Great Australian outback yarns. Volume 1 / Bill 'Swampy' Marsh.
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TextSeries: Great Australian storiesPublisher: Sydney, NSW : ABC Books, HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2021Description: 245 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780733342158Subject(s): Interpersonal relations -- Humor | Country life -- Australia -- Anecdotes | Trucks -- Australia | Ethnic groups -- Humor | Culture -- Humor | Australia -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Anecdotes. DDC classification: 994 Summary: A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling 'Great Australian Stories' series from beloved storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. The Australian Outback can be harsh, but it's the kind of place where you either learn to laugh off your troubles or fold under the pressure. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has a deep affection and respect for people living in the Australian Bush, and he's spent more than twenty years travelling to every corner of our wide brown land, talking to people from all walks of life, collecting their memories and stories. Great Australian Outback Yarns captures the funniest tales from Swampy's many books in one volume. The colourful characters in these pages are full of generosity, humour and a larrikin Aussie spirit. These true stories of life in remote and regional Australia from Australia's master storyteller will leave you grinning from ear to ear.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 994 MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083548493 |
"This is a combined volume of stories drawn from fourteen of Bill Marsh's previous books" --Title page verso.
A collection of the funniest yarns and most colourful characters from the bestselling 'Great Australian Stories' series from beloved storyteller Bill 'Swampy' Marsh. The Australian Outback can be harsh, but it's the kind of place where you either learn to laugh off your troubles or fold under the pressure. Bill 'Swampy' Marsh has a deep affection and respect for people living in the Australian Bush, and he's spent more than twenty years travelling to every corner of our wide brown land, talking to people from all walks of life, collecting their memories and stories. Great Australian Outback Yarns captures the funniest tales from Swampy's many books in one volume. The colourful characters in these pages are full of generosity, humour and a larrikin Aussie spirit. These true stories of life in remote and regional Australia from Australia's master storyteller will leave you grinning from ear to ear.
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