THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM MAGAZINE. 



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"The Beachcomber'' and His Tropic Isle. 



By Charles Barrett, C.M.Z.S. 



IT was pleasant, after a stormy 

 passage from Towns ville, to see 

 "The Beachcomber." a sUm figure 

 in oilskins and sou'wester, wave a greet- 

 ing from his tossing hxunch, in Brammo 

 Bav. We made the coral beach in 



darkness, and presently I was follow- 

 ing my host through coconut palms 

 to the bungalow. 



While the storm raged, we sat in- 

 doors, and talked at ease. I heard 

 Dunk Island news, and stories of the 



The Beachcomber" in his bungalow garden. A characteristic portrait. 



Ll'hoto.— C. Barrett. 



