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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 December 1952Vol. XXIII, No. 5

New Administrator In

p. 20 · Read in the full issue

Norfolk Is.

Brigadier C. H. B. Norman, DS MC, who has been appoim Administrator of Norfolk Island succeed Mr. A, Wilson, retiring December 31) is 48, and v engaged in primary production ui 1939. He went into World War in 1940 with captain’s rank, with much distinction in Midi East, New Guinea and Borneo z finished as Lieut.-Colonel, w< Military Cross and DSO awarded the field. He became West Austral Controller of Demobilisation at the war, in 1946, and later was W Australia’s Deputy Director of W Service Land Settlement, graduated and took the Colle Honours Medal at Hawkesbu Agricultural College in 1924.

The Australian Territories Minis; praised the work done on Norfo Island during seven years by N Wilson. Mr. Wilson left the isla in early December, and Mr. Iv.

Buffett, Government Secretary, acting Administrator.

See Comment on Method of A pointment, on page 13.

Mr. E. J. H. Colchester-Wemyj chief of police in BSI, with his w and two-years-old daughter were Australia in November en route Honiara from the UK where th have been spending six montJ leave.