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  • The Eighth Anniversary

    In 1997, on my fiftieth birthday and on the fiftieth anniversary of Dr Arthur Kassel's death, I began researching the story of his life. I knew where his life ended but I did not know where it began, or the path he was forced to take between the two. I soon realised that the subject was immense, covering much more ground than I had initially imagined, both geographically and emotionally.I wondered ... Read more

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    The Reluctant Mariner tells of an Australian couple's five-year circumnavigation of the world in a 12.2-metre long, steel-hulled ketch called Onawa. The author, Joanna Hackett, was once a self-proclaimed landlubber who had never even considered sailing off over the horizon in search of adventure but, having married a man keen to do just that, was willing to "give it a go". Her candid account, ... Read more

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  • A History of the Bay Islands

    Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay, #1

    Series Book 1 - Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay
    Within Moreton Bay lie many small islands, protected by the large barrier islands of Moreton and North and South Stradbroke. Some of these small islands are inhabited, with thriving communities, while others only appear at low tide, being little more than mangroves and mud. Even so, these mud islands are vitally important for the continued health of the waters and wildlife of Moreton Bay. The ... Read more

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  • The Oyster Industry of Moreton Bay

    Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay, #2

    Series Book 2 - Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay
    Within Moreton Bay lie many small islands, protected by the large barrier islands of Moreton and North and South Stradbroke. Some of these small islands are inhabited, with thriving communities, while others only appear at low tide, being little more than mangroves and mud. Even so, these mud islands are vitally important for the continued health of the waters and wildlife of Moreton Bay. The ... Read more

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  • The Campbell Family of Moreton Bay

    Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay, #3

    Series Book 3 - Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay
    Within Moreton Bay lie many small islands, protected by the large barrier islands of Moreton and North and South Stradbroke. Some of these small islands are inhabited, with thriving communities, while others only appear at low tide, being little more than mangroves and mud. Even so, these mud islands are vitally important for the continued health of the waters and wildlife of Moreton Bay. The ... Read more

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  • The Queensland Acclimatisation Society and the Bay Islands

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    Series Book 4 - Histories of the Bay Islands, Moreton Bay
    Within Moreton Bay lie many small islands, protected by the large barrier islands of Moreton and North and South Stradbroke. Some of these small islands are inhabited, with thriving communities, while others only appear at low tide, being little more than mangroves and mud. Even so, these mud islands are vitally important for the continued health of the waters and wildlife of Moreton Bay. The ... Read more

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