Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1960Vol. XXX, No. 12

Okinawans Are

p. 117 · Read in the full issue

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Model Migrants

According to a Radio Aus tralia broadcast to the Islands on June 27, a party of 70 Okinawan shell divers brought in to Australia two years ago to meet the need for skilled deep-divers for the Thursday Island pearl-shell industry have proved to be model citizens.

The broadcast said that the divers have gained the admira tion of the local people for their diving skill. Four of the 70 men have lost their lives. One has married a local girl and another is to marry soon. Most will be renewing two-y ear contracts which have just ended.

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