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Hell west and crooked

by Tom Cole, Evert Ploeg

This illustrated hardback autobiography details the life of a crocodile and buffalo hunter in the Australian outback and Papua New Guinea. First published in 1988, the work documents several decades of experience in remote wilderness regions.

Accession 19297 ISBN 0207168539 Publisher Angus & Robertson
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