Native "Co-Ops"
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Three Papuans Makling Study In Australia
From Our Own Correspondent , '
Brisbane, Feb. 26.
JN Brisbane recently, three Papuan J. natives (Miria Gavera, Boe Kapena and John Taru) addressed 60 mem bers of the Queensland Co-operative Union Study Group, They are designated “co-operative in spectors” with the New Guinea admini stration, and their duties are to help run more than 82 village co-operatives which have been established in New Guinea, and to organise new ones.
The natives Inspected Queensland co °Peratlve organisations. They are the St th " ‘o Australia
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f°r ls kmd their visd; to Queensland they studied agn culture at the Gatton Agricultural College. The Queensland itinerary was arranged by the Queensland Co-operative Union. Inspections were made at Kingaroy, the Murrarie bacon factory, Northgate pineapple cannery and the Darling Downs. Visits are also planned to various parts of NSW.