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The Author, 2001. Softcover. Near Fine. WEST AUSTRALIANA MARITIMECaptain Frank Biddles, Master Pearler, made his fortune in the early days of the pearling industry in Broome, with a vast fleet of pearling vessels. He then divested the fleet and bought pastoral land and ran more than 12,000 head of cattle on some 500,000 acres of land south of Broome. Then moving to Fremantle and settling in his mansion Ivanhoe, he grew into a well-respected, gentleman property-owner whose wisdom was sought by many. viii, 215 p. : ill., geneal table, maps, ports. ; 25 cm.#0315/0120 /300923/100524 Biddles, Frank, 1851-1932 Pioneers -- Western Australia -- Biography Pearl industry and trade -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Biography Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be…
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Pearls of the Past. A Biography of captain Frank Biddles Master Pearler. Paperback - 2001
by Ferguson, Richard; Morrisey, Di (foreword)
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- Title Pearls of the Past. A Biography of captain Frank Biddles Master Pearler.
- Author Ferguson, Richard; Morrisey, Di (foreword)
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- Publisher Richard Ferguson, Perth
- Date 2001
- ISBN 9780957920705
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Pearls of the Past: A Biography of One of Australia's Pioneers, Captain Frank Biddles
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