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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 9

Lobster Tails From

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Daru

[?]ydney Man’s Plan For New Papuan Industry

I NEW lobster-catching industry, L based on Daru, Western Papua, is planned by Mr. Jack Toyer, tio is now preparing his 72-ft otor vessel Cygnet, in Sydney, for e enterprise.

Mr. Toyer, several years ago, was arine superintendent in New uinea for an Australian oil com my, and he believes that there are itable lobster-breeding grounds lar Daru. He recently advertised r men to join in his project, and i told the interested newspapers at he will leave shortly for Port oresby with his wife and young ildren, aboard Cygnet, and he will followed by six men who will take o smaller craft to Papua. Cygnet, ted with refrigeration, will be the lother ship”; the smaller craft II be the “chasers”; and the tails the captured lobsters will be Dzen, shipped to Port Moresby and ence despatched to United States, lere there is a large and profit le market.