The autobiographical account of a young Englishman's life in the Outback during the 1920s and 1930s, from his days as a drover and stationhand in the toughest country in Australia to his experiences as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern Territory before the war.
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'A real-life story of the pioneering days of the Top End that out-adventures anything fiction writers could hope to produce.' - THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 'A story of the outback and cattlemen and women, stripped of glamour, that will become an Australian classic to rub covers with authors like Ion Idriess.' - GOLD COAST BULLETIN
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Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Medium Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. 356 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1994. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Edges of pages are reasonably browned. . Previous owner's name in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In this remarkable autobiographical account Tom Cole tells the stories of his life in the outback during the 1920s and 1930s. With great humour and drama he recounts his adventures as a drover and stationhand in the toughest country in Australia and later on as a buffalo shooter and crocodile hunter in the Northern Territory before the war. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Australiana; ISBN: 0207166927. ISBN/EAN: 9780207166921. Inventory No: 24080172. Seller Inventory # 24080172
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Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. B/W Photographs (illustrator). Later Printing. The author of these 356 pages of autobiography was born in London, England in 1906. A restless youngster `left for the colonies' at age 17. Read more about : Guild horses, Flora Valley, the breaker, Thisfella boy Tiger, bullock, Dorisvale Station, Brunette Creek, Martini Enfields, and saddle dee. Section of b/w photos at center. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with rust coloured lettering. Photo portrait of Mr. Cole on cover with a bandolier at his waist. Volume is tight, bright, square, and clean . No names, no tears, no dents. Excelent reading copy. Quote (p. 183) : " ._._. he joined me and we had a meal together. He told me he was head stockman at Lissadell Station, which was pretty well what I knew already, but that he was leaving. He was taking the horses to a station on the Fitzroy River, outside Derby where walkabout disease was bad. Due to the ._._._. ." Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 012924
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. Seller Inventory # G0207166927I4N00
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. Seller Inventory # G0207166927I3N00
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. Seller Inventory # G0207166927I3N00
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. Seller Inventory # G0207166927I3N10
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.1. Seller Inventory # G0207166927I3N00
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Seller: Bookies books, Boyanup, WA, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Book condition is near fine. Soft cover. No dust jacket. Front and back clean. Text body clean. Book block clean. Spine intact. Over all and excellent book. Seller Inventory # ABE-1658040127381
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Seller: Haymes & Co. Bookdealers, Kingscliff, NSW, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Wrappers rubbed at edges. Edges lightly foxed ; 5 X 0.75 X 7.75 inches. Seller Inventory # B4853
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Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Hell West and Crooked (Imprint) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780207166921
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