Between 1629 and 1727 at least six Dutch ships were marooned or lost sailors on the west coat of Western Australia. What was the fate of those shipwrecked survivors? Did they die in misery soon after being marooned? Or did they intermarry with local Aborigines and leave traces - their ghosts - in an entirely new cultural group?
Stimulating and thought provoking 'And Their Ghosts May Be Heard' is a fascinating account of the fortunes of Australia's first white settlers.
