Bibliograph

My Droving Days:, Life on the long paddock

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My Droving Days:, Life on the long paddock

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

My Droving Days:

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Life on the long paddock

Summary

Peter Moore left the city behind in 1952 to become part of a dying breed-a long distance drover. In My Droving Days we follow his progress through the 1950s as he rubs shoulders with the larger-than-life characters-and their dogs and horses-who trekked along the outback stock routes of western Queensland and New South Wales. Meet the world's worst cattle dog and the station hand, Charlie, who blows a laden outside toilet (and its contents) sky high; thrill to the high drama of a night rush (stampede); catch a poddy dodger in the act and live to tell the tale; literally get caught by a beast's horns; take on a brown snake while collecting wild duck eggs; or shoot a few kangaroos to feed the 27 dogs in the team. My Droving Days captures the real taste of the outback and the vanishing world of the overlanders, bulldust and all

Target audience

adult

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Contributor