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4 unusual facts about Arthur Upfield


Aireys Inlet

During the early 1950s the Australian crime author Arthur Upfield lived at Aireys Inlet.

Arthur Upfield

The plot is based on the 1880 disappearance of the geologist Lamont Young near Mystery Bay, New South Wales.

When he suddenly became unavailable, Fauna's John McCallum flew to London in panic and was lucky enough to audition New Zealand actor James Laurenson on his last day there.

Lamont Young

The plot of Arthur Upfield's detective novel, The Mystery of Swordfish Reef, is based on Young's disappearance.



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