Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. E. C. Harris

The death occurred in Brisbane on [arch 22 of Mr. E. C. Harris, irmerly Treasurer of the Territory ; Papua.

Edward Charles (“Ted”) Harris— >rn in Melbourne 69 years ago— id been in poor health for some :ars. He went to the Papaun rvice as a Treasury and Customs ;rk in 1908. From 1911 to 1917 was Collector of Customs at marai, Daru and Port Moresby, id in 1927 he became Treasurer d member of Executive and Legis tive Councils. He retired in 1938. r. Harris was married in Moresby Miss Scott (from Warwick, aeensland) of the nursing staff of oresby Hospital and leaves four ildren.

Mr. Harris served as a youth in - Light Horse in the South African ir and in World War I. He was a en cricketer and golfer, and a re gnised authority on Papuan stamps d postal lore—he corresponded th collectors all over the world, nong those at his funeral were ving and ex-Papuans Syd Chance, larles Wurth, Fred Bunting, Ivan lampion, W. Bellingham and Fed d Audit Officer Furler.

Mr. A. E. Hosie

Mr. Arthur Edwin (“Dick”) )sie, 37, well-known in the British lomons, New Guinea and Papua, d as a result of a fall from a i-jeep at Lae, New Guinea, on irch 8. •* [t is thought that he lost his ance and fell from the jeep when ning over to take some cigarettes m his pocket. de spent many pre-war years with /er Brothers in the Solomons. He ved with the Solomons Battalion 1 later as a Lientenant in ANGAU. de settled in Lae in 1946 as a Ider, was a foundation member of Lae Services clubs and a pro lent member of the local RSL. de is survived by his widow and 2e small children.

Mr. J. H. Baldie

*y a curious coincidence, the death urred in Melbourne on March 15 Mr. James H. Baldie who, for ny years was Assistant Govern at Secretary in Papua at the same e as the Treasurership was held Mr. Harris, whose death occurred Brisbane on March 22. dr. Baldie joined the Papua /ice early in the century and filled ious posts in field administration

—he was Resident Magistrate in a number of districts before becoming assistant to Mr. H. W. Champion.

He was popular and highly respected.

Mr. Baldie married a sister of Mrs.

F. S. Stewart, of New Guinea, and they had one son, Stanley. Stanley and his cousin, Moresby Gofton (son of Mrs. Stewart by her first husband), enlisted together in the Royal Air Force just before World War 11. Both gained commissions and both were killed, after rendering distinguished service. Mr. Baldie retired in the thirties and, later, was an active offi

cial of the RSL in Melbourne. He leaves a son and daughter by his second wife.

Mr. M. Elfinbein

Mr. Merv Elfinbein died in Port Moresby hospital recently as a result of burns sustained when fire followed an explosion at his Badili home. The explosion occurred while Mr. Elfin bein was using inflammable cleaning fluid in the bathroom. Aged 34, he joined the staff of Australian Petro leum Co. in 1946, and became a very popular member of the community.

He was active in the Masonic Lodge and was a keen member of the golf club. (Continued on Page 115.}

Mr. A. C. Koskey

Mr. Alfred Clement Koskey died om a coronary occlusion on March S, a few hours after being admitted

i Port Moresby Hospital. Mr, Kos

sy, 61, was a public servant of ng standing. He first came to the rritory in 1921 to serve the TNG Iministration, and had been in many stricts. He was a member of the IF during World War I, and was ith the Allied Works Council dur g the last war. One of the first to turn when the Army handed over /il administration, Mr. Koskey went to the Native Labour Department 1945.

Mr. J. K. Harrington

John Keenan Harrington,

, of the Department of Works d Housing accounts staff, died Port Moresby on March 13.

He had lived in the town since M and was well known as a mem r of the Public Service Club and : Golf Club. He went to Port :>resby in a key position when Drks and Housing Department was it established.