Transition

Died; James Grundy, former director of the Fiji Employers Consultative Associ ation, in Suva’s Colonial War Memorial Hospital on January 13. Born in Middle ton, Lancashire in 1908, Mr Grundy was a rubber planter in India prior to serving in the British Army in India during World War 11. He later worked in Malaya and Singapore before joining FECA as direc tor in 1960.

Died: Campbell “Bambi” Quintal, 68, of Norfolk Island, on February 10. Known as “a Norfolk Islander of the old school gentle, courteous at all times”, Mr Quintal was a member of one of Norfolk Island’s most famous families and his death was a cause of sadness for all, according to the Norfolk Islander.

Name Changed: Mr David Unagi, mem ber for Moresby North-East in the Papua New Guinea Parliament, announced in February that he has changed his name to David Moshe Dayan Unagi.

Died: Mr Herbert “Bert” Kienzle, 83, in Sydney. Mr Kienzle’s long and honoura ble association with Papua New Guinea began in 1927, when he was appointed manager of a rubber plantation at Kanu sia. In the 1930 s he established a mining

company in the Yodda Valley, near Go roka, and later set up his own rubber plan tation there. Mr Kienzle’s most famous contribution to PNG history was his in volvement with the Australian retreat along the Kokoda Trail in 1942. He assem bled and assisted some 6000 carriers soon known as “Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels” and played a vital part in helping AIF sol diers survive the crossing of the Owen Stanley Range. Mr Kienzle is survived by his wife Naril, three sons, two daughters and several adopted Papua New Guinean children.

Appointed: Dr David J Doulman, as dep uty director of the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency in Honiara, Solomon Is lands. Formerly Chief Fisheries Econo mist in Papua New Guinea and director of the East-West Centre’s tuna project, Mr Doulman is an internationally acclaimed expert on tuna fisheries and the author of two books on fisheries in the South Pacific.

Appointed: Mr Michael M Maue, as pro ject officer with the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co-operation. Mr Maue is a Bachelor of Economics graduate from the University of Papua New Guinea and joined SPEC from PNG’s Department of Foreign Affairs, where he was assistant secretary in its Pacific Australia and New Zealand branch. As project officer (Eu ropean Community), Mr Maue will be re sponsible for the administration of SPEC’s EC-funded regional program. □