Mullins, Steve,  1952- <br/><br/>
Octopus crowd :  maritime history and the business of Australian pearling in its schooner age / 
Steve Mullins. 
 - Tuscaloosa :  The University of Alabama Press,  (c)2019. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Maritime currents : history and archaeology .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Losing Alice --  Origins of pearling on the East Coast --  The lure of the North --  From Torres Strait to the North West : 1881-1886 --  In the North West : 1886-1890 --  The Aru Islands : there and back --  Consolidating the combination : 1891-1897 --  Days of plenty, days of pain : 1897-1899 --  Federation : the specter of white Australia --  In the Netherlands Indies --  Between a rock and a hard place : 1908-1917 --  Conclusion: The passing of the schooner age. 
<br/><br/> "A detailed study of the origins and demise of schooner-based pearling in Australia"-- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780817392383 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pearl fisheries--History.--Australia<br/>Mother-of-pearl--History.--Australia<br/>Pearl divers--History.--Australia<br/>Schooners--History.--Australia
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SH377  / .O286 2019