News Notes From The Goldfields

Prom Our Own Correspondent

IIHE population of Wau is growing in the best possible way. During January, the stork was working over ime and delivered six babies to the Wau lospital.

To Mr, and Mrs. Jim Cavanagh of lulolo on the Bth, a daughter; Mr. and Irs. Gordon Hammond on the 14th, a aughter; and Mr. and Mrs. Mick Leahey f Zenag, on the 15th, a son; to Mr. and Irs. V. W. Bell, of Zenag on the 19th, a □n; to Mr. and Mrs. J. Hawley on the 6th, a son; and to Mr. and Mrs. F. M. »ittle of Bulolo on the 28th, a son.

ENGAGEMENTS announced recently in Li Wau were those of Miss June Eliza beth Rodgie to Mr. Ted Harridge; and liss June Rice to Mr. James Harridge. toth these girls are on the Nursing Staff f the Wau European Hospital, and the rothers are attached to Korang& Gold luicing, Wau. 3URING January Assistant District Officer Seale went on a short patrol through the Otibanda country iking with him nine young schoolboys dio were on school holidays from South; leir ages ranged from 9 to 17 years. After heir five-day patrol, they all arrived ack tanned and full of enthusiasm over atrols in general. lIAU has had some changes in Admin fY istration staff. Mr. W. Bailey, ccompanied by his wife and small aughter, arrived to take up duties as enior Clerk after having been stationed t Goroka. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kerr, with □ung son Jamie, departed for three lonths leave. Mr. Jerry Corlass and imily arriving meanwhile; he took over ae duties of Native Labour Inspector.

Ir. Vince Idstein has also joined the .dministrative staff after some months i Rabaul and other stations.

Mr. Eric Beattie of Koranga Gold luicing, Wau, departed for three months ‘ave at the end of December. He will larry during his leave, Miss Rae Wind peare, of Tasmania. Mr. Arthur Clarke, f Golden Power, State Creek, paid a nort business visit to Australia, accom anied by Mrs. Clarke. l/|ATRON Thorburn, senior matron, fj. P.H.D., Papua-New Guinea, paid a short visit to Wau on January 30. n the previous day while flying from ae to Wau, the Dragon aircraft in which [atron Thorburn was travelling crashed t Slate Creek —luckily both pilot and assenger were unharmed. The Dragon, le of M.A.L.’s fleet was severely imaged.

Matron Thorburn is lucky in her air ■aft accidents; prewar residents will re ill that she was a passenger in one of arpenter’s D.H. 86 airliners which, en mte to Rabaul, landed more or less ifely, on the coral reef near Sicacui in ew Ireland in 1941.

HHE Wau Golf Club played host to Wau L Township on the afternoon of Febru ary 3 when the Club ran a “Novelty” fternoon to raise funds for the local kindergarten, the Sports Club and the rolf Club. A successful afternoon was ad by all and the nett proceeds amounted ) approximately £5O.

yiR. TOM "YEOMANS-a' * director of

▼1 Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd. —is visit ing Bulolo with his son Clive. His ife and daughter who also were here ave returned to Sydney.

Mr. Perce Yeomans with his wife and imily also travelled to this area per ulolo and are continuing their journey

South on the same vessel. Both Mr. T. and Mr. P. Yeomans are Directors of the recently formed South Pacific Brewery and their visit was connected with this enterprise.

A RECENT arrival in Wau is Mr. Jack Thompson who, has been appointed resident Geologist for the District.

He is an officer of the Commonwealth Bureau of Mineral Research, and his appointment is welcomed locally. Mr.

Thompson was Field Geologist for A.P.C., in Papua. He is accompanied by his wife and sister-in-law, Miss J. Hinder, who has taken up a position as supervisor in Wau’s pre-school play centre.

Sutherland-de Frame Wedding

ANOTHER pretty wedding took place at the Rabaul Agnes Wisdom Library, on February 4, when Miss Margot Sutherland married Mr. John de Frame.

Mrs. Pamela Boyle of Kokopo, was the Matron of Honour.

The bride wore a street-length frock of white lace, and tiny hat of satin and She was given away by her brother, Mr.

Bob Sutherland, of Rabaul.

The young couple left on the Bulolo for a southern honeymoon.

This season Norfolk Island has supplied 2,500 bushels of certified disease-free bean seed to growers in NSW. Norfolk Island has been growing carrot-seed also, for the NSW market.