Title Isles of despair / by Ion L. Idriess

Published Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1947

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ADPML SPC	827.02 I214 A6/I		LIB USE ONLY

Description viii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm Summary A fictionalized account of Barbara Thomson, who was shipwrecked and castaway on Possession Island in the Torres Strait in 1845, lived with the islanders, and was rescued by Capt. Owen Stanley in the "Rattlesnake", 1849 Notes Maps on lining papers National Library of Autralia's N A 823 IDR copy carries original dustjacket. ANL Restricted Mediated access: access to First Nations materials may be restricted while an audit, reparative description and reclassification of these materials is in progress Subject Thompson, Barbara, approximately 1828-1912? Thomson, Barbara -- Fiction. Thomson, Barbara, 1828-1912? Thomson, Barbara, approximately 1826-1916 -- Fiction Thomson, Barbara. Castaways -- Australia -- Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) -- Fiction. Torres Strait Islanders -- Social life and customs. SUBJECT Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136144 Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136144 -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001278 Torres Strait Islands (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136144 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 Torres Strait. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136143 Genre/Form Fiction. LC no. xcc00014060 ISBN 0552993301 (paperback)

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