TY - BOOK AU - Sheppard,Barrie AU - Sheppard,Barrie TI - Old Australia: the people, the pastimes and the pioneering spirit T2 - Australian history SN - 9781742113487 (hbk.) : U1 - 994 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Scoresby, Vic. PB - Five Mile Press KW - Travel KW - fast KW - Australians KW - Country life KW - Australia KW - Pictorial works KW - Frontier and pioneer life KW - Manners and customs KW - Description and travel KW - Social life and customs KW - History N1 - Compiler name from cover; Table of contents includes: Sydney town -- Gold fever -- Marvellous Melbourne -- Working life -- Country life -- Making tracks -- Sport and recreation -- Family life N2 - The pioneering spirit of the last 150 years is celebrated in the pages of this book. The stunning architecture of marvellous Melbourne, built on the bountiful riches of the goldfields. The toil of a working life on the land, where transport is by horse and bicycle and boat and your bush hut has a floor of dried mud ER -