Fishy Business
The story of Sydney and its fish markets
$47.19
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2025
Summary
For millennia, the Aboriginal people of coastal Sydney lived in harmony with the natural environment. Fishing and shell fishing were a way of life. Everything changed with the arrival of the First Fleet. Fishing quickly became important to the European colonists. The place where the fisherman’s catch was sold also became important - and colour and controversy were never far away from Sydney’s markets.
From Woolloomooloo to Redfern, Haymarket and Blackwattle Bay - with its new world-cl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761470677 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761470671 |
| Author: | John Faulkner |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 387mm x 290mm |
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About The Author
John Faulkner
John Faulkner’s working life began as a teacher of severely disabled children. In 1989 he became a Labor Party senator, serving until his retirement in 2015. He was a cabinet minister in the Keating Government, serving after its defeat as Leader of the Opposition in the senate from 1996 to 2004. He was elected National President of the ALP in 2006. He served as a cabinet minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments - firstly as Cabinet Secretary and Special Minister of State, and then as Minister for Defence. Faulkner remains active in many community organisations and charities, including as chair of the Bondi to Manly Walk Steering Committee and the Whitlam Institute. For many years he has been a passionate patron and supporter of the Sydney Fish Market. Fishy Business is his second book.
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