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Author	Garwood, Roger, 1945- photographer.
Title	Sam Ostojich on 'Sam's Island', Tidepole Island in Dampier Harbour.
Published/Produced	1992.

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146604PD: Sam Ostojich on

146604PD: Sam Ostojich on 'Sam's Island', Tidepole Island in Dampier Harbour, 1992

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Call Number	BA2531/1322
Physical description	1 slide : colour ; 3 x 4 cm.
Series	Roger Garwood and Trish Ainslie collection of photographs ; BA2531/1322
Notes	Title and date from mount.
	The photographer notes: Sam built the castle as his home and was allowed to stay there after the local mining company wanted to evict him. Public protests forced a change of mind.
Rights advisory	For personal use only. To publish or display, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Publications	Published in Land's edge by Tim Winton (1993), p.75.
Summary	Tidepole Island off the Pilbara coast became the private paradise of Sam Ostojich who lived there alone for 40 years; he fashioned a "castle" from local rock; he died in 2005, and is buried there.
Subjects	Ostojic, Sam (Sava), 1921-2005 -- Photographs.
	Online image.
Related names	Ainslie, Trish, photographer.