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  • Great Australian Droving Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    the world of the Australian drover is almost forgotten. In this book we hear of the men (and women) who travelled vast distances along Australia's stock routes. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh travelled around Australia gathering their stories.Before utes, planes and helicopters, mustering and droving were done by a group of men who, on horseback, would move thousands of head of cattle and sheep vast ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Outback School Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Fabulous yarns and memories of going to school and teaching in the Outback.If your teacher commuted to school in a plane; if you had to watch out for rogue bulls rather than traffic; if your daily pick-up was done by a horse - you probably went to an outback school.this collection of more than sixty stories, gathered by Bill 'Swampy' Marsh in his travels across Australia, perfectly captures the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Great Australian Bush Festival Stories

    Weird, wacky & wonderful tales from the heart of Australia

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Unforgettable tales of adventures and misadventure, larrikinism and laughter'If you are going to enter a boat, here's a few instructions as to how to build the thing. Obviously, you need thousands of empty beer cans, which is pretty to get easy up here. A couple of months of hanging around a pub will soon sort that out, or a little bit longer if you want to drink your own.'Welcome to the wild, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Complete Book of Australian Flying Doctor Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    For the first time, Bill Marsh's terrific collection of outback yarns centred on the Royal Flying Doctor Service are available in one bumper volume.the Royal Flying Doctor Service is a unique icon of Australian culture. Since its beginnings with the Reverend John Flynn in 1928, the RFDS has helped build our nation. the Flying Doctors, and the remote stations and communities that they serve, have ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Flying Doctor Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Dr Flynn and his nurses could never have imagined when they founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service that it would become such an enduring symbol of Australian life. Author Bill 'Swampy' Marsh brings us the voices of Australians from all walks life and their stories of the saviours of the air.these tales are by turn frightening, hilarious, wonderful, tragic and poignant and through them we come to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Railway Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    In these frustrating days of semi-automated electric trains, it is hard to remember the smell of coal smoke, the hiss of steam, and sting of cinders flying into your eyes as you hung out a window. there was romance then, in working and travelling on the Australian railways, and hardship. With his passion for the olden days worn on his sleeve and his famous ear for a good yarn well pricked, Bill ... Read more

    Was $10.99 USD Now $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Bush Funeral Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    'Marsh knows how to spin a yarn' - Gold Coast BulletinWe're nearing the end of the service and so I step closer in to do the last 'ashes to ashes and dust to dust' bit. Just as I get to the edge of the grave, the soil gives away and in I go. Well, they reckon I was like a kangaroo. I hardly missed a beat. I went down into the grave like that, hit the coffin and I bounded back out in one big leap. ... Read more

    Was $6.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

  • Great Australian Outback Trucking Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    'Marsh knows how to spin a yarn' - Gold Coast BulletinWhether they're carting produce, stock, fuel, or even (unbeknown to them) dead bodies, there's one thing that can be said about outback truckies - they're a colourful bunch.Meet the outback truckies who brave interminable distances, searing heat, raging floodwaters and foot-deep bulldust to transport goods all across this vast land, serving as ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $5.99 USD

  • CWA Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Now available in an all-new format, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh once again pays tribute to the people who have made Australia unique.'two bung knees. Can't swim. Is afraid of the water. Jumps in a kayak. takes a deep breath. Says a little prayer, and away she goes. And that's the character of the CWA, isn't it?' Helen Wall, Caniambo CWA, VictoriaPut your hand up if you think the CWA is a tea-and-scones ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Shearing Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    A selection of stories from shearers in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.In late 1999, Bill 'Swampy' Marsh began to collect shearing stories. When he was interviewed by ABC Radio broadcaster Colin Munro on SUMMER ALL OVER, dozens of people phoned in with their own tales. this book is a collection of those yarns.the world of shearing is filled with outback stations, larrikins, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Australian Volunteer Firies Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    'Us firefighters do more than fight fires. We also assist those who have just gone through what's probably the worst experience of their lives.'The devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires threw the importance of our volunteer firefighters into sharp focus. But these brave men and women don't just step up to protect life and property in fires; they are also there to help in road accidents, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Great Australian Ambos Stories

    by Bill Marsh ...
    Series series Great Australian Stories
    Yeah, while some of my stories are quite gory, others can be very enlightening. Though, in hindsight, the best outcomes are when the patient pulls through. It's then that you know you've done your job, and you get a bit of a buzz out of that.Put the sirens on and get ready to hit the road, because fact is stranger than fiction in this fabulous Australia-wide collection of ambos stories from ... Read more

    $5.99 USD