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An ex-convict at the time of the Kimberley gold rush reminisces of his days in W. A., principally as part of a timber-getting chain gang at Shark's Bay. An escape of a group results in their finding gold - and death from thirst and privation. The narrator is saved by Aborigines and earns a free pardon with the discovery. Includes a reference to Marcus Clarke, saying his depiction of the cruelty of convict life was accurate. (PB)
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- Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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