Castaway year with Irvine and Kingsland on Tuin island
Lucy Irvine recounts a year on Tuin in Torres Strait with Gerald Kingsland from May 1981 to June 1982. The couple survived on a tiny island, facing harsh drought, scarce water, and faltering crops while Irvine battles isolation, loneliness, and self discovery. Kingsland pursues a book while Irvine negotiates marriage, independence, and a complex bond with the island and with her spouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Irvine
Tuin
Isle
Irvine
Gerald Kingsland
Torres Strait
Australia
Papua
New Guinea
Random House
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Mensa
Club For
Geniuses
Kingsland
Supplies Taken For A Year On Tuia Island Castaway
Lucy Irvine and Gerald Kingsland obtained government approval to live on Tuia for a year with minimal funds. They arrived with a small cache including 1 packet tea 200 tea bags 1 kg oatmeal 2 packets dried fruit and more, rationing heavily as rain failed to arrive and fresh food was scarce. A published Castaway recipe details Black Tip and Bean Stew using kidney beans wind-dried shark and rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald
Irvine
Kingsland
Australia
Brisbane
Lucy Irvine
Gerald Kingsland
Tuia
Twins Rich and Rob forge paths from shy students to skilled workers
The Newports moved to Lorain County seeking country life and chose Grafton for school attitudes toward disabilities. At Midview and Lorain County Joint Vocational School the twins advanced in woodshop machinery and welding, earning diplomas from Midview High School. Rich works as a toolmaker at Mid-American Machine Manufacturing in Brookpark and Rob as a welder.
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Lorain County
Grafton
Carolyn
Midview
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Rich
Roth
Twins
Mid-American Machine Manufacturing Co
Brookpark
Rob
Midview High School
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Tran In
Paradise
By Robert Cross
Chicago Tribune
Lucy
Time Out
London
Achiltibuic
Scotland
Carolyn Daughty
New English Library
Caughty
Millicent Farquharson
Millie
Acqueline Janosik
Newports
Rick
the Twins
Rich and
Woodshop
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