{"product_id":"fishy-business-john-faulkner-9781761470677","title":"Fishy Business: The Story of Sydney and Its Fish Markets","description":"\u003cb\u003eRichly illustrated and entertainingly told, this is the complete and fascinating history of a beloved Sydney institution by passionate patron and former senator\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For millennia, the Aboriginal people of coastal Sydney lived in harmony with the natural environment. Fishing and shell fishing were a way of life. Everything changed with the arrival of the First Fleet. Fishing quickly became important to the European colonists. The place where the fisherman's catch was sold also became important - and color and controversy were never far away from Sydney's markets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Woolloomooloo to Redfern, Haymarket and Blackwattle Bay - with its new world-class facility - the Sydney Fish Market has become an institution. Its history is filled with larger-than-life characters, political machinations and shady dealings, as well as the incredible success stories of hardworking families, many of whom arrived in Australia as migrants from Europe and Asia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Faulkner, a former senator, has been passionate about the Sydney Fish Market for decades. His many years of speaking with its people and recording its rich history are brought together in \u003ci\u003eFishy Business \u003c\/i\u003e- the complete and colorful story of a Sydney icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Faulkner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1761470671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781761470677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen \u0026amp; Unwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Faulkner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48242018975999,"sku":"9781761470677","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_73fcaca7-1233-4ae9-a51c-6f6159d98354.jpg?v=1772657097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fishy-business-john-faulkner-9781761470677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}