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y separately published work icon Diamonds and Dust single work   autobiography  
Note: Sheryl McCorry with Bruce L. Russell
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Diamonds and Dust
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'Sheryl McCorry grew up in the outback carrying crocodiles to school for show and tell. When she was 18 her family moved to Broome, and it was the first time she'd ever used a telephone or seen a television.

'A year later, only hours after being railroaded into marriage by a fast-talking Yank, Sheryl locked eyes with Bob McCorry, a drover and buffalo shooter. When her marriage ended after only a few months, they began a love affair that would last a lifetime and take them to the Kimberley's harshest frontiers.

'Sheryl became the only woman in a team of stockmen. She soon learned how to run rogue bulls and to outsmart the neighbours in the toughest game of all – mustering cattle. The playing field was a million acres of unfenced, unmarked boundaries.

'Sheryl went on to become the first woman in the Kimberley to run two million-acre cattle stations, but her life was not without its share of tragedy. Her story is an epic saga of life in one of the toughest and most beautiful terrains in Australia – a story of hardship, drought, joy and triumph.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Kelly
  • On t.p. verso: WARNING: It is customary in some Aboriginal communities not to mention the names of or reproduce images of the recently deceased. Care and discretion should be exercised in using this book within Arnhem Land, central Australia and the Kimberley.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pan Macmillan , 2007 .
      image of person or book cover 1213217775339624292.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Alternative title: Story of a Million-Acre Cattle Queen
      Extent: [x], 293 p., [16] p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., maps, ports.
      ISBN: 9781405037754 (pbk.)
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y separately published work icon Love on Forrest Downs Sheryl McCorry , Melbourne : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2012 18887893 2012 single work autobiography

'Sheryl McCorry is a woman in a million. In her bestselling memoir Diamonds and Dust and its follow up Stars over Shiralee, Sheryl shared her amazing life story from a childhood in the Top End to mustering cattle in the outback to becoming the first woman in the Kimberley to run two million-acre cattle stations.

'In Love on Forrest Downs, Sheryl's inspiring story continues as she and her soulmate Michael battle to keep their cattle property running. With her characteristic down-to-earth honesty, Sheryl reveals more stories of hardship and humour from her incredible life in the bush. And with the courage we have come to admire her for, Sheryl fights on to preserve the country she so loves and protect her family from the forces that would tear them apart.

'A story of resilience and triumph, here at last on Forrest Downs, Sheryl has found the happiness she so deserves.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Works about this Work

The Cowgirl Torrance Mendez , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 November 2007; (p. 38-40)
From the Dust of Despair Christopher Bantick , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 October 2007; (p. 27)
— Review of Diamonds and Dust Sheryl McCorry , Bruce L. Russell , 2007 single work autobiography
Hard Reign of the Cattle Queen Claire Scobie , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 September vol. 125 no. 6588 2007; (p. 30-31)
From the Dust of Despair Christopher Bantick , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 October 2007; (p. 27)
— Review of Diamonds and Dust Sheryl McCorry , Bruce L. Russell , 2007 single work autobiography
Hard Reign of the Cattle Queen Claire Scobie , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 September vol. 125 no. 6588 2007; (p. 30-31)
The Cowgirl Torrance Mendez , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 3 November 2007; (p. 38-40)
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Last amended 14 Feb 2023 10:00:44
Subjects:
  • Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia,
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