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Cooktown Notes On Arrival And Timber Survey Plans
From the Cooktown correspondent the narrative describes a homeward voyage up the river and arrival at Cooktown harbor after five months. It notes Cooktown unchanged with familiar faces and cabmen, then discusses a potential shift toward becoming a forestry and timber research center as officials survey mountain timber from Mareeba to the Peninsular region.
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Bury
Mareeba
Bae
Noran