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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 May 1961Vol. XXXI, No. 10

Bongo Beat

p. 127 · Read in the full issue

[?]inister With The Bongo Beat

good time was had by all \e Red Cross Ball held in mg, New Guinea, on April mark the opening of the big £662,000 general hospital, the most newsworthy event e night was the fact that the 'ter for Territories, Mr. Paul ick, laid aside Ministerial and took over the playing e drums in the band. an Australian newspaper ter put it: ", . . He found from the heavy respon ses he faces in bringing the d Territory through to self nination”. -ouple of days later, in Port sby, Mr. Hasluck said y: “I really enjoyed myself”.