The Nullarbor Kid
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The Nullarbor Kid
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Author : Ray Gilleland
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2014
The Nullarbor Kid written by Ray Gilleland and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
He was a pioneer trucker in postwar Australia--a time when outback roads were little more than corrugated dirt goat tracks. This is a story of vast distances, ill-equipped machines, heat and dust, humor, and good mates. If you had worked with them, if you had driven with them, if you had had a drink with them, if you helped them when broken down, you would have been proud to be one of them and called them mates. Meet Ray Gilleland, pioneer trucker in postwar Australia, a time when trucks were viewed as an "upstart industry" that threatened existing railway systems. Ray was part of the new breed, determined not to be chained to the old ways. The Nullarbor Kid tells of the true adventures Ray and his mates had when the trucking industry was born, and the battle lines between government and truckers. Ray tells stories of trucks not suited for blistering Australian heat, long mountain climbs in low gear, and the vast distances that sapped the strength of driver and truck. Of tolls, inspectors, and regulations set to strangle the new industry, and drivers who fought back with every trick in the book, of incredible near misses that could have killed them, and through it all, the smell and noise and romance of long-haul driving. In this world, when the chips were down, indeed at all times, humor loomed large and real life adventure abounded.
My Way On The Highway
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Author : Ray Gilleland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
My Way On The Highway written by Ray Gilleland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Australia categories.
He was a pioneer trucker in postwar Australia - a time when outback roads were little more than corrugated dirt goat tracks. This is a story of vast distances, ill-equipped machines, heat and dust, humour and mateship.
The Murrumbidgee Kid
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Author : Peter Yeldham
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009-08-31
The Murrumbidgee Kid written by Peter Yeldham and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-31 with Fiction categories.
'A heart-warming evocation of childhood during the Great Depression . . . I loved every page.' BRYCE COURTENAY The small town of Gundagai in the 1930s is no place for the attractive and flamboyant Belle Carson and her young son, Teddy – particularly when she longs for him to achieve the success that eluded her on the stage and screen. Determined to pursue this dream, she abandons her husband and their Murrumbidgee River home for a more vibrant city life. But Belle's obsession leads her and Teddy – whom the press christens 'the Murrumbidgee Kid' – into a world where nothing is safe or familiar. And from her carefully hidden past a threat soon emerges to make their precarious lives even more vulnerable . . . From rural Gundagai to the bright lights and shady underbelly of 1930s Sydney, this is a beautifully written and adsorbing story about an unconventional family's coming-of-age.
Three Years In The Middle Of The Nullarbor Plain 1981 1984
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Author : R Gosman
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2021-11-26
Three Years In The Middle Of The Nullarbor Plain 1981 1984 written by R Gosman and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
I lived in the middle of the Nullarbor with my family and 3 other families from 1981 – 1984. We were employed by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and manned the Weather Station 24/7. The Weather Station closed in 1995. The Nullarbor is a huge flat arid area with no trees which straddles the States of South Australia and Western Australia. The name Nullarbor derives from the Latin Nullus - Arbor ( no trees ). It is larger than the UK. In the 2016 census it had a population of 50. Also on the 2016 census, Forrest, where we lived, had a population of zero. In the book I have described the history, geography, how it was formed, fauna and flora of the area, and some of the experiences we had during our three years there. We had an airstrip there. Apart from my job at the Weather Station I had the contract for refuelling both civilian and military aircraft. Most of the military aircraft are now obsolete and have either been scrapped or are in museums. We lived there at a place and time which will never be the same again.
The Story Of The Nullarbor Plain
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Author : Daisy Bates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
The Story Of The Nullarbor Plain written by Daisy Bates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with categories.
Written for children, beliefs and myths referring to Plain.
Tea And Sugar Christmas
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Author : Jane Jolly
language : en
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Tea And Sugar Christmas written by Jane Jolly and has been published by National Library of Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The Tea and Sugar train only came once a week on a Thursday. But the special Christmas train only came once a year. Today was Sunday. Four more days without sugar. Four more days until the Christmas train. Please, please be on time. Please don’t be late. Join Kathleen in the outback as she eagerly awaits the Christmas Tea and Sugar train. Will she meet Father Christmas? Will she receive a Christmas gift from him? A delightful, heart-warming story from the National Library of Australia that will intrigue, captivate and introduce readers to a slice of the past. Wonderful sensitive illustrations, including a beautiful double fold-out image showing the shops inside all the carriages.
Across The Nullarbor
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Author : Joy Cowley
language : en
Publisher: Inter Australia Company
Release Date : 1994
Across The Nullarbor written by Joy Cowley and has been published by Inter Australia Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
The Best Australian Trucking Stories
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Author : Jim Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2011-11-01
The Best Australian Trucking Stories written by Jim Haynes and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with History categories.
A collection of true stories taken from the lives of trucking men and women from Tarcutta to Alice Springs and all over Australia. The trucker's job-so vital to our nation's everyday life-makes for a diverse treasure trove of stories. This first-ever collection of stories about Aussie truckers captures the humour, tragedy and fascinating history of their world, proving once again that truth is often stranger, funnier and more inspiring than fiction. The unlikely yarns and tales, collected by Jim Haynes, quickly transport the reader into the intriguing but often hard and lonely world of the long-distance truck driver. There are stories of endurance while crossing the Nullarbor in the early 1950s, of rescuing mates stranded in the desert and dumping wheat in protest at Parliament House, of repossessing vehicles in suburban Adelaide, and of men imprisoned during the long political battle to make the roads of Australia free to carry freight. Steeped in larrikinism, these are salt-of-the-earth Aussie voices from the most genuine characters to ever spin a yarn. Whether you're interested in one of the most significant social revolutions to have shaped our nation, or in these never-say-die modern pioneers who astound with their resourcefulness, or whether you're just after a laugh and a bloody good story, this book is for you.
Australia
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Author : Harry Margalit
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2019-11-15
Australia written by Harry Margalit and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-15 with Architecture categories.
This book tells the story of the architects and buildings that have defined Australia’s architectural culture since the founding of the modern nation through Federation in 1901. That year marked the beginning of a search for better city forms and buildings to accommodate the changing realities of Australian life and to express an emerging, distinctive, and, eventually, confident Australian identity. While Sydney and Melbourne were the settings for many of the major buildings, all states and territories developed architectural traditions based on distinctive histories and climates. Harry Margalit explores the flowering of these many architectural variants, from the bid to create a model city in Canberra, through the stylistic battles that opened a space for modernism, to the idealism of postwar reconstruction, and beyond to the new millennium. Australia reveals a vibrant and influential culture of the built environment, at its best when it matches civic idealism with the sensuality of a country of stunning light and landscapes.
Tea And Sugar Christmas
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Author : Jane Jolly
language : en
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Tea And Sugar Christmas written by Jane Jolly and has been published by National Library of Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The Tea and Sugar train only came once a week on a Thursday. But the special Christmas train only came once a year. Today was Sunday. Four more days without sugar. Four more days until the Christmas train. Please, please be on time. Please don’t be late. Join Kathleen in the outback as she eagerly awaits the Christmas Tea and Sugar train. Will she meet Father Christmas? Will she receive a Christmas gift from him? A delightful, heart-warming story from the National Library of Australia that will intrigue, captivate and introduce readers to a slice of the past. Wonderful sensitive illustrations, including a beautiful double fold-out image showing the shops inside all the carriages.