Forty Fathoms Deep

Forty Fathoms Deep
First edition
AuthorIon Idriess
Cover artistEdgar A. Galloway
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAngus and Robertson
Publication date
1937
Publication placeAustralia
Pages343 pp
Preceded byThe Cattle King 
Followed byOver the Range 

Forty Fathoms Deep: Pearldivers and Searovers in Australian Waters is a 1937 book from Ion Idriess about pearl divers.[1][2]

It featured characters like Old Con, a British West Indian who lived in Broome.[3]

  1. ^ Book information at Ion Idriess fan page
  2. ^ Interview with Ion Idriess", ABC
  3. ^ Robinson, Lee (15 August 1976). "Lee Robinson" (Oral history). Interviewed by Graham Shirley. National Film and Sound Archive.