Death Of Mrs. T. P. Nicholson
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MRS. T. P. Nicholson, an old and res pected resident of Suva, Fiji, died on December 4, aged 86. She went to Fiji about 60 years ago to teach in the former Suva Public School. She married Mr. T. P. Nicholson, the well-known Suva boatbuilder and designer, who died two years ago.
She is survived by two sons and three daughters. Mrs. Nicholson was the sister of Sir Alport Barker, Mayor of Suva.
TEAL flying-boat passengers who arrived in Suva at end of November, included (top, left to right): Miss Susan Holmes who is a trained dietician and has gone to Suva under the South Pacific Health Scheme. She will be stationed in Fiji for two years. Mr. Hale Veti, of Nukualofa, Tonga, passing through Suva on his return to Nukualofa from a business trip to Auckland. Mr. R.
V. Thomas of the staff at Suva Motors, who is shown here greeting the elder of his two small daughters. He has been spending a vacation in New Zealand with his parents at Waiheke.
LOWER: Mr. A. E. Beddows, returned from a long vacation in the United Kingdom. Mrs Beddows and their small son have remained at Auckland and will return to Suva after the hot season.
Mr. and Mrs. Astley of Waiuku, New Zealand. Mr. Astley went to Suva to join the staff of the Bank of New Zealand. They are shown here being greeted by Mr. Barford, the Manager of the Bank. Master Robert Lester, who is a student at the Boys’ High School, New Plymouth, returned to Suva to send the Christmas vacation with his parents.
Papeete Wedding
A photograph taken after the wedding in Papeete, Tahiti, of Mr. Robert Warren Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, Jnr., of Raiatea, to Miss Polly Bambridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bambridge of Papeete. (See November, PIM).
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Naylor were host and hostess to a party held in the CDA Rooms, Brisbane recently in honour of the engagement of their daughter, Miss Pat Naylor to Mr. Ken. Cahill, only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cahill, Wagol Plantation, Madang (NG). Amongst the numerous guests present was Mr. Reg.
Bertick, who is attached to the Administration, Madang.