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Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1986. xii, 248pp, illustrated with b/w photos, maps, six appendices, index. Blue boards in jacket which is edge-worn, with a wrap-around illustration. The book tells of the work of radio pioneers around the turn of the 20th century, and traces the development of radio communications in Australia to the 1980s. It tells about many real-life adventures and disasters: the New Guinea gold rush, the 1942 bombing of Darwin, wartime escapes from the Japanese in the Pacirfic Islands, devastating cyclones and volcanic eruptions, as well as tales of life in remote South Pacific outposts and on a tiny island in the Coral Sea. Slight smell of mothballs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good Plus. 4to.
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The Seawatchers: the story of Australia's coast radio service Hardcover - 1986
by Durrant, Lawrence
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- Title The Seawatchers: the story of Australia's coast radio service
- Author Durrant, Lawrence
- Binding Hardcover
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- Publisher Angus & Robertson, Sydney
- Date 1986
- ISBN 9780207151989
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Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Light age and reading wear. 248 pages. No internal inscriptions, torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Ships & the Sea; Australia; ISBN: 0207151989. ISBN/EAN: 9780207151989. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 50331. . 9780207151989
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Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1986. xii, 248pp, illustrated with b/w photos, maps, six appendices, index. Blue boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, some rubbing to edges of boards, a little minor foxing. The book tells of the work of radio pioneers around the turn of the 20th century, and traces the development of radio communications in Australia to the 1980s. It tells about many real-life adventures and disasters: the New Guinea gold rush, the 1942 bombing of Darwin, wartime escapes from the Japanese in the Pacirfic Islands, devastating cyclones and volcanic eruptions, as well as tales of life in remote South Pacific outposts and on a tiny island in the Coral Sea. Slight smell of mothballs.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1986. First Edition .4to.pp.xii + 248. Illustrated. index Very Good hardcover in Very Good dust wrapper. ISBN 0207151989 The Coast Radio Service is Australia's oldest radio communications organisation. Established shortly before the First World War .They were of vital significence during the Second World War and as a forewarning of devastating cyclones and storms.
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Angus & Robertson, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very Good In A Like Jacket , Authors Inscription On The Half Title Page Pp 248 Index Illustrations
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