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iPER PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 (Received This Day, 9.40 a.m.) Sydney, This Day. Judge Murray, Papuan Administrator, has arrived here. Interviewed regarding has recent exploration of the Fly river, he said that the party ascended the river for 530 miles. One village was found with the natives • wearing cuirasses of thickly platted rattan cane as a shield against arrows. In addition to hows and arrows they carried weapons of egg-shaped stone clubs with long handles. Another place they witnessed evolutions by disciplined men, a thing rarely seen in Papua. On the upper reaches of the river they found traces of gold. He thinks that if Sir Rupert Clarke finds gold in payable quantities a rush will ensue that will solve the present problem and future settlement and development of the island.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1914, Page 4
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136Australian News Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 May 1914, Page 4
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