Hornet Island Tales of Ghost Inhabitants and Lost Pioneers
The Hornet Island coral speck near New Guinea shelters a hut and a water-filled well with a tale. Jim Clarity and Ned Beavers, once rumored blackbirders, vanished after years of provisioning tours, while survivor Clausen on nearby debris islands recounted shell and skull curios, and a dramatic octopus encounter with a fisherman near the Trobiand group.
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New Guinea
Hornet Island
Bill Bowyang
Jim Clarity
Ned Beavers
Thursday Island
Port Moresby
Home Island
Clarity
Beavers
South Seas
Joe Moore
Clausen
Trobriund
Clausden
Tanekily
Fraudulent Telegram Leads to Quick Arrests in Glen Innes
A telegram sent from Glen Innes to Tamworth sought 10 pounds and prompted police action. Serjeant Crozier and constables traced two men in Grey Street. Langley Stewart Gates and William Dawson pleaded guilty before P M W L Perry and received 14 days with hard labour.
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Glen Innes
Ion
Tamworth
William Clements
Ison
Clements
Crozier
Flaherty
Lennon
Grey Street
Langley Stewart Gates
William Dawson
W. L Perry
William Tson
Gates
Dawson
Glen Tones
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