The moving tale of five generations of outback pioneers who shared the struggle for the life in the Northwest. The author, Maggie Lilly, now 88 lives in Kununurra, after a lifetime in Wyndham and on the Bow River Station. An amazing snapshot of 20th century northern Australia and its characters. Hardcover.

John Wright. 16 exciting stories of early Queenslanders. Stories from accidental pioneers, heroes and frauds between 1825 to 1937 from Cape York to Brisbane and Coopers Creek to the Gulf

Statue is outside the township of Dampier. This is Red Dog's story. 112pp.

Marion Holdsworth

The story of Ray Fryer of Urapunga. Ray set out to "make something worthwhile" out of the run down Urapunga station on the Roper River. After years of rough living and hard work, learning to live in harmony with the local tribal Aborigines, coping with crocodiles and disease in his stock, he at last felt he was getting somewhere. Then came the cattle crash of the 1970s. How Ray faced this challenge and succeeded in making Urapunga a valuable property is part of this gripping story, against ferocious odds.

This book celebrates the backcountry pioneers who defied a harsh land and cruel climate to  lay the foundations of Australia's primary industries. 325pp.

John Nicholes. 

A collection of stories of working around the Outback from 1935 to 1947. This book is full of the characters, animal and human, of the bush. 306pp.

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Brian Taylor

Working as a drover, stockman, fencer, shearer and saddler, Taylor has gathered a swag of stories over the years travelling way out past the Barcoo, along dusty plains and beside dry creeks.

This book shares with us these stories, of people he met, places he has been and moments long gone that define the traditions of the Australian bush.

S/Cover 370 pages

Rex Ellis. Rex lives a nomadic, desert life out there that only you and I can dream about. He has a knack for extracting the ridiculous or the absurd essence wherever he travels. 162pp.

Ernestine Hill. Timeless because of its history, timelessly popular because it is so full of life and colour

This book covers 130 years of Australian history. Fifty years of which camel trains criss-crossed the continent, carrying the necessities of life, and a few  luxuries to settlements in the interior. 372pp