The day the American destroyer USS McCampbell tied up in Townsville the glaring poor care of the Victory in the Pacific fountain in the Railway Oval , at the the start of the city's Civic Pride Trail , was still evident . The pool and surrounding walkway had been bombarded for days with fruit and leaves from a nearby tree. Our vigilant Shipping Reporter says the condom which had been next to the fountain for weeks had been removed , probably shipped to Indonesia or China for recycling .
