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Friday, February 23, 2024

Slow Boats Home

 

I know I won't infringe copyright laws by giving you this small preview of a dozen-or-so pages from Gavin Young's excellent book "Slow Boats Home"; after all, there are another 440 pages and you are going to buy the book - AREN'T YOU??? - after you've read these few notes about Bougainville Island and its copper mine:

 

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Those of us who worked on Bougainville will never forget!


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