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The cane barracks story : sugar cane pioneers and their epic jungle feats Eugenie Navarre.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9004469028 338.17361 NAV
Adult nonfiction   City Branch . . Available .  
C9005135575 338.17361 NAV
Adult nonfiction   Earlville Branch . . Available .  
C9004447709 338.17361 NAV
Adult nonfiction   Stack . . Available .  
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ISBN 9780646476537 064647653X
Dewey 338.17361
Author Navarre, Eugenie, 1945-
Title The cane barracks story : sugar cane pioneers and their epic jungle feats Eugenie Navarre.
Published Trinity Beach, Cairns : Eugenie Navarre, 2007.
Physical description 109 p. : photos., 29 cm.
General note Summary: "This oral history book details architectural character and usage of cane barracks from 1890 to 2007 with cane pioneer folklore culture. Cane barracks represent Queensland-North Queensland working man's history. It includes over 50 pioneer stories, mostly multi-cultural families (Italian, Maltese, Spanish, etc.) and emphasises, economic responsibility, heroic pilgrimages, land development, women's issues and lifestyle trends. Plus encounters with bizarre Aussie wildlife by new Australians." Title page : It was an epic feat to tame a wilderness wonderland - then sweet success.
Front cover : The cane pioneers and their epic jungle sagas.
First page : Herioc pioneers of the North Queensland sugar heyday relate coulouful jungle sagas.
Local Author, Cairns
Credits note Front cover photograph by Colyn Huber, Lovegreen Photography, Cairns.
Subject Architecture, Tropical -- History -- Queensland
Architecture -- History -- Queensland
Sugar workers -- History -- Queensland
Migrant agricultural laborers -- Housing -- History
Migrant agricultural laborers -- History -- Queensland
Sugar cane industry -- Queensland -- Social conditions
Sugar cane industry -- Queensland -- Economic conditions
Added title The cane barracks story : the cane pioneers and their epic jungle sagas
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