Drover (Illustrated Edition)
Title | Drover (Illustrated Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Simpson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780733332265 |
Based on Where the Outback Drovers Ride, the much-loved memoir of bushman and drover Bruce Simpson, Drover celebrates a way of life that has all but vanished - and records how it's changed with time. From saddling up at dawn, through long days of heat, dust and sheer hard graft working cattle, to evenings spent joking around the campfire, photographer Darren Clark was there to record contemporary outback life. In doing so he has captured the spirit of Bruce Simpson's yarns and memories in more than 150 images of the historic properties, landscapes, droving routes, towns and people of outback Northern Territory and Queensland.
Where the Outback Drovers Ride
Title | Where the Outback Drovers Ride PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Forbes Simpson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 451 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Cattle drives |
ISBN | 9780733316999 |
A great-value bumper edition combining the hugely popular Bruce Simpson classics Packhorse Drover and Hell, Highwater & Hard Cases.
My Droving Days
Title | My Droving Days PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Moore |
Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1742379877 |
Peter Moore left the city behind in 1952 to become part of a dying breed—a long distance drover. In My Droving Days we follow his progress through the 1950s as he rubs shoulders with the larger-than-life characters—and their dogs and horses—who trekked along the outback stock routes of western Queensland and New South Wales. Meet the world's worst cattle dog and the station hand, Charlie, who blows a laden outside toilet (and its contents) sky high; thrill to the high drama of a night rush (stampede); catch a poddy dodger in the act and live to tell the ta≤ literally get caught by a beast's horns; take on a brown snake while collecting wild duck eggs; or shoot a few kangaroos to feed the 27 dogs in the team. My Droving Days captures the real taste of the outback and the vanishing world of the overlanders, bulldust and all.
The Drover
Title | The Drover PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Mabin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2014-01-01 |
Genre | Cattle drives |
ISBN | 9780646918587 |
The initial print run sold out in weeks, this stock is from the publisher's reprint. The Drover - droving captured through the lens of a camera The red dust swirls around you, filling your lungs and coating your face, the cattle low as they march onwards, you crack a cold one at the end of a long hot day. The path of a drover is a long and difficult one. Droving is woven in the fabric of Australian history, but droving cattle long distances is a rare event today. Now you can view the epic Brinkworth drove, as captured through the lens of photographer Al Mabin in her new book The Drover. During last year's severe drought, South Australian farmer Tom Brinkworth purchased 18,000 cattle from AACo properties. The $8 million transaction was the largest single purchase in the history of Elders Livestock.Having purchased the cattle, the next question was how to get them home to Brinkworth's 35,000 hectare property Uardry Station near Hay, New South Wales. Doing the sums, the cost of trucking the cattle was roughly the same as walking them down.The journey started in June last year, covering 2000km and crossing two states, as the cattle were walked south 'On the Long Paddock'. Mabin, who is building a reputation for her ability to capture spectacular photos of the Australian outback, tracked down the phone number of head drover Bill Little and asked if she could take photos of the drove one weekend. She found herself thrown on a horse and joining the drove. Heading home and scrolling through the photos, she realised she was missing the cattle and yearning for the drove. She decided to return and photograph all nine mobs. The result is the stunning coffee table book The Drover, going to the heart of droving, the people, and most importantly - the cattle. This book is sure to appeal to anyone who has ever fallen in love with the outback, and those who inhabit it.
Miracles Happen
Title | Miracles Happen PDF eBook |
Author | Janice Drover |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2017-03-03 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781771174732 |
Miracles Happen is the story of a tragic event that happened in Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 2010. On August 13, Rendell Drover, a respected fisherman in the community, was injured in an industrial accident that nearly claimed his life. In this memoir, Rendell's wife, Janice, recalls in heartbreaking detail the weeks and months that followed. Throughout his recovery, Rendell underwent a series of dangerous medical procedures . . . and lived. Doctors agreed his survival was nothing short of miraculous. Today, Rendell Drover, known locally as "the big-hearted fisherman from Upper Island Cove," is alive and well. His story will inspire readers and remind them that, in times of crisis, miracles really can happen.
The Case of the Missing Cat
Title | The Case of the Missing Cat PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Erickson |
Publisher | Hank the Cowdog |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-12-31 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781591882152 |
Pete the barncat swindles the intrepid cowdog out of his job as Head of Ranch Security.
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog and the Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog
Title | The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog and the Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog PDF eBook |
Author | John R. Erickson |
Publisher | Puffin |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 2002-04 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780142301616 |
For use in schools and libraries only. Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, is framed for the murder of a chicken and becomes an outlaw with the coyotes.