| ISBN |
0143003712 |
| 9780143003717 |
| 9780143003717 |
| Name |
McHugh, Evan |
| Title |
Outback heroes : Australia's greatest bush stories / [paperback] Evan McHugh. |
| Published |
Camberwell, Vic. : Viking, 2005. |
| Camberwell, Vic Penguin Australia |
| Description |
xi, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 20 cm |
| Notes |
Previously published: Penguin Group, 2004. |
| Summary |
Stories of our outback heroes, from escaped convict William Buckley, through to the trainer of stock horses that starred in the 2000 Olympics opening ceremony. These true stories of courage and ingenuity remind us how the Australian character was forged through encounters with the bush, desert and outback. |
| Subjects |
Pioneers -- Australia -- History |
| Frontier and pioneer life -- Country life -- Australia |
| Australia Frontier and pioneer life. -- Frontier and pioneer life |
| Pioneers. -- Pioneers of Australia |
| Rural conditions. -- Rural conditions |
| Australia -- Rural conditions -- History |
| Australia |
| Genre |
Biography. |
| History. |
