Abalone Pioneers by Rhonda Whitton - ISBN: 9781925946062
Paperback
From scruffy divers to industry giants: The untold abalone story.

Abalone Pioneers

The untold stories of the Victorian Western Zone Divers

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    19 August 2019

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Summary

Abalone Pioneers is the Australian story of the divers, deckhands, researchers and processors who established and developed the zone’s abalone industry, from the amateur fishermen of the 1950s and the hazy crazy tribe of ‘scruffy longhairs’, who were attracted by the hedonistic lifestyle and fantastic profits in the 1960s, to the professional enterprise of today. It charts the development of the Victorian Western Abalone Divers Association and its role managing and protecting the Vic…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781925946062
ISBN-10:1925946061
Author:Rhonda Whitton, Liz Doran, Harry Peeters
Publisher:Rockpool Publishing
Imprint:Gelding Street Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:19 August 2019
Weight:1.01kg
Dimensions:114mm x 293mm x 293mm

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