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Dedication: For Lee, who made it possible.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
South Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Macmillan Australia
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Horsemani"The night was as still as death;", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Introduction, single work non-fiction (p. 1-3)
- Chapter One : Man On Horseback, single work non-fiction (p. 5-19)
- Pioneersi"They came of bold and roving stock that would not fixed abide;", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Chapter Two : Of Those Who Went Before, single work non-fiction (p. 20-35)
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Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchsi"Come all ye little rouseabouts and climb upon my knee;",
single work
poetry
Saltbush Bill tells the story of a successful sheep farmer using the biblical story of Isaac and Jacob as a metaphor.
- Chapter Three : One of the Far Out Men, single work non-fiction (p. 36-54)
- The Roversi"Some born of homely parents", single work poetry (p. 55)
- Chapter Four : The Legend of Old Bluey, single work non-fiction (p. 55-71)
- Chapter Five : The Roads the Big Mobs Travelled, single work non-fiction (p. 72-88)
- Chapter Six : Of Men and Other Animals, single work non-fiction (p. 89-101)
- Chapter Seven : When in Trouble Trust your horse, single work non-fiction (p. 102-114)
- From the Gulfi"Store cattle from Nelanjie! The mob goes feeding past,", single work poetry (p. 115)
- Chapter Eight : The Men Behind the Cattle, single work non-fiction (p. 115-134)
- Chapter Nine : And Suddenly It Was All Over, single work non-fiction (p. 135-149)
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