The Long Arm: A Biography of a Northern Territory Policeman by Hugh V Clarke

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Ex library copy with no external stickers and protective plastic covering. Stamps, stickers and partial date due slip on inside. Wear to book edges. Dust jcaket is worn with tears at top edge. Binding is still very good.

Biography of Jack Stokes, a Northern Territory policeman and his life on a lonely watering base on the northern coast of Arnhem Land from 1937 through the war years when conditions were difficult and facilities were few.

It is the story of Darwin as a frontier town and contains a series of interesting black-and-white photos from the era.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, please note that this book may contain descriptions and/or images of people who have passed away.