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Mystery Land of the Norwest Described in Prose Travel
The article extols Australia’s Nor'-West Mystery Land from Yampi Sound to Wyndham, detailing tropical coasts, reefs, and tribes. Captain Frank Biddles recalls shipwrecks, disappearances, and violent clashes as white explorers seek pearl beds, with many crews vanishing and only legends remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Yampi Sound
Wyndham
Leepoki
Frank Biddles
Fremantle
Wansittart Bay
Sydney Harbor
de Rougemont
Beche-Demer
Willy
Vremantle
Biddles
Vansittart Bay
Cassini Island
Fly Il
Camden Harbor
Jos
Nor'-West