The Diamond Mystery -1942

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Republished with permission. Chapter 5 of the book: A Touch of Dutch. For the full pdf of the book click here.

Peters, Nonja. ‘A Touch of Dutch’ pp.92-97 Chapter 5Download

Introduction chapters of the book: Touch of Dutch

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The Lost Dutch Diamonds on Carnot Beach, Western Australia

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