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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 11

Pearl Shell Research

p. 138 · Read in the full issue

Mr. J. S. Hynd, Officer-in-Charge of the Pearl Shell Research Station, Thursday Island, wants to establish contact with persons in the Pacific, area who may be able to supply in formation about pearl-shell and any industries based thereon. He is alsp particularly interested in obtaining specimens of the various types of pearl-shell found through out the Pacific area, and would be prepared to make a financial arrangement with any person who could supply same.

Sister Pat Durdin, of the An glican Mission, Papua, left Adelaide to return to New Guinea early in April.