Download or read book Arnie written by Arnie Duffield and published by Xlibris Au. This book was released on 2021-06-07 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Arnie Duffield, who arrived at Thursday Island, in Torres Strait, the Northern tip of Australia, aged ten, in 1936 - beginning a life-time of adventure. His father worked on the famous sailing luggers, diving boats that harvested pearl shells and pearls for over 100 years up to 1980. Arnie with his father and brother, with their own hands would build their own flotilla of luggers, to operate as a family company over eventful decades: seeing the Great Depression, war and the immediate threat of invasion, a post-war boom in the region, the loss of divers and constant striving for safety at sea, failures of an industry, mounting threats to the environment. For ten years he managed an innovative project cultivating pearls for jewellery, a change from selling shells, the `mother of pearl' used for buttons and ornamentation. The tropical life provided excitement, stimulus, dangers; material for yarns, about crocodiles or sharks, drunks, bad weather at sea, a near-drowning, a mercy dash in a fast boat to save a downed pilot, and a few close shaves on bush air-strips. Arnie became a leading personality in this world, a humourist and practitioner of the wisecrack, always quick with a come-back. From childhood days observing the hectic life of the far-away little port at Thursday Island, Waiben under its traditional name; then working as a young man, repairing warships, and operating the family-owned boats, he became, he would proudly state, a master mariner and proficient ship engineer. He would revel in the island life, enjoying great freedom, getting successes and hard blows; in private life, marrying, starting a family, experiencing the stresses and joys. At 95 he is known as the "last man standing" from days when the fleet would depart under sail.

Download or read book Townsville to TI Thursday Island written by Cameron Burgess and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Barrier Reef is a jewel of natural wonder. Discover this wonderful coast and its people. Fully illustrated with hundreds of colour pictures, more than 50 detailed maps, GPS coordinates of anchorages and detailed descriptions of things to see and do, this guide is designed to help you get more from your cruise to the Torres Strait.

Download or read book Somebody Now written by Ellie Gaffney and published by Aboriginal Studies Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Autobiography of Ellie Gaffney; Torres Strait.

Download or read book Torres Strait Islanders written by Jeremy Beckett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reactions of the Torres Strait Islanders, Australia's "other" indigenous minority, to colonialism and their position in Australian society, are compared with the Aborigine experience.

Download or read book Ina s Story written by Catherine Titasey and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catherine began writing in early 2007, not long after she resigned from full-time work. She struggled with her new status as full-time mother of four, the youngest, only one. Since, she has been writing short stories about life and death (and everything in between) in the Torres Strait, some of which have been recognised in competitions. With financial support from the Torres Strait Regional Authority, Catherine has published, Ina's Story, the memoirs of her 84 year old mother-in-law, Ina Titasey, nee Mills. Ina lived a semi-subsistence lifestyle on Naghir Island in the Torres Strait and became one of the Mills Sisters, the internationally known singing grandmas. Catherine's research for the memoir uncovered a few surprises for Ina. Ina's Story is available in Cairns from UMI Arts and Collins Booksellers at Smithfield and in the Torres Strait from Peddells Ferry and Torres Strait Heritage.

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Download or read book For the Record written by Michael Rose and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-08-29 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From September 1836 to December 1837, young Aboriginal clerks produced the Flinders Island Weekly Chronicle, a remarkable record of life on the island off Tasmania where a number of Aboriginal people had been forced to resettle. Copied by hand, it describes the settlement in often poignant terms 'I am much afraid none of us will be alive by and by as there is nothing but sickness among us. Why don't the black fellows pray to the king to get us away from this place?' Starting with this extraordinary newsletter, Michael Rose has brought together examples of Aboriginal journalism from a wide range of Aboriginal and mainstream publications. He includes articles from early activists and others who used newspaper and magazine journalism in their fight for justice. For The Record also offers the reader an unusual glimpse, through Aboriginal eyes, of key issues and events in Aboriginal and Australian history. Included in the dozens of articles selected: protests about poor treatment on reserves in the 1930s, an eyewitness account of a Maralinga atomic bomb test in the 1950s, Bill Rosser's reporting of life on Palm Island, Kevin Gilbert's passionate call for a formal treaty between Aboriginal people and the Australian government and Poel Pearson's commentary on the High Court's Mabo decision.

Download or read book Navigating Boundaries written by Anna Shnukal and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays draw upon an extensive, widely dispersed body of information to narrate stories of the Asian diaspora communities of Torres Strait, north Queensland.

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Download or read book Fruit and vegetables your dietary essentials written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV), as declared by the UN General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/74/244, aims at raising awareness of, directing policy attention to, and sharing good practices on the nutritional and health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, the contribution of fruit and vegetable consumption to the promotion of diversified, balanced and healthy diets and lifestyles, and reducing loss and waste of fruits and vegetables. This background paper outlines the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, but also examines the various aspects of the fruit and vegetable sector from a food systems approach: from sustainable production and trade to loss and waste management. This paper provides an overview of the sector and a framework and a starting point for discussion for the Year, highlighting the interlinkages of stakeholders and key issues to be considered for action during the IYFV.

Download or read book Ultimate Weekends Australia written by Emma Shaw and published by Ultimate. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning, inspirational and practical guide to 60 of the best weekends away across Australia.

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 1512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Butterflies of Australia written by Michael F Braby and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2000-08-15 with total page 1415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding work is the ultimate guide for the identification of Australia’s butterflies. Nearly 400 species – all those currently recognised from Australia, plus those from surrounding islands – are represented, with all adults and some immature stages displayed in stunning colour sections. Introductory chapters cover the history of publications, classification, morphology, distribution, conservation and collection, together with a checklist of the butterfly fauna. The body of the text is arranged systematically, providing a wealth of information including description, variation, similar behaviour, distribution and habitat, and major literature references, giving a comprehensive summary of the present state of knowledge of these insects. Appendices provide details of those species recorded from Australian islands outside the Australian faunal subregion, those protected by legislation, the larval food plants, and the attendant ants. Extensive references, a glossary and an index of scientific and common names complete the work. Joint Winner of the 2001 Whitley Medal. Finalist Scholarly Reference section - The Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing 2001.