Title Octopus crowd : maritime history and the business of Australian pearling in its schooner age / Steve Mullins

Published Tuscaloosa : The University of Alabama Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource Series Maritime currents : history and archaeology Maritime currents. Contents Introduction: Losing Alice -- Origins of pearling on the East Coast -- The lure of the North -- From Torres Strait to the North West : 1881-1886 -- In the North West : 1886-1890 -- The Aru Islands : there and back -- Consolidating the combination : 1891-1897 -- Days of plenty, days of pain : 1897-1899 -- Federation : the specter of white Australia -- In the Netherlands Indies -- Between a rock and a hard place : 1908-1917 -- Conclusion: The passing of the schooner age Summary "A detailed study of the origins and demise of schooner-based pearling in Australia"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Pearl fisheries -- Australia -- History Mother-of-pearl -- Australia -- History Pearl divers -- Australia -- History Schooners -- Australia -- History Commerce Mother-of-pearl Pearl divers Pearl fisheries Schooners SUBJECT Australia -- Commerce -- History Subject Australia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780817392383 0817392386

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