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Many words both fact and fictional, have been written about the Vietnam War (Australia's longest war) words from many learned people describing battles in detail, heroic deeds by individuals and units, poignant emotianal words from those that served sharing their experiences, words that have questioned out involvement in such an action, words in poem form that relate the bitterness and anguish of losing a mate in action.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Many words both fact and fictional, have been written about the Vietnam War (Australia's longest war) words from many learned people describing battles in detail, heroic deeds by individuals and units, poignant emotianal words from those that served sharing their experiences, words that have questioned out involvement in such an action, words in poem form that relate the bitterness and anguish of losing a mate in action.vietnam war, 1961 -1975 - fiction

Best We Forget is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful idealogies which none of them understood. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Best We Forget is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful idealogies which none of them understood. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

A volume of 221 pages featuring text and images.A story of the great days of riverboats on Australia's inland rivers written from personal recollections of the author. He spent most of his working life on the rivers. William Drage worked as deckhand, barge hand, mate, and master. Life on the rivers was full of drama and variety, strange characters and unexpected adventures. William Drage's story of the boats he served and the men he knew is a lively description of a vanished world: a nostalgic glimpse into a way of life that was uniquely Australian and disappeared forever.murray river, murray river trade, murray riverboats

non-fictionLost letters of Dutton Wood and unpublished letters from the Boer War written by Fred Stocks, Dutton Wood's Uncle. Also many photos of WW1 Diggers from the author's family and anecdotes about their lives. An amazing collection of original letters came to light 100 years after the events of Anzac in WW1, and written by Edwin Dutton Wood, [known as Dutton], named after his maternal family name, and was in the first wave of soldiers at Gallipoli and wrote 28 letters and cards. Written to his hopeful sweetheart who was sister to his best mate, Norman Talbett. Duttan wrote to his mate's mother to console her on the sad news that her son Norman had been killed at Gallipoli. Dutton named his eldest son, Norman, after his best mate.world war 1914-1918, world war 1, boer war, fred stocks, edwin dutton wood

A book of 224 pages including maps, illustrations and photographic images, both black and white and colour. It includes a bibliography.The lives of the mountain cattlemen of Victoria's alpine country revolve around the annual muster held before the first snowfall of autumn, when they bring their cattle down to lower pastures for winter feeding, or consign them for auction at the annual calf sales in Omeo or Myrtleford. The close-knit communities of cattlemen share the common hazards of this mountainous region, enduring the snow and freezing conditions of winter and the threat of ravaging bushfires in summer, finding shelter from the harshness of the environment in little huts which they built from the rough materials available. But the dangers of steep slopes and rocky terrain, in which more than one drover has lost his life, hold no terrors for them. These tough and resourceful cattlemen are self-sufficient and skilful in everything they do, whether it is bushmanship, horse-riding, or telling tall tales. In this book their yarns and reminiscences about their mates, their horses and Hereford cattle, and their indispensable dogs, reveal a characteristic courage and endurance, and an indomitable sense of humour. This book provides an enduring record of a vanishing breed of Australians, folk heroes in their own right, whose lives form the basis of verse and legend.mountain cattlemen, cattle breeders victoria, australian cattlemen, bogong high plains history