This is the story of Thomas Lowah, a Torres Strait Islander born in 1914. His story tells of how heworked as a diver on a pearling lugger, sailing the waters of the Torres Strait and working down the Great Barrier Reef.Conditions were so hard that the skipper would not let the divers out of the water to eat their lunch of damper and syrup, butwould hand it down to them to eat in the water.When the war came Thomas joined the army, and at the end of the warwent back to the luggers. After a time he moved to North Queensland and worked at a number of jobs, as a rock driller,laying railway lines in the west and on an Aboriginal mission in the Gulf country. Finally he retired to live in Cairns where hewrote this story of his life.This is one of the first autobiographies of a Torres Strait Islander and a unique document of his life and the life of his people.

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Title: Eded Mer (My Life)
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Good
Weight: 360 grams

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Pearls Books N Music, opened by Rob Fadaely since 2019, is a welcoming haven for book and music lovers. Specializing in thoughtfully selected pre-loved books and timeless tunes, the shop invites customers to discover hidden gems, revisit old favourites, and keep great stories and songs in circulation. Our curated second-hand book and music shop specialises in out-of-print titles and Australian authors and musicians. The collection also includes local history, Indigenous culture and literature, art, Australian and Far North Queensland guides, music biographies, car manuals, sheet music, children?s and YA titles, as well as CDs, records, DVDs, and games. We?re happy to track down hard-to-find titles, and if an item isn?t in stock, we can special order it for in-store pickup at no extra cost ? no shipping fees required. Our mission is to be a local haven for book lovers ? a place where well-loved books find new homes, browsing is encouraged, and every visit feels like discovering a hidden gem. ?You can never have too many books. You can, however, run out of floor space.?

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Waka Jawaka Trading Trust
Gimuy Country, Shop 25, Oceana Walk, 55 Lake St, Cairns city, QLD, 4870, Australia

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