35 Europeans Perished

Mt. Lamington

THE following is a list of the Europeans who disappeared in the holocaust.

The bodies of less than half were found, and not all of those could be identified.

The number of natives lost is estimated at 4,000.

District Commissioner, C. F. Cowley, and his son Earl (15).

Dr. Paul Martin, Mrs Olga Martin, his wife, and their son Pinky.

Sister Barbara de Bibera, of the Anglican Mission, Sangara.

Messrs. A. J. Williams and F. W. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. J. Haddock, Messrs. Ron Watkins, Kevin Woiwood, Claude Stewart, Tom Greenwood and Terry Hoolihan, of the staff of Works and

Housing Department.

Rev. D. J. Taylor, of Sangara Mission, Mrs. Taylor, his wife, and four children.

Messrs. K. Bradford (Melbourne), lan James (Gippsland), Athol Earl (New Zealand), Cadet Patrol Officers.

Mr. J. Gleeson, of Native Labour Depart ment, and Mrs. Gleeson, his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Lock, and* their two children.

Mr. W. R. Humphries, Director of Native Labour, Port Moresby. (He was in the district on a weekend visit to his daughter, Mrs. Maynard Lock.) Mr. Arthur Myers (New South Wales), of Public Health Department.

Mr. T. Maher-Kelly, of Department of Agriculture.

Mrs Freda Graham, (Manageress of Works of Housing Mess) and Mr. Ron Graham (her son) of Public Health

Department.

Persons Who Escaped

From Popandetta and Vicinity.

Mr and Mrs. Fred Kleckham and their three children. Mr. Kleckham is based at Popandetta, as Agricultural Officer.

Mr and Mrs. G. Morris, and child. Mr.

Morris is on the staff of the Co-operative Section of the District Services and Native Affairs Department. On the Sunday, Mrs.

Morris and child were at their home in Popandetta. Mr. Morris was at Wasida, between Awala and Wairopi.

Mrs. J. Boyd, sister of Mrs. Morris, on a holiday from Australia.

Mr. Jack Scurrah, Manager of A. H.

Buntings, Ltd. store at Popandetta.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Hart, of the Sangara Anglican Mission, were on their honey moon at Jegarata, a mission out-station about six miles from Popandetta. Mr.

Hart is the engineer at Sangara Mission.

From Sangara and Vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Henderson. He is General Manager of Sangara Rubber Plantations, Ltd. Their daughter, Mary, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. Searle at Awala Plantation when the volcano

erupted.

Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Stephens, at Sangara. He is on Sangara Plantation staff.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gwilt, and Mr. Wm.

Schleusener, of Sangara Plantations.

Mrs. C. Cowley and daughter Pamela.

They were week-end guests of the Stephens, at Sangara, when eruption occurred. They are the widow and daughter of District Commissioner C.

Cowley, killed in the eruption.

Miss M. Ray, from Australia. She had been holidaying at Higaturu and was spending the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.

Henderson.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Searle, of Awala Planta tion. Awala is just north of Wairopi.

Mr. D. Martin, employed by Mr. Searle at Awala.

Anglican Father Porter, of the Anglican Isivita Mission, on the fringe of the devastated area, where there were considerable casualties from burns.

Sister Durdin, and Mrs. Lane, also were at Isivita Mission, on the fringe of the devastation.