Author talk: Ināra Strungs
Thursday 30 April 2026, 12:00am - 01:00am
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Event Type: Author talks and book launches,Classes and workshops,Free
Suburb: Cleveland
Age range: Young adults (18-30),Adults (30+),Seniors
This author talk will have a real bite! Join Brisbane-based author Inara Strungs for a chat about the original croc hunter, Crocodile Harry, the subject of her book Love, War and Crocodiles. Featured recently in The Australian, the fascinating book looks at this post-war legend and flamboyant personality.
Free event. Bookings required.
Reserve your copy.
About the book:
Love, War and Crocodiles is an account of the many adventures and loves of Arvids Blumentals, aka Crocodile Harry, one of the most unusual migrants to arrive in Australia after WW2. Harry was a Latvian patriot who went to war at 17, lost his homeland, and became a crocodile hunter, gravity surveyor, opal miner, writer and womaniser. He called himself a baron and married an opera-singing German lady he’d never met. He appeared in a high-profile inquest, entertained Tina Turner and Olivia Newton-John and was the subject of many media stories. His dugout in Coober Pedy was featured in Mad Max 3 and still attracts tourists today. This carefully researched book looks at Harry’s diverse pursuits, his intriguing personality and the historical background of a war that shattered a generation of men. Few others reacted as flamboyantly as Harry.
About the author:
Inara Strungs is an Australian Latvian living in Brisbane. She has qualifications in Arts and medicine (histopathology). Her books consist of two novels, Sunstone and Sydney via Siberia, and a work of nonfiction about her parents' traditional Baltic bakery in Sydney, Secrets of a Waterloo Baker.
In the folder there is also an article that was published in the Australian about Harry and the book where you might get inspiration for advertising from.
Suburb: Cleveland
Age range: Young adults (18-30),Adults (30+),Seniors
This author talk will have a real bite! Join Brisbane-based author Inara Strungs for a chat about the original croc hunter, Crocodile Harry, the subject of her book Love, War and Crocodiles. Featured recently in The Australian, the fascinating book looks at this post-war legend and flamboyant personality.
Free event. Bookings required.
Reserve your copy.
About the book:
Love, War and Crocodiles is an account of the many adventures and loves of Arvids Blumentals, aka Crocodile Harry, one of the most unusual migrants to arrive in Australia after WW2. Harry was a Latvian patriot who went to war at 17, lost his homeland, and became a crocodile hunter, gravity surveyor, opal miner, writer and womaniser. He called himself a baron and married an opera-singing German lady he’d never met. He appeared in a high-profile inquest, entertained Tina Turner and Olivia Newton-John and was the subject of many media stories. His dugout in Coober Pedy was featured in Mad Max 3 and still attracts tourists today. This carefully researched book looks at Harry’s diverse pursuits, his intriguing personality and the historical background of a war that shattered a generation of men. Few others reacted as flamboyantly as Harry.
About the author:
Inara Strungs is an Australian Latvian living in Brisbane. She has qualifications in Arts and medicine (histopathology). Her books consist of two novels, Sunstone and Sydney via Siberia, and a work of nonfiction about her parents' traditional Baltic bakery in Sydney, Secrets of a Waterloo Baker.
In the folder there is also an article that was published in the Australian about Harry and the book where you might get inspiration for advertising from.
Location Cleveland Library
