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POSSIBLY TOWNSVILLE
The ship put into Townsville for a few
hours and then proceeded to Cairns, to the great joy of many who
expected to soon be with loved ones and friends at Gordonvale;
however, as the ship docked, the announcement was made that the ship
would only be there a few hours, and no one except authorized
personnel would be allowed to go ashore. Guards were posted at the
gang planks and even at the hawsers mooring the ship to the dock.
Even so, a few made it ashore. They were not above dropping into the
water on the bay side and swimming.
Bill Calhoun.
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