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First posted 19 February 2013
*  Update 8 March 2013  *
**  Update 20 March 2013  **
***  Update 18 June 2013  ***

Jerry Collins
presents:
< 'Round the Bay & Harbour >
sketches from Spontoon Island in the "Off Season"
from 1901 to 1968

Part 2
(sketches from 2012)
©2012 Jerry Collins

Cook in Cook-shed - by Jerry Collins
**  Cook in Cook-shed  **
by Jerry Collins
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Unloading a cargo seaplane, Eastern Island, Spontoon Lagoon (circa 1938) - by Jerry Collins
Unloading a cargo seaplane - Eastern Island, Spontoon Lagoon
sketch by Jerry Collins (Larger file here - 543 Kbytes)

Young Spontoon girl roasting a fish - by Jerry Collins
Young Spontoon girl roasting a fish
sketch by Jerry Collins
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Female Spontoonie blows on a shell horn (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
Female Spontoonie blows on a shell horn - by Jerry Collins
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Male Spontoonie in native ceremonial costume (thumbnail) - Art by Jerry Collins
Male Spontoonie in native ceremonial costume
Sketch by Jerry Collins
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Fisherman repairing net (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
*  Fisherman repairing net - by Jerry Collins  *
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Euro scientist photographing ruins & tikis w/Spontoonie guide in foreground (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
*  Euro scientist photographing ruins & tikis;  *
Spontoonie guide in foreground - by Jerry Collins
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Priestess reads tokens for 3 local sailors (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
*  Priestess reads tokens for 3 local sailors - by Jerry Collins  *
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Young male Spontoonie coaches scientist about instriptions (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
*  Young male Spontoonie coaches scientist  *
about inscriptions - by Jerry Collins
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Old male ship's officer tells story to 5 young locals (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
**  Ship's officer tells stories  **
by Jerry Collins
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Native fisherman walks beach (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
**  Native fisherman walks beach  **
by Jerry Collins
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Spontoonie Cook in cook-shed (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
**  Cook in Cook-shed  **
by Jerry Collins
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Male Spontoonie with decorated pipe
**  Male Spontoonie with decorated pipe  **
by Jerry Collins
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Client checks map with aircraft pilot (thumbnail) - by Jerry Collins
***  Client checks map with  ***
charter aircraft pilot
by Jerry Collins
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***  Naval militia officer, diver (in diving suit),  ***
navy sailor - In front of salvage ship
by Jerry Collins
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***  Portrait of a Spontoonie  ***
(female in formal sarong)
by Jerry Collins
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***  Fighter pilot (female)  ***
on aircraft wing
by Jerry Collins
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