hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə pˈæpjuːə nˈuː ɡˈɪni ænd wˈɜːkt ðɛɹ ˌɔn ˈɔɪl ɛksploːɹˈeɪʃən ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə pɐsˈɪfɪk wˈɔːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː.
He returned to Papua New Guinea and worked there on oil exploration until the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1942.