First for 100 Years

te Rev. Father L. Walsh (above), who left ley for Norfolk Island on September 13, he first resident Catholic priest on the id since 1855. the days when the island was a convict ement there were two priests stationed !. The reason for having two priests was life was very lonely for one. neliness is something that is unlikely to y Father Walsh for the island has gone ng way since the penal settlement days, ther Walsh was born in Singleton in New (i Wales, and was educated at St. Joseph's ent, Wingen, and St. Joseph's College, er's Hill, Sydney. has served as Royal Australian Air Force lain for four years, and he is still on RAAF reserve.

Father Walsh's main sporting recreations are tennis and handball. His hobbies include in terior decorating and French polishing—and gardening, which he should be able to indulge to the full on Norfolk.

He said that he was looking forward to his two years' term on Norfolk. There is no church or presbytery at present, but building is under way.

In the century Norfolk has been without a resident priest, the Marist Fathers, Church Hill, Sydney, have attended to the require ment of the Island's Catholics. They usually visited Norfolk once a year and stayed for about a month.

to Japan and Hongkong, for a 3-months holi day. Both are real Territorians; Mrs Zander, before her marriage, was Miss Betty Gordon, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gordon, of Port Moresby. She was born in Port Moresby. Mr. Zander, second son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Zander, of Rabaul, was born in Rabaul.

Their present trip is by way of being a delayed honeymoon. They were married in Port Moresby on July 3.