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(From Our Own Correspondent) DVERSE weather in the Port Moresby area in early February brought about another “First” in Territory’s aviation history. ’or the first time, 23 passengers a Qantas Dakota from Lae dis barked at Fisherman’s Island and :e taken to Port Moresby by a A launch.

'isherman’s is a long, flat island y a few miles from Moresby r nship and is maintained (at a b of several thousands a year) an alternate airstrip for Jack ’s strip. It’s used mainly, how r by Aero Club planes for •cuits and bumps.”

'he regular airlines do not favour ig Fisherman’s as there are no senger facilities, and in any case, two strips are only a mile or apart so that if one is closed Dugh bad weather, the other one isually closed also, i the few cases where passenger les have landed before, they re ined aboard the aircraft and flew to Jackson’s when the weather ired.

nd Another for Moresby

eat this, Suva: P-NG’s first set raffic lights is to be installed in t Moresby soon. he lights will be set up at the srsection known as Calamity ner as soon as they are received n Australia. Calamity Corner, as name implies, is notable for the iber of accidents that occur there. lights are not before time.

Jnfortunately, our correpsondent 3 not say which is Calamity ner, and PIM can think of a iber which qualify. P-NG’s only fic-cop, a native, performs daily he intersection of Musgrave and Lglas Streets).