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The document discusses the history of pearl fishing in Broome, Australia. It describes how Aboriginal people originally harvested pearl shell and traded it. When Europeans settled they started commercial pearl fishing, attracting many workers from Asia and elsewhere. Pearl diving was dangerous and many divers died, especially the Japanese divers who were often indentured laborers. Over time mechanization and cultivation improved conditions but cyclones and wars impacted the industry.
- Author
- Sue Sherratt
- Language
- EN