McLusky speaks into Brisbane's ear "Sir the machine took some damage in unloading so the doctor and his daughter are working on getting the parts they need and fixing it. The doctor says we'll test it by putting on a play in town here. He's asked if we could assemble what provisions we'll need to travel and he handed me some instructions for getting flyers printed up."
So the things that you'll need are a translator who can speak english, portuguese and as many native languages as possible, then provisions for the trip, a boat and a guide or guides that know the jungle and tribes around. Beyond that Mclusky has to find a printer that speaks english enough to print flyers.
How would you like to set about finding these things?
The city is large but quite poor and prices are cheap. It has won it's independence from Portugal a decade or so ago, the rubber trade is just getting started but hasn't hit full swing yet.