KING MICK OF JERILDERIE

“ … Who would want to be a king, anyway? …” (read more.. )

THE LOOTER

“ … I’m not mucking around, fella. If you don’t leave right now, I’ll shoot you …”

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A REMARKABLE LIFE

“ … I’ve helped dig holes and chop down trees and ride rough horses …”

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BOOGEY MAN ERNIE

“ … His three bitzer mongrels were the terror of the Alice … “

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KING WALLY

“ … On at least three occasions I saved the old man from being cremated …”

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LASSETER, THE MYSTERY MAN

“ … a magnificent reef of quartz rock ‘bulging with gold … thick as plums in a pudding …’”

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A DEVIL MAN

“ … Watching, eerie country … “

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OLD ARLTUNGA TALES

“ … we found … a granite bed crossing the creek … completely studded with garnets or rubies …”

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AUSTRALIA'S OLD BASTARDS

“ … In many cultures to call someone a ‘bastard’ is to court injury or death … “

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THE CAVE AT TEMPLEBAR

“ … the air was dead cold … even though it was bloody hot outside… “

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DUKE AND THE SWAGGIE

“ … I travelled here in a space ship… “

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THE MILKO'S HORSE

“ … to own a horse like old Brownie would be the greatest achievement in life … “

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RUSSIAN JACK

“ … the strongest man in Australia …”

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SOLITUDE

“ … just sit there quietly and become part of its spirit …”

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THE SNIFFERS

“ … petrol sniffers are often the most intelligent of the juvenile population… “

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