Back O’ Cairns

Ion Idriess

RRP $24.95

Ion Idriess, Australia′s favourite adventure writer, went to North Queensland prospecting at a time when the fabulous country Back o Cairns was being opened up. It was a time when the great jungle scrubs were falling to the settler′s axe, new towns were springing up as mineral wealth was discovered and the new railway pushed inland. It was a time when the talk around the campfires was full of the exciting exploits of the great pathfinders - men like Mulligan, Doyle, Atherton and Palmerston - and of the search for a route from the coast to the hinterland. All the colour, excitement and hard, courageous struggle of the era have been captured by Ion Idriess in these pages. Idriess found more than gold; he found the true beauty and fascination of the North, and makes it come alive in his stories of the unforgettable men and women who were its pioneers.

ISBN 9780207185618  

328 pages

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Explore The Flinders Ranges

Barker, McCaskill, Ward

 RRP $32.95

This is the second of a series of guide books on South Australia and is the best guide to the Flinders Ranges available. It has been written by a number of highly qualified persons with specific personal talents and knowledge. The book is generously illustrated with over 200 colour and black and white photos, drawings and maps. It features articles on geology, Aboriginal occupation, flora and fauna, pastoralism, mining and tourism. Interpretive notes guide the traveller through 21 selected walks and 20 most frequented road routes.

Special discovery information, a gazetteer, a directory of things to do and a comprehensive further reading section will add to the visitor's enjoyment of this fascinating area, the Flinders Ranges. Soft cover.  S/c. 204pp.

204 pages

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