Abalone industry's 'gold rush' days chronicled in new book

RM
April 14 2019 - 6:30am
Abalone diver Peter Kurz is just one of the many divers whose history is featured in a new book. Mr Kurz was fundamental in bringing in restrictions and fighting hard for the abalone  industry. Photo: Rachel Mounsey
Abalone diver Peter Kurz is just one of the many divers whose history is featured in a new book. Mr Kurz was fundamental in bringing in restrictions and fighting hard for the abalone industry. Photo: Rachel Mounsey

Head Down Bum Up seems like a fitting name for a book that pieces together 22 years of the evolution of the abalone industry in Mallacoota.

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Rachel Mounsey

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Journalist at Eden Magnet

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