Outback Tales
Author : Chesney Gardner
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 19,10 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Australia
ISBN : 9780642527165
Hell West and Crooked
Author : Tom Cole
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 38,77 MB
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1743099916
Book Description
The bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee. the bestselling story of a real-life Crocodile Dundee. In this remarkable memoir, tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and drama, he recounts his adventures as a drover and stockman in the toughest country in Australia and later on as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern territory before the war. First published in 1988 and having sold over 100 000 copies, Hell West and Crooked is perfect for anyone who enjoys a classic outback yarn. 'A real-life story of the pioneering days of the top End that out-adventures anything fiction writers could hope to produce.' - tHE WESt AUStRALIAN 'tom Cole is a living legend, a real-life Crocodile Dundee. His stories paint a vivid picture of wild and exciting times in the Australian outback.' - MELBOURNE SUNDAY EXPRESS 'A story of the outback and cattlemen and women, stripped of glamour, that will become an Australian classic to rub covers with authors like Ion Idriess.' - GOLD COASt BULLEtIN
Outback Heroes
Author : Evan McHugh
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,42 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 174228129X
Book Description
The men and women you'll meet in this fascinating book come in all shapes and sizes, from convicts and engineers to cattleduffers and anthropologists. These remarkable Australians share an extraordinary ability to survive the rigours of the bush. In Outback Heroes, Evan McHugh brings together his favourite ripping yarns from the Australian frontier. He begins with escaped convict William Buckley, who emerged from the forest after thirty-two years in the wild; re-examines the legends of the Man from Snowy River and Waltzing Matilda; recounts one of the most stunning rescues in Australian history; and relives the 2000 Olympics Opening Ceremony. These and other true stories of courage and ingenuity remind us how the Australian character was forged – through encounters with the bush, desert and outback.
Outback
Author : Robin Stevenson
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,20 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1554699673
Book Description
Since his girlfriend dumped him, Jayden has been avoiding school-and life in general. When his eccentric uncle Mel invites him to help with his biology research at an Australian university, he figures he has nothing to lose. Once he arrives, he discovers Mel is obsessed with finding a new species of lizard and is determined to be the first to discover it. Unfortunately, this means an expedition into the scorching desert heat of the Australian outback...with the increasingly paranoid Mel and an unfriendly biology student named Natalie. Then disaster strikes, and Jayden and Nat find themselves many miles from civilization fighting for their survival. Also available in Spanish.
LarryBoy in the Attack of Outback Jack / VeggieTales
Author : Doug Peterson
Publisher : Zonderkidz
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 2011-09-20
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0310424313
Book Description
The Australian supervillain, Outback Jack, and his sidekick, Jackie, are in search of buried treasure in Bumblyburg. No veggie will stand in their way! LarryBoy has to rely on retired superhero, Pruneman, to help him. But before they can capture Outback Jack, they must first battle the Hilaria-Mosquito, which stings victims with a green gag gas that keeps them telling jokes...for hours! Will LarryBoy respect the wisdom that Pruneman has to offer? Or will the Hilaria-Mosquito make him the next super-comic? Find out in this “hilarious” LarryBoy adventure that teaches kids about respecting their elders!Sunday morning values, Saturday morning fun. Now that’s the Big Idea!Through imaginative and innovative products, Zonderkidz is feeding young souls.
King of the Outback
Author : Bill King
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 34,46 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1459628233
Book Description
The life of the legendary pioneer of outback travel - the man who opened up Australia to adventure travel. A modern - day explorer who took everyday Australians along for the ride.Bill King is the pioneer who put the Australian outback on the map for both local and international tourists. Through an enterprise founded on hope and grit - now operating as AAT Kings - he opened up a completely new branch of Australian tourism. Thousands of Australians have experienced the adventure of a lifetime in Bill's capable hands, often walking in the footsteps of explorers such as Burke and Wills, Leichhardt, Sturt and Stuart.Eccentric drivers, mad passengers and sticky situations abound against the backdrop of the glorious Australian outback. Bill and his tour groups sometimes got lost, bogged or stranded - sometimes even scared out of their wits - but there was always a fierce determination to bring the show back home. Bill never lost a passenger or brought one to harm, though by heck they did sometimes try his monumental patience.
Outback Adventures
Author : Matt Wright
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 43,10 MB
Release : 2018-10-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1760141925
Book Description
Rescuing endangered species, piloting choppers and coming nose-to-snout with some of Australia’s deadliest creatures is all in a day’s work for Matt Wright. With his mates by his side, Matt ventures into the outback and beyond, managing to get into (and, remarkably, out of) some insanely nail-biting situations. This new collection of adventures moves from his home in the Northern Territory to the jungles of Borneo to the rivers of the Congo. Follow Matt as he tracks down a monster croc in the Congo, relocates fifty saltwater crocodiles over state borders in the space of a few days, rescues elephants and orangutans (and two giant snakes) in Borneo and spends time at home with his pet crocodile Tripod, and gain some behind-the-scenes insights into the making of some of Outback Wrangler’s most intense moments. Told with wit, candour and a hit of adrenaline that makes you feel like you’re riding shotgun in Matt’s chopper, Outback Adventures is a ripping collection of unforgettable experiences from a remarkable Australian.
Stories of the Outback
Author :
Publisher : Brolga Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,73 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 1922036277
Book Description
KING OF THE OUTBACK
Author : BILL. KING
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 29,6 MB
Release : 2016
Category :
ISBN : 9781525200786
Book Description
Australian Legendary Tales
Author : K. Langloh Parker
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,79 MB
Release : 2018-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3732650332
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Australian Legendary Tales by K. Langloh Parker
