Prominent Cooktown figures mourn Mr John Blair Martin
Obituary notes the death of John Blair Martin in the Mareeba District Hospital. Born in Brisbane in 1862, he shaped Cooktown's press scene as compositor, proprietor and editor of the Independent after early work on the Courier. He served multiple terms as mayor, aided by a lifetime of public service, hospital work, and local development projects.
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