A Different Drummer: The Story of E.J. Banfield, the Beachcomber of Dunk Island

by Michael Noonan

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702220272
• ISBN13: 9780702220272
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Univ of Queensland Pr
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Dreamy real life story of escape from the chains of conventi

Banfield a Newspaper man and his wife escape conventional lifestyle and settle Beautiful Dunk Island off the north Queensland coast (Australia). This is a book for those who work and live in the urban jungle, It leads the imagination to delight in the simple and uncomplicated existence we all at times long for, but haven't the time to discover. Their abode (Dunk Island) is now a millionaire's playground. However, the cottage and surrounds that Banfield established are preserved as part of a National Park. This book is a good read. I am sure all that read it will be tempted to visit the area it portrays. I know I did. It was and is a wonderful tropical paradise.