gore-Jones, Stevenson, Stephens, C.

Monckton, Pratt, Baker, Norman Fenner, E. Dalton, Ferriday, Snodgrass, Wager, Speight.

Mesdames Helm, Raymond, Bavin, Bannister, Allen, Rowley, G. Brookes, G.

Lord, Good, Robinson, Allen Innes, Wittens, Snodgrass.

Mesdames R. Garrick, Brandine, Batchelor, Abseil, Seymour, Grahame, Craddick, Bonamy, Goa, McOwan, Dun stan, Miss Dunstan.

Mesdames Worledge, P. Lord, Bellamey, Upton, Gillett, Makinsen, N. Fenner, Colahan.

Also present were Messrs. Guy Gillett, Morris, Lord.

Lieut. Colonel J. B. K. Taylor, command ing the Fijian troops overseas, has been awarded the decoration of the Purple Heart by President Roosevelt. Colonel Taylor was wounded in Bougainville in January.