Title The white divers of Broome : the true story of a fatal experiment / John Bailey

Published Sydney : Pan Macmillan, 2001

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	639.412099414 Bai/Wdo		AVAILABLE

Description xv, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm Summary In 1912 Broome was as much Asian as Australian. The town thrived on the hugely profitable, but extremely dangerous, pearl shell industry. It was a frontier town where racial tensions simmered. This is a gripping narrative that echoes with many of the same fears and hopes as society today Analysis Aborigines Broome (WA) Diving Forced labour History, 1901-1945 Japan Pearls Racial discrimination Social conditions Western Australia Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Broome Pearl divers -- Australia -- Broome (W.A.) Pearl divers -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Broome -- History Pearl divers -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Broome Pearl industry and trade -- Australia -- Broome (W.A.) Pearl industry and trade -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Broome -- History Pearl industry and trade -- Australia -- Western Australia -- Broome Pearl industry and trade. SUBJECT Broome (W.A.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83068070 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Broome (W.A.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83068070 -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Western Australia -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117437 -- 1901-1914 ISBN 0732910781 (paperback)

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