Beyond the Big Run: Station Life in Australia's Last Frontier

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Offering an in-depth overview of the early days in the Australian cattle industry, this unique memoir describes one man's experiences managing the Humbert River Station for 43 years. Remarkable life-stories intersect with renegades, ruthless bosses, floods and droughts, gun fights, and horse races, capturing the historic sweep of Charlie Schultz's extraordinary adventures. A colorful, personal account of hardship and triumph complete with photographs and excerpts from diary entries, this narrative describes life in the hostile bush and shares a powerful insight into an older, simpler Australia.

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Author:   Charlie Schultz ,  Darrell Lewis
Publisher:   University of Queensland Press
Imprint:   University of Queensland Press
Edition:   Re-issue
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 19.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780702232077

ISBN 10:   0702232076
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   04 March 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available  
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