Curlew Legacy by Don Douglas He leads them a merry

He leads them a merry chase through crocodile-infested swamps

'A Town Like Clarence captivated me completely with its easy charm

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but it’s very much a product of the man

Curlew Legacy by Don Douglas He leads them a merry280 page Paperback ISBN: 978 0 6459925 1 9 Early in the twentieth century Kalgoorlie gold miner Ben McDonald forms a mining partnership with his London based brother Henry. Henry is also involved in military intelligence, as is his son Ben Abdul. During WWII they recruit Bens son Eric into that work. Eric already has a string of Top End cattle stations funded by diamond sales from the Ord River and he later registers exploration leases over that area.