Growing, an Autobiography of the Years 1904-1911The author's account of his seven years as a civil servant in Ceylon. |
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... Pearl Fishery : Preparing to dive Frontispiece facing page 32 49 97 Pearl Fishery : Arab divers with nose clips 5 Pearl Fishery : Boats arriving from the banks Pearl Fishery : Carrying the oysters into the koddu I 12 6 The Empress ...
... Pearl Fishery : Preparing to dive Frontispiece facing page 32 49 97 Pearl Fishery : Arab divers with nose clips 5 Pearl Fishery : Boats arriving from the banks Pearl Fishery : Carrying the oysters into the koddu I 12 6 The Empress ...
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... Pearl Fishery . It was obviously an extremely interesting job , so I wired back " Yes " , and next day set out to Jaffna . The Ceylon Pearl Fishery is said to go back to very ancient times . The pearl oyster ( Pinctada ) , which is more ...
... Pearl Fishery . It was obviously an extremely interesting job , so I wired back " Yes " , and next day set out to Jaffna . The Ceylon Pearl Fishery is said to go back to very ancient times . The pearl oyster ( Pinctada ) , which is more ...
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... Pearl Fishery camp , a temporary town of 30,000 or 40,000 men , many of whom were habitual criminals . As the Fishery went on , the town be- came fuller and fuller of a highly valuable form of property , pearls . There was one danger ...
... Pearl Fishery camp , a temporary town of 30,000 or 40,000 men , many of whom were habitual criminals . As the Fishery went on , the town be- came fuller and fuller of a highly valuable form of property , pearls . There was one danger ...
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