Page-Adams Marriage
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A WEDDING of great interest to New Guinea folk—particularly the Befores —took place in Sydney on April 10 when Jean Page and John Adams were married at St. Augustine’s Church.
Neutral Bay.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs H H Page now of Neutral Bay. and the iate Harold Page who was Government Secretary to the pre-war New Guinea A^ dr ?i nistration: the bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Una Adams and the late Mr H Adams of Patlangat Plantation, New Ire land. The fathers of both bride and groom were Montevideo Maru victims having lost their lives when that vessel, carrying New Guinea civilian internees! was Jxirpedoed while on its way to Japan Miss Pam Page, sister of the bride and Miss Rosemary Adams, sister of the groom were bridesmaids. Guests at the wedding included Lady McNichol, Mr. and Mrs R Melrose and Mrs. H. A. Gregory. After a honeymoon in northern NSW the couple will sail for New Guinea on the Bulolo at the end of April.
Mr. H. W. Simmonds, QBE. formerly Government Entomologist in Fiji was ex pected to arrive in the Colony in late March. Mr. Simmonds intends to make a collection of entomological material in Taveuni for the Natural History section of the British Museum, London.