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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 October 1947Vol. XVIII, No. 3

Death Of Desmond Cahill

p. 54 · Read in the full issue

MR. DES CAHILL was killed early in September at Blue’s Point, on the road between Wau and Edie Creek, New Guinea, when the vehicle he was in fell over a precipitous cliff. Young Cahill was only 20 years of age and he recently entered the service of Bulolo Gold Dredg ing Ltd. A popular lad, he was born in Port Moresby, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Cahill, well-known resi dents of Papua. Mr. Cahill was in charge of the Gaol at Samarai before the war and he now occupies a similar position in Port Moresby.

Mr. E. F. Bishton, Officer-in-Charge of Overseas Tele-communications. Rabaul, left Rabaul, New Guinea, at short notice on August 29 after being advised that his mother was ill in Sydney. Unfor tunately, she died before ne could reach her.