Nites From The Ng

Goldfields

From Our Own Correspondent WAU, June 28.

General Seccombe, Goc, Northern

Command, accompanied by Colonel Maddern and Group Captain Carr, arrived here on May 30, 1951, and in the evening addressed a large gathering of men at the Wau Club. They left the next day per RAAF Douglas for other areas.

Mr. and Mrs. R. Paul, with their young sons David and lan, returned from three months leave spent in Australia; Mr.

Paul is manager for Burns Philp & Co., Ltd., Wau.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Clissold also returned after nearly four months leave in Aus tralia. Mr. Clissold is attached to Kor anga Gold Sluicing.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Harridge also returned this month from leave spent in Sydney and Australia, Mrs. Harridge was Sister J. Rice of the European Hospital, Wau, before her recent marriage. Mr. Harridge is also with Koranga Gold Sluicing.

A “Hamburger Barbecue” was held at the Wau Golf Club on June 28 to say farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Wally Doe who leave this week for a year’s furlough overseas.

Colonel Maddern and Captain Beat chain were here during the month to commence recruiting for the Papua-New Guinea Volunteer Rifles. Recruits in cluded two officers and 15 O/R’s; five more men will be joining shortly.

Two babies were born at the Wau Hos pital during June—a son to Mr. and Mrs.

Harber of Bulolo; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Pelazarro of Golden Ridges, Wau.

Mr. Jim Dalgetty departed for Cairns, Qld., in June for a well-earned holiday.