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'Gold that lures men to the utter most recesses of the earth, in the elusive search for happiness and wealth, for wealth means happiness according to the creed of the earth! Captain Hurley's wonderful story of Southern Isles is based on this time honoured theme of the lure of the glittering metal and the dangers risked by those engaged in their relentless search for power. Two young Englishmen are lured to the wild interior of New Guinea, there to be thrown into a breathless struggle.'

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'The Jungle Woman', Goulburn Evening Penny Post, 9 July 1926, p.4 (via Trove Australia).

'Complying with the strange conditions of his uncle's will, young John Strong finds himself on Thursday Island intent on finding a pearl that can match the world-famous Strong Imperial, a task he must achieve in two years, for the Reuben Strong pearling station and his great wealth will revert to Black Darley the unscrupulous manager. Many adventures are encountered in the quest, and John Strong finds wonderful romance in the South Seas. He sought one pearl and found another, a pearl among girls. The photography is very fine, and there are some most interesting films of the teeming life of the sea many fathoms down.'

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'For West's', The Register, 2 December 1927, p.13 (via Trove Australia).