At the NG Bar

Finding Out

Who’S Where

'T'HIS clever piece of photography (left) is re -1 produced by permission of the Australian magazine “People" where it originally apoeared in the issue of February 8. The subject: Ushers New Guinea bar in Sydney, famous for about a quarter-century with men from that Territory, although unknown to most Sydneysiders until recently introduced to it through an article by Stuart Inder.

Stuart Inder, until mid-1955, was ABC journalist at Port Moresby and recently he has been doing a good job for the Territory in People" and other Australian publications by showing that stories about the Territory can stand on their own merits as interest-holders without being propped up by the usual ima ginative sensationalism given most things Pacific. 3 As weH as providing the usual refreshment, the New Guinea bar has been famous for two things—for the women who were in charge of it, and for the fact that it was the unofficial meeting place and news exchange for men down on leave from the Territory Ethel was the first, and probably the most famous, chatelaine of the bar; and the present incumbent is Joan—seen in the photograph The information exchange is through "the book which is kept under the bar. Territory men wanting to announce to their friends that they are around enter their names in it Con versely, if you want to find out who is in town, you look through it and perhaps leave a message. The present "book" is. of course one of a long line of such volumes—past books now could probably be regarded as works of historical interest. ..?, ee " 'I 1 J h j S photograph, in characteristic attitude left to right, are Messrs. Mick Foley, last posting ADO Talasea; Ted Hicks, ADO: John Baldwin, of Moresby Customs Dept.; Arthur Costello, who was with the "South Pacific Post in Port Moresby for some time; Allen Burns, shipmaster for APC; D. Clancy, Patrol Officer of Mendi; Frank Cleary, of the Postal Department Moresby; Jim Hoile, well-known resident of Wau; and Harold Hindwood, of Mandated Airlines, Lae.

The Sun Features Bureau can supply copies ot the photograph to anyone interested.