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Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 The Drovers
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Notes

  • 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;", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry (p. 1)
Introduction, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 1-3)
Chapter One : Man On Horseback, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 5-19)
Pioneersi"They came of bold and roving stock that would not fixed abide;", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 20)
Chapter Two : Of Those Who Went Before, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 20-35)
Saltbush Bill on the Patriarchsi"Come all ye little rouseabouts and climb upon my knee;", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry

Saltbush Bill tells the story of a successful sheep farmer using the biblical story of Isaac and Jacob as a metaphor.

 (p. 36)
Chapter Three : One of the Far Out Men, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 36-54)
The Roversi"Some born of homely parents", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 55)
Chapter Four : The Legend of Old Bluey, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 55-71)
Chapter Five : The Roads the Big Mobs Travelled, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 72-88)
Chapter Six : Of Men and Other Animals, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 89-101)
Chapter Seven : When in Trouble Trust your horse, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 102-114)
From the Gulfi"Store cattle from Nelanjie! The mob goes feeding past,", Will H. Ogilvie , single work poetry (p. 115)
Chapter Eight : The Men Behind the Cattle, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 115-134)
Chapter Nine : And Suddenly It Was All Over, Keith Willey , single work non-fiction (p. 135-149)
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  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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