Bibliograph

Northern patrol, an Australian saga, R. H. Pilmer ; edited and annotated by Cathie Clement and Peter Bridge

Type

Label

Northern patrol, an Australian saga, R. H. Pilmer ; edited and annotated by Cathie Clement and Peter Bridge

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Northern patrol

Responsibility statement

R. H. Pilmer ; edited and annotated by Cathie Clement and Peter Bridge

Sub title

an Australian saga

Summary

Pilmer worked for the Western Australian Police Force in the West Kimberley from 1892 until 1919. This is the first printing of a manuscript written in the 1930s, but never before published. Of great Aboriginal interest

Table Of Contents

1. A Kiltie in the south -- 2. The Forests of Akiteo -- 3. A trail in the trackless west -- 4. Benarri the hunter -- 5. An outpost police station -- 6. White offenders and black -- 7. The Fitzroy in flood -- 8. Longada pays the penalty -- 9. The murders at Lilmalura -- 10. Women of the bush -- 11. Pigeon's last stand -- 12. Adventures on patrol -- 13. Paddy the Flat -- 14. A wild white man -- 15. King Leopold patrol -- 16. The python in the pool -- 17. A pearl of price -- 18. Desert decoy -- 19. Death of a prospector -- 20. The Canning Stock Route -- 21. The attack -- 22. An Australian Legree -- 23. Land of the future

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