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.
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