Is part of In the Far North Archibald Meston , 1921 series - publisher essay
Issue Details: First known date: 1921... 1921 In the Far North No. III : Life on the Barrier
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This article begins and ends with tales of shipwreck and tragedy on Barrier Reef islands and the nearby mainland. Other topics include the formation of coral reefs, their fairyland beauty, a death struggle between a shark and a turtle, the edibility of turtles and dugong, and decreasing supplies of trepang and pearl shell.

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    y separately published work icon The Sydney Mail 10 August 1921 Z1121022 1921 newspaper issue 1921 pg. 12, 32
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