Pacific

Islands

Monthly

June, 1949

Vol. XIX. No. 11.

Established 1930.

L Registered at the G.P.0., Sydria^ffotxansmission by post as a newspaper ]

THIS is Rabaul.1949 T hose who have not se en it since the war will find few former landmarks.

Gone are the charming homes and gardens, the palms and the trees that gave the pre-war town its character.Alnost four years after the war, Rabaul is still little more than a collection of army hutments and temporary buildings—and is likely to remain so, as it is proposed to create. near Kokopo. the new headquarters for the New Britain-New Ireland area.

The photographer was looking in the general direction of what was once chinatown and the Botanical Gardens.

The wharf areais on the left; the business area. past and present. is shown in centre of the photograph. photo bywhites Aviation.