Papers [manuscript]. 1970.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1970.

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Correspondence re: the whereabouts of Banfield's diaries. Includes letter from Katie Hopkins, 17 Oct 1970 to Helen Haenke and Helen Haenke's covering note forwarding letter to Cecil Hadgraft.

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Hopkins, Katie.

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Haenke, Helen, 1916-1978.

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Banfield, E.J. (Edmund James), 1852-1923

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Edmund James Banfield, author and naturalist, worked as a reporter in North Queensland before settling on Dunk Island in 1897. His diary of nature observations became the basis of subsequent articles and books, including 'The Confessions of a Beachcomber' (1908), 'My Tropic Isle' (1911), 'Tropic Days' (1918), and 'Last Leaves from Dunk Island' (1925). An enthusiastic promoter of Australia and a passionate spokesman for the preservation of North Queensland in its natural state, Banfield died in 1...