Girl Who Escaped Lamington[?]
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Disaster a Brilliant Scholar
MISS Pamela Cawley, now 17,1 starts an Arts course at Sydney i University this year. She is, the daughter of Mrs. Cawley and the late Mr. Cecil Cawley, who lost hiss, life in the Mt. Lamington eruptions in Papua about five years ago. Hep was then District Commissioner at; Higaturu.
Some of the cost of Pamela’s education was met by the Mt. Lamj ington fund and her achievements have been considerable. At the agqb of 12 she left Higaturu one day ahead of the eruption. She attended Our Lady of Mercy College, ParraJ matta, NSW, where she matriculated: last year with “A” passes in Eng 4-; lish, French, Maths, and Honours in Music. In addition she won a University Scholarship for the Teachers’ College, and a Commonf-j wealth Scholarship.