Mr W. M. Hughes, Australian Minister for External Affairs, flew to Rabaul, by the first official mail plane from Australia, to pick a site for the capital. The old site was totally destroyed during the volcanic upheaval last year. He is shown here inspecting a guard of honour formed by the native constabulary.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1938, Page 8
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53Mr W. M. Hughes, Australian Minister for External Affairs, flew to Rabaul, by the first official mail plane from Australia, to pick a site for the capital. The old site was totally destroyed during the volcanic upheaval last year. He is shown here inspecting a guard of honour formed by the native constabulary. Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 July 1938, Page 8
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