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NEW GUINEA VOLCANOES OFFICIALS RETURNING TO RABAUL 'By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright? Received June 8, 11.5 p.m. SYDNEY, June 8. The administrator at Rabaul radioed to-day that bolh volcanoes apparently were dead. Government officials were returning and would resume duties. The medical officer was able to cope with the situation. Electricity services were being restored. The number of native deaths is less than 20. W. R. Carpenter and Company have bought the New South Wales coasta: steamer Coombar, which will replace one of the vessels lost in the eruption. PLAN TO RESTORE TOWN SYDNEY, June 8. The total damage done by the volcanic eruptions at Rabaul is estimated at about £200,000. The Administrator, Brigadier-General W. R. McNicoll, is determined to re-establish Rabaul as the capital, and plans have been made for the early return of the male portion of the population. The channel in the harbour to Rabaul is regarded as safe.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 135, 9 June 1937, Page 7
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