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The Vanished People

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Ion Idriess documents the mysteries and customs of the Aboriginal people from Oenopelli in the Kimberley through Northb Queensland and on to the Torres Strait Islands. First published in 1955, now in Imprint Classics.

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.

* Still the best history of the Torres Strait cannibals in the 1840s, first published 1950 and finally in a new illustrated edition.
* Great information of North Queensland history, and Aboriginal customs from the Kimberly to the Torres Strait.
* Out of print for 60 years. An Idriess classic.

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