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Brenda
Miya first came to life in Broome when the Aboriginal boy Warlitj was diving for shells; back on board the vessel the cracking open of each shell mostly revealed nothing, but the trawler’s master noticed Warlitj’s hesitation and was astounded when he saw the beauty and lustre of the round, pink pearl. And so began Miya’s journey to be returned to the sea…

March 1912 the coastal steamer SS Koombana was leaving on its journey from Fremantle and up the West Coast of Australia. On board the large num
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