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Robert (Bob) and Herbert Octavius (Bert) Hallam, brothers from Proserpine and Riordanvale had been involved in farming and a soft-drink factory in Proserpine. They had been =boat skippers with the Embury expeditions and purchased the lease for Hayman Island in late 1935, planning to build on the tourist potential of the island. THey established the Great Barrier Reef Game Fish Angling Club in 1935, attracting local and international game fishing enthusiasts. Monty Embury's organisation in Sydney continued to serve as a publicity and booking agency for the Hallams. Guests could travel by rail to Proserpine or Bowen or to travel by coastal passenger steamer from Brisbane or Sydney as those vessels called regularly at the resorts. Transfers to and from Cannonvale or Bowen or the steamers were effected by boats owned by the Hallams. Bob Hallam moved to Bucasia, where he bought a general store and post office agency  in 1937, leaving Bert in sole control at Hayman Island.

William and Frank Hann, pastoralists and explorers commissioned by the Queensland Government to explore the interior of the Cape York Peninsula north of the recently worked Etheridge fields. They led a well-organized official party to explore , discovering traces of gold on the Palmer River in 1872. Wikipedia entry  Australian Dictionary of Biography Northmost Australia, Volume 2. Chapters 52-58

Thomas Hayman, Sailing Master on HMS Salamander, commanded by George Nares.

William John Heatley,  mayor of Townsville from 1927 to 1932. He was managing director of the family business of F. Heatley and Sons. Biography

Ernest Henry Wikipedia entry  Australian Dictionary of Biography

Robert George Wyndham Herbert, the first Premier of Queensland Wikipedia entry   Australian Dictionary of Biography Queensland Parliament Fact Sheet  John Oxley Library blog  Australian Postal History

William Oswald Hodgkinson Australian Dictionary of Biography

Rev J Hutchinson, first Bishop of Cooktown (1887-97), and supervised the building of a convent and boarding school for the Sisters of Mercy.

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