Where the outback drovers ride : stories, poems and yarns from the bush by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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6
editions published
between
2005
and
2006
in
英语
and held by
93
libraries
worldwide
In the first half of the 20th century, packhorse drovers - following in the footsteps of the early overlanders - took on the challenge of moving enormous numbers of cattle many thousands of kilometres across the country. They overcame extraordinary natural hazards and the tyranny of distance that stood between the far-flung stations and the markets. This evocative collection of outback folklore, poetry and true accounts paints a colourful picture of a variety of characters who thrived in an environment where guts and self-reliance were essential for survival. Bruce Simpson was an outback drover up until the 1960s and is one of a few bushmen with the eloquence to relate his personal experiences in literary form. "Where The Outback Drovers Ride" brings together two of his most popular works, "Packhorse Drover" and "Hell, Highwater & Hard Cases"
Where the dead men lie : tales of graves, pioneers and old bush pubs by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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2
editions published
between
2003
and
2008
in
英语
and held by
84
libraries
worldwide
"The stories behind the tragic and often untimely deaths of our early pioneers in the bush. Bruce Simpson and photographer Ian Tinney travelled along the old Cobb & Co coach roads and stock routes to the final resting places of some of our earliest settlers. As well as documenting these sites for posterity they visited some of the legendary drinking places, many in ruins, of characters such as bushmen and bushrangers."--Provided by publisher.
Packhorse drover by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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7
editions published
between
1996
and
2000
in
英语
and held by
84
libraries
worldwide
A selection of poems and yarns written by Bruce Simpson about his life as a drover.
In Leichhardt's footsteps : more stories from the packhorse drover by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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2
editions published
in
1997
in
英语
and held by
75
libraries
worldwide
Songs of the droving season by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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1
edition published
in
2002
in
英语
and held by
50
libraries
worldwide
Chilla's apprentice by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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3
editions published
between
2001
and
2002
in
英语
and held by
47
libraries
worldwide
Chilla's apprentice is a collection of tales about Australia during the Great Depression astutely written by retired drover Bruce Simpson and narrated by Don Barker. Many diggers returned from the battlefields of World War I to be faced, a decade later, by one of the toughest periods of Australian rural history where swagmen, drovers, saddlers and all country folk strugglled to sruvive. From hardship rose humour and heroism and a strength of spirit which typified the rural communities and individuals at the time. Chilla O'Rourke is a gun horse breaker, drover, shearer, fighter and improviser, and through his clear eyes we come to know and appreciate the tales and hard lives of bush battlers. Told with humour and sensitivity, Chilla's roguish scams are endearing as he bravely faces the Great Depression with a resourcefulness so typical of this never-say-die character.
In Leichhardt's footsteps : an investigation into one of Australia's most enduring mysteries by Bruce Simpson
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图书
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2
editions published
in
2007
in
英语
and held by
33
libraries
worldwide
Poetry of the Australian outback(
音响资料
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1
edition published
in
1990
in
英语
and held by
3
libraries
worldwide
Poems performed at the 1990 Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. Recording features poets and reciters from the American-Australian Cultural Exchange between the Western Folklife Center and the Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre.
Bill Wade interviewed by Bruce Simpson and Bill Gammage in the Drovers oral history project by William Wade
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音响资料
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1
edition published
in
2002
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Bill Wade born 1940 in Brisbane speaks about his father joining the army and suffering from a prolonged illness; his father buying a dairy farm at Mundubbera, Qld. in 1946; his mother doing much of the work; riding to school and learning to ride at a young age; milking cows; there being two children in the family (Bill and Colin); school and the class sizes; using horses on the farm to plough before his father bought a tractor and truck; beginning work with draught horses in 1980; always being interested in horse equipment; growing lucerne; working a team of ten horses on the farm; ploughing competitions; shoeing horses; growing small crops on the farm; water sources on the farm; breeds of cattle on the farm; where cattle was sold.
Eddie Allen interviewed by Bruce Simpson in the Drovers oral history project by Eddie Allen
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音响资料
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1
edition published
in
2001
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Michael Mick interviewed by Bruce Simpson in the Drovers oral history project by Michael Mick
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音响资料
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1
edition published
in
2001
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Harry McGuckin interviewed by Bruce Simpson in the Drovers oral history project by Harry McGuckin
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音响资料
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1
edition published
in
2001
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
John Davies interviewed by Bruce Simpson in the Drovers oral history project by John Davies
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音响资料
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1
edition published
in
2001
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Arthur Chalkley interviewed by Bruce Simpson in the Drovers oral history project by Arthur Chalkley
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音响资料
)
1
edition published
in
2001
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
Don Corcoran interviewed by Bruce Simpson in the Drovers oral history project by Don Corcoran
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音响资料
)
1
edition published
in
2000
in
英语
and held by
1
library
worldwide
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