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Pearl Divers & Sea Rovers in Australian Seas
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As much a history of pearling and lugging in and around Broome, this has been out of print for 30 years, but now in its 22nd edition.

Ion Idriess (1889—1979) is one of Australias best-loved writers, with fifty-six books to his credit and millions of copies sold. When he returned from the First World War he wrote The Desert Column, about his experiences with the 5th Light Horse. Prospecting for Gold was his first major successful work; it immediately sold out and was reprinted constantly in the following years, as were many of his books. Idriess spent much of his life travelling throughout Australia, collecting material for his true-life stories, including Flynn of the Inland, The Red Chief and Nemarluk. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1968 for his contribution to Australian literature.

* Excellent history of Broome and its varied inhabitants, proven seller, back in an illustrated edition.

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