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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1956Vol. XXVII, No. 2

Good afternoon, Your Excellency . . .

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When the Australian aircraft-carrier "Sydney" made a four-days visit to Suva in late August, her Commander, caplain W. H. Harrington, DSO, RAN, paid a visit to the Governor of Fiji by helicopter. landing on the lawn in front of Government House. It was the first time that a helicopter has been seen in Fiji and Fijian and Indian residents were vastly intrigued. Our photograph shows Captain Harrington taking off again from Government House after paying his call.

Photo: Fiji Public Relations Office.