of Papua
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Death of Mr. Victor Poole, of Papua
THE death has been announced of Mr.
Victor Poole, in Papua, on January 30.
Mr. Poole was a Queenslander, born in Chartres Towers, about 60 years ago. He went to Papua first in 1908, as book-keeper for the now defunct Kulumadau Mine, on Woodlark Island. His brother was manager of the mine at that time.
Several years later he resigned to join the Papuan Government as a Customs officer and, later, he went to the Trob riands as a pearl trader. Except for the Pacific war years, when he was in Towns ville, he remained in the Trobriands for the rest of his life.
His passing is regretted by all Papuans, by whom he was held in high regard.
The Messageries Maritime steamer, “Commandant Dorise,” left Tahiti for Marseilles on January 29, carrying 5,000 tons of local copra. Among her few pas sengers were the Rev. Fr. J. F. Morvan, Brother Charles Gendron and Monsieur Japy.