Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. John Snell The death occurred in the Norfolk Island Hospital on July 30 of Mr.

John Snell, aged 88, a link with the island’s old whaling days.

Mr. Snell, born on the island in 1881, married Mrs. Blanche Quintall in 1905 and had three daughters. A farmer for most of his life, he was in his early days a whaling man.

Mr. R. B. Worden Mr. R. B. Worden, formerly of Bums Philp, died on August 13. Mr.

Worden joined Burns Philp in Sydney in 1925, was transferred to New Guinea in the late 1920’5, then in 1938 went to Vila as depot manager.

In August, 1940 he was transferred as manager of the Wallis Island branch and before leaving Bums Philp to join the army, was depot manager at Misima, Papua. He leaves a wife Beverly and daughters Sabita and Susan.

Mr. Sid Moore Mr. Sid Moore, the first executive director of the Papua-New Guinea Tourist Board, died recently in Queenland aged 44.

Mr. Moore was in tourist circles in New South Wales and Queens land before taking over the post of executive director in the territory in 1967. For health reasons he left the posting and went into private business back in Queensland in 1969.

Commander Andrew Veitch Bunyan Commander Andrew Veitch Bunyan, former ship’s master both with the British Phosphate Com missioners and the French Phosphate Company, died in Manly, NSW, on July 11 aged 68.

Commander Bunyan during the war was in command of HMAS Swan and Kanimbla in Pacific amphibious landings. He was awarded the DSC for bravery, skill and devotion to duty in numerous amphibious assaults in the South West Pacific and the Philippines.

William Millar Reid Mr. William Millar Reid, well known South Pacific businessman, died in New South Wales at the age of 91 on August 7.

As a youth he entered the service of Robert Reid and Co. Ltd., a family concern, and eventually became a leading director, a position he held until recently. It was his proud boast that he was the holder of one of the

earliest motor car driver’s licences to be issued in New South Wales.

In the mid-30’s he realised the potential of trade with the Pacific Islands, Tahiti in particular. He obtained agencies for many well known brands of Australian, New Zealand and overseas goods and went to Tahiti, where he and his wife lived for three years.

Having established a prosperous connection with Australia he re turned to Sydney and formed a com

pany, Exporters Pty. Limited, which was taken over in 1939 by Robert Gillespie, who carried on under the trading name of Robert Gillespie Pty. Ltd.

His homestead, Heather Brae, at North Spring wood, NSW, soon be came a rendezvous for business asso ciates from the Islands who enjoyed his hospitality while on business trips to Australia. In addition, he under took the duties of guardian to numer ous Chinese children sent to Aus tralia for their education.

He is survived by his widow, two daughters, four grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.