The Man Who Loved Crocodiles; And Stories of Other Adventurous Australians

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• ISBN13: 9781742370330
• ISBN10: 1742370330
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-01-01
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

In The Man Who loved Grocodiles and stories of Other Adventurous Australians, fifteen fiercely independent men and women who have lived life exuberantly cast a revealing light on a fast vanishing Australia. These subjects share their unique experience with a cocky modern world often focused more on youth.

Author Biography

Marg Carroll (Author) : Marg Carroll grew up in the Murga Valley in central NSW. A community developer, farmer and graduate of the Australian Leadership Program, she is deeply committed to rural Australia and lives on the family farm at Molong in central western New South Wales. She has written two books: Ordinary People , Extraordinary Lives and Reinventing the Bush.

Table of Contents

Map	p. viii
Foreword	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Flying High	p. 7
Last of the Buffalo-hide Hunters	p. 39
The Camel Lady	p. 70
Back-country Milkman	p. 107
For Love of the Land	p. 143
The Man who Loved Crocodiles	p. 169
The Colour of Life	p. 202
Perfect Pearl	p. 225
Supermum	p. 257
The Promise	p. 279
Healing with Nature
Escape to Freedom with the Help of a Daisy	p. 331
Acknowledgements	p. 353
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