Autobiography

John Pearson

In Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set out to drive his Bluebird car at over 400 miles an hour, faster than any man in history. Things went wrong from the start: unseasonal rains, a sodden lake bed in which every high-speed run slewed dangerously deep ruts, money running short, and even an Aboriginal curse. But with enormous courage, as death shimmered on the horizon ahead of him, the lonely and isolated Campbell tried to hold his nerve until he broke the record...272pp

Bush Aussies: True Stories of Australian Country Characters

Bush Aussies takes us on the road with Allan M. Nixon, as he travels down highways and dusty tracks in search of real Aussie larrikins and legends.

Whether they're out on the land, running a successful business or just down the local pub, every country town has its unforgettable personalities, and Allan, bestselling author of the Beaut Utes series and The Bushies, has a knack for finding them. He has travelled from rural centres to the back of beyond to introduce us to a wide range of identities – a water diviner, animal trainers, a boomerang maker, a bush poet, a beekeeper and many more. These true stories of ordinary and extraordinary country character show what the Aussie way of life is really like outside the big cities. 312 pp.


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Beneath Whose Hand RM Williams. Bushman, grazier, businessman, folk hero, raconteur – one of the legends of our time. This is RM’s own story. Photos. 202 pp.	33.00	Add to Cart
Bluebird and the Dead Lake John Pearson In Australia's remote outback, on the dazzling saltpan of Lake Eyre, Donald Campbell set out to drive his Bluebird car at over 400 miles an hour, faster than any man in history. Things went wrong from the start: unseasonal rains, a sodden lake bed in which every high-speed run slewed dangerously deep ruts, money running short, and even an Aboriginal curse. But with enormous courage, as death shimmered on the horizon ahead of him, the lonely and isolated Campbell tried to hold his nerve until he broke the record...272pp	25.95	Add to Cart
Bush Aussies: True Stories of Australian Country Characters *Bush Aussies* takes us on the road with Allan M. Nixon, as he travels down highways and dusty tracks in search of real Aussie larrikins and legends. Whether they're out on the land, running a successful business or just down the local pub, every country town has its unforgettable personalities, and Allan, bestselling author of the Beaut Utes series and The Bushies, has a knack for finding them. He has travelled from rural centres to the back of beyond to introduce us to a wide range of identities – a water diviner, animal trainers, a boomerang maker, a bush poet, a beekeeper and many more. These true stories of ordinary and extraordinary country character show what the Aussie way of life is really like outside the big cities. 312 pp.	24.95	Add to Cart
(The) Bushies 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.	24.95	Add to Cart
a Bushman Remembers James Mahoney remembers cooking in camp ovens, problems with wooden handles, gates, fences and snakes, and cooling off with billy tea. 170pp.	25.95	Add to Cart
Cattle King 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.	25.25	Add to Cart
Colonel Lionel Rose 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.	33.95	Add to Cart

Bluebird and the Dead Lake

John Pearson

Bush Aussies: True Stories of Australian Country Characters