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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1951Vol. XXII, No. 2

Papua-N. Guinea Guides at Narrabeeu

p. 29 · Read in the full issue

YDNEY and Brisbane n e w s pers have given lot of publicity the Girl Guides )m Papua-New linea who have ne to Sydney to te part in the ternational Girl tides Jubilee ,mp at Narra en. rhe gathering mmenced o n ugu s t 27, ten 500 Girl lides, from all r e r the world, *an to assemble, le Camp lasted week. Papua iw Guinea rep sentatives were; Europeans irgaret Gracey,

and Maureen Shorthouse, 13— i latter the youngest patrol leader the Ist Port Moresby Company.

Chinese —Helen Cheong and May 3 to, of Rabaul.

Natives —Raka Hital, Vagi Varo d Keke Reva.

The girls are in charge of the Girl Guides Commissioner for Papua-New Guinea, Mrs. A. V. Price.

All have received much kindness and hospitality in Brisbane and Sydney.

They needed it the weather was much colder than they are accustomed to.

At a special Rally at Rabaul on Saturday. August 11, the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides raised £25, thus bringing the fund for the Guides going to Narrabeen to £lOO.

May Seeto, Helen Cheong and Vagi Varo are interested in the purchase of woollen stockings in Brisbane.