Want to know what it was really like on the Australian Frontier? Whistler’s Bones is the story of a fifteen-year-old boy who rode away from his home in Bendigo in 1880, looking for a life of adventure. Within a few months he was droving with Nat Buchanan across the Gulf…
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When I first learned that Russell Carrington had written down his yarns and memories I knew that they should be published for posterity. Russ grew up on Planet Downs station, near Burketown, in the very last of the ‘old days’ before mobile phones, internet and modern roads. Russ grew up…
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If you’ve lost track or haven’t started reading yet, here’s your chance to catch up in one quick burst. Get this five-minute summary, and next week you’ll be ready to keep reading … It’s the early 1850s, and just about everyone knows that the Murray River has potential for river…