Outback Tales
Author: Chesney Gardner
Publisher:
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780642527165
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Hell West and Crooked
Author: Tom Cole
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Published: 2013-08-01
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1743099916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee. the bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee. In this remarkable memoir, tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and drama, he recounts his adventures as a drover and stockman in the toughest country in Australia and later on as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern territory before the war. First published in 1988 and having sold over 100 000 copies, Hell West and Crooked is perfect for anyone who enjoys a classic outback yarn. 'A real-life story of the pioneering days of the top End that out-adventures anything fiction writers could hope to produce.' - tHE WESt AUStRALIAN 'tom Cole is a living legend, a real-life Crocodile Dundee. His stories paint a vivid picture of wild and exciting times in the Australian outback.' - MELBOURNE SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A story of the outback and cattlemen and women, stripped of glamour, that will become an Australian classic to rub covers with authors like Ion Idriess.' - GOLD COASt BULLEtIN
LarryBoy in the Attack of Outback Jack / VeggieTales
Author: Doug Peterson
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 0310424313
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Australian supervillain, Outback Jack, and his sidekick, Jackie, are in search of buried treasure in Bumblyburg. No veggie will stand in their way! LarryBoy has to rely on retired superhero, Pruneman, to help him. But before they can capture Outback Jack, they must first battle the Hilaria-Mosquito, which stings victims with a green gag gas that keeps them telling jokes...for hours! Will LarryBoy respect the wisdom that Pruneman has to offer? Or will the Hilaria-Mosquito make him the next super-comic? Find out in this “hilarious” LarryBoy adventure that teaches kids about respecting their elders!Sunday morning values, Saturday morning fun. Now that’s the Big Idea!Through imaginative and innovative products, Zonderkidz is feeding young souls.
Stories of the Outback
Author:
Publisher: Brolga Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 1922036277
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Author: Matt Wright
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Published: 2018-10-29
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1760141925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRescuing endangered species, piloting choppers and coming nose-to-snout with some of Australia’s deadliest creatures is all in a day’s work for Matt Wright. With his mates by his side, Matt ventures into the outback and beyond, managing to get into (and, remarkably, out of) some insanely nail-biting situations. This new collection of adventures moves from his home in the Northern Territory to the jungles of Borneo to the rivers of the Congo. Follow Matt as he tracks down a monster croc in the Congo, relocates fifty saltwater crocodiles over state borders in the space of a few days, rescues elephants and orangutans (and two giant snakes) in Borneo and spends time at home with his pet crocodile Tripod, and gain some behind-the-scenes insights into the making of some of Outback Wrangler’s most intense moments. Told with wit, candour and a hit of adrenaline that makes you feel like you’re riding shotgun in Matt’s chopper, Outback Adventures is a ripping collection of unforgettable experiences from a remarkable Australian.
Australian Legendary Tales
Author: K. Langloh Parker
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2018-04-05
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 3732650332
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Outback Stories
Author: Ian Ferguson
Publisher:
Published: 2016-11
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781925367652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOutback Stories - Tracks Further Out explores the lives of outback Australians who shaped the cultural, political and artistic landscape. From Burke and Wills' disastrous expedition across the continent to Eddie Mabo's historic land rights claim; from John Bradley Murdoch's chilling murders to horrific croc attacks in far North Queensland; from the studios Pro Hart and Sidney Nolan to the singing careers of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter. Ian Ferguson has compiled a comprehensive and enlivening collection of stories about Australia and some of its most interesting inhabitants. A great insight into Australia's history past and present, in an easy to read, snappy format.
In Bad Company, and other stories
Author: Rolf Boldrewood
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-06
Total Pages: 498
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In Bad Company, and other stories" by Rolf Boldrewood s a collection of short stories and prose essay. The tales in this volume's collection are: "In Bad Company" "Morgan the Bushranger" "How I Became a Butcher" "Moonlighting on the Macquarie" "An Australian Roughriding Contest" "The Mailman's Yarn : An Ower True Tale" "Dear Dermot" "The Story of an Old Log-Book" "A Kangaroo Shoot" "Five Men's Lives For One Horse" "Reedy Lake Station" "A Forgotten Tragedy" "The Horse You Don't See Now" "How I Began to Write" "A Mountain Forest" "The Free Selector : A Comedietta" "Free Hospitality" "Lapsed Gentlefolk" "Shearing in the Riverina, New South Wales" "Ancient Sydney" "After Long Years" "In the Droving Days" "The Australian Native-Born Type" "My School Days" "Sydney, Fifty Years Ago" "Old Time Thoroughbreds" "The First Port Fairy Hunt" "Bendemeer" "Sport in Australia" "Old Stock-Riders" "Mount Macedon" "Walks Abroad" "From Tumut to Tumberumba" "In the Throes of a Drought" "A Spring Sketch" "New Years Day 1886" "A Dry Time" "In the Bloom of the Year" "Fallen Among Thieves" "A Transformation Scene" and "In Bushranging Days".
King of the Outback
Author: Bill King
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 1459628233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe life of the legendary pioneer of outback travel - the man who opened up Australia to adventure travel. A modern - day explorer who took everyday Australians along for the ride.Bill King is the pioneer who put the Australian outback on the map for both local and international tourists. Through an enterprise founded on hope and grit - now operating as AAT Kings - he opened up a completely new branch of Australian tourism. Thousands of Australians have experienced the adventure of a lifetime in Bill's capable hands, often walking in the footsteps of explorers such as Burke and Wills, Leichhardt, Sturt and Stuart.Eccentric drivers, mad passengers and sticky situations abound against the backdrop of the glorious Australian outback. Bill and his tour groups sometimes got lost, bogged or stranded - sometimes even scared out of their wits - but there was always a fierce determination to bring the show back home. Bill never lost a passenger or brought one to harm, though by heck they did sometimes try his monumental patience.
Tales from the Outback
Author: Melissa Lagonegro
Publisher: Golden Books
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9780375829550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Archie the crocodile moves to the Outback, the Koala Brothers and Ned the wombat help him remodel his new home.
