Island Travellers

Miss Norma Jones, who is witi. the LMS at Port Moresby, recentlr had four months’ leave in NewcastH:

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Travellers from Sydney in January February included (left to right, top to bottom): — Mr. Grady Parrott, United States Pre sident of the Missionary Aviation Fellow ship, who flew to New Guinea lat[?] January to discuss re-organisation on their air service in that area. (See els[?] where this issue.) Mr. V. G. Giddings, London motor mechanic, keen to obtai[?] employment in New Guinea, wrote to [?] firms there before finally getting a jo[?] with New Guinea Goldfields at Wau. H[?] went north by Qantas late in January.

Mr. and Mrs. George Etchells an[?] Patricia returned to Lae, NG, late [?] January, after 10 weeks’ leave. M[?] Etchells is QEA Catering Officer. M[?] Thomas, her daughter, Mrs. Digby, M[?] R. B. Digby and their two children [?] turned to Port Moresby in February after leave. Mr. Digby is Plant Engineer for Works and Housing Department.

Mr. A. G. Chaffey and Mr. B. I Roach, of Vacuum Oll Co. Mr. Chaffe[?] Engineer, Pacific Territories, and M[?] Roach, Constructional Engineer, flew [?] NG and Fiji to survey storm and hurry cane damage to their installations [?] both Territories.

Mr. D. Taylor, of Hornibrook Pty[?] Sydney, returned to Port Moresby after two months’ leave. He will be engaged o[?] the new wharf for which this firm ha[?] the contract.

Mrs. E. G. Pittaway flew to Lae. NO[?] to join her husband late in January, Mr. Pittaway is with Works and Housin[?] Department. They were married when [?] was on leave three months ago. M[?] Mick Burns, of Works and Housing De partment, Port Moresby, returned their after six weeks’ leave late in January.