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'The world of the Australian drover is almost forgotten. In this book we hear of the men (and women) who travelled vast distances along Australia's stock routes. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travelled around Australia gathering their stories. Before utes, planes and helicopters, mustering and droving were done by a group of men who, on horseback, would move thousands of head of cattle and sheep vast distances in the search for better grazing. It was an isolated and often difficult life, but one frequently filled with adventure and great humour. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled throughout Australia to make sure the voices and stories of these wry, tough men are not lost forever. In this collection of 60 adventures you will find out about the extraordinary lives on the road of the great Australian drover.' (Publication summary)
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Based on stories told to the author by drovers named on p.[vii].
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The Need to Belong : Non-Fiction Publishing in Australia, 2003-2004
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 49 no. 2004; (p. 96-114)
— Review of Island and Otherland : Christopher Koch and His Books 2003 single work criticism ; The Diaries of Donald Friend. Volume 2 2003 selected work diary ; The Diaries of Miles Franklin 2004 selected work diary ; Can I Call You Colin? : The Authorised Biography of Colin Thiele 2004 single work biography ; The Sparrow Garden Marianna Lacek (translator), 2004 single work autobiography ; Minerva's Owl Excerpts from Exile 2003 single work biography ; Inside Out : An Autobiography 2004 single work autobiography ; Bittersweet Journey 2003 single work autobiography ; Bud : A Life 2004 single work autobiography ; Dhuuluu-Yala : To Talk Straight : Publishing Indigenous Literature 2003 multi chapter work criticism ; Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography ; Very Big Journey : My Life as I Remember It 2004 single work autobiography ; Shadow Lines 2003 single work biography ; Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003 anthology criticism ; The Station at Austin Downs : One Family's Adventure on the Land 2004 single work autobiography ; Down to the Sea : A True Saga of an Australian Fishing Dynasty 2004 single work biography ; Tanami : On Foot Across Australia's Desert Heart 2003 single work autobiography ; Great Australian Droving Stories 2003 selected work short story ; Great Australian Drinking Stories 2003 anthology short story prose ; James Stirling : Admiral and Founding Governor of Western Australia 2003 single work biography ; About Face : Asian Accounts of Australia 2003 single work criticism ; Chinese Women and the Global Village : An Australian Site 2003 single work prose ; Semar's Cave : An Indonesian Journal 2004 single work prose ; Life and Death in the Age of Sail : The Passage to Australia 2003 single work non-fiction ; The Girl from Botany Bay : The True Story of Mary Broad and Her Extraordinary Escape 2004 single work biography ; Legacies of White Australia : Race, Culture and Nation 2003 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Essays 2003 2003 anthology essay autobiography interview prose review obituary ; Death Sentence : The Decay of Public Language 2003 single work prose ; Great Australian Fishing Stories 2003 selected work short story -
Out Bush or Batting with Bradman
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2003; (p. 4a)
— Review of Great Australian Droving Stories 2003 selected work short story
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Out Bush or Batting with Bradman
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2003; (p. 4a)
— Review of Great Australian Droving Stories 2003 selected work short story -
The Need to Belong : Non-Fiction Publishing in Australia, 2003-2004
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 49 no. 2004; (p. 96-114)
— Review of Island and Otherland : Christopher Koch and His Books 2003 single work criticism ; The Diaries of Donald Friend. Volume 2 2003 selected work diary ; The Diaries of Miles Franklin 2004 selected work diary ; Can I Call You Colin? : The Authorised Biography of Colin Thiele 2004 single work biography ; The Sparrow Garden Marianna Lacek (translator), 2004 single work autobiography ; Minerva's Owl Excerpts from Exile 2003 single work biography ; Inside Out : An Autobiography 2004 single work autobiography ; Bittersweet Journey 2003 single work autobiography ; Bud : A Life 2004 single work autobiography ; Dhuuluu-Yala : To Talk Straight : Publishing Indigenous Literature 2003 multi chapter work criticism ; Two Sisters : Ngarta and Jukuna Eirlys Richards (translator), 2004 selected work autobiography biography ; Very Big Journey : My Life as I Remember It 2004 single work autobiography ; Shadow Lines 2003 single work biography ; Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003 anthology criticism ; The Station at Austin Downs : One Family's Adventure on the Land 2004 single work autobiography ; Down to the Sea : A True Saga of an Australian Fishing Dynasty 2004 single work biography ; Tanami : On Foot Across Australia's Desert Heart 2003 single work autobiography ; Great Australian Droving Stories 2003 selected work short story ; Great Australian Drinking Stories 2003 anthology short story prose ; James Stirling : Admiral and Founding Governor of Western Australia 2003 single work biography ; About Face : Asian Accounts of Australia 2003 single work criticism ; Chinese Women and the Global Village : An Australian Site 2003 single work prose ; Semar's Cave : An Indonesian Journal 2004 single work prose ; Life and Death in the Age of Sail : The Passage to Australia 2003 single work non-fiction ; The Girl from Botany Bay : The True Story of Mary Broad and Her Extraordinary Escape 2004 single work biography ; Legacies of White Australia : Race, Culture and Nation 2003 anthology essay ; The Best Australian Essays 2003 2003 anthology essay autobiography interview prose review obituary ; Death Sentence : The Decay of Public Language 2003 single work prose ; Great Australian Fishing Stories 2003 selected work short story
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,