Building Activity Around Port Moresby

Building is going on around Port Moresby— administrative centre of Papua-New Guinea —at a breath-taking rate. The above photographs were taken by the PIM on April 27 to show some of the recent additions to the town—and the resting-place of some of the millions which Australia, official and non-official, is pouring into the Territories.

TOP.—This is a part of the little suburb which the Works and Housing Department has built, four miles out of Port Moresby, near the airfield, to house part of its European staff.

CENTRE (left). —A number of new buildings are being erected on the distant hilltop for the accommodation of a new radio station. This is about three miles out of Moresby. CENTRE

(right).—This is the very charming little suburb. 2½ miles out of Moresby, erected by the Aus tralian Petroleum Co., to house part of the large European staff engaged in the search for oil in Papua. Ocean in the right background.

LOWER (left). —Just a corner of the large excavation fronting the port, where Steam ships Trading Company is now erecting a very large new department store. LOWER (right).— Native technicians are erecting new offices for the Department of Education at Konedubu, the Administration suburb of Moresby.

But see article elsewhere in this issue— troubles are gathering. The supply of cement and building materials is rapidly running out.