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By McHugh, Evan
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After nearly 10 years researching and writing about the heroes and pioneers of Australia's outback Evan McHugh decided it was time to sample the dust himself, so he packed up his Sydney home, bought a 4-wheel drive and headed off with his wife to live in Birdsville for a year.
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From the first convict runaways to the spectacular showdown that ended Ned Kelly's career, Evan McHugh delivers true tales of daring exploits and a cast of roguish characters who blazed their place into Australian history. These are incredible stories of the men - and women - who... achieved fame not just by what they did, but by the way they did it, many of them lifting themselves from downtrodden underdogs to self-made heroes. There are heroic figures like Cash and Company, the prince of bushrangers Matthew Brady, Bold Jack Donohue, brave Ben Hall, Captain Thunderbolt and of course, Ned Kelly. But there are also villains like Pearce the Cannibal, Jeffries the Monster and 'Mad Dog' Morgan. Bushrangers is as fast paced as a stolen thoroughbred and as arresting as a squad of troopers. Through extensive first-hand accounts and gripping detail about Australia's lawless past, bestselling author Evan McHugh brings a fresh perspective to a turbulent era of crime, defiance and emerging Australia identity. Read more
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If you haven't heard of these Aussie living legends yet, you'll be glad to meet them now. This book is a unique celebration of the outback country characters who have come to national attention for their achievements and contributions, such as graziers, medical professionals, poe...ts and shearers. Subjects include boxer Fred Brophy, Australia's top shearer Shannon Warnest, rural poet Murray Hartin and mother of the Barkly, Bernadette Burke. Read more
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From the first wreck in 1622 off Western Australia to the tradegy of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, this book captures all the drama of Australia's maritime history. McHugh has made extensive use of first-hand accounts and contemporary records and also delves into the myst...eries & controversies that surround so many of the wrecks. Read more
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From the author of Outback Heroes comes Outback Pioneers with stories such as The Flying Doctors, and much more.
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Deals with the hapless convicts attempting to round up the First Fleet's escaped cattle on foot; overlanders blazing through trackless wilderness to supply the vast stations carved from the bush; stockmen who risked blizzards to bring cattle to alpine pastures; and, drovers who c...rossed the Australian continent behind the largest mobs of cattle. Read more
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1606 marked the first European sighting of Australia, when the Dutch ship Duyfken landed on Cape York. This book tells the stories of the seafaring explorers, shipwrecks and mutinies that followed, including the voyages of Torres and La Perouse, Dampier and D'Entrecasteaux.
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'From the helicopter I could see the property's waterholes surrounded by paperback trees, its red-stone cliffs lit by the rising sun. And grass, endless seas of grass.Here was the vision splendid: Nat Buchanan's grass castle. Gurindji country. And my country, Australia.' This is ...big country, the outback, home to the largest cattle and sheep stations in the world. Yet few of us know what goes on behind the farm gate. What's life really like when next door is 500 kilometres away, and a day's work involves mustering livestock in their tens of thousands, dealing with extreme heat and backbreaking physical labour? Bestselling author Evan McHugh heads down the road to find out. He goes behind the scenes at Adria Downs in the dead heart of Central Australia, helps drove cattle from the air at Wave Hill and gets a lesson trapping dingoes at the remote Commonwealth Hill. McHugh reveals the fascinating history of these outback stations, and what it takes to work on one today. Read more
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Presents the stories of outback heroes, from escaped convict William Buckley, through to the trainer of stock horses that starred in the 2000 Olympics opening ceremony. This collection of true stories of courage and ingenuity, aims to remind how the Australian character was forge...d through encounters with the bush, desert and outback. Read more
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