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Racial tensions, deadly dives, and a doomed experiment in Australia.
The White Divers of Broome
the true story of a fatal experiment
$34.39
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320 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2002
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Summary
The White Divers of Broome: A Story of Race, Peril, and the Pearl Trade
In 1912, Broome was a melting pot of Asian and Australian cultures, alive with exotic aromas and a symphony of diverse languages. The town’s prosperity hinged on the lucrative, yet perilous, pearl shell industry, where Asian labor was inexpensive and easily replaceable. A frontier town at heart, racial tensions simmered between whites, Asians, and Aborigines.
That year, twelve British Royal Navy-trained …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330363389 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0330363387 |
| Author: | John Bailey |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Imprint: | Pan Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 273g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 133mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
John Bailey
John Bailey has been a barrister in Melbourne, a public servant in Papua-New-Guinea, and a teacher in England. He now lives adjacent to the Queensland border in northern New South Wales.
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