Monday, July 14, 2025

THE LURE OF REEFS , BYGONE TOUR

Charles Darwin book published l910. Followed  by  weathered  l928 itinerary for  extensive Great Barrier  Reef tour  from  Townsville starting in June  which included  fishing , shell  and  orchid  collecting, dugong, turtle and  alligator  hunting , a  visit to  the  Dunk Island home of   author and naturalist Edmund James  Bamfield who wrote  Confessions of a  Beachcomber , game shooting , a  wonderful  exhibition  of   Aboriginal  and Torres Strait islander  dancing  on  Palm Island .
 


(Reefs. Tours. Coral.)