Emerald was a gathering place for some Australian writers in the early 20th century. She bought an Emerald cottage where she lived and also rented to fellow writers Vance and Netty Palmer. Katharine Susannah Prichard published between 1915 and 1967. 'Working Bullocks' was one of Katharine Susannah Prichard's two major works: it dramatized the physical and emotional traumas of timber workers in the karri country of Australia's south-west.Katharine Susannah Prichard was a well-known Australian writer with an association with Emerald.Hardback. Published 1956. First published 1926.'Working Bullocks /by / Katharine Susannah Prichard' on front and back coverskatharine susannah prichard, author, working bullocks, novel, vance and netty palmer, rose charman's cottage, emerald, victoria, australia

Emerald was a gathering place for some Australian writers in the early 20th century. Vance and his wife Nettie Palmer were two such writers. In addition to their literary works, they were remembered for their great compassion and generosity. Vance Palmer's novels wrote between 1920 and 1959.In 1919, the couple rented Rose Charman's Cottage in Emerald from the writer, Katharine Susannah Prichard.Vance and Netty Palmer advocated for the recognition of Australian literature as a subject worthy of serious study and teaching.Published 1957. Hardback. Novel.On spine: 'Seedtime / Vance / Palmer'vance palmer, author, seedtime, novel, katharine susannah prichard, rose charman's cottage, emerald, victoria, australia, nettie palmer