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Sorry Joey I forgot about the pearls, we will have to do a quick U-Turn and head back!

Broome has a rich pearling history. Here is a excerpt from Wikipedia on it:

The town has an interesting history based around the exploits of the men and women who developed the pearling industry, starting with the harvesting of oysters for mother of pearl in the 1880s to the current major cultured pearl farming enterprises. The riches from the pearl beds did not come cheap, and the town's Japanese cemetery is the resting place of 919 Japanese divers who lost their lives working in the industry. Many more were lost at sea, and the exact number of deaths is unknown. The Japanese were only one of the major ethnic groups who flocked to Broome to work on the luggers or the shore based activities supporting the harvesting of oysters from the waters around Broome. They were specialist divers and, despite being considered enemies, became an indispensable part of the industry until World War II.


Here is a YouTube clip on pealing in Broome: pearls.Pearling in Broome - YouTube

This is a great old clip from 1949 on Broome pealers: The Pearlers - YouTube

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Hope this has satisfied your desire for pearls Joey?
 
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Is it time to dust off this Bus an get goin again or do we like Broome an the fresh seafood way too much ??????? 'cos I thought it would be nice to visit Cooper Pedy an see if we can find some opals .......... It was just a thought !!! ...
 
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