The Book of the Pearl / The history, art, science, and industry of the queen of gems

by George Frederick Kunz; Charles Hugh Stevenson

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[259]. During the month of June, 1908, a severe storm destroyed a pearling fleet, with a loss of 40 vessels and 270 lives.

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