Mrs. Aileen Taylor
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Death of Popular N. Guinea Woman in Sydney
ANOTHER of New Guinea’s wellknown personalities, Mrs. Aileen exile Sydney 8 5 ** * She was the wife of Mr. E. (“Ted”) Taylor, popular Assistant-Director of District Services in the old Administration and later of ANGAU; she died in Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, on July 23. Mrs. Taylor was Of Irish-Scandinavian descent and the Taylor wedding in 1926 was one of the social events of Rabaul, as it was then, in its hey-day. , While Mr. Taylor was District Officer in New Britain Mrs. Taylor frequently accompanied him on his out-station inspections and became as well known to Witu. Talasea and Gasmata as she W’as in Rabaul. Later the Taylors were transferred to Morobe and made their home in Salamaua.
Mrs. Taylor was a great lover Of children and always made Christmas a great occasion for them in whatever station she happened to be. Her parties, with then* Christmas trees and presents for every child in the district, were a feature of New Guinea social life.
For many years she had been a sufferer from diabetes but she did not allow this to interfere with her activities or change her sunny disposition and bright outlook on life. ... 4-U~ When the Japanese invaded the Terntory, she and other New Guinea Women, were evacuated to Australia and in common with them, she lost her cherished personal and family belongings.
Mr. Taylor then became a high-ranking ANGAU officer and Mrs. Taylor stayed with relatives in Marrickville, Sydney.
Mr. Taylor was discharged, from the Forces a short time ago and since that time had been preparing to live ,in retirement in Sydney.
Mr. Taylor, may, if he wishes, retire from the New Guinea Service. His many friends hope, however, that he will return to the Territory he knows so well and help in the great work of reconstruction.
An LMS dinner was held at the Central Church, Ipswich (Q.>; on July 26. The Rev. S. H. Dewdney, of Papua, spoke of the bad habits the natives had picked up when working on the Wau Road in New Guinea with Australian soldiers.