New Guinea Draws The Crowds

At The Big Easter Show

r n April, for the second year in succession, the Territory of Papua- Guinea displayed a special exhibit in Sydney’s gigantic Royal ?er Show —and like last year it went off with a bang. At least a iter of a million people saw the display.

ought in thousands of pounds jth of free publicity from the ss, radio and television, and •overnment decided it can’t the future opportunities, and iep the display going at other Ilian shows. ■pvpr fnr mnnv neonle aheadv '.fr with New Y Guinea I there

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. was entirely a Government Krranged for the most part in rra—and it gave no credit at the work of private entern the Territory irHine 1 to its message evervworthwhile being done in IJuinea was being done by the ament. But this was to be )ed ate enterprise itself will !sly have to do its own pub- Ito get on the bandwaggon. i ever, some critics pointed out, nat even in its own publicity the Government exhibit fell ion its job in some important Its. There was no mention of evelopment of native Local nment and of the emergence ;ive women from obscurity to life. There was almost no on of the tremendous Health Itment campaigns and prones; and education also got

hardly a mention. The work of many other Territory departments was also forgotten. There was no men tion of the missions, Here are some of the critics sug gestions for improving the exhibit next year. • Bring down more native at tendants so that two can always be on duty-and include native girls, Perhaps nurses or guides in uni form . • Send officials to visit the many fine shows inside the Territory so th&t some of the best exhibits Ccin fie earmarked for presentation in Australia (with the permission, of course, of the sponsors). •. Install at least two r ea r projection screens to show endless belts of ?.^ our transparencies on Territory life. • Provide a small theatrette to shows films, such as the widely acclaimed New Guinea Patrol . • Cater for school children with projects (the most avid researchers at this year’s show were school children who begged for project material of any sort). Make up small project bags containing samples of produce, and up-to-date notes, • Find space somewhere to sell New Guinea coffee by the cup—this exhibit to pay for itself.

Part of the P-NG exhibit at this year's Royal Easter Show in Sydney.