Alan J. Morris Alan J. Morris i(A97254 works by)
Born: Established: 1935 Rockhampton, Rockhampton - Yeppoon area, Maryborough - Rockhampton area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon The Sole Survivor Alan J. Morris , Emu Park : Alan J. Morris , 1992 Z1707482 1992 single work novella historical fiction James Morrill was a sailor on the Peruvian which was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef on 8 March 1846. Of the 21 survivors who escaped on a raft, only 4 were still alive 42 days later when they landed at Cape Cleveland. These survivors were taken in by the local Aboriginal tribe, however within 2 years only Morrill still lived. He remained with the tribe for 17 years, but when white settlers moved into North Queensland he left his Aboriginal wives and children to live in the white settlement at Bowen and later at Townsville.
1 y separately published work icon Island of the Dreaming : My Island of Dreams Alan J. Morris , Emu Park : Alan J. Morris , 1989 Z1290059 1989 single work novella historical fiction
1 Episode Alan J. Morris , 1931 single work short story
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 29 January 1931; (p. 6) Meeting an old flame proves to a bored husband that a plain wife is better than the grubby reality of an exotic memory.
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