Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Maurie Fields' Dinkum Aussie Yarns
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Australian wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Australia's Funniest Yarns
Author: Graham Seal
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760872911
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Whatever the circumstances, Australians have always found something to laugh about, laugh at or laugh off. Graham Seal has been gathering traditional stories from country towns and the outback for decades, and here he compiles the very funniest stories he has encountered. 'Graham Seal writes ripper, fair dinkum, true-blue Aussie yarns.' - The Weekly Times Australians traditionally like their humour irreverent, crude and with very sharp teeth. Perhaps you've heard of the vicious drop bears that fall on unsuspecting tourists as they walk through the bush? Or the hoop snakes that put their tails in their mouths as they roll down the hill towards you? Or how about the Citizenship Test for Aspiring Australians which begins with this question about an essential life skill: 'How many slabs can you fit in the back of a Falcon ute while also allowing room for your cattle dog?' The bush is the source of traditional Aussie humour. Pioneering, settlement and battling fire, flood and drought have produced yarns of tough cocky farmers, shearers, bush workers, swaggies and dreadful cooks. Much of this humour relates to the resilience and fortitude necessary to endure the realities of rural life. Australians took this sensibility with them to war and to work in the cities, and the tradition continues today. Whatever the circumstances, Australians have always found something to laugh about, laugh at or laugh off. 'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.' - Warren Fahey AM
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1760872911
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Whatever the circumstances, Australians have always found something to laugh about, laugh at or laugh off. Graham Seal has been gathering traditional stories from country towns and the outback for decades, and here he compiles the very funniest stories he has encountered. 'Graham Seal writes ripper, fair dinkum, true-blue Aussie yarns.' - The Weekly Times Australians traditionally like their humour irreverent, crude and with very sharp teeth. Perhaps you've heard of the vicious drop bears that fall on unsuspecting tourists as they walk through the bush? Or the hoop snakes that put their tails in their mouths as they roll down the hill towards you? Or how about the Citizenship Test for Aspiring Australians which begins with this question about an essential life skill: 'How many slabs can you fit in the back of a Falcon ute while also allowing room for your cattle dog?' The bush is the source of traditional Aussie humour. Pioneering, settlement and battling fire, flood and drought have produced yarns of tough cocky farmers, shearers, bush workers, swaggies and dreadful cooks. Much of this humour relates to the resilience and fortitude necessary to endure the realities of rural life. Australians took this sensibility with them to war and to work in the cities, and the tradition continues today. Whatever the circumstances, Australians have always found something to laugh about, laugh at or laugh off. 'Graham Seal has the knack of the storyteller.' - Warren Fahey AM
Australian Books in Print 1998
Author: Bowker
Publisher: Bowker-Saur
ISBN: 9781864520156
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
"...excellent coverage...essential to worldwide bibliographic coverage."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. This comprehensive reference provides current finding & ordering information on more than 75,000 in-print books published in or about Australia, or written by Australian authors, organized by title, author, & keyword. You'll also find brief profiles of more than 7,000 publishers & distributors whose titles are represented, as well as information on trade associations, local agents of overseas publishers, literary awards, & more. From D.W. Thorpe.
Publisher: Bowker-Saur
ISBN: 9781864520156
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
"...excellent coverage...essential to worldwide bibliographic coverage."--AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL. This comprehensive reference provides current finding & ordering information on more than 75,000 in-print books published in or about Australia, or written by Australian authors, organized by title, author, & keyword. You'll also find brief profiles of more than 7,000 publishers & distributors whose titles are represented, as well as information on trade associations, local agents of overseas publishers, literary awards, & more. From D.W. Thorpe.
Maurie Fields
Author: Val Jellay
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780867862591
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780867862591
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Paul McLean
Author: Malcolm McGregor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rugby League football players
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rugby League football players
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
A Piece of String
Author: Maxine Cornish
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780959915822
Category : Nungarin (W.A.)
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
This is not a history of facts and statistics, but a collection of stories about ordinary people who pioneered the Eastern Wheatbelt and managed to achieve remarkable things. Aboriginal content.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780959915822
Category : Nungarin (W.A.)
Languages : en
Pages : 505
Book Description
This is not a history of facts and statistics, but a collection of stories about ordinary people who pioneered the Eastern Wheatbelt and managed to achieve remarkable things. Aboriginal content.
All Guts and No Glory
Author: Bob Buick
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1865082740
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A career soldier in the Australian army, Bob Buick reveals in this volume why he joined up and describes his experiences, from training, through service in Vietnam, to homecoming and reflections on Australia's involvement in that war.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 1865082740
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
A career soldier in the Australian army, Bob Buick reveals in this volume why he joined up and describes his experiences, from training, through service in Vietnam, to homecoming and reflections on Australia's involvement in that war.
The Grange Golf Club
Author: Geoffrey H. Manning
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646313702
Category : Golf
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646313702
Category : Golf
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Towards an Australian Drama
Author: Leslie Rees
Publisher: Sydney, Angus
ISBN:
Category : Australian drama
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher: Sydney, Angus
ISBN:
Category : Australian drama
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Daughters of the Dreaming
Author: Diane Bell
Publisher: Spinifex Press
ISBN: 9781876756154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
An outstanding study of Aboriginal women's lives. Living in the community, developing friendships which spanned decades, Diane Bell shines a light on the importance of women's role in Australian Aboriginal desert culture. As maintainers of land, ritual and culture, indigenous women of central Australia share the patterns of their lives in this remarkable and enduring book. Diane Bell was controversial in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and remains so today. Not everyone agrees with her but she demands to be read.
Publisher: Spinifex Press
ISBN: 9781876756154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
An outstanding study of Aboriginal women's lives. Living in the community, developing friendships which spanned decades, Diane Bell shines a light on the importance of women's role in Australian Aboriginal desert culture. As maintainers of land, ritual and culture, indigenous women of central Australia share the patterns of their lives in this remarkable and enduring book. Diane Bell was controversial in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and remains so today. Not everyone agrees with her but she demands to be read.