Call Number |
BA2531/1322 |
Physical description |
1 slide : colour ; 3 x 4 cm. |
Series |
Roger Garwood and Trish Ainslie collection of photographs ; BA2531/1322
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Notes |
Title and date from mount. |
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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.
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Online image.
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Related names |
Ainslie, Trish, photographer.
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