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The Pearl King
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The Pearl King

Robert Lehane
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Starting out in Torres Strait at 23, he became the dominant figure in Australia’s pearl shelling industry, The Pearl King. Then, with a young partner, he built one of the nation’s biggest pastoral companies. He ran an oyster business in Moreton Bay that supplied gourmet markets as far away as Perth, and was prominent in Queensland’s yachting and horseracing fraternities. Entrepreneurial, generous, with a reputation for straight-shooting, he lived life to the full.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Boolarong Press
Country
Australia
Date
23 June 2014
Pages
450
ISBN
9781925046373

Starting out in Torres Strait at 23, he became the dominant figure in Australia’s pearl shelling industry, The Pearl King. Then, with a young partner, he built one of the nation’s biggest pastoral companies. He ran an oyster business in Moreton Bay that supplied gourmet markets as far away as Perth, and was prominent in Queensland’s yachting and horseracing fraternities. Entrepreneurial, generous, with a reputation for straight-shooting, he lived life to the full.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Boolarong Press
Country
Australia
Date
23 June 2014
Pages
450
ISBN
9781925046373

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