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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1965Vol. 36, No. 9

People

pp. 40-41 · Read in the full issue

On a recent visit to Papua-New Guinea fromi South Australia, Mrs. H. C. Hosking, wife of NG's pre-war Deputy Director of Health, renewedl acquaintance in Port Moresby with Dr. A. V..

Price, in the picture above left. At right, former Territory planter Mr. E. Fulton, now living ini Victoria, said hello again in Port Moresby toi Mr. Eric Chin, who is seen with his son Adrian..

Left, Ratu Jale Bulamainbau, retired AMO of the; Fiji Medical Service, with the Medal of Honour recently presented to him by Fiji's Governor,, Sir Derek Jakeway.

Opposite page, top left, OTC engineer Mr. D., Temperley, and Australian Broadcasting Control!

Board official Mr. C. Elsworthy, received a warm! welcome when they visited Nauru by special! aircraft recently. The same aircraft took Judge; D. G. Andrews, of Queensland, to preside at a trial.

Top right, opposite, is a group of Fijians cur rently visiting Australia for a course in public: administration. From left they are Elimelekii Lomani, Mr. Fred Gibson, Nacanieli Unuiviti and Napolioni Dawai (seated). They were photo graphed in Sydney.

Below, looking bright and happy, is pretty New Caledonian Lizette Kawiane, who in 1959 made news by being the first New Caledonian "blue baby" to fly to Sydney for an operation. Today she is 17 and healthy. Recently the New Cale donian Assembly thanked Australia for its medical help on behalf of New Caledonians.

Below right, the centre of attention is popular New Hebrides chief telephone mechanic George Marshall, about to be led aboard ship in Vila with a dog collar. Occasion was his retirement after 10 years in the post. He is now in Sydney.

Photos: Chin H. Meen, Rob Wright, Irene Sextor[?] Reece Discombe, Fred Dunn.