In the dawn's early light, which sounds like the opening to the American national anthem , he could see a naval ship way off Townsville , unable to come into port . Later in the day , it was still there , so he paddled out in the office coracle and took a closer shot.
When he came ashore , our Star Spangled waterfront scribe, the only one north of Curl Curl , found the Victory in the Pacific Memorial Fountain , a short distance from the Townsville Bulletin office , was again not working .
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However, at the Anzac Memorial Park , the fountain commemorating Queensland's break away from the New South Wales colony was functioning . If it was playing in all its glory , why not the Victory in the Pacific one in the military garrison city ?
The Shipping Reporter bused out to the much quieter Stockland shopping centre (Myer closed, Reject Shop busy, many people in banks ) and saw at least five news stories along the way , including the long line of people outside Centrelink .
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