Trochus Shell Problem in New Caledonia
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New Caledonia
ALTHOUGH the opening of the New Caledonian trochus shell season has been announced for May, it is being suggested that it would be better to can cel the season and allow the reefs to restock. Noumea traders continue to offer £2B (Australian) a ton, but the Japanese market is unprofitable without European competition. Before the war, the output was 450 tons a year, similar to that of Queensland, valued at £28,000.
One of the first Papuan men to go into action with the AIF, Private BL G. Tur ner, of Samarai, Papua, who was wounded in the right leg during the British attack on Bardia (Italian Libya), made a good recovery from his injuries. After six weeks in hospital in Egypt, he was able to rejoin his unit. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turner, old and well-known residents of Papua (Mr. Turner, Snr., has been with BP and Co. for 18 years), Pri vate Turner spent some time in New Guinea, in the employ of NGG Ltd., at Golden Ridges mine, before he enlisted.