Gone-Again Bridge

Henderson Field "Out"

Honiara's On-Again Gone-Again Bridge

THE tune of a well known nursery song is currently popular in Honiara: “Lunga Bridge Is Falling Down”.

Following heavy rains on August 25, the temporary bridge over the troublesome Lunga River was washed away, together with a re cently purchased barge.

Henderson Airfield (which has been back in commission only a couple of months), being across the river, was once again cut off as was the case when the main bridge was swept away in the January floods.

The usual early Tuesday morning exodus to the air-strip was able to reach the drome but when visability proved nil passengers and several vehicles took “their life in their hands’ and re-crossed the now sagging bridge.

The fire tender, Shell re-fuelling waggon and Agents’ bus were unable to make the crossing.

So once again “Old Faithful”, the Kukum air strip, previously pushed

See pages 146/147 for PAA’s New Honolulu-American Samoa air service; and TAPs new arrangement with Australia’s TAA.

into the background because Henderson would be needed for the proposed through-r ou t e to the Hebrides, has come to the rescue.

Qantas 'Plane Delayed Due to continual rain and poor visability, the weekly Qantas’ plane had an enforced overnight stay in Yandina, Russell Islands, on August 24.

It did not arrive in Honiara until 3.15 p.m. on the 25th, and departed the next morning, a day late.

The Piper Carib bean, soon in ser vice in Fiji for Mr.

Tom French. Nadi Airport will then be 20 minutes away from Koro levu Hotel.