BIRD, Michael

Outside. The Life of C.T.J. Adamson

Bathurst, Crawford House Publishing, 2003.

Octavo, xvi, 491 pages with numerous illustrations.

Pictorial card covers; a fine copy.

Charles Thomas Johnston ('Bill') Adamson (1901-1978): 'In Queensland, Bill was a shearer and cane cutter. In the Australian territory of Papua he was a gold prospector, government officer and plantation owner. As an "Outside Man" of Sir Hubert Murray's Papuan Administration, he accompanied Ivan Champion on the longest expedition in Papuan history - the eight-month, bloodless, Bamu-Purari Patrol' (rear cover blurb).

The book incorporates Bill Adamson's diaries.

Item #143458

Price (AUD): $110.00
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