New Guinea Highlands Notes

I/|R. Prank Ballagh, Medical

tx Assistant from Kerowagi, pro ceeded to Victoria recently idth Mrs. Ballagh to spend their urlough. He has been relieved by Ir. Ray Keyes.

Members of the Department of Jivil Aviation have been installed t Kerowagi, and expect to be there )r some time.

The popular ADO of Mount [agen, Mr. Allan Timperly, and his imily, have gone South on a well arned leave. Mr. R. Coles has re eved Mr. Timperley at Mount Agen.

Mr. Brian Corrigan, of Minj patrol ost, recently returned from Aus 'alia looking nt and well. But, from a patrol which in uded the Jimmi River area, he ►ok ill and had to seek medical Mention at Lae. He is now back . his post, a little thinner but quite covered.

A recent addition to the European filiation of the Highlands, is Miss amara Randmae, sister of the >pular Anti-TB medico Dr. George andmae, whose headquarters are Kundiawa. However, the doctor’s

work takes him up and down the valley with his capable wife as as sistant, so Miss Randmae is able to look after young Tina Randmae in their long absences.

Dr. John Gunther, Director of Public Health, made an epic tour of the Highlands recently, most of the way on his motor cycle. Un fortunately, the rain has come early to these parts, and the roads were not all they should have been, so Dr. Gunther had quite a lot of pushing to do. But he completed his tour of inspection.

Mr. John Womersley accompanied Dr. Barnard (of Canberra) and Mr.

L. Webb (of Brisbane) on a recent tour of the Highlands. Messrs. Bar nard and Webb are plant biologists who were making a survey in New Guinea.

One more RTC Station has been added to the Highlands circuit. This is at Yani SDA Mission, in the Chimbu area, and is operated by Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore.

Mrs. V. B. Pennefather, well known in the New Britain district recently paid a visit to her relatives] the Ken Jones, of Kundiawa.