(28 Feb 2024) James Cook University’s Library is telling the tale of a first-of-its-kind expedition to investigate the Great Barrier Reef nearly 100 years ago. The story, Expedition to the Great Barrier Reef: The story of a ground-breaking scientific mission to Low Isles, Queensland in 1928-1929 and an overview of its legacies, is now available for free as an online eBook.
JCU Library Special Collections Manager Bronwyn McBurnie said the eBook gave a vivid picture of what the group of British and Australian scientists experienced as they investigated the biological and geological complexities of a section of the reef during their year-long stay at Low Isles, near Port Douglas in 1928.
Authored by JCU Special Collections Library Officer, independent historian, and writer Trisha Fielding, the book has been a heartfelt labour of love for JCU staff with contributions also made by volunteers of the library’s Special Collections, Suzie Davies and Liz Downes.
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