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'THERE IS ANOTHER boom-and-bust resource industry in the West, one with a long and near-forgotten history. The exploitation and artistic use of the pearl shell Pinctada maxima, one of the largest and most lustrous nacre-producing bivalve shells found along the northern shores, is an ancient craft dating back over twenty thousand years. Its story is full of wonder, intrigue, romance and greed – yet to be fully appreciated in Australian history.' (Author's introduction)
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Subjects:
- A Pearling Master's Journey : In the Wake of the Schooner Mist 2007 single work non-fiction
- The Master Pearler's Daughter : Memories of My Broome Childhood 2004 single work autobiography
- A Pearler's Wife : Chapter Extraction from A Pearling Master's Journey 2009 single work extract
- Koombana Days 2013 single work biography
- Broome, Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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