Drovers Road
Title | Drovers Road PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce West |
Publisher | |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | Children's stories, New Zealand |
ISBN |
Gay Allan tells the story of her life on an outback sheep station beyond Gisborne, where she lives with her unmarried Uncle Dunsany, her Aunt Belle and her three orphaned cousins.
The Drovers' Roads of Wales
Title | The Drovers' Roads of Wales PDF eBook |
Author | Fay Godwin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Cattle trails |
ISBN | 9780905483535 |
The Murranji Track
Title | The Murranji Track PDF eBook |
Author | Darrell Lewis |
Publisher | Boolarong Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Droving |
ISBN | 1921920238 |
For almost a century, drovers moved cattle along the Murranji Track, despite scarce water, jungle-like scrub and its reputation as the Death Track. In this well-researched, detailed book Lewis provides the definitive account of the track, from the time of the Aborigines and early explorers, to its opening by the legendary Bluey Buchanan.
The Drove Roads of Scotland
Title | The Drove Roads of Scotland PDF eBook |
Author | A. R. B. Haldane |
Publisher | |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2019-05-23 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781912476534 |
One of the great classics of Scottish history, The Drove Roads of Scotland interweaves folklore, social comment and economic history in a fascinating account of Scotland's droving trade and the routes by which cattle and sheep were brought from every corner of the land to markets in central Scotland. In pastoral Scotland, the breeding and movement of livestock were fundamental to the lives of the people. The story of the drove roads takesthe reader on an engrossing tour of Scottish history, from the lawless cattle driving by reivers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to the legitimate movement of stock which developed after the Union of the Crowns, by which time the large-scale movement of stock to established markets had become an important part of Scotland's economy, and a vital aspect of commercial life in the Empire.
Chambers's Journal
Title | Chambers's Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 640 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | |
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On the Hoof: The Untold Story of Drovers in New Zealand
Title | On the Hoof: The Untold Story of Drovers in New Zealand PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Entwistle Low |
Publisher | Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2014-07-23 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1743486812 |
Since the European settlement of New Zealand, drovers have moved stock 'on the hoof' from ships and stations to new homes scattered throughout the country. In this book – the first of its kind – Ruth Entwistle Low interviews almost 60 old-time drovers, revealing and reliving the practice of droving and the people who have underpinned it. Through original research, colourful storytelling and the voices of the drovers themselves, Ruth describes what the job entailed – where and how they travelled, the problems they faced, the ups and downs of the lifestyle. Ranging all over rural New Zealand, from our colonial past to the droving industry's 'twilight' years, Ruth documents both the day-to-day and the dramatic in a gripping narrative that will appeal to a wide body of readers. On the Hoof is a truly special book – a heartland history of New Zealand that seeks not simply to explain the drover and the droving way of life, but to honour them also.
Cape Lost
Title | Cape Lost PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce West |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2020-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781932350791 |