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'Best Australian Yarns is a substantial and definitive collection of factual and fanciful Aussie stories, humour and anecdotes–the result of decades of researching popular Aussie culture and history and yarning to mates and other colourful characters from all parts of Australia and all walks of life.
'This collection includes tall stories from the bush, reminiscences from the racetrack and shearing shed, railway yarns, stories from the world of show business, Aboriginal legends and humour, digger yarns from both world wars, ghost stories, monsters, bunyips and yowies... and many things you never knew about our amazing history and the characters who made it–the pioneers, heroes, convicts, bushrangers, eccentrics and brave and forgotten men and women whose fascinating lives and achievements created the Aussie spirit that we all love.
'While the stories range from poignant to hilarious, many simply describe unusual coincidences, strange occurrences or simple everyday humorous events with a refreshing understatement that vividly evokes a vanishing Australia where looking for a good laugh was a key component of a cheekier national character and a simpler lifestyle.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication:
This book is dedicated to the memory of the late Pat Glover 1915-2005 - The Poet Fairy Shanakee
Contents
- King Kong's Bum, single work short story humour (p. 3-4)
- If Ya Can't Catch 'Em, Shoot 'Em, single work short story humour (p. 5)
- 'It's Not Sydney, You Know!', single work short story humour (p. 6-7)
- Cologne or Dubbo, single work short story humour (p. 8)
- El Dubbo, single work short story humour (p. 9)
- Lunch for Dipso Dan, single work short story humour (p. 10-11)
- Be Careful with Babies, single work short story (p. 12)
- The Bachelor's Guide to the Care of the Young, single work short story humour (p. 13-14)
- The Mute Boy, single work short story humour (p. 15)
- Too Much Argument, single work short story (p. 15)
- Aussie Sporting Clangers, single work short story humour (p. 16)
- Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow, single work short story (p. 18)
- April Fool!, single work short story humour (p. 20)
- Poor Ol' Grandad, single work short story humour (p. 20)
- A Tall Tale of Tagged Trout, single work short story (p. 21)
- One Wishi"We had fished with little luck out on Lake Burrinjuck", single work poetry humour (p. 26)
- A Grave Mistake, single work short story humour (p. 27)
- Miles from Sydney, single work short story (p. 29)
- A Tale of Toothi"Big Billy Bull", single work poetry humour (p. 29-30)
- A Barrel of Bricks, single work short story humour (p. 31)
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Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.