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The best Australian yarns and other true stories /
An omnibus from Jim Haynes about the true essence of what makes us Australians - our yarns, collected from every walk of life.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Crows Nest, NSW :
Allen & Unwin,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; AUSSIE HUMOUR; KING KONG'S BUM; IF YA CAN'T CATCH 'EM, SHOOT 'EM!; 'IT'S NOT SYDNEY, YOU KNOW!'; COLOGNE OR DUBBO; EL DUBBO; LUNCH FOR DIPSO DAN; BE CAREFUL WITH BABIES; THE BACHELORS' GUIDE TO THE CARE OF THE YOUNG; THE MUTE BOY; TOO MUCH ARGUMENT; AUSSIE SPORTING CLANGERS; HARE TODAY, GONE TOMORROW; APRIL FOOL!; POOR OL' GRANDAD; A TALL TALE OF TAGGED TROUT; ONE WISH; A GRAVE MISTAKE; MILES FROM SYDNEY; TALE OF A TOOTH; THE BARREL OF BRICKS; THE GOAT MACHINE; THAT CRAMMING FEELING OF SCHOOL DAYS; THE WEELABARABAK BUGLE.
- HOME BEAUTIFULSOLACE; DAD AND DAVE; REAL BEAUT NEWS; GRAND FINAL DAY; EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING; ARITHMETIC; DESERT ISLAND 1; DESERT ISLAND 2; THE LIARS; REAL AUSSIE CHARACTERS; WILLIAM DAWES: THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T COLLECT HEADS; FRANCIS GREENWAY: THE ARROGANT CONVICT; JAMES HARDY VAUX: WHO WAS TRANSPORTED THREE TIMES; CAPTAIN PIPER: WHO FATHERED EIGHTEEN CHILDREN BY FIVE DIFFERENT WOMEN; BILLY BLUE: THE OLD COMMODORE; THE FLYING PIEMAN: THE ECCENTRIC AND ATHLETIC ENTREPRENEUR; SIR HENRY DESPARD: HIS INGLORIOUS CAREER; JOHN KNATCHBULL: WHO PLEADED INSANITY.
- TEDDY DAVIS: OUR ONLY JEWISH BUSHRANGERFRANK GARDINER: KING OF THE ROAD; SAM POO: AUSTRALIA'S ONLY CHINESE BUSHRANGER; BARNEY THE BUILDER: THE EMPIRE'S 'MR FIXIT'; J.F. ARCHIBALD: THE FAKE FRENCH VISIONARY; LARRY FOLEY: THE FATHER OF AUSSIE BOXING; FOLEY AND THE GREEN; MEI QUONG TART: MANDARIN OF THE FIFTH DEGREE WITH A SCOTTISH ACCENT; BREAKER MORANT: 'SHOOT STRAIGHT, YOU BASTARDS . . .'; A MEMORY OF BREAKER MORANT; BILLY HUGHES: THE LITTLE DIGGER; PERCY GRAINGER: THE ODDEST ODDBALL OF THEM ALL; ARTHUR STACE: MR ETERNITY; HUBERT WILKINS: THE AUSSIE WHO WAS SCATTERED AT THE NORTH POLE.
- ANNETTE KELLERMAN: THE PERFECT WOMANROY RENE: MO; BEA MILES: DELIGHTFULLY ECCENTRIC AND PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN; SMOKY DAWSON: THE AUSSIE COWBOY; SMOKY ON THE RADIO; AUSSIE MYTHS AND MYSTERIES; MEN COME TO AUSTRALIA; THE COACHMAN'S YARN; THE FLOOD; I'M THE MAN; THE MYSTERY OF THE MAHOGANY SHIP; THE YOWIE; KOALA AND KANGAROO; BUNYIPS; THE BUNYIP; SEVEN SISTERS; THE LEGEND OF FISHER'S GHOST; THE BUNYIP AND THE WHISTLING KETTLE; WHY THE CROW IS BLACK; THE TANTANOOLA TIGER; THE RAINBOW; THE GHOST OF THE PRINCESS THEATRE; EVENING STAR; THE DEMON SNOW-SHOES: A LEGEND OF KIANDRA; THE MYSTERY OF THE SS.
- THE SPEEWAHCROOKED MICK; SHEARING ON THE SPEEWAH; HEAT; THE LEGEND OF THE OOZLUM BIRD; DRINKING YARNS; RUM, BY GUM!; JAMES SQUIRE: WHO STOLE NINE CHOOKS AND WAS GIVEN A COW; BLUEY BRINK; A LETTER TO THE BULLETIN; HOW O'LEARY BROKE THE DROUGHT; NAME YOUR POISON; MCCARTHY'S BREW; A BUSH PUBLICAN'S LAMENT; THE GUILE OF DAD MCGINNIS; THE OLDEST PUB IN AUSTRALIA; MULLIGAN'S SHANTY; THE OLDEST PUB IN SYDNEY?; A CURIOUS REMINISCENCE; THE ENTERPRISE OF PETER DEGRAVES; HOW AUSSIE IS FOSTER'S?; CARLTON UNITED AND CASTLEMAINE; CRAWLIWIGS; PUB NAMES; BOOZE AND SPORT; A FRIENDLY GAME OF FOOTBALL.