Great Bush Stories

Author : Jim Haynes
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1743314396
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Bush Stories written by Jim Haynes and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories that take us from the Mallee to the back of Bourke and beyond . an indispensable collection about the enduring appeal of the Australian bush.

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1760637866
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Bush Stories written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller' - Warren Fahey AM The tradition of yarns from the bush goes back to the earliest days in Australia. Colourful rural characters and dramatic incidents parade through our history and folklore, entertaining and appalling us in equal measure. Graham Seal has gathered classic and little-known stories from when most Australians lived outside the cities, and communication was by dirt track or boat. There's the time when farmers used their Ferguson tractors to save a town from floodwaters; when soldiers took on mobs of emus devastating the wheat crop; the Lady Bushranger who lived rough in a cave; Bob the railway dog who hitched rides on trains for years; and the many dubious strategies devised against the pesky bush fly over the years. True or more than a little exaggerated, these stories reflect the distinctive way of life of rural and outback folk which continues to this day.

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Bush Stories (Dyslexic Edition) written by Graham Seal and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tradition of yarns from the bush goes back to the earliest days in Australia. Colourful rural characters and dramatic incidents parade through our history and folklore, entertaining and appalling us in equal measure. Graham Seal has gathered classic and little-known stories from when most Australians lived outside the cities, and communication was by dirt track or boat. There's the time when farmers used their Ferguson tractors to save a town from floodwaters; when soldiers took on mobs of emus devastating the wheat crop; the Lady Bushranger who lived rough in a cave; Bob the railway dog who hitched rides on trains for years; and the many dubious strategies devised against the pesky bush fly over the years. True or more than a little exaggerated, these stories reflect the distinctive way of life of rural and outback folk which continues to this day.

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 174343944X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of our master storytellers, author of the bestselling Great Australian Stories, comes another collection of yarns, tall tales, bush legends and colourful characters. Taking us from the deep outback to the glistening sea, they go to the heart of what makes us distinctively Australian. Yarns, legends, myths, jokes and anecdotes are our national lifeblood. The home-grown and borrowed tales, told and re-told over generations, offer an insight into the larger national story of which every Australian has a part. Was Breaker Morant the Gatton murderer? What happened to Sniffling Jimmy and Black Mary? We revisit some of the most colourful characters in Australia's past, and the stories that have grown around them. We go looking for the real illywhacker and find out what happened after the execution of our most famous outlaw, Ned Kelly. It takes a certain character to make a living in the Australian bush. In the most difficult situations, laughter often comes to the rescue. Here are pioneers and battlers, convicts and settler's children, and a land that tests them with fire, flood and drought, all in stories resonant with Australia's distinctive wry humour. Dip into Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories for a taste of Australia's rich history and traditions.

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1761185810
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Australian Places written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's master storyteller takes us all around the country, uncovering tales of unsolved crimes, early exploration and military exploits, fascinating natural phenomena and iconic destinations. Wherever you go in Australia, you'll stumble across traces of ancient settlement, remnants of exploration, yarns from the roaring days of gold and bushranging, unexplained events and a never-ending cast of eccentric characters. Graham Seal takes us on a storytelling tour, from iconic destinations to tiny settlements, remote landmarks and little-known corners of this vast continent. He discovers the true stories behind the immortal Aussie songs about the pub with no beer and the land where the crow flies backwards. He visits sites precious to First Nations people and others precious to recent arrivals; he uncovers hair-raising stories in dangerous places; and he tracks down the elusive Everywhere Man. He also investigates mysterious natural phenomena and unsolved crimes, and takes us to locations of gruesome crimes and secret installations. Whether you're planning a road trip or indulging in an evening of armchair travel, Graham Seal's Great Australian Places will surprise, amuse and entertain you. 'Graham Seal finds and writes ripper, fair-dinkum, true blue Aussie yarns' - The Weekly Times

Author : Virginia. State Board of Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bulletin written by Virginia. State Board of Education and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Graham Seal
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1761060856
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Great Australian Bush Yarns written by Graham Seal and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two of Graham Seal's bestselling collections of stories from around Australia, now in one volume. 'Aussies know how to spin a good yarn, and Graham Seal knows how to tell them.' - Weekly Times Graham Seal is one of Australia's master storytellers. This bumper collection of yarns from the bush gathers some of our best stories since colonial times, retold in Graham's warm style. It takes a certain character to make a living in the Australian bush. In the most difficult situations, laughter often comes to the rescue. Here are pioneers and battlers, convicts and settler's children, and a land that tests them with fire, flood and drought, in stories resonant with Australia's distinctive wry humour. Originally published as two bestselling collections: Great Australian Stories and Larrikins, Bush Tales and Other Great Australian Stories. 'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.' - Warren Fahey AM

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781525204807
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Australian Bush Stories written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australia's national character and spirit have always been defined, rightly or wrongly, by 'the bush'. This entertaining, thought - provoking, humorous, nostalgic and, above all, highly readable collection of stories for the modern reader shows why the romance endures. From Jim Haynes, one of our most successful and prolific Australiana authors, comes a collection of classic and iconic stories from the remote outback, cattle station, wheat farm and rural town. The bush is where our iconic characters are found living in, taking refuge or exploring, whether an Aborigine, explorer, squatter, bushranger or stockman. Here are the big names of Australian bush writing and the lesser known writers who have been forgotten, but whose reputations are long overdue for revival. Enjoy these bush gems by Henry Lawson, Marcus Clarke, Banjo Paterson, Henry Handel Richardson, Steele Rudd, Kenneth Cook, Brian James, EO Schlunke, AC McCay, D'Arcy Niland and more.

Author : Michigan. Dept. of Public Instruction
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revised List of Books and Prices Issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1917, in Accordance with the Provisions of the Law Regulating the Sale of School Text-books in Michigan written by Michigan. Dept. of Public Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill 'Swampy' Marsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780369319500
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Australian Bush Funeral Stories (16pt Large Print Edition) written by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-25 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marsh knows how to spin a yarn' - Gold Coast Bulletin We're nearing the end of the service and so I step closer in to do the last 'ashes to ashes and dust to dust' bit. Just as I get to the edge of the grave, the soil gives away and in I go. Well, they reckon I was like a kangaroo. I hardly missed a beat. I went down into the grave like that, hit the coffin and I bounded back out in one big leap. And I'm now standing back up beside the grave, trying not to shake, while I continue with the service: 'Ashes to ashes, dust to dust'. Death doesn't mean the end of memorable stories from the bush. In fact, often it's just the beginning. These tales from police officers, nurses, funeral directors, priests, gravediggers and those left behind, show that bush ingenuity comes to the fore when coping with corpses that won't cooperate or can't be found, bodies that don't stay buried, and weather and wildlife trying to sabotage the best-planned funerals. This memorable and eye-opening collection of real-life accounts of passing away and saying goodbye in the Australian bush is by turns, poignant, bizarre, heartbreaking and hilarious.