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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1956Vol. XXVI, No.7

Noumea Air Tourists

p. 158 · Read in the full issue

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ON an educational holi d a; arranged by the Federation de Oevres de I’Ecole Publique o New Caledonia, 55 persons includim 20 school teachers, with ages rang ing from 11 to over 60 years, spen 13 days in New Zealand in Januar;- Main wish of the party, only few of whom could speak Englisl; was to see a glacier, and the wise was realised. The New Zealanr Tourist Department arranged am conducted the tour of both island! which included a visit to Fran Joseph glacier on the West Coasj of the South Island, as well as othe principal “sights.”

The party was flown to and frorr New Zealand in a chartered TEAi DC6 aircraft. (Cost was £AI7S).