Central Station: True Stories from Australian Cattle Stations: Central Station Blog edited by Jane Sale and Stephanie Coombes

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers and protective plastic covering. Partial date due slip on half-title page. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Body text and binding are still very good.

These compelling true stories from the popular Central Station blog will open your eyes to what outback life is really like - and why many wouldn't live anywhere else.

There are yarns from bosses, station cooks, ringers, single mums, kids, governesses, chopper pilots and more, told with humour, self-deprecation, and pride in a job well done. There are tales of mustering, stock camps, working dogs, rogue cattle and hard, bloody yakka, but also the fun of a bush wedding or kicking back at a camp draft. There's the simple wonder of living in an amazing landscape, but also the downside: the ravages of flood, fire and drought. And always there's the inherent danger of isolation - times when the Flying Doctor came to the rescue, but also times when lives have been tragically cut short.

A vivid, honest picture of outback life: the good, the bad - and the dusty! (back cover)