Great Australian Droving Stories
Author: Marsh, Bill
ISBN: 9780733313356
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2003
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 234mm x 153mm x 20mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
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 distances in the search for better grazing.It was an isolated and often difficult life, but one frequently filled with adventure and great humour.Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled throughout Australia to make sure the voices and stories of these wry, tough men are not lost forever.In this collection of sixty adventures you will find out about the extraordinary lives on the road of the great Australian drover.
ISBN: 9780733313356
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 2003
Pages: 288
Dimensions: 234mm x 153mm x 20mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
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 distances in the search for better grazing.It was an isolated and often difficult life, but one frequently filled with adventure and great humour.Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has travelled throughout Australia to make sure the voices and stories of these wry, tough men are not lost forever.In this collection of sixty adventures you will find out about the extraordinary lives on the road of the great Australian drover.
