Gelignite Jack Murray

Author : Phil Murray
Publisher : New Holland Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781760794361
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gelignite Jack Murray written by Phil Murray and published by New Holland Publishers. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the mere mention of the name 'Gelignite' Jack Murray, any Australian from the Baby Boomer era or older can't help but to crack a smile. Murray was best known as the rally driver who in 1954 won the REDEX Round Australia Reliability Trial without the loss of a single point; but Jack's sporting interests and achievements were eclectic and far-ranging. In his own words, at different times throughout his life he was 'engaged in various sports with various successes' cycling; VFL schoolboy football; stock car racing; hill climbing motor races; circuit car racing; car endurance events; Australian and NSW Grand Prix racing; international and Australian rally driving; wrestling; boxing; crocodile, kangaroo and buffalo hunting; ocean boat racing and waterskiing--to name most, but not all. Oh yes--Jack even raced a bathtub once, plug in. Jack Murray died in 1983. Encounters with those who met him, knew him and loved him now grow fewer and fewer, as the years pass and the Reliability Trials of the 1950s drift into Australian history and folklore. Jack's personal and nonpublic life, showing the man behind the derring-do, has never been fully explored or written about.

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : UNSW Press
ISBN 13 : 9780868406800
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lingo written by Graham Seal and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively linguistic analysis of our distinctive forms of speech drawn from a range of everyday experiences, including work, relaxation, gambling, drinking, family life, sport, crime, war, politics and sexual relations.

Author : Clinton Walker
Publisher : Wakefield Press
ISBN 13 : 1862548544
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Golden Miles written by Clinton Walker and published by Wakefield Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golden Miles is a book about cars, people and Australia in the late 60s and early 70s. With the energy and irreverent humour of a fanzine, the acuity of investigative journalism, and the eye of an art book, this new, expanded edition of Golden Miles explores the archetypal product of Australian suburbia - the muscle car. Clinton Walker is the author of seven books and several hit documentaries including the 2001 series on the history of Australian rock, Long Way to the Top. 'A rambling journey that's provocative and lavishly illustrated ... as much for pop culture lovers as rev heads.' - Sydney Morning Herald.

Author : Evan Green
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journeys with Gelignite Jack written by Evan Green and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Graham Robson
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845842715
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Daily Mirror World Cup Rally 40 written by Graham Robson and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010-04-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lasting six weeks, and covering 16,000 miles from London to Mexico City via some of the most varying, tortuous and difficult terrain on three continents, the 1970 World Cup Rally was a unique high-speed event, attracting many serious works teams such as Ford and British Leyland. Despite the tremendous amounts of money spent choosing and developing new cars, completing months-long route surveys, and analysing every detail of diets, oxygen provision, and the number of crew members, out of an entry of more than 100 cars, only 23 cars made it to the finish. It was then, and remains now, the toughest rally of all time.

Author : Paul Cliff
Publisher : National Library Australia
ISBN 13 : 0642107041
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sporting Nation written by Paul Cliff and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 1999 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sporting Nation will appeal equally to the serious sports enthusiast and mainstream reader. Its main text comprises excerpts from the Library's oral history recordings, with additional features by Olympian Marlene Mathews, and Eric Rolls and Marion Halligan.Twenty-six richly illustrated features present a broad and popular sweep through the nation's sporting culture, opening with a recollection of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and a survey of the Sydney 2000 Games by Marlene Mathews.

Author : Richard Gordon Charman
Publisher : Memoirs Foundation
ISBN 13 : 0987060007
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Learning Curve written by Richard Gordon Charman and published by Memoirs Foundation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Barry McMillan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1456806270
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinaman's Lagoon written by Barry McMillan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Australian version of Huckleberry Finn As it follows the life of a barefooot, bucktoothed brat as he grew up on the banks of the Chinamans Lagoon. Enjoying the freedom of life in the bush with all the attendant humor and heartache of a lifestyle that no longer exists in our modern world.

Author : Aimee Goodwin-Cole
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 1982298251
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grief Is the Price We Pay for Love written by Aimee Goodwin-Cole and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this warm and touching story eight-year old Donnie shares the joys and struggles of growing up in the Australian outback post World War II. The love of sharing thrills with her fun-loving dad, turns into deep agony and grief when he suicides unexpectedly. Despite the challenges, young Donnie still hopes for something good to come of life. Will she avoid adoption? Mrs. Sugars has a plan for Donnie but will this set her free to follow her dreams? Will Donnie find a way to move forward and be happy? Does love save the day after all? Grief Is the Price We Pay for Love, (Young Donnie’s Story) is a book that can be enjoyed by adults of all ages.

Author : David Hardham
Publisher : David Hardham
ISBN 13 : 1301018848
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Diamonds written by David Hardham and published by David Hardham. This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enthralling tale of discovery and adventure littered with a sense of daring and romance, the intrigue of the stock market mixed with the brutal harshness of the Australian outback and the dangers of the African jungle. En route from Melbourne to Singapore, the Jumbo Jet makes a forced landing in the remote far north west of Australia. This leads to the discovery of an extremely rich vein of Blue Diamonds that Jack Murray develops into a small but successful mining company with the assistance of a well known diamond producer. Listing on the Australian Stock Exchange sees the company’s fortunes rapidly grow and provide a rich return to investors. Receiving an offer too good to refuse, Jack sells out to a South African venture organization that has disastrous results in its attempts to increase production. With persuasion from disgruntled investors, Jack buys back the company at a rock bottom price that includes a lease to a diamond mine in the turbulent African country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With his partner, Jack relocates to the eastern regions of the troubled DRC and re-opens the mine with the help of untrained but enthusiastic local workers. Conflict soon erupts with rebel leaders from neighbouring Rwanda that threatens the lives of all involved