RM Williams. Bushman, grazier, businessman, folk hero, raconteur – one of the legends of our time. This is RM’s own story. Photos. 202 pp.

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Noni Durack’s thought-provoking sequel to Mary Durack’s Kings in Grass Castles. 

Marlee Ranacher tells the unique story of her childhood and lifetime of work on the celebrated property. 295 pp.

Allan Nixon 'The Uteman'. Whether they're out on the land, running a business or just down the pub, every country town has its unforgettable characters, and Allan has a knack of finding them. These true stories of orinary and extraordinary country characters show what the Aussie way of life is really like outside the big cities.

Allan Nixon 'The Uteman'. A follow on book from Bush Aussies. Nixon finds more bush characters - one of them a missing person for almost 30 years was re-united with his family as a result of these stories.

James Mahoney remembers cooking in camp ovens, problems with wooden handles, gates, fences and snakes, and cooling off with billy tea.  170pp.

Judy Robinson. 

Bushman of the Red Heart celebrates not only Ben, but also his parents Liz and Sam Nicker and their work in Central Australia from the Arltunga Goldfields in 1903 to Ryan's Well/Glen Maggie from 1914-1930. In 1923 fifteen year old Ben crossed the Tanami Desert solo. In the 1930s Ben took his team of camels and guided Michael Terry's expeditions in a triumph of bushmanship through the barren lands where Gibson and then Lasseter perished. In WWII Ben met a hero's death in the campaign in Greece.

     'What better story-teller can there be than Judy Robinson, niece of Ben Nicker, who herself ... nearly died in the Outback, to write the biography of this outstanding Australian bushman - Ben Nicker'. 120pp.

Ion. L. Idriess.

At the age of thirteen Sidney Kidman ran away from home with only five shillings in his pocket. He went on to become a horse dealer, drover, cattle buyer and jockey. He also ran a successful coach business.

Above all, Kidman created a mighty cattle empire of more than one hundred stations, fighting droughts, bushfires, floods and plagues of vermin to do so. His enterprise and courage won him a huge fortune and made him a legend.

This engrossing story by famous Australian author Ion Iddriess is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman – the cattle King. 

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Natalie Andrews.

The inspiring story of Clara McGovern’s struggle and ultimate triumph over a life profoundly affected by a traumatic childhood. The one glimmer of hope in Clara’s early life is the discovery that she has a beautiful singing voice and a passion to perform. This book is a moving testament to the strength of the human spirit. 270 pp.

Colonel Rose AM, OBE deserves to be celebrated for his military career alone. He servid in two world wars but achieved even greater things as the chief veterinary officer of the Northern Territory from 1946-1958.

The story of Tommy Wills. This book by Les Perrin has several main interests running through it. Tommy Wills was Australia’s first really great cricketer. His father settled in western Victoria in 1840 then moved to central Queensland in 1860 to take up a large property he called Cullin-La-Ringo. Soon after arriving the party of 19 were all murdered by Aborigines – the largest loss of life in any one assault.

Tommy Wills continued to star in cricket matches and was the main driving force in setting up Australian Rules football. This is a most interesting, well researched book. 166 pp. 

His life and legacy. O’Connor was responsible for the Goldfields Pipeline scheme which pumped water to Kalgoorlie. 285 pp.