The captain's grandson : the world of Michael Kailis

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AuthorHansen, D. E. (Dorothy E.); Hansen, I. V. (Ian Victor), 1929-; M.G. Kailis Exports PtyCorporate AuthorFremantle Arts Centre PressDescriptionYoung Australian-born Micky Kailis from Perth's Greek community, against all odds, set up a lobster-processing operation in 1961, with proceeds from the sale of his wife's car. In a little over ten years, he was known as Western Australia's "Prawn King" and had established a thriving ship-building business, Then came pearls and tuna, more harvests from the sea.ImprintFremantle, W.A. : M.G. Kailis Exports Pty. Ltd., c1999.Collation376 p. : ill. maps. ports. ; 24 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published1999NotesPublishing consultants: Fremantle Arts Centre Press.ISBN0957721900; 0646372572 (pbk)Dewey ClassB/KAIPublication FormatBook

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PeopleMichael George KailisSubjectFisheriesHistory - GeneralGreeksBiographyImmigrantsFishing industryCollectionPublications Collection

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