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Up a Hollow Log

by R.M. Winn ...

Master storyteller Ryle Winn learnt his craft in the backblocks, experimented with it in the public bar and honed it in between musters and sale yards.In this third collection of true tales, animals rather than people take centre stage – with a tip of the hat to Henry Lawson's much-loved story 'The Loaded Dog'. Meet a ute full of wayward working dogs, a pesky bush turkey determined to outsmart its ... Read more

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Master storyteller Ryle Winn learnt his craft in the backblocks, experimented with it in the public bar and honed it in between musters and sale yards.In this third collection of true tales, animals rather than people take centre stage – with a tip of the hat to Henry Lawson's much-loved story 'The Loaded Dog'. Meet a ute full of wayward working dogs, a pesky bush turkey determined to outsmart its
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A bit of Biff

by R.M. Winn ...

Biff Mc Leod is unorthodox, laid-back and deceptively eagle-eyed. His humour is original. Take his quirky description of a bar fight- sounds like a short-sighted hippo trying to root a rhino in a glass factory.With Anika, his accomplished kick-boxing partner from Melbourne, they take on the drug scene, picking up clues in unlikely places from Brisbane to Cairns.There's Ugly Dougie, known for ... Read more

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Biff Mc Leod is unorthodox, laid-back and deceptively eagle-eyed. His humour is original. Take his quirky description of a bar fight- sounds like a short-sighted hippo trying to root a rhino in a glass factory.With Anika, his accomplished kick-boxing partner from Melbourne, they take on the drug scene, picking up clues in unlikely places from Brisbane to Cairns.There's Ugly Dougie, known for
... Read more
Rough Diamonds & Real Gems

Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Australians

by R.M. Winn ...

This inspiring collection features nine captivating stories about ordinary bush men and women who lead extraordinary lives.There's the island cattleman who swims his herd past toothy sharks and beady-eyed crocs; the pineapple grower who builds a stone church for his community; the timber worker who becomes a champion woodchopper; and a dairywoman who, at eighty-eight, is still rescuing birthing ... Read more

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This inspiring collection features nine captivating stories about ordinary bush men and women who lead extraordinary lives.There's the island cattleman who swims his herd past toothy sharks and beady-eyed crocs; the pineapple grower who builds a stone church for his community; the timber worker who becomes a champion woodchopper; and a dairywoman who, at eighty-eight, is still rescuing birthing
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Out of the Blue

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Ryle Winn had never had it so good. Happily, married with grown-up children, he'd just bought his own cattle property and owned the smartest working dog around. Equally at home running brumbies up north or defending dispossessed property owners in court, Ryle had become used to expecting the unexpected - but he hadn't counted on a health crises that proved his biggest challenge yet.The doctors ... Read more

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Ryle Winn had never had it so good. Happily, married with grown-up children, he'd just bought his own cattle property and owned the smartest working dog around. Equally at home running brumbies up north or defending dispossessed property owners in court, Ryle had become used to expecting the unexpected - but he hadn't counted on a health crises that proved his biggest challenge yet.The doctors
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Pull the Other One: Ripsnorting Aussie yarns

Ripsnorting Aussie yarns

by R.M. Winn ...

CHOCK-A-BLOCK FULL OF CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN YARNS, JOKES AND NONSENSERyle Winn is the master of the cock and bull tale, and this is a collection of the funniest yarns he's ever heard. There's something for everyone – life-of-the-party jokes, rib-tickling pub stories and fair dinkum yarns, which are worth the wait for the punch line. All of them remind us that we're a motley mob who view the world ... Read more

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CHOCK-A-BLOCK FULL OF CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN YARNS, JOKES AND NONSENSERyle Winn is the master of the cock and bull tale, and this is a collection of the funniest yarns he's ever heard. There's something for everyone – life-of-the-party jokes, rib-tickling pub stories and fair dinkum yarns, which are worth the wait for the punch line. All of them remind us that we're a motley mob who view the world
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True Grit & Dry Wit

by R.M. Winn ...

In this impressive collection, Ryle Winn introduces eight real-life heroes, each with an extraordinary tale to tell. We meet a fencing contractor who proves you can't judge a book by its cover; two octogenarian sisters with a tragic family secret; a racing enthusiast and horse-breeder who gets the shock of his life; and a gutsy timberman who has sidestepped his date with the devil on more than one ... Read more

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In this impressive collection, Ryle Winn introduces eight real-life heroes, each with an extraordinary tale to tell. We meet a fencing contractor who proves you can't judge a book by its cover; two octogenarian sisters with a tragic family secret; a racing enthusiast and horse-breeder who gets the shock of his life; and a gutsy timberman who has sidestepped his date with the devil on more than one
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Bury Me Vertical

by R.M. Winn ...

Have you heard the one about the codger who fed his greyhound his heart medicine to make it go faster at the track? What about the bloke who was growing six-foot ears of corn in his ute? Or the penny-pinching Scotsman whose last request is to be buried upright?Everyone knows someone who tells a good story. You find these blokes propping up the bar, or at the sale yards, or you run into them down ... Read more

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Have you heard the one about the codger who fed his greyhound his heart medicine to make it go faster at the track? What about the bloke who was growing six-foot ears of corn in his ute? Or the penny-pinching Scotsman whose last request is to be buried upright?Everyone knows someone who tells a good story. You find these blokes propping up the bar, or at the sale yards, or you run into them down
... Read more

Remembering Australia- Letters from the Outback

by Andberg, Paul ...

When I was eighteen, I traveled to Australia to get the wanderlust out of my system. I met a friend and together we hunted kangaroos and sold the hides for profit. We worked odd jobs at a sheep station for pocket change and did construction work in the Snowy Mountains for travel money. Once, we had to sing for our supper to earn money for gas. These experiences made me appreciate all the more, the ... Read more

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When I was eighteen, I traveled to Australia to get the wanderlust out of my system. I met a friend and together we hunted kangaroos and sold the hides for profit. We worked odd jobs at a sheep station for pocket change and did construction work in the Snowy Mountains for travel money. Once, we had to sing for our supper to earn money for gas. These experiences made me appreciate all the more, the
... Read more
Old-Timers: Magnificent stories from mighty Australians

Magnificent stories from mighty Australians

by Sandy Thorne ...

An earthy, entertaining collection of yarns about twenty larger-than-life outback characters. Meet Ron Canlin, who one day began sculpting the sandstone walls of his opal mine. Ten years later, every drive and tunnel in Ron's claim is full of wonderful sculptures - the eighth wonder of the world. Or Peter Venables, with his flowing white beard, puffing his pipe like a character from the pioneering ... Read more

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An earthy, entertaining collection of yarns about twenty larger-than-life outback characters. Meet Ron Canlin, who one day began sculpting the sandstone walls of his opal mine. Ten years later, every drive and tunnel in Ron's claim is full of wonderful sculptures - the eighth wonder of the world. Or Peter Venables, with his flowing white beard, puffing his pipe like a character from the pioneering
... Read more
A Swag of Memories

Australian bush stories

by Brian Taylor ...

A quintessential Australian bushman, Brian Taylor has spent most of his life on the land. Working as a drover, a stockman, a fencer, a shearer and a saddler, he has gathered a swag of stories over the years as he travelled way out past the Barcoo, along the dusty plains and beside the dry creek beds under the endless southern sky.In A SWAG OF MEMORIES Brian Taylor shares with us these stories, of ... Read more

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A quintessential Australian bushman, Brian Taylor has spent most of his life on the land. Working as a drover, a stockman, a fencer, a shearer and a saddler, he has gathered a swag of stories over the years as he travelled way out past the Barcoo, along the dusty plains and beside the dry creek beds under the endless southern sky.In A SWAG OF MEMORIES Brian Taylor shares with us these stories, of
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Jackaroo

A Memoir

by Michael Thornton ...

From choirboy to cowboy . . .In 1967, fresh from boarding school humiliations, and having lost his father to alcoholism, gangly teen Michael Thornton was packed off to a tough sheep and cattle station to work as a jackaroo. He was to learn the wool trade from the lamb up, under a boss legendary for working his farmhands in an almost military regimen.Tasked with the dirty, disgusting and downright ... Read more

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From choirboy to cowboy . . .In 1967, fresh from boarding school humiliations, and having lost his father to alcoholism, gangly teen Michael Thornton was packed off to a tough sheep and cattle station to work as a jackaroo. He was to learn the wool trade from the lamb up, under a boss legendary for working his farmhands in an almost military regimen.Tasked with the dirty, disgusting and downright
... Read more
Great Australian Stories

Legends, yarns and tall tales

by Graham Seal ...

'Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wanders from bush track to spooky hollow, follows the path of yowies and bunyips, searches for Lasseter's Reef, meets Dad and Dave and, on a different path, Henny-Penny, and then rambles into the cities where just as many entertaining characters are ready to tell their stories.' - From the foreword by Warren FaheyAustralia has a rich tradition ... Read more

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'Great Australian Stories is true to its title as it wanders from bush track to spooky hollow, follows the path of yowies and bunyips, searches for Lasseter's Reef, meets Dad and Dave and, on a different path, Henny-Penny, and then rambles into the cities where just as many entertaining characters are ready to tell their stories.' - From the foreword by Warren FaheyAustralia has a rich tradition
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