April 7, 2019
Broken Bay Pearls to open first ‘Shellar Door’ (a cellar door for pearls) in NSW
James Brown is chuffed. Comedian Shaun Micallef mentioned Cygnet Bay – Brown's pearl farm in Western Australia's remote Kimberley –...
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April 2, 2019
Shells, not pearls, were the real prize in traditional Aboriginal culture
The only pearl discovered in Indigenous archaeology was apparently spat into a rubbish pile; the shells, on the other hand,...
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October 13, 2018
Broken Bay Pearls joins Pearls of Australia marketing push
The Central Coast’s only pearl farm has joined a marketing venture which will emphasise the origin and purity of Australian...
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October 8, 2018
A Big Country: Aussie pearls industry rebounds
After a tough few years things are starting to look up for the Australian pearling industry in the Kimberley region...
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September 19, 2018
Pearl mistress
Alison Brown’s love for the Dampier Peninsula hasn’t wavered in 50 years. Read article excerpt here and purchase Outback Magazine: August/September...
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September 19, 2018
The Coast’s hidden treasures: Pearls
COAST: A free tourism and lifestyle magazine - a fresh look at the best of the Central Coast NSW that...
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September 19, 2018
Kimberley pearl farmer James Brown wants the industry to reveal the true origin of its precious gems
JAMES BROWN’S backyard isn’t like many others. Nor was his childhood. Nor is his future. The 40-year-old Kimberley pearl farmer...
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September 18, 2018
Akoya Cultured Pearl Farming in Eastern Australia
Cygnet Bay's sister farm at Broken Bay features in Gems & Gemology: The Quarterly Journal of the Gemologica Institute of...
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September 16, 2018
Cutting-edge science and 19th-century Japanese trade secrets behind groundbreaking WA pearl hatchery
After nearly 60 years, one of Australia's oldest pearl farms is celebrating its first harvest involving a combination of 19th-century...
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September 16, 2018
The tiny Central Coast company making ripples in the cultured pearl world
A Central Coast company producing some of the best cultured Akoya pearls in the world is having its moment in the sun thanks...
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September 16, 2018
Australian pearl farm makes rare discovery as it uncovers 10 pearls inside a single shell
One of Australia's oldest pearl farms is celebrating a rare moment this week after opening up a pearl oyster shell...
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September 16, 2018
Reconciling the dark history of slavery and murder in Australian pearling, points to a brighter future
Descended from a murderous slaver as well as those he enslaved, Terry Hunter's efforts to reconcile his family history confront...
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September 16, 2018
Pearl festival offers close encounters
Along with Shinju Matsuri’s many celebrations and events across Broome, the festival, which ran from August 25-September 2, also ventured...
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