Download or read book History of Spearfishing and Scuba Diving in Australia written by Tom Byron and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the pioneering days of spearfishing and scuba diving, read about the sports early spearmen and women and the founding fathers of scuba diving in Australia. This book takes you month by month from 1917 to 1997, through the good and bad times, the discoveries, the tragedies, the undersea explorations, as well as instructor organizations, diving achievers, and a number of important events which together comprise the history of underwater diving in Australia. Within the pages of this book is a large section dealing with the Chronicle of Sport Diving, events reported as though they had recently happened, recapturing all the important occurrences that took place during 80 years since Alex Wickham first speared fish in Sydney Harbour. Special features include newspaper reports of early spearfishing, the establishment of the first spearfishing association in 1948 and the appearance of the first home-made scuba regulator. There are thrilling and sometimes tragic stories of shark attacks. A woman skin diver was lost at sea for nearly three days and nights, and survived. There is the story of Australias first and so far only world champion spearfisherman and that of two scuba divers who swam with a white pointer shark for half an hour in open water, yet were not attacked by the beast, the devastating deaths of four scuba divers in a sinkhole at Mt. Gambier, the rapid advance of underwater technology in Australia and much more. This is the only book of its kind dealing with the history of spearfishing and scuba diving in this country. For some, it will bring back old memories, for others a readable and authoritative history of spearfishing and scuba diving in Australia. For every diver, man or woman, it cannot fail to stir emotions as it recaptures exciting and historical events. At the end of the Second World War, a Frenchman, Michel Calluaud brought plans of the Gagnan-Cousteau regulator to Australia and he built one of the first in the world here. Australians could then use this equipment for work and pleasure and it has furthered their knowledge of life in the sea. As we push beyond the boundary of seashores and venture further under water we begin to discover many things that were once beyond our grasp and it is the aqualung that has enabled us to journey beyond the confinements of land. THE HISTORY OF SPEARFISHING AND SCUBA DIVING IN AUSTRALIA not only deals with the scuba diving, but also, as the title suggests, with a wealth of information concerning spearfishing and related underwater activities.

Download or read book Breathe written by Rick Bettua and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rick Bettua should be dead. Many times over. The retired U.S. Navy Master Diver suffered a devastating attack by a twelve-foot bull shark that shredded his thigh from his knee to his hip. By the time he reached the shore ninety minutes later, he’d bled out, he had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. Yet, emergency medical workers didn’t give up. His miraculous recovery in late 2020 was just the most recent of his numerous underwater life-and-death experiences. BREATHE is Rick Bettua’s survival/adventure story. It’s also a story about perseverance against great odds, and his impressive skills to solve problems—and even save lives—under extreme conditions. It begins and ends with the shark attack and his recovery that defied the odds. In between are fifteen other stories in which Bettua narrowly escaped death during his remarkable thirty-two-year Navy career. In one instance, in a search for a lost piece of a ship’s propeller, he was buried alive seventy feet below the surface and under twenty feet of mud when a tunnel collapsed. When he finally worked his way free after two hours, he then completed the task, so no other divers would be endangered. The first-person narration takes the reader through Rick Bettua’s evolution as a diver from a kid spear-fishing to one of the elite Navy Master Divers. He never wasted time to achieve a goal. He started spearfishing when he was just ten years old, then entered the Navy when he was seventeen. Because he loved diving and it was also his hobby, he moved ahead rapidly in his career. He became a Master Diver only one year after becoming a Chief Petty Officer. He achieved the highest rank possible for an enlisted sailor, Master Chief, at age thirty-three, one of the youngest ever to attain that rank. But Bettua’s promotions never kept him out of the water—or out of perilous circumstances. His skills, his fearlessness and his perseverance helped him survive time and time again throughout his career, and beyond it.

Download or read book One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights Tales form 1972 1985 written by Thomas H. Slone and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-volume collection of folktales that were published in Papua New Guinea's Wantok newspaper. The two-volume collection presents the complete set of 1047 folktales that were originally published from 1972 through 1997 in Tok Pisin.

Download or read book The Ninth Circle written by Mitchell Henderson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ninth Circle: US Customs, Operation Calico, and Their Fall of the Cali Cartel A Critical Interpretation of the Military, Law Enforcement, and Our Society By: Mitchell Henderson In this adventurous story, we follow the journey of a solider and cop who risks his life going to Colombia alone, with no back up, to successfully infiltrate the Cali Cartel. This brave man meets with the cartel’s bosses and develops the case that put the cartel bosses in jail. The story of this hero reveals how political correctness and cultural Marxism have destroyed law enforcement and the military in America. This is a wake-up call for all Americans and the truth no one wants to tell you.

Download or read book Samoan Planters written by J. Tim O'Meara and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1990 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vignettes of villagers enliven this exploration into how traditional customs and values influence economic development among Samoan planters. Emphasis on research design and fieldwork combines with an intimate portrayal of a modern Polynesian nation in transition.

Download or read book Meat Pies Russian Spies The Third Tibu Tovaira Novel written by Andy Fletcher and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the third Tibu & Tovaira Novel, and is set in South Australia, and Papua New Guinea. It begins in the early sixties semi-rural Belair South Australia where some of the neighborhood boys overhear a Russian message on a crystal radio set. This triggers a series of events which has the boys hiding two Russian Defectors from the KGB. Ramale Sorcerer Tomarum has a vision of one of the Australian boys being shot by the Russians, so sends Tibu & Tovaira travelling through time from 1942 War torn Rabaul to the Coorong in South Australia. The book draws once again on the wonderful Tolai Culture of East New Britain. Sorcery and a secret Men's Society. The book also sees Tibu & Tovaira heading off to Tol to investigate reports of a massacre by the invading Japanese in 1942.

Download or read book Dangerous Ambitions written by Victor Cusack and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘An exciting lifetime’ barely captures the extraordinary adventures of this boy-turned-86-year-old as he journeys from childhood to old age. His tales of diving throughout the wild, beautiful Pacific include terrifying encounters with large sharks, a feeding frenzy of orcas, and surviving a crush of whales. Touching stories humanize the fish and sea creatures he encountered while diving, building, and sailing his self-made ocean-going yachts along the Pacific Coast of NSW. The narrative vividly captures the region’s varied moods and beauty, from rough seas to dangerous rocks. Sydney, with its stunning headlands, towering trees, unique wildflowers, and strings of white sand beaches, also plays a starring role. The extreme yachting opportunities of Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park and Sydney’s four natural harbours – Pittwater, Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay, and Port Hacking – are celebrated as some of the most beautiful, diverse, and unique places in the world. Growing up here during WWII, with the freedom to explore and choose his path, shaped an extraordinary life filled with unparalleled adventures.

Download or read book Ali Muhami and the Forty IEDs written by Anthony S. Petruccelli, Esq. and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ali Muhami, the American attorney, the trusted infidel, invited to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to manage the security of the oil pipeline and the industrial city, was bestowed with the highest government security clearances for which he was blackmailed by Colonel Abdullah leading the military coup d'etat to overthrow the King and the Royal family in order to hold democratic parliamentary elections and institute reforms of religious freedom and pluralism, thus transforming Saudi Arabia and Islam forever. Blackmailed into betraying the leaders of the Islamic terrorist group, Al Jihad, so the Colonel could kill them all on Christmas day and foil their plot to sabotage the oil pipeline, incite a holy war and behead the King and the Royal family, Ali was tortured by the fear of losing his own head videoed at the edge of the Red Sea, a humiliating spectacle of his ear-to-ear decapitation shown to the whole world. The guilt he felt, loathing himself while he deceived everyone...Jalal, Ali, Sahir, Bilal, Marwan, Aziz, Steve, Dave, and Jerry, the friends he would lose. And what of Diane, Alya, and Jennifer...and the love he would lose ? The day he was first told by the Colonel they knew from his own words his thoughts, his opinions and what he believed in, began the paranoia that crept deep into his mind. There was no escape from a country you couldn't leave without permission. From the honest, trustworthy man of integrity they believed him to be, above reproach, to the fateful day when they began to suspect him and distrust him, the seeds of discontent began swirling like sand in a desert storm...plotting a tale of blackmail, betrayal, palace intrigue, Islamic terrorism, sabotage, and a coup to overthrow the King. How Ali was proclaimed a patriot, awarded the civilian Medal of Honor leaving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia a hero, is a story you would not believe, except so much of what you'll read was true.

Download or read book Dear Evelyn written by Kathy Carroll and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was seventeen when he entered the Corps. USO dances. Psychiatric hospital. City park. Train station. Hot summer days. Island time. Iwo Jima. His name was Paul. Her name was Evelyn. He did ask her to dance, but there was a problem...he didn't know how. He just knew he wanted to meet her. Later on in the evening, he asked if he could take her home. She was in training to be a nurse, and the only way to escort her to the nurses' quarters was to take her buddy along. They rode the bus. That was the beginning of their courtship... It wasn't long before Paul was boarding a train and then a ship, headed for the war in the Pacific. Evelyn and Paul had just become engaged. Letter-writing started between them. Prolific letter writing. These letters are encased within the pages of this book. You will want to read them...not only for their historical significance, but to see up close and personal what life was like for the young Marine and his nurse-in-training fiancée during World War II. Fascinating...as you become familiar with the relationships that swirl around them, and as you have a front-row seat to their developing love story. The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too quickly. -Emperor Hirohito of Japan, April 29, 1942 "Bloodiest battle" of World War II claimed nearly 7,000 U.S. lives on small, ash-covered island off Japan -Dave Sutor, The Tribune-Democrat Among the Americans who served on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. -Navy Fleet Adm. Chester Nimitz, March 1945

Download or read book Sun Slaves and Sinners written by Karl Eskelund and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Fathom written by Michael Gaff and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. The journey to the front of a Central American firing squad can start with a trip to the men's room in a Chicago convention center." Tommy Conklin always imagined discovering more than his placid Indiana life had to offer. As a naive nineteen-year-old and scuba enthusiast, he is lured by a government agent into joining an American underwater expedition based in Honduras. After selling all of his possessions to buy a stake in the company and relocating to the island, Tommy quickly learns that, as the saying goes, "dark waters run deep."Arriving immediately after the 1969 "Soccer War" between El Salvador and Honduras, Tommy is quickly immersed in the unstable politics of the region. He, in fact, unwittingly becomes a central figure in several local episodes, which magnify into an international incident. Dive into Fathom to discover if Tommy survives his adventures through his sheer ingenuity and instinct, or succumbs to the overwhelming odds against him. Michael Gaff is a former PADI scuba diving instructor, having taught and certified more than two thousand people. He also assisted hundreds of Indiana and Ohio scuba rescue and body recovery team divers. His diving experiences reach from the more modern shipwrecks of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and the Georgian Bay of Lake Erie in Canada to the ancient remnants of Spanish and English galleons beneath the coastal waters of Central and South America. A former airline pilot with Piedmont Airlines and USAirways, he is presently a corporate pilot, flying a Citation business jet. Mr. Gaff resides with his wife Debbie, dog Millie and five cats outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Download or read book Kuru Epidemiological Patrol from the New Guinea Highlands to Papua written by Daniel Carleton Gajdusek and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Anne Morrow Lindbergh written by Susan Hertog and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illuminating portrait of Anne Morrow Lindbergh--loyal wife, devoted mother, pioneering aviator, and critically acclaimed author of the bestselling Gift from the Sea. Anne Morrow Lindbergh has been one of the most admired women and most popular writers of our time. Her Gift from the Sea is a perennial favorite. But the woman behind the public person has remained largely unknown. Drawing on five years of exclusive interviews with Anne Morrow Lindbergh as well as countless diaries, letters, and other documents, Susan Hertog now gives us the woman whose triumphs, struggles and elegant perseverance riveted the public for much of the twentieth century.

Download or read book On All Fronts written by Clarissa Ward and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist beautifully outlines . . . what it means to seek the truth. It gave me a new faith in the power of reporting.” —Oprah Winfrey The recipient of multiple Peabody and Murrow awards, Clarissa Ward is a world-renowned conflict reporter. In this strange age of crisis where there really is no front line, she has moved from one hot zone to the next. With multiple assignments in Syria, Gaza, Ukraine, and Afghanistan, Ward, who speaks seven languages, has been based in Baghdad, Beirut, Beijing, and Moscow. She has seen and documented the violent remaking of the world at close range. With her deep empathy, Ward finds a way to tell the hardest stories. On All Fronts is the riveting account of Ward’s singular career and of journalism in this age of extremism. Following a privileged but lonely childhood, Ward found her calling as an international war correspondent in the aftermath of 9/11. From her early days in the field, she was embedding with marines at the height of the Iraq War and reporting from the center of Israel’s war with Hezbollah. Soon she was soon on assignment all over the globe. From her multiple stints entrenched with Syrian rebels to her deep investigations into the Western extremists who are drawn to ISIS, Ward covered Bashar al-Assad’s reign of terror without fear and with courage and compassion. In 2018, Ward rose to new heights at CNN and became a mother. Suddenly, she was doing this hardest of jobs with a whole new perspective. On All Fronts is the unforgettable story of one extraordinary journalist—and of a changing world.

Download or read book I Changed My Mind written by Tracie Crawford and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracie has been writing all of her life—poems, short stories, and inspirational verse. Although blessed with this gift, she felt something was missing. Should there be more? Somewhere around 1992 she had an eye opening chit-chat in the ladies room at church with a friend. She discovered her friend had overcome some pretty big stumbling blocks in her own life and now had an amazing grace filled testimony! Tracie admired her friend's courage and grit and wished that she too had her own dramatic story; one that would inspire others. You know that old saying, "Be careful what you ask for?" Well, ask and you shall receive! Tracie got more drama than she had bargained for when she fell for a man who proceeded to turn her life upside down and inside out. She endured years of degradation, humiliation, and manipulation. She had been verbally accosted, emotionally drained, and mentally abused, but no more! She found her strength and remembered her gift. Changing her mind hadn't changed her purpose, so after regaining her life, she put it into words.

Download or read book A Guest of Honour written by Nadine Gordimer and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2002-10-07 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brilliant and shocking novel set in South Africa by the Nobel Prize-winner