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Notes
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Editor's note: With a Foreword by Sir Keith Murdoch
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Dedication: To Helen
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Robertson and Mullens
, 1941 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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The Great Island,
single work
autobiography
travel
(p. 13-24)Charles Barrett tells of the many interesting people he met and sites he visited on a trip to Groote Eylandt. He also discusses the area's vibrant history.
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Port of Yellow Skeletons,
single work
autobiography
travel
(p. 25-47)Charles Barrett and his wife, Helen, accept an invitation from a local missionary, Webb, to join an expedition to visit Port Essington. The party explores the ruined settlement and its tiny graveyard, and Barrett muses on the miserable conditions its former inhabitants would have endured. The group entertain each other by telling stories of people's encounters with crocodiles, sharks and other hazards of the Northern Territory.
- Webb of Milingimbi, single work prose travel (p. 48-66)
- Exploring New Rivers, single work prose travel (p. 67-77)
- Yirrkala Adventure, single work prose travel (p. 78-91)
- 'Japanee! Japanee!', single work prose (p. 92-99)
- The Rainbow Serpent, single work prose (p. 100-109)
- Isle of the Dead, single work prose (p. 110-116)
- Where the World was Born, single work prose (p. 117-124)
- Under the Tamarinds, single work prose (p. 125-134)
- Chequered Voyage, single work prose travel (p. 135-153)
- Darwin Days, single work prose (p. 154-172)
- Among the Fuzzy-Wuzzies, single work prose (p. 173-185)
- South-West Passage, single work prose (p. 186-208)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , November vol. 1 no. 5 1946; (p. 217)
— Review of Heed McGlarity 1945 single work novel ; Coast of Adventure : Untamed North Australia 1941 selected work prose
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Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , November vol. 1 no. 5 1946; (p. 217)
— Review of Heed McGlarity 1945 single work novel ; Coast of Adventure : Untamed North Australia 1941 selected work prose
Last amended 26 Aug 2010 12:51:04
Subjects:
- Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
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