The weathered lifebuoy on this yacht in the Magnetic Island marina could not only save somebody who had fallen overboard but also save the souls of others through its very unusual name , The Joshua C . The letter C stands for Christ.
In other religious news , an area of land on the island known as the Pope's Land , left to the Catholic church , is up for sale as a possible redevelopment through expressions of interest by March 14 . Covering slightly more than four hectares ,with three street frontages, one opposite the Nelly Bay supermarket and shops,it is near the beach and close to the ferry terminal .
It is currently waterlogged , a stream is running through it , likely to do so for weeks to come . Included in the land are several clumps of tall bamboo , one of which threatened a nearby house . Townsville church authorities did not respond to a letter about the matter , so a trusty chainsaw resolved the problem .
It is currently waterlogged , a stream is running through it , likely to do so for weeks to come . Included in the land are several clumps of tall bamboo , one of which threatened a nearby house . Townsville church authorities did not respond to a letter about the matter , so a trusty chainsaw resolved the problem .
Our Shipping Reporter , the only one north of Botany Bay , NSW, drew our attention to another interesting yacht , also in the Magnetic Island marina , bearing a famous Samoan literary name -Tusitala - bestowed upon Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson . Stevenson , who wrote Treasure Island , Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , spent the last years of his life on an island in Samoa , where he was given the name Tusitala (Teller of Tales ) by the islanders . He died there , aged 44, soon after having difficulty opening a bottle of wine in 1894.
