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  • Great Australian Droving Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    the world of the Australian drover is almost forgotten. In this book we hear of the men (and women) who travelled vast distances along Australia's stock routes. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travelled around Australia gathering their stories.Before utes, planes and helicopters, mustering and droving were done by a group of men who, on horseback, would move thousands of head of cattle and sheep vast ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Swampy

    Tall Tales and True From Boyhood and Beyond

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Charming, funny autobiographical stories from one of Australia's best-loved authors of Australiana.For me, Beckom was one vast playground. From the plover-infested homestead to its dam crawling with yabbies; along the meandering mysteries of the Mirrool Creek; up to the forgotten pine forest; over to the dusty silos of harvest; this was my backyard. I could leave home at sunrise and return ragged ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Great Australian Outback School Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Fabulous yarns and memories of going to school and teaching in the Outback.If your teacher commuted to school in a plane; if you had to watch out for rogue bulls rather than traffic; if your daily pick-up was done by a horse - you probably went to an outback school.this collection of more than sixty stories, gathered by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh in his travels across Australia, perfectly captures the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • New Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Truth is stranger than fiction in this fabulous new collection of flying doctor stories from bestselling author Bill 'Swampy' Marsh.'Where's your thumb?' the doctor asked the injured ringer.'Oh, we stuck it over there on the gatepost, fer safe keepin'.'And just as the doctor turned around to the gatepost, he saw a crow heading skyward, thumb and all. So I don't know how the ringer actually lost ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Book of Australian Flying Doctor Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume.the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped build our nation. the Flying Doctors, and the remote stations and communities that they serve, have ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Ambos Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Yeah, while some of my stories are quite gory, others can be very enlightening. Though, in hindsight, the best outcomes are when the patient pulls through. It's then that you know you've done your job, and you get a bit of a buzz out of that.Put the sirens on and get ready to hit the road, because fact is stranger than fiction in this fabulous Australia-wide collection of ambos stories from ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Great Victoria Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travels our wide brown land collecting yarns and memories from the authentic voices of rural Australia. the people you will meet in these stories will touch your heart as Swampy brings to life all the drama and delight of life in the outback. By turns frightening, hilarious, wonderful, tragic and poignant, these tales are sure to get you in, hook, line and ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Great Australian Railway Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    In these frustrating days of semi-automated electric trains, it is hard to remember the smell of coal smoke, the hiss of steam, and sting of cinders flying into your eyes as you hung out a window. there was romance then, in working and travelling on the Australian railways, and hardship. With his passion for the olden days worn on his sleeve and his famous ear for a good yarn well pricked, Bill ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Stories Western Australia

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travels our wide brown land collecting yarns and memories from the authentic voices of rural Australia. the people you will meet in these stories will touch your heart as Swampy brings to life all the drama and delight of life in the outback. By turns frightening, hilarious, wonderful, tragic and poignant, these tales are sure to get you in, hook, line and ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Great Australian Stories

    Outback Towns and Pubs

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Stories from outback towns and pubs across this wide brown land gathered by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh -- now available in an all-new format.the people you'll meet will touch your heart as Swampy brings to life all the drama and delight of life in outback Australia. there's the story of Frederick Aloysius Millard, the only dog ever to become a member of a Citizens Club in Australia, thanks to the vote of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Shearing Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    A selection of stories from shearers in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.In late 1999, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh began to collect shearing stories. When he was interviewed by ABC Radio broadcaster Colin Munro on SUMMER ALL OVER, dozens of people phoned in with their own tales. this book is a collection of those yarns.the world of shearing is filled with outback stations, larrikins, ... Read more

    Was $12.99 CAD Now $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Stories South Australia

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Master storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travels our wide brown land collecting yarns and memories from the authentic voices of rural Australia. the people you will meet in these stories will touch your heart as Swampy brings to life all the drama and delight of life in the outback. By turns frightening, hilarious, wonderful, tragic and poignant, these tales are sure to get you in, hook, line and ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus