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Author Lamb, John D., author

Title Silent pearls : old Japanese graves in Darwin and the history of pearling = chinmoku no shinju / John Lamb
Silent pearls : old Japanese graves in Darwin and the history of pearling = 沈黙の真珠 / John Lamb
Edition First edition
Published [Deakin, Australian Capital Territory] [John Lamb], 2015
©2015

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Description viii, 233 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction -- Women and children first (pre 1897) -- White man rules (1897-1906) -- Slowly drowning (1907-1922) -- Too little too much (1923-1933) -- Group confrontations (1923-1933) -- Full circle (1934-1941) -- Epilogue -- Appendices 1-5 -- End notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary 'Todays historical displays and promoted memories of Darwin revolve around the bombing of the port by Japanese Imperial Forces in 1942 and the devastation of Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Eve 1974. There is little recognition of the three earlier cyclones that wreaked havoc on the town, nor the important role played by Japanese in the town's early development. This book arose out of an examination of the few remaining Japanese headstones and investigation of the stories that lay behind them.' - Introduction
Analysis Australian
Notes 'The completion of this manuscript has been supported by the Northern Territory Government through the Northern Territory History Grants Program of the Department of Arts and Museums.' - Acknowledgements
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-220) and index
Subject Pearl industry and trade -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- History.
Japanese -- Monuments -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
Cemeteries -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
SUBJECT Northern Territory http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81035353 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Genre/Form History.
ISBN 9780994457301
Other Titles 880-02 Chinmoku no shinju
880-02 沈黙の真珠