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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1956Vol. XXVI, No.10

Some News Pictures from Papua

p. 147 · Read in the full issue

fht Canadians returned home Ontario in mid-April after six » in Dutch New Guinea. They Mr. and Mrs. Hans Veldhuis, Joanna, Suzanna, Douglas, ;h, Michael and Stephen—the two having been born in

Hollandia. The four older children went with their parents to the Unevangelised Fields Miss ion station at Senge, 14 days walk from the coast, when they first went to DNG. Later an airstrip was built which brought civilisation a great

deal closer. •t More than 1,200 successful flights have been made by Sykorsky S-55 helicopters since they were intro duced to DNG for oil exploration months ago.

Left: A new Roman Catholic Mission was opened at Koki, just outside Port by, on April 21. Our photograph shows ost Rev. A. Sorin, RC Bishop from Yule Papua, speaking at the ceremony

which marked the school's opening.— Photo by Papuan Prints.

At Right: The marriage of Miss Rose Koole shevich, of Port Moresby, to Mr. Ric Guinan, of Muro Estate, Papua, was celebrated at the

Catholic Mission chapel at Orokolo, on Easter Monday.

Many Port Moresby friends of the couple attended the ceremony and wedding reception.

Photo: E. Klein,