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Last Leaves from Dunk Island
Last Leaves from Dunk Island by E.J. Banfield is the tale of a beautiful, untouched island off the coast of North Queensland and the storms that ravage it to pieces. Banfield paints the aftermath with a detailed eye and a reverence for nature. Excerpt: "Early in the year 1918 two great storms visited the coast of North Queensland. One centered off the port of Mackay, four hundred miles to the south of Dunk Island, on 21st January, and the other about twenty-five miles to the north, on 10th March. Forty-eight hours prior to the Mackay storm premonitory effects were observed here, succeeding a memorable tidal jumble."
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
Facsimile reprint of an edition first published in London in 1908. Includes the original text and all 53 original illustrations and map (some were omitted from editions and reprints since 1908). This is Banfield's story of life on Dunk Island in the early 20th century with details of the island's geography, history, flora and fauna. With an introduction by Banfield's biographer, Michael Noonan. The English-born author's other books include 'My Tropic Isle' and 'Tropic Days'.
Tropic Days
Reproduction of the original: Tropic Days by E.J. Banfield
Confessions of a Beachcomber
Confessions of a Beachcomber by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield Few men of their own free will seek seclusion, for does not man belong to the social vertebrates, and do not the instincts of the many rule? And when an individual is fain to acknowledge himself a variant from the type, and his characteristics or idiosyncrasies (as you will) to be so marked as to impel him to deem them sound and reasonable; when, after sedate and temperate ponderings upon all the aspects of voluntary exile as affecting his lifetime partner as well as himself, he deliberately puts himself out of communion with his fellows, does the experiment constitute him a messenger? Can there be aught of entertainment or instru...
Confessions of a Beachcomber
Confessions of a Beachcomber by Edmund James Banfield
My Tropic Isle
Reproduction of the original: My Tropic Isle by E.J. Banfield
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
The Confessions of a Beachcomber by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life.
A Different Drummer
Pages 85-87 refers to Tom, (portrait p. 164) one of four remaining descendants of four hundred who had lived on Dunk Island before clashes with Europeans; his Indigenous knowledge; pp. 161-169 refer to hunting, gathering and fishing; death; rock /cave art; corroborees and Government settlements.
The Confessions of a Beachcomber
Edmund James "Ted" Banfield was an author and naturalist, best known for his book Confessions of a Beachcomber, a description of life on Dunk Island off Australia's Queensland coastline.
My Tropic Isle
My Tropic Isle by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield is a rare manuscript, the original residing in some of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, typed out and formatted to perfection, allowing new generations to enjoy the work. Publishers of the Valley's mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life.
